6.2 Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
starting substances
A
reactant
2
Q
substances formed during reaction
A
product
3
Q
minimum amount of energy needed for reactants to form products in a chemical reaction
A
activation energy
4
Q
substance that lowers the activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction
A
catalysts
5
Q
special proteins
A
enzyme
6
Q
reactants that bond to the enzyme
A
substrate
7
Q
specific location where a substrate binds on an enzyme
A
active site
8
Q
process by which atoms or groups of atoms in the substance are reorganized into different substances
A
chemical reaction
