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    2.

    5 Enzymes

    KEY CONCEPT
    Enzymes are catalysts for chemical reactions in
    living things.
    2.5 Enzymes
    A catalyst lowers activation energy.
    • Catalysts are substances that speed up chemical
    reactions.
    – decrease activation energy
    – increase reaction rate
    2.5 Enzymes
    Enzymes allow chemical reactions to occur under tightly
    controlled conditions.
    • Enzymes are catalysts in living things.
    – Enzymes are needed for almost all processes.
    – Most enzymes are proteins.
    2.5 Enzymes

    • Disruptions in homeostasis can prevent enzymes from


    functioning.
    – Enzymes function best in a small range of conditions.
    – Changes in temperature and pH can break hydrogen
    bonds.
    – An enzyme’s function depends on its structure.
    2.5 Enzymes

    • An enzyme’s structure allows only certain reactants to


    bind to the enzyme.
    – substrates substrates
    (reactants)
    – active site

    enzyme

    Substrates bind to an
    enzyme at certain places
    called active sites.
    2.5 Enzymes

    • The lock-and-key model helps illustrate how enzymes


    function.
    – substrates brought together
    – bonds in substrates weakened

    Substrates bind to an The enzyme brings The catalyzed reaction forms


    enzyme at certain places substrates together and a product that is released
    called active sites. weakens their bonds. from the enzyme.

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