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Chapter 16: Q. 16.30 (page 570)

How do enzymes make chemical reactions in the body proceed at faster rates?

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As a result of requiring less energy to convert reactant molecules to product, more reaction molecules can form product.

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01

Introduction 

  • Enzymes are proteins that aid in the acceleration of chemical reactions in our bodies.
  • Enzymes are necessary for digestion, liver function, and many other things.
  • Too much or too little of a particular enzyme can be harmful to one's health.
02

Given information

Enzymes make chemical reactions in the body proceed at faster rates

03

Explanation

  • Enzymes reduce the reaction's activation energy.
  • As a result of requiring less energy to convert reactant molecules to product, more reaction molecules can form product.
  • The reaction becomes faster as more reactants join in.
  • This is how enzymes cause cellular reactions to move more quickly.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

In anαhelix, how does hydrogen bonding occur between the amino acids in the polypeptide chain?

Give the name of the amino acid represented by each of the following abbreviations:

a. Ala

b. Q

c. K

d. Cys

If glycine were replaced by alanine in a protein, how might the tertiary structure be affected?(16.1,16.3)

How do enzymes differ from catalysts used in chemical laboratories?(16.4)

What is the reactant for each of the following enzymes?

a. peptidase

b. cellulase

c. lactase
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