Enzyme Terms 1 Flashcards

(16 cards)

1
Q

What goes into a chemical reaction

A

Reactants

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2
Q

What comes out of a chemical reaction

A

Products

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3
Q

Enzymes can be

A

Recycled and reused many times

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4
Q

Molecules that speed up chemical reactions

A

Catalysts

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5
Q

Proteins which reduce activation energy allowing chemical reactions to occur in living things

A

Enzymes (Defined)

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6
Q

Where the chemical reaction starts

A

Active site

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7
Q

The fact that the active site

A

Can only accept one type of substrate is known as enzyme specifically.

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8
Q

Enzymes can only function at optimal

A

PH and temperature

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9
Q

Breaks down starch

A

Amylase

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10
Q

Breaks down Hydrogen peroxide H2O2

A

Catalase

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11
Q

Joins DNA nucleotides to build DNA

A

DNA polymarse

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12
Q

Unwinds the DNA molecule

A

Helicase

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13
Q

Breaks apart fats

A

Lipase

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14
Q

Break apart lactose - milk

A

Lactose

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15
Q

Breaks apart protein molecules

A

Protease

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16
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Is for breaking down enzymes or breaking apart can’t come back either so it remakes it.