Enzymes Vocabulary

1. a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.
5. a chemical reaction that absorbs heat
8. turns on an enzyme
10. a chemical reaction that releases heat
11. the part of the enzyme that binds to the substrate molecule
12. the amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction
14. the type of macromolecule an enzyme is
15. blocks an enzyme from being able to function

1. the amount of substrate available for a chemical reaction
2. what is made at the end of a chemical reaction
3. the molecule that binds to an enzyme to undergo a chemical change
4. Protein that helps speed up chemical reactions in cells.
6. the chemical reaction that breaks polymers apart; the reaction can be facilitated by enzymes
7. damage done to a protein
9. the chemical reaction that makes polymers by joining monomers; the reaction can be facilitated by enzymes
13. the suffix for most enzymes