Zusammenfassung der Ressource
ENZYMES
- PROTEIN MOLECULES THAT SPEED UP THE RATE OF
REACTIONS THAT OCCUR
- KNOWN AS CATALYSTS
- PROPERTIES
- USUALLY PROTEINS
- SPEED UP REACTIONS
- NOT DESTROYED BY
CHEMICAL READTION
- REUSED
- REQUIRED IN SMALL AMOUNT
- SPECIFIC
- NORMALLY CATALYSE 1 REACTION
- ACTIVE SITE
- CAN REVERSE A REACTION
- USUALLY SOLUBLE IN WATER
- SYNTHESISED IN CELL
- SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT NEEDED
- ACTIVATION ENERGY
- ENERGY BARRIER THAT MUST BE
CROSSED TO GET A REACTION STARTED
- ENERGY REQUIRED TO
BREAK BONDS
- ORGANIC MOLECULES REACT WITH O2
- FUSION
- INDUCED FIT
- ONLY THE CORRECT
SUBSTRATE IS CAPABLE
OF MOLDING THE
ENZYME
- LOCK AND KEY
- EACH ENZYME REACTS
WITH ONLY ONE TYPE OF
SUBSTRATE. THE ACTIVE
SITE MATCHES THE
SUBSTRATE