1.7: enzymes
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How many enzymes are there in the human body?
3000
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What is the purpose of an enzyme?
To catalyse a reaction
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What is a catalyst?
A substance that speeds up a reaction by lowering the activation energy
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What is another name for an enzyme?
A biological catalyst
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What are enzymes made up of?
A chain of amino acids folded up to make a protein
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What is the active site?
The area which a substrate fits at the start of the reaction
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What is special about active sites?
They have a very specific shape to only fit one type of substrate
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What can enzymes do to substrates?
Either synthesise larger molecules or break down large molecules into smaller ones
