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1
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What are enzymes?

A

Proteins that speed up rate of chemical reactions by acting as biological catalysts.

2
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What to enzymes catalyse?

A

Metabolic reactions at cellular level and for organisms as a whole.

3
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Cellular level ??

A

Respiration

4
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Organisms as a whole ???

A

Digestion in mammals

5
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What can enzymes impacts In an organism ?

A

Structures and functions

6
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Enzyme action can either be 1 of 2 things ?

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Intracellular - in cells.

Extracellular - outside cells.

7
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What is the active site ?

A

Specific shape which subtract molecules bind to - complementary.

8
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Why are enzymes highly specific?

A

Tertiary structure.