Enzymes 4.1.3

2. What are enzymes made out of?
3. A molecule that is able to bind to the enzyme and block the substrate.
6. A specifically shaped area of the enzyme that fits around the substrate.
9. The type of activities enzymes activate.
12. The percentage of hydrogen ions in a solution.
13. Pancreatic amylase breaks down _____.
16. The most important factor in determining specificity.
18. A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction.
19. The name of a hypothesis that helps explain enzyme function.
21. The biological molecule that the enzyme will work on.
23. An enzyme can become ________ if it is exposed to extreme highs or lows of temperature or acidity.
24. What the substrate becomes after the enzyme lets go.

1. Enzymes are _______.
3. The catalyst _________ the rate of the reaction.
4. An _______ pH or temperature is the pH or temperature that the enzyme performs best at.
5. The act of taking away water in order to bind molecules.
7. __________ can change the shape of an enzyme.
8. A reaction that BREAKS the substrate.
10. Since enzymes are made of proteins, they are technically made of ______.
11. A reaction that BUILDS the substrate.
14. As enzyme _________, the rate of reaction increases then plateaus.
15. Protein molecules that act as biological catalysts.
17. The act of adding water in order to break apart molecules.
20. The substrate has to ____ the active site in order to form a bond.
22. Three letters that MANY enzymes end with.