Practise tracing an enzyme-controlled reaction from substrate binding at a complementary active site, through the enzyme-substrate complex, to product release and enzyme reuse.
Pepsin is a protease enzyme found in the alimentary canal.
Enzymes, such as proteases, are important in digestion.
Describe in detail how enzymes function, using other digestive enzymes as examples.
enzymes are protein;
enzymes can be reused/are unchanged in the reaction;
enzymes are specific;
(enzymes are)catalysts/speeds up reaction;
lowers the energy needed for the reaction;
successful collisions/enzyme-substrate complex/ESC;
active site;
(enzyme and substrate) fit together;
complementary shape;
(digestive enzymes perform) chemical digestion / hydrolysis / catabolic reactions;
break down, large/insoluble, molecules into, small/soluble,
molecules; amylase converts starch to sugars / maltose;
lipase converts lipid/fats, to fatty acids and glycerol;
maltase converts maltose to simple sugars/glucose;
ref to pH; ref to denaturation;