Speeds up the rates of chemical reactions by providing energy for the cell to use. Thus, the cell is not working as hard to perform the task. You need enzymes to survive. That is one of the reasons why a high temperature fever is a problem, the enzymes that help to keep you alive are denaturing (basically being rendered useless) and without them you cannot live.
The substance on which enzymes act are called substrates.
Enzymes act only on a specific substrate due to the active site of the enzymes fits perfectly with the substrate. Like 2 puzzle pieces, they can only go together and not with anything else.
Enzymes have specific active sites that match the shape and charge of their substrate molecules. This specificity allows enzymes to catalyze specific chemical reactions. Substrate binding induces a conformational change in the enzyme to more effectively convert substrate molecules into products.
Temperature: Enzymes have an optimal temperature range, and deviations from this range can affect their activity. pH: Enzymes function best within a specific pH range, and changes in pH can disrupt their structure and function. Substrate concentration: Enzyme activity is influenced by the concentration of the substrate available for binding. Inhibitors: Molecules that bind to enzymes can either inhibit or enhance their activity, affecting their function.
The bind in the active site.
Enzymes act only on a specific substrate due to the active site of the enzymes fits perfectly with the substrate. Like 2 puzzle pieces, they can only go together and not with anything else.
The enzyme substrate complex
in an enzyme-substrate complex, the enzyme acts on the substrate .
Competition among various enzymes for same substrate
The substrate binds to the active site.
The substance on which enzymes act are called substrates.
Substrate concentration will affect enzymes because substrates are specific to enzymes. The pH will affect enzymes because certain enzymes will work better in certain pH levels.
The substrate binds to the active site.
Enzymes act only on a specific substrate due to the active site of the enzymes fits perfectly with the substrate. Like 2 puzzle pieces, they can only go together and not with anything else.
It acts as a reactant. In a chemical reaction A substrate is a molecule that is reacted on by enzymes.
The substrate binds to the active site.
It acts as a reactant. In a chemical reaction A substrate is a molecule that is reacted on by enzymes.