Chapter 3 Vocab Crossword

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