What happens to an enzyme after it catalyzes a reaction?

The enzyme is not used up in the reaction and can be used again to catalyze another reaction.

Metabolic Reactions

7th Grade•60 minutes•OpenSciEd

I can describe how chemical reactions break down and build up molecules in living things.

Enzymes are mostly proteins that speed up reactions by binding to substrates at the enzyme's active site.

Enzymes are considered catalysts because they are not used up in a reaction and can be used over and over.

If the pH or temperature is not ideal, an enzyme can become denatured, which means it loses its shape and can no longer function.

This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. What is the specifically shaped area on an enzyme where substrates bind called?

2. Explain the 'induced fit' model of enzyme-substrate interaction.

3. What suffix do enzymes often have in their names?

...and 9 more questions

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