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| A specialized protein that acts as a catalyst and controls the rate of chemical reactions within cells. Its function depends on its structure |
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| Reactants affected by enzymes in an enzyme catalyed reaction |
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| The location on an enzyme where the substrate binds |
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| The minimum amount of energy that substrates need to react |
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| Molecules that bind to an enzyme and prevent it from functioning |
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| A condition when a protein unravels and loses its shape so that its function is affected |
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| Any substrate that speeds up chemical reactions |
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| Compounds released from an enzyme catalyed reation |
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| NON-protein substrates that help enzymes by transporting electrons, ions, or atoms between substrates and activate an enzyme |
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| The condition that describes how enzymes exactly fit their substrates at the active site |
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| A slight bending of the enzyme around the substrate making it fit better and weakening the bonds |
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| A disaccharide molecule consisting of the two monosaccharides, glucosem and frutose. |
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