How An Enzyme's Structure Enables It To Catalyse A Reaction.

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Chris Fox How An Enzyme Structure Enables It To Catalyst A Reaction. An enzyme works at body temperature within our body but can be very temperamental as the slightest of changes in our body can cause these enzymes to denature and not carry out there function correctly. Enzymes work to help break down larger food molecules so we can digest them and use them in daily functions. This can be down to the structure of the enzymes. Enzymes rely on energy to catalyst the reaction of the substrate.
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        They are special as there structure is unique. This is because they are shaped to specially fit the substrates so they speed up this reaction. This is called the lock and key theory that was suggested by Emil Fischer’s. But it has been said after this theory that the reaction is only at its optimum once the substrate has bound to the enzymes active site.  Also the enzyme structure is developed to have an optimum ph level it can work in. Once in the optimum ph it attracts the substrate at a faster rate again speeding up the reaction in ...

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