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CIE21-22 Group1VIIIBiologyTerm202Unit205 EnzymesPPT202 Cambridge VIII Bio
CIE21-22 Group1VIIIBiologyTerm202Unit205 EnzymesPPT202 Cambridge VIII Bio
Topic: Enzymes
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Enzymes
The part of an enzyme where the reaction occurs is known as the active site.
Active site:
Enzyme
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Enzymes
The molecule on which the enzyme acts is known as the substrate molecule.
Substrate
molecules
Active site:
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enzyme where the
reaction occurs
Enzyme
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Enzymes
The molecule the enzyme produces is known as the product molecule.
Product
molecules
Active site:
The site on the
enzyme where the
reaction occurs
Enzyme
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Enzymes
The enzyme can be re-used.
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Enzymes
The lock and key hypothesis states that the active site specifically
matches the shape of the substrate molecule.
enzyme
active site
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Degradation reactions
Lock and Key mechanism
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Enzyme + Substrate
Enzyme-Substrate complex
Enzyme + Product
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Amylase
Amylase converts starch into maltose.
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amylase
Breaks it
Maltose
into Starch
Acts on
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Amylasereactions
Degradation
Starch
Maltose
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Reactions where larger molecules are broken down into smaller molecules.
Reactions where small molecules are built up into larger, more complex, molecules.
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