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what is an enzyme

proteins that are biological catalysts

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what is an amino acid

building blocks that proteins are made up of

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what are essential amino acids

can only be obtained through diet

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how are amino acids joined together

using condensation reactions

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what is the structure of an amino acid

  • amino group

  • carboxylic acid group

  • R group

<ul><li><p>amino group</p></li><li><p>carboxylic acid group</p></li><li><p>R group</p></li></ul><p></p>
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what is an amino acids functional group

O H

II I

C - N PEPTIDE BOND

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what happens when a proteins exposed to heat

they become denatured and completely change shape which makes them non functional

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what happens when an enzyme is heated past its optimum temperature

it becomes denatured

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what causes denaturation

high temps and extreme ph changes