Study

Enzymes

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

  • Enzymes catalyze reactions by ___________ Activation Energy.
    Lowering/Decreasing
  • What is the purpose of an enzyme?
    to speed up the reaction
  • Where do substrates bind to an enzyme?
    Active site
  • Enzymes provide a site where reactants called substrates can be brought together in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction. The site is called the _______.
    active site
  • Enzymes are composed of what organic molecule?
    Proteins
  • Enzymes are biological ________.
    catalysts
  • In an enzyme - catalyzed reaction, the enzyme binds to the substrate to form an _____________.
    enzyme-substrate complex
  • After the enzyme and substrate bind together and perform the reaction, what does the substrate become?
    A product
  • Enzymes will make a reaction go _______ and use ______ energy.
    faster; less
  • What is the energy needed to start a chemical reaction referred to?
    Activation energy
  • Any substance that is acted upon by an enzyme is called a(n)?
    Substrate