Enzymes

Main Ideas:
-globular proteins
-reusable
-they don't die, they denature (when an enzyme is damaged)
-effected by change in temperature and pH
-speeds up reactions
-specific for their substrate

-acts as a catalyst to accelerate a reaction

-the function of an enzyme is based on its shape

-named based on the substrate it is designed to react with

*take the name of the substrate and use the ending -ASE*

How does the reaction work?

-the enzyme will lower the activation energy causing the reaction to occur

-activation energy: the amount of energy required to start a reaction

Substrate Complex:

-enzyme: protein performing the action

-active site: the region of the enzyme where the substrate will attach

Denaturing:

-when an enzyme becomes damaged or destroyed

-the most common way of denaturing an enzyme is by changing the pH or temperature of their required environment

-pH: how acidic or basic something is.

-1-14

-7 is water/neutral

-acids: 1= strong, 6=weak

-bases: 8= weak, 14= strong

Enzyme = neutral/98.6 degrees F

Reflection: I liked learning about enzymes because I didn't know anything about them. The labs that we did to go along with them were fun. I think they're interesting because without them, reactions would take ages to complete.

Citations:
Notes
"Enzyme". Wikipedia. N.p., 2017. Web. 19 May 2017.