An enzyme causes chemical reactions to occur faster.
Contrary to the generally accepted belief, an enzyme is not necessarily a protein molecule (although an overwhelming amount of them are). An enzyme is simply a biological catalyst; it speeds up the rates of reaction for a specific chemical reaction in a cell. It does this by attaching a substrate (molecule it acts upon) into its highly specific active site. In this active site, certain environmental factors (pH, temperature, space etc) will significantly lower activation energy of the reaction, this will therefore speed up the reaction. Since enzymes are catalysts, they are not consumed by the reactions they catalyze.
Some enzymes operate independently; their presence is enough for the reaction to occur. Other enzymes however must be phosphorylated: They are coupled with the highly exothermic hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and this energy provides the necessary activation energy for the reaction to take place.
Most enzymes are made up of proteins; however, some types of RNA can act as enzymes (see spliceosomes and RNAi). Spliceosomes are present in eukaryotic nuclei, they "sort" the introns and exons of pre-mRNA and account for the ability of one gene to encode for several different proteins. RNAi is a newly discovered phenomenon in which a cell will destroy mRNA in its cytoplasm if a complementary strand of RNA is introduced (RNAi stands for RNA interference, the complementary strand is referred to as interfering RNA because it binds to the mRNA and effectively interferes with ribosomal activity). This new RNAi discovery shows high hopes for the treatment of unimmunizable and drug resistant viruses.
Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up the pace of metabolic processes that preserve life. They are mostly in the form of proteins.
An enzyme causes chemical reactions to occur faster.
All enzymes are protein molecules, produced by living cells, that function as catalysts of biochemical reactions that take place in metabolic pathways.
An enzyme is a protein(few exception exist as RNA), that can catalyze a biochemical reactions.
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A very low pH can break the hydrogen bonds in an enzyme which causes the shape of the enzyme to change shape making the enzyme unable to do it's job. This is called "denaturation" However some enzymes such as pepsin only work in a low pH (pepsin works best in a pH of about 3) so it does depend on the enzyme.
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The enzyme has an optimal point of pH at which the enzyme works best. For example a catalase enzyme works best in a pH of 7. When the pH changes it denatures the enzyme causing it to not be able to react with the substrate.
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Different enzymes work best at different pH. This is refered to as the ideal pH for the enzyme. For example, the digestive enzyme trypsin works best at an acidic pH while alkaline phosphatase works best at a basic pH. Therefore, enzyme activity varies with pH and this variation depends on the enzyme being studied
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An enzyme is a chemical produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst in a biochemical reaction.
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When an enzyme coola below a temperature where it can work, it denatures (dies).
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