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Flashcards by Jane Garrett, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jane Garrett
about 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Enzyme | a biological catalyst. 2 main types: breakers (breaks up molecules) and builders (joins small molecules to big ones). |
| How it works | enzymes are protein molecules made up of long chains of amino acids. they fold together to produce an active site. a substrate fits into the active site and a reaction takes place. |
| Breaker/ builder- enzyme | |
| specific enzyme | |
| catalase | an enzyme that speeds up the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. |
| Names of enzymes | 1) carbohydrases only break down carbohydrates 2) proteases only break down proteins. 3) lipase break down fat. |
| Denature | when an enzyme can't work due to a factor in the surrounding environment. |
| Immobilised Enzymes |
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