Enzymes and Metabolic Processes Quiz

Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.

Substrates

Different molecules known as products

<p>Enzymology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It comes from its unique three-dimensional structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By lowering the activation energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inhibitors are molecules that decrease enzyme activity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enzymes are much more specific.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enzyme activity decreases markedly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Many enzymes are permanently denatured, losing their structure and catalytic properties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An enzyme called diastase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He concluded that this fermentation was caused by a vital force contained within the yeast cells called 'ferments'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enzyme.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He found that sugar was fermented by yeast extracts even when there were no living yeast cells in the mixture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Zymase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>According to the reaction they carry out, using the suffix -ase combined with the name of the substrate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Substrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By lowering the activation energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enzyme</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Discovered the enzyme diastase</p> Signup and view all the answers