Enzymes

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Across
  1. 2. In human saliva, breaks down starch
  2. 5. Energy needed to start a reaction
  3. 6. Substrates undergo chemical changes to form new substances called
  4. 8. Enzymes act as these because they are not changed during a reaction
  5. 10. The biological molecule that the enzyme will work on
  6. 12. How fast our bodies can break stuff down
  7. 13. A measure of how acidic/basic water is
  8. 15. A pH rating of 1-6.99
  9. 18. A pH rating of 7
  10. 20. Breaks down wase H202 made by cells
  11. 24. Builds monomers into polymers
  12. 25. Enzymes control this aspect of chemical reactions
Down
  1. 1. Adding substrates to an enzyme
  2. 3. Like poisons can block active sites
  3. 4. This is added to an enzyme to turn the substrates into products
  4. 7. What activities enzymes activate
  5. 9. Factors that affect enzymes
  6. 11. The unfolding of an enzyme so its shape changes and it no longer works
  7. 14. Where the substrate temporarily fits into during metabolic reactions
  8. 16. A pH rating of 7.01-14
  9. 17. Helps explain the enzyme function, substrate fits into an enzyme like a lock and key
  10. 19. Removing substrates from an enzyme
  11. 21. The name of an enzyme typically ends in what three letters
  12. 22. Proteins made of amino acids required by all chemical processes in organisms
  13. 23. What is the pH of water