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metabolism
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-all processes that create, use or store enzymes
-the sum of all chemical reactions is an organism |
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enzyme
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-biological catalysts that control and regulate metabolic and chemical reactions
-bind to substrate to speed up reaction -without enzymes life wouldn't exsist - end in (ase) |
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substrates
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are substances going into reaction
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products
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are released from enzyme reaction
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enzyme specificity
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enzymes are specific to one reaction
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reusing enzyme
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enzymes can be used over and over again (not changed by reaction)
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denaturing
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-the shape of an enzyme determines its function
- heat, acids and bases can change its shapes |
