Enzymes and Their Functions

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What are enzymes?

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Biological catalysts

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Denatured enzyme

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Lost its shape and function

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What biomolecule is an enzyme?

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A protein

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Ribosome

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Enzymes are proteins and are therefore made in the ribosome of a cell.

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Folded

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The shape of an enzyme

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Specific

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Enzymes react with only one particular substrate.

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Substrate

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The substance an enzyme reacts with

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Product

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What is formed when an enzyme reacts with the substrate

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Lipase

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An enzyme that breaks down lipids into fatty acids and glycerol

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Amylase

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An enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose