Enzymes 4.1.3

5. The most important factor in determining specificity.
8. A reaction that BUILDS the substrate.
10. __________ can change the shape of an enzyme.
12. What are enzymes made out of?
13. An _______ pH or temperature is the pH or temperature that the enzyme performs best at.
14. Three letters that MANY enzymes end with.
15. The catalyst _________ the rate of the reaction.
16. Since enzymes are made of proteins, they are technically made of ______.
17. Protein molecules that act as biological catalysts.
18. Enzymes are _______.
19. A molecule that is able to bind to the enzyme and block the substrate.
21. A reaction that BREAKS the substrate.
23. The name of a hypothesis that helps explain enzyme function.
25. The biological molecule that the enzyme will work on.

1. Pancreatic amylase breaks down _____.
2. What the substrate becomes after the enzyme lets go.
3. An enzyme can become ________ if it is exposed to extreme highs or lows of temperature or acidity.
4. The act of taking away water in order to bind molecules.
6. The act of adding water in order to break apart molecules.
7. The type of activities enzymes activate.
9. Asenzyme _________ increases, the rate of reaction increases then plateaus.
11. The percentage of hydrogen ions in a solution.
20. The substrate has to ____ the active site in order to form a bond.
22. A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction.
24. A specifically shaped area of the enzyme that fits around the substrate.