Chapter 3 Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Protein molecules that act as biological catalysts
  2. 7. A process that uses the conditions of one component to regulate the function of the other. It is done to either increase or dampen the change in the system.
  3. 10. The maximum rate of reaction when the enzyme is saturated with substrate
  4. 11. The binding of a substrate or some other molecule to an enzyme causes a change in the shape of the enzyme so as to enhance or inhibit its activity
  5. 12. To alter the structure of a protein by breaking bonds
  6. 13. An enzyme that is attached to an inert, insoluble substance. Can provide increased resistance to changes in conditions
  7. 14. The minimum energy required to allow a certain chemical reaction to occur
  8. 15. Something which prevents an enzyme from working in the normal manner
  9. 19. An enzyme inhibitor which does not prevent the enzyme from functioning properly permanently
  10. 21. A molecule which speeds up a chemical reaction
  11. 22. To prevent an enzyme from working in the normal manner
Down
  1. 1. A region on an enzyme that binds to a protein or other substance during a reaction.
  2. 2. The number of chemical conversions of the substrate molecules per second at a catalytic site for a given enzyme concentration
  3. 4. The temperature at which any specific reaction or process is best carried out
  4. 5. The reaction product inhibits the enzyme activity
  5. 6. A measure of how acidic or basic something is on a scale of 1-14 with 1 being most acidic, 7 being neutral, and 14 being most basic
  6. 8. The inhibitor binds to the enzyme's active site and prevents the substrate from binding, stops the reaction from happening
  7. 9. The substance on which an enzyme acts
  8. 16. The pH level at which a specific enzyme can work most effectively
  9. 17. Operating outside of the cell
  10. 18. What is left after the enzyme binds with the substrate
  11. 20. Operating within the cell