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Enzymes (Biological catalysts (catalysts (inorganic catalyst (not…

- - - - not destroyed by boiling or by changes in the pH of the solution
  - - - energy needed to start a chemical reaction
      - enzymes lower activation rate
  - - - amylase
        
        maltose to glucose
      - maltase
        
        protein to amino acids
      - protease
        
        starch to maltose
      - lipase
        
        fats to fatty acids and glycerol
  - - - anabolic reactions
        
        synthesize complex substances from simpler ones
        
        eg. amino acids to proteins
    - - catabolic reactions
        
        complex substances to simple ones
        
        glucose is broken down during cell respiration
- - - - enzyme changing from its natural shape
      - cannot carry out function or be reversed
      - caused by high heat and acids or alkalis