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What are Enzymes? |
Biological catalysts |
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What are Enzymes made of? |
Protein |
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What is the one substance Enzymes can act on called? |
The substrate |
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Name three things catalysts can do? |
Spend up chemical reactions Unchanged by said chemical reaction Lower the energy required |
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Name three substrates + corresponding enzyme |
Starch. Amylase. Maltose. SAM. Breakdown Hydrogen Peroxide. Catalase.Oxygen + water. HPCOW. Breakdown. Glucose -1- phosphate. Phosphorylase. Starch. G1PPS. Build up |
Substrate Enzyme Product Breakdown/build up |
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What do these initials stand for? |
SAM HPCOW G1PPS |
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Which is the key and which is the lock? |
Enzyme = key Substrate = lock |
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The substrate has a _______________ shape to the enzyme |
Complementary |
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Name two abiotic factors that affect the activity of an enzyme |
Temperature and pH |
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What happens to Enzymes at a very low temperature? |
Become denatured Will never work again Shape of active site has been permanently damaged |
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