The Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity

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January 12, 2017

 

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With very rare exception, enzymes are proteins; more importantly, they are catalysts (chemical agents). The function of catalysts is to accelerate the rate of a reaction without being consumed by the reaction. They accomplish this by binding to the reacting molecules, called the substrate, which forms an enzyme-substrate complex...
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They accomplish this by binding to the reacting molecules, called the substrate, which forms an enzyme-substrate complex. Thus, enzymes are substrate-specific. Of extreme importance to the enzyme’s function is its active site; it is a pocket of sorts, an indentation whose shape is absolutely critical – the substrate must fit it perfectly, or the enzyme cannot bind to it, and thus it will remain unreactive...
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