This document provides a short overview of Chapter 2.5: Enzymes in the IB Biology SL curriculum. You will learn about the structure and function of enzymes, the biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions. This document will help you to prepare for the exam and the internal assessment by ...
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towhich specific bind
substrates
Enzymes are proteins somewhere in their three-dimensional
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designed match
to a
specific molecule, known
as a substrate
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Enzyme catalysis involves molecular motion and collision ofsubtrates
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substrates enter
need to the active site
with a minimum rate
motion providing the for the reaction to
of energy needed occur
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energy
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reaction butlower it: they act
as a
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enzymes are not
reactants the
of reaction and can be reused
withoutthem, reactions would occur less frequent, so
they are not
responsible for the reaction happening in the firstplace -
they just
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