Unit Two Topic Two Flashcards
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Chemical reaction
A process that changes reactants into products
Reactants
The starting product in a chemical reaction
Product
Ending material
Activation energy
An energy required to start a reaction
Catalyst
Substances that speed up chemical reactions by lowering activation energy
Enzymes
Catalysts that are in protein molecules
Substrates
An enzyme catalyzed reaction
Active site
This specific shape and specific proportion called the active site where substrates bind
The lock and key model
The substrates must fit exactly into the active site is called a lock and key model
products
When that when the reaction is complete the enzymes released the products of the reaction