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Why does denaturing by temperature or pH make an enzyme non-functional?
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∙ 13y ago
Active site of an enzyme is fixed for particular substrate, or you can understand it better via lock-key theory, in which substrate acts as a lock and active side of the enzyme as a key, and you know well that each lock has a specific key to make it unlock. So if active site of an enzyme is altered due to any reason, it can not be fixed into the its particular substrate, and functioning of an enzyme obliviously requires a substrate.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agowhen the temperature or pH changes dramatically the enzyme becomes "Denatured"
When an enzyme is denatured the active site which allows it to catalyze reactions is destroyed, rendering the enzyme useless. This process is irreversible but the remains are recycled to form new enzymes.
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∙ 13y agoPicture enzymes working as similar to a bell shaped graph with activity on the y-axis, and pH on the x-axis. As the pH rises from 0-14 there will be a certain point where the enzyme is at maximum functionality. From this point forward or backward its activity drops down until it reaches zero again. This is all pH dependent since either changing it to alkaline or acidic will either protonate or dehydrate the side chains of the amino acids making it up. This will alter it's structure as well as function in binding and its catalytic ability.
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∙ 14y agoThe active site of the protein must change for it not to work. The enzyme must be denatured for it alone to not work.
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∙ 12y agoMost en enzyme are proteins which change shape if temperature or Ph changes
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∙ 13y agoBy analogy, an enzyme molecule fits into the surface of the substrate like a key fits into a lock. Denaturing the molecule changes its shape and prevents it from fitting.
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∙ 12y agoIt would not function because the active site has to fit in the enzyme like a lock and a key
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∙ 11y agoif the ph in a enzyme is too low
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Temperature and enzymes. A good temperature example is the proteins in egg whites denaturing when exposed to heat. Specific enzymes denature specific proteins: lactase (an enzyme) denatures lactose (protein present in dairy products). Protein denaturation can be caused by a number of different factors. These include heat exposure, introduction to acidic surroundings, and exposure to high energy electromagnetic radiation.
Enzyme may lose ability to function because of what?
Shape. When an enzyme is overheated the bonds between molecules that make up the enzyme breaks, this changes the shape of the enzyme's active site. And as the enzyme is highly specific and would only work on one substrate which fits its active site, the enzyme will be totally denatured and won't activate anymore if it loses its shape.
How does pH affect enzyme functions?
Enzymes lower the amount of Activation Energy needed for a chemical reaction, therefore speeding up the chemical reaction. For an enzyme to do this it needs to be at the correct pH, salinity, and temperature otherwise the enzyme will not be able to work. When an enzyme is in a pH that is not suitable, the enzyme's shape and structure alter and make it unable to speed up a reaction.
Does enzyme work?
The enzymes can only work under certain conditions. The temperature and the pH level will denature the enzyme and make it not work.
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Why do enzyme molecules change shape at high temperatures?
The rate of enzyme reactions is affected by temperature. All enzymes have an optimum temperature range in which they work most efficiently. An enzyme is most active at its optimum temperature. A temperature rise beyond this point reduces enzyme activity till it completely stops. This happens because the enzymes structure has changed, (often a loss of the correct folding of the molecule) and it's irreversiable. The change of the structe makes the enzyme become useless because it can't bind to subrates to make chemical reactions.
How does the denaturizing of a protein make it unable to do its job?
Denaturing a protein will change the three dimensional shape of the protein. Proteins have very specific shape that allow them to interact with their surrounding. Think about melting (denaturing) a key. It will no longer work in the lock (surroundings)
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