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Unit 1: Enzyme action - Coggle Diagram
Unit 1: Enzyme action
Key info
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Enzymes can affect the structures in organisms as they are involved in the production of collagen as well as the connective tissue which allows for the functions like in respiration.
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Enzymes have an active site which is specific to the shape of the substrate ad are therefore , highly specific
Enzyme property
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Each enzyme has a different tertiary structure which will determine the different shape of the enzyme and will therefore allow it to catalyse specific substrates.
If the shape becomes altered, this is refer to as becoming denatured. the substrate will no longer fit and will therefore not be able to carry out its function.
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The lock and key model
The lock and key model states that enzymes have high specificity. this means that they will lock i the same way as a lock and key. However , scientists now belive that they fit together in something refer to as the Induced fit model. This model states that they are infact not highly specific until a conformational changed is forced upon the active site by the substrate