Question

Discuss how enzymes function, be sure to include substrate, activation energy, lock and key, and active site in your answer. Please make at least 2 paragraphs of at least 5 sentences each but use all the main points.

Answer 1

The majority of enzymes are proteins, their fuction is catalyze reactions by providing a specific enviroment within a certain reaction ocurr faster. The specific site where the reaction takes place is called active site. The molecule that is bound to the active site and acted upon by the enzyme is called substrate. In most of the cases the active site encloses the subtrate, sequestering it completly from solution. The formation of this enzyme-substrate complex gives specificity to the enzyme and fuction like a lock and key.

An enzyme work affecting the reaction rates, this means an ezyme helps pass from the ground state of the sustrate to ground state of the product. To undergo reaction the molecule must overcome a barrier called energy hill and therefore must be raised to a higher energy level. At the top of the energy hill is a point at which decay to the sustrate or product state is equally probable. This is called the transition state. The difference beteween the the energy levels of the ground state and the transition state is the activation energy, G. The rate of a reaction of an enzyme refects the activation energy: a higher activation energy corresponds to a slower reaction.