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Nutrients/enzymes-3

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What is an enzyme? Catalysts for biochemical reactions.
What type of macromolecule is an enzyme? Enzymes are composed of protein.
How do catalysts speed up reactions? Lower the activation energy of a reaction by providing an alternate pathway
What do enzyme names end with? Enzyme names end in 'ase'.
What is the active site of an enzyme? The region on the enzyme where the substrate binds.
What is a substrate? A molecule upon which an enzyme acts.
What is a substrate-enzyme complex? When the substrate bonds with the enzyme at the active site, an enzyme-substrate complex is formed.
What is denaturation? Structural change in a protein that results in a loss (usually permanent) of its properties.
What is a competitive inhibitor? Occupy the active site and prevent a substrate molecule from binding to the enzyme.
What is an end-product inhibitor? The product of the last reaction in the metabolic pathway that inhibits the enzyme that catalyses the first reaction.
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