chapter 5: enzymes

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catalyst

a substance that increased the rate of a chemical reaction and is not changed by the reaction

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enzymes

proteins that are involved in all metabolic reactions where they function as biological catalysts

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active site

the part of an enzyme molecule to which the substrate temporarily bonds

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product

the new substance formed by a chemical reactions

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enzyme-substrate complex

the short lived structure formed as the substrate binds temporarily to

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specificity

only able to act on a particular substrate

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buffer soolution

a liquid with a known pH to keep the pH steady

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