Biological Catalysts - Flashcards in GCSE Biology.

Enzymes are biological catalysts. a. Relate the chemical structure of an enzyme to its specificity and catalytic activity. b. Design a quantitative experiment to investigate the influence of pH or temperature on the activity of an enzyme. c. Describe what information concerning the structure of an enzyme could be inferred from your experiment.

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An enzyme is a biological catalyst that can accelerate a specific chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy but remain unaltered in the process. Most enzymes are proteins. Some are nucleic acids (RNA) like nbozymes. Enzymes have enormous catalytic power. They greatly increase the rate at which specific chemical reactions take pike.

Enzymes are biological catalysts made up of large protein molecules. They speed up the chemical reactions inside the cell. The enzyme is made up of a combination of amino acids forming a chain or polypeptide between each other. Properties of the enzyme. Enzymes are similar to the other chemical catalysts. They participate in the reaction.

Biochemistry (Organic Compounds) Use for quiz, homework assignment, or review and reinforcement. Suitable for biology students in grades 9 - 12. This document consists of 60 fill in the blank questions and 8 lengthy short answer (short essay) questions on organic compounds.

Bio Enzyme. Topics: Cheese. Enzymes in the Dairy Industry Essay .Cherno Okafor Aida. Enzymes are used to catalyze the desirable reactions in industrial processes. Today, enzyme applications in such processing get more difficulties because of the rare occurrence and high costs. The aim of using the microbial enzymes is to achieve this problem. Five of the more common types of microbial.

Enzymes are proteins and their molecules act as biological catalysts. This means that they speed up chemical reactions in living organisms, and in this GCSE Biology quiz we are going to take a closer look at some of the different enzymes, what they do and how they work.

This is the function of enzymes in the body. They act as biological catalyses because in order for certain reactions to proceed enzymes must be present. What the enzymes then do is bind to the necessary molecules and make sure the reaction proceeds by breaking down molecules and making it easier for them to come together.

The purpose of this lab practice is to investigate the effects of temperature on the denaturation of enzymes. Introduction: The main biological concept explored was enzyme activity, enzymes are biological molecules (proteins) that act as catalysts and help complex reactions occur everywhere in life. Enzymes are impacted by temperature and pH of.

Quiz over enzymes with a focus on enzyme rate of reaction and how enzymes work. Enyzmes are usually studied in basic biology and in organic chemistry.

Enzymes are large proteins that are responsible for catalysing thousands of metabolic processes that sustain life. Enzymes work similarly to those catalysts used in industry by lowering activation energy and therefore dramatically speeding up the rate of a reaction, however, these biological catalysts are highly selective to their substrate.

Give a brief account of enzymes as biological catalysts, including reference to the role of the active site: via s 1' ret Distinguish between catabolism and anabolism, giving an example of each and identifying each reaction as endergonic or exergonic: ous - Outline the key features of the 'lock and key' model of enzyme action: Outline the 'induced fit' model of enzyme action, explaining how it.