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What are enzymes made up of ? |
Amino acids - Proteins - Enzymes |
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What are enzymes? |
Enzymes are biological catalysts. This means they are substances that speed up chemical reactions. |
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What are enzymes described as ? |
Specific and lock and key model |
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Degradation reactions |
S A M STARCH AMYLASE MALTOSE
HPCOW HYDROGEN PEROXIDE CATALASE OXYGEN&WATER |
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Synthesis reactions |
G1PPS GLUCOSE-1-PHOSPHRATE PHOSPHORYLASE STARCH |
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What is the name for when an enzyme works best ? |
Optimum temperature |
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What does denatured mean ? |
This is when the shape of the active site on the enzyme is destroyed and is not complimentary to its specific substrate. |
