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Enzymes are proteins. They are very important because they catalyse metabolic processes in the body that would not be able to occur without them. Their function is dependant upon their shape. If an enzyme is not the correct shape for the molecules it need to bind to then it will not be able to catalyse the process it is involved in.
The shapes (quaternery structure) of enzymes are the result of attractive forces between funtional groups within the protein. These attrative forces are quite weak, and high temperatures within the body will break them and the enzymes will lose their shape (they are de-natured). Once the structure is lost it cannot be reformed again, so the process regulated by any enzyme that has denatured no longer function properly.
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∙ 12y agoProteins, because enzymes are proteins. Enzymes can become denatured by high temperatures, meaning that they will no longer work, and they will no longer be able to break things down in the body.
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∙ 12y agoEnzymes which are proteins.
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∙ 10y agoproteins!
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Which class of organic molecules provide long-tern energy storage?
liqids
Organic compounds have?
All organic compounds contain the element carbon.
What are functional groups responsible for?
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What class of organic compound is produced by the dehydration of an alcohol?
Aljene
Which class of organic compounds can be represented as R--OH?
Alcohols.
What is the major class of organic molecules found in egg yolk?
major class of molecules found in egg yolk
Which class of organic molecules provide long-tern energy storage?
liqids
Are Epithelial cells a class of organic molecules?
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What class of organic molecules each having a single ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms?
pyrimidines
A class of large organic molecules each having a double ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms?
pyrimidines
A class of large organic molecules each having a double ring of carbon and nitrogen atom?
Purines
What class of organic molecules makes the best antigens and why?
specially sequenced polypeptides or most important are oligosacchrides
Is ribonucleic acid a organic molecule?
An organic compound is any member of a large class of chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon.ribonucleic acid contains carbon.
Which group of organic molecules makes up enzymes?
Proteins. Answer obtained from biology class.
Organic compounds have?
All organic compounds contain the element carbon.
Do steriods store and process genetic information?
No. Steroids are a class of organic molecules and are relatively small. They do not in any way store genetic material.
What are functional groups responsible for?
Functional groups are an aspect of organic chemistry that signifies the specific groups of atoms and bonds in molecules that are responsible for the characteristic behaviors of the class of compounds that the group is in.
