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Biological Catalysts: Understanding Enzymes and Catalase, Slides of Biology

An introduction to catalysts, focusing on biological catalysts called enzymes. Topics covered include the role of enzymes in controlling chemical reactions, their optimum conditions for activity, and specific examples like catalase and hydrogen peroxide. The document also discusses the effects of temperature and ph on enzyme activity and provides examples of substrates and products in degradation and synthesis reactions.

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2012/2013

Uploaded on 01/26/2013

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Download Biological Catalysts: Understanding Enzymes and Catalase and more Slides Biology in PDF only on Docsity! Catalysts speed up the rate of the reaction. lowers the energy input required for a chemical reaction to happen remains unchanged at the end of the reaction Docsity.com Enzymes  Enzymes are Biological catalysts Enzymes control chemical reactions that take place in the cytoplasm. Catalase in an example of an enzyme made by living cells Docsity.com Optimum Condition Enzymes function best or are most active in specific conditions known as optimum conditions. Docsity.com Degradation reaction Substrate Enzyme Product Memory Hydrogen peroxide Catalase Oxygen and water HPCOW Starch Amylase Maltose Maltose Maltase Glucose Protein Pepsin Peptides Peptides Protease Amino acids Fats Lipase Fatty Acids and Glycerol Docsity.com Synthesis reaction See a Glucose-1- J phosphorylase aan h O S h at CAs ORE aioncnnseael p p e Sete enzyme-substrate complex NO es J unaltered enzyme free to repeat process rd Cork bond forming haa) rapes complex AFTER sev. REPEATS starch chain forming PROCESS#E-OMPLETE S ta r Cc h part of starch molecule (end product) Docsity.com
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