Tempurature In Enzymes Flashcards
1
Q
What do all enzymes need to do in order to react
A
Collide
2
Q
What is needed for the enzymes to collide
A
Sufficient energy (activation energy)
3
Q
What’s the definition of activation energy
A
Minimum amount of energy to start a reaction
4
Q
What do enzymes do to activation energy
A
They lower it
5
Q
If you increase the temperature what happens to substrate
A
The temperature gives the substrate molecules more energy and they will move around more (kinetic energy) so it increases the number of substrate molecules encountering an enzyme
6
Q
What happens if the temperature gets to high
A
The hydrogen bonds (that hold together the alpha and beta pleat in secondary structure) causing the active site to change shape so substrate cannot bind to it as it’s wrong shape
