What is an enzyme?
It's a special type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body.
How do enzymes work?
When an enzyme is active, and the correct molecule comes around, the molecule will fit perfectly into the enzyme and react, speeding up the reaction greatly.
What factors inhibit enzyme action?
The main factors to affect enzyme action include temperature, extreme pH levels, enzyme concentration, substrate concentration, and most other factors present for the reaction.
This picture shows how the active enzyme will react with the correct molecule.
It's a special type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body.
How do enzymes work?
When an enzyme is active, and the correct molecule comes around, the molecule will fit perfectly into the enzyme and react, speeding up the reaction greatly.
What factors inhibit enzyme action?
The main factors to affect enzyme action include temperature, extreme pH levels, enzyme concentration, substrate concentration, and most other factors present for the reaction.
This picture shows how the active enzyme will react with the correct molecule.