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Yes. They are used as kind of cookie cutters to break chemical bonds and form new ones.

Every cell has specific enzymes to make a specific molecule. Sometimes they can run in chains, so you will have 3 enzymes acting upon molecules & elements to produce a final result.

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Which statement will be describe how enzymes effect chemical reactions?

Enzymes lower the activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction.


What enzymes found in saliva breaks chemical bonds between the sugar monomers in starches?

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What breaks food down by chemical reactions?

Enzymes are biological molecules that catalyze chemical reactions to break down food molecules into smaller components. These enzymes are produced in the digestive system and help to break down proteins, carbohydrates, and fats into smaller molecules that can be absorbed by the body.


How are enzymes related to macromolecules and chemical reactions?

Enzymes are biological macromolecules that act as catalysts to speed up chemical reactions in living organisms. They do this by lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to occur. Enzymes are often proteins that bind to specific substrates and help convert them into products.


What are enzymes and what are they made of?

Enzymes are biological catalysts. This means they break down substances without being changed themselves. This is why they can be used over and over again. Enzymes are made from amino acids joined together by different bonds, one of the type of bonds being hydrogen bonds. As enzymes have hydrogen bonds it means they are sensitive to pH and temperature. A temperature too low will mean that the molecules (substrate) which should fit to an area on the enzyme called the active site cannot do so as hydrogen bonds are stronger in colder conditions. (Enzymes change slightly as the substrate fits on to it) This would mean that the enzyme is less able to change shape slightly because the stronger hydrogen bonds make the enzyme less flexible. Temperatures which are too high for the enzyme (if they exceed the perfect temperature, called the optimum temperature, of the enzyme) denature the enzymes, meaning that they are unable to catalyse chemical reactions, this is due to the high temperature causing the hydrogen bonds which bond the amino acids together to beak, causing the enzymes active site to change shape, meaning that the substrate can no longer fit into the active site meaning that the rate of reaction of the chemical reaction is lower. There is a point when the hydrogen bonds, once broken, are no longer able to re-bond, meaning the enzyme could never "re-nature". This is very bad if the chemical reaction is necessary. If the pH which the enzyme is exposed to is not its optimum the rate of reaction will be slower as the pH changes the molecular shape of the enzyme, and can have an effect on the intermolecular forces of the Hydrogen bonds (it can weaken or strengthen them)

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Which statement will be describe how enzymes effect chemical reactions?

Enzymes lower the activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction.


The breaking down of chemical bonds in nutrients by digestive enzymes is called?

digestion


What effect do enzymes have on the activation of a chemical reaction?

why i get to thes bage


Do enzymes have high energy bonds?

No, enzymes do not have high energy bonds. Enzymes are biological catalysts that facilitate chemical reactions in living organisms by lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to occur. They do not store or provide energy.


What enzymes found in saliva breaks chemical bonds between the sugar monomers in starches?

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What helps weaken high energy bonds so energy can be released?

Chemical reactions such as hydrolysis or combustion can weaken high energy bonds by breaking them and releasing energy. Enzymes can also be involved in catalyzing these reactions to lower the activation energy required to break the bonds.


How does enzyme produce this effect?

WE do not know what effect you are asking about, but enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts, they speed up chemical reactions.


What is the difference between lyase and ligase enzymes in terms of their functions and mechanisms of action?

Lyase enzymes catalyze the breaking of chemical bonds in molecules without using water, while ligase enzymes catalyze the formation of new bonds between molecules using energy from ATP. Lyase enzymes work by eliminating groups from substrates, while ligase enzymes work by joining two molecules together.


How do enzymes weaken the bonds in subtrates?

the bonds get weaker


Does the action of the enzyme produce physical or chemical changes in the proteins?

yes chemical,enzymes break bonds in proteins Thus separating the amino acid and breaking apart the molecule


Does the action of enzyme produce physical or chemical changes in the proteins?

yes chemical,enzymes break bonds in proteins Thus separating the amino acid and breaking apart the molecule


What breaks food down by chemical reactions?

Enzymes are biological molecules that catalyze chemical reactions to break down food molecules into smaller components. These enzymes are produced in the digestive system and help to break down proteins, carbohydrates, and fats into smaller molecules that can be absorbed by the body.