Enzymes Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What are enzymes
A
Biological molecules that catalyse chemical reactions
2
Q
What does catalyse mean
A
Increase the rate of a chemical reaction
3
Q
What are enzymes made of
A
Most are proteins made from long chains of amino acids
4
Q
What do enzymes do
A
Break (catabolic) a molecule into smaller parts
Or
Join (anabolic) 2 or more substrate molecules together
5
Q
What do enzymes do
A
Catalysts that speed up biological reactions
