Enzymes

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Biology

A-Level Biology

Edexcel

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Last updated 4:26 AM on 9/29/26
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enzyme overview

  • a biological catalyst.

  • they conrtol the rate of reactions in cells and whole organisms.

  • they are globular proteins

  • each group of enzymes have a unique stucture and active site so it can only catalyse a specific reaction


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anabolic reactions

reactions that build up new chemicals

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catabolic reactions

reactions that break substances down

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metabolism

sum of all chemical reactions

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temperature coefficient

Q10= rate of reaction at (x + 10) C/ rate of reaction at x C

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Vmax

maximum velocity