Enzyme Vocabulary
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miss_faytastic on October 25, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Enzyme | protein that acts as biological catalyst that speeds up reactions by lowering the activation energy; the enzyme itself is not used up, can be reused. |
| catalyst | accelerates rate of reaction by lowering activation energy |
| metabolism | chemical reactions that occur in biological systems (living things) |
| catabolism | breaking down of substances |
| anabolism | formation of new products or the transferring of energy from one substance to another; also known as synthesis |
| chemical equilibrium | rate of reaction in forward=rate in reverse (no net production of reactant or product) |
| substrate | substance upon which the enzyme reacts |
| -ase | enzyme! |
| amylase | catalyzes breakdown of starch; very specific, can break down a-linkage, but not b-linkage |
| Efficiency of enzymes is affect by | temperature, pH, salt concentration |
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