Enzymes 4.1.3

3. A reaction that BUILDS the substrate.
5. The most important factor in determining specificity.
8. The act of adding water in order to break apart molecules.
10. The percentage of hydrogen ions in a solution.
11. Pancreatic amylase breaks down _____.
14. Three letters that MANY enzymes end with.
16. A molecule that is able to bind to the enzyme and block the substrate.
17. The substrate has to ____ the active site in order to form a bond.
18. An enzyme can become ________ if it is exposed to extreme highs or lows of temperature or acidity.
19. As enzyme _________ increases, the rate of reaction increases then plateaus.
20. A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction.
23. A reaction that BREAKS the substrate.

1. A specifically shaped area of the enzyme that fits around the substrate.
2. Since enzymes are made of proteins, they are technically made of ______.
4. The act of taking away water in order to bind molecules.
6. What are enzymes made out of?
7. An _______ pH or temperature is the pH or temperature that the enzyme performs best at.
9. The catalyst _________ the rate of the reaction.
10. What the substrate becomes after the enzyme lets go.
12. Protein molecules that act as biological catalysts.
13. The biological molecule that the enzyme will work on.
15. Enzymes are _______.
19. The type of activities enzymes activate.
21. The name of a hypothesis that helps explain enzyme function.
22. __________ can change the shape of an enzyme.