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What is a catalyst? |
Catalysts is used to speed up reactions. |
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What is an enzyme? |
Enzymes are special biological catalysts that speed up reactions. |
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What are emzymes made of? |
Enzymes are large protein molecules. The shape of an enzyme is vital for the enzyme to function. The long chain of amino acids are folded to produce a molecule. |
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What is the active site of an enzyme? |
The active site of an enzyme is the unique shape it is so it can connect with an specific substrate molecule. |
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What is the lock and key theory of an enzyme? |
The lock and key theory is a simple model of how enzymes work. The substrate of the reaction fits into the active site of the enzyme. Once it is in place the enzyme and the substrate bind together. Then the reaction takes place and the products are released from the surface of the enzyme. |
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Why are enzymes important in the metabolism? |
It builds large molecules from lots of smaller ones. It changes one molecule to another. It breaks down large molecules into smaller ones. |
