EnzymesBiological catalysts, and the two things that destroy them.9th GradeEnzymes are proteins that speed upreactions without being used up. Each onehas a specific shape that fits only its ownsubstrate.The active site fits one substrate — the lock and key model.Enzymes are not consumed; one molecule works repeatedly.Each has an optimum temperature and pH.Too hot or the wrong pH and the shape changes permanently.A denatured enzyme cannot recover — the change is irreversible.LOOK FOR ITAmylase in saliva breaks starch into sugar. It stops working in thestomach's acid.Denatured is not the same as 'killed'. Enzymes were never alive;their shape simply changed.Enzymeswww.littleactivity.com

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Science · 9th Grade

Enzymes

Biological catalysts, and the two things that destroy them.

How to use it

Draw the lock and key. It explains specificity and denaturing in one picture.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
9th Grade
Ages
14–15
Subject
Science
Pages
1

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