Proteins
Across
- 5. A protein which catalyses or speeds up a biological reaction
- 6. A build-up reaction
- 7. Term form the substance formed in a chemical reaction
- 8. A breakdown reaction
- 11. Building blocks that make up a protein
- 12. Refers to the fact that each enzyme will only act on one particular substrate
Down
- 1. Subunits of DNA which make up the genetic code
- 2. A substance that enzymes act on
- 3. A substance that changes the rate of a chemical reaction without the being changed in the process
- 4. A change in the shape of an enzyme which results in it becoming nonfunctional
- 9. The part of the enzyme that binds to a specific substrate
- 10. Term for the best or most appropriate conditions under which an enzyme works best