Enzyme Vocabulary

large molecules created from DNA that are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body’s cells, tissues, and organs

• protein

• enzyme

• substrate

• active site

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

proteins that reduce the amount of energy needed to start biochemical reactions within living cells, i.e. catalysts

• protein

• enzyme

• substrate

• active site

the substance on which an enzyme acts upon

• protein

• enzyme

• substrate

• active site

the specific area of an enzyme where a substrate binds and chemical reaction occurs

• protein

• enzyme

• substrate

• active site

the amount of energy needed to start the reaction

• activation energy

• catalyst

• specificity

a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed or changed in the process

• activation energy

• catalyst

• specificity

the ability of an enzyme to choose/recognize an exact substrate

• activation energy

• catalyst

• specificity

structural change in the protein that results in the loss (usually permanent) of its biological properties

• denature

• -ase

the suffix found in names of enzymes; all enzymes end in this suffix

• denature

• -ase

• -ose