Chapter 1- Enzymes Flashcards
What term describes an Enzyme when most active
Optimal
What effect do enzymes have on the rate of biological reactions
They increase the rate
What type of cells make enzymes
Animal bacterial fungal and plant cells
What is the name of a substance on which an enzyme acts
A substrate
Which word describes the relationship between the shape of an active site of the Enzyme and the shape of the specific substrate
Complimentary
What happens to an end then after it has catalysed a biological reaction
It can be used again
Of which substances are enzymes made
Protein
What happens during an enzyme catalysed reaction
A specific substrate binds to the active site of an enzyme and the reaction occurs
What happens to enzyme activity at a very high temperature
It decreases to 0
Why is an enzyme described as specific
It can only catalyse one reaction
