Cell Organisation and Enzymes Flashcards
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Cells
Are basic buildings bricks that make up all living organisms.
Tissue
Is a small group of similar cells that work together to carry out a particular function. E.g. muscular tissue, glandular tissue(make enzymes and hormones), epithelial tissue(covers parts of body)
Organ
Is a group of different tissues that work together to perform a function.
Organ system
Is a group of organs working together to perform a particular function.
Enzyme
Is a catalyst produced by living things. It’s a large protein, made up of chains of amino acids. These chains are folded into unique shapes, which enzymes need for their job.
Chemical reaction involves….
Things either being split apart or joined together.
Active site
Has a unique shape that fits onto the substance involved in the reaction, allowing the substance to bind to the active site.
Limiting factors of enzymes
- temperature every enzyme have an optimum temperature that they work best at
- pH interferes with the bonds holding the enzyme together. Changes in pH denatures the enzyme.
Digestive enzymes
Break down big molecules, so they can be absorbed into the bloodstream.
Carbohydrates are converted into….
Simple sugars by carbohydrases
Amylase
Is an example of carbohydrases. It breaks down starch. It is made in salivary glands, pancreas and small intestine.
Proteins are converted to….
Amino acids by proteases.
Proteases
Made in stomach(pepsin), pancreas, small intestine.
Lipids are converted to…
Glycerol and fatty acids by lipases.
Lipases
Made in pancreas and small intestine.
Bile (not an enzyme)
Neutralizes the stomach acids and emulsified fats. Produced in liver, sores in gall bladder before it’s released to small intestine. Bile is an alkaline- it neutralizes the acid. Enzymes in small intestine work best at alkaline conditions. It breaks down fat into tiny droplets. Makes digestion faster.
Salivary glands
Produces amylase enzyme in the saliva.
Liver
Bile is produced. It neutralizes stomach acid and emulsifies fats.
Gall bladder
Where bile is stored, before released to small intestine.
Large intestine
Where excess of water is absorbed from food.
Rectum
Where the faces are stored.
Small intestine
Produces protease, amylase and lipase enzymes. This is also place where the digested food is absorbed into the blood.
Pancreas
Produces protease, amylase and lipase enzymes. It releases this into small intestine.
Stomach
It churn the food with its muscular walls. It produces protease enzyme pepsin. It produces hydrochloric acid to kill bacteria and give the right pH for the pepsin enzyme to work.