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Consider the stomach. The inactive form of the digestive enzyme pepsin is called pepsinogin. ( spelling may be wrong ) It takes the release of hydrochloric acid in the stomach to activate this pre-enzyme into pepsin, the active form. You would be digesting your own stomach tissue if pepsin was always active.
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What characteristics of enzymes makes them specific for substrate?
shape of their active site make them specific for the substrates
What organic compound makes up enzymes?
Enzymes are a type of protein.
How enzyme structure makes an enzyme very specific?
Enzymes are proteins, which are made up of amino acids. Each enzyme has a different sequence of amino acids and changing even one amino acid will mean that the tertiary structure of the enzyme will be lost and so will it's active site. As enzymes are substrate specific, only a certain substrate will bind to its active site, due to its amino acid sequence determining the shape of the active site.
What is the role of enzymes in biological systems?
Enzymes are regulated with the use of Competitive Inhibitors and Noncompetitive Inhibitors. Basicly every enzyme has an active site where the substrate binds to and what an the first kind of inhibtor does is that it blocks the substrate from joining with the enzyme by attaching to the enzyme's active site. The other kind of inhibitor joins with the enzyme at another place not the active site. This makes the enzyme change shape so it cannot fit the substrate or it somehow makes the enzyme unable to catalize the reaction.~Draco
How do enzymes work and what is the role of the enzyme substrate complex?
enzymes are proteins in their tertiary form. They have an active site which, because of the particular order of amino acids and thus specific three-dimensional shape, is unique to that type of enzyme. This means they can only bind and react with a specific substrate. The substrate makes contact with the active site and forms temporary bonds with it, such as ionic interactions, dipole interactions, etc. These bonds can then work to eventually break apart the substrate and the enzyme releases the products.
What characteristics of enzymes makes them specific for substrate?
shape of their active site make them specific for the substrates
What nutrient makes enzymes?
Protien makes enzymes, and repairs your body.
What makes up enzymes hair and fingernails?
Protein makes up enzymes, hair, and nails.
What organic compound makes up enzymes?
Enzymes are a type of protein.
What makes many enzymes?
proteins
How enzyme structure makes an enzyme very specific?
Enzymes are proteins, which are made up of amino acids. Each enzyme has a different sequence of amino acids and changing even one amino acid will mean that the tertiary structure of the enzyme will be lost and so will it's active site. As enzymes are substrate specific, only a certain substrate will bind to its active site, due to its amino acid sequence determining the shape of the active site.
What is the role of enzymes in biological systems?
Enzymes are regulated with the use of Competitive Inhibitors and Noncompetitive Inhibitors. Basicly every enzyme has an active site where the substrate binds to and what an the first kind of inhibtor does is that it blocks the substrate from joining with the enzyme by attaching to the enzyme's active site. The other kind of inhibitor joins with the enzyme at another place not the active site. This makes the enzyme change shape so it cannot fit the substrate or it somehow makes the enzyme unable to catalize the reaction.~Draco
Where does fat get broken down in the digestive system?
There are two types of digestion: mechanical (such as chewing), and chemical (involving enzymes.) Enzymes are protein-based, biological catalysts that are specific to a particular molecule. Protease enzymes, for instance, break down proteins, while lipase enzymes digest lipids. Each enzyme has a region called the active site. It is the active site that makes enzymes specific to just one substrate, due to its unique shape. The molecules attach to the active aite, and are broken down. Once the nutrients are digested into their end products, they are small enough to be absorbed into the bloodstream.
What makes up blood enzymes?
The food you eat that have plasma
What makes the enzymes for the small intestine?
The small intestine receives enzymes from the pancreas. It provides digestive enzymes for the breakdown of all three types of foods; carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
An action that makes something happen?
To "cause" is an action that makes something happen.
Organ that makes enzymes for digestion?
Your salivary glands i think ...google It!
