control rate of reactions, fight disease, form muscle and bone
reactant
enter a reaction ex. "butter, sugar,flour, water
product
produced by a reaction ex "the cake"
enzymes
speed up chemical reactions by lowering activation energy
lock and key
enzyme-substrate are also know as
ph and temperture
factors that can denature a protein
denature
changing the shape and function of an enzyme
biological catalyst
protein enzymes know to speed up reactions
ends with -ose, rhymes with gross
sugars!!! glucose, fructose, lactose ,etc .
a friend is bitten by a rattle snake. the enzymes in the venom start to destroy cell in the area of the bits and the nearest hospital is 3 hours away. What do yo do?
ice down the bite area...enzymes can be denatured by changing the temperature!!
Apples are good for you, but no one likes to eat browned apples. If you slice apples for a lunch time snack, how can you keep the catecholase enzyme from reacting with oxygen and making them brown?
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