Enzymes Flashcards
1
Q
What are enzymes?
A
Biological catalysts
2
Q
What is a catalyst?
A
Something that speeds up a reaction without being changed or used up
3
Q
What is a substrate?
A
The molecule that changed during a reaction
4
Q
What is an enzymes active site?
A
The part of the enzymes where the chemical reaction occurs
5
Q
What does it mean by the lock and key method?
A
When a substrates shape and the active site have to be complementary for them to lock into place and start a chemical reaction
6
Q
Name four things that can interfere with enzymes reacting?
A
- temperature
-ph level
-concentration of enzymes
-increasing the concentration of substrates
