Proteins, Catalysts and Enzymes & Digestion

1. What is an amino acid?

2. What is a protein?

3. How are proteins used in the body?

4. Define an enzyme
5. Define a catalyst
6. What is the active site?
7. What are enzymes made of?
8. How do enzymes speed up reactions in your body?
9. Why does milk left in the sun go off quickly?

10.What does it mean if an enzyme is denatured?

11.Draw an enzyme- controlled temperature- rate of reaction graph dont forget to label
it!

12.Fill in the gaps:

1

The chemical that take place in living . happen at relatively low

..
The rate of these -controlled reactions with an increase in temperature.
However, this is only true up to temperatures of about .
After this the structure of the enzyme I affected and the .. of the
is changed. The enzyme has been .
13.How do your digestive enzymes differ from most of your other enzymes?

14.What is the name of the enzyme that breaks down starch in your gut?

15.Which enzymes break down protein in your gut?

16.Which enzymes break down fat in your gut?

17.Make a table that describes amylase, protease and lipase. For each enzyme show
where it is made, which reaction it catalyses and where it works in the gut.

18.Why is digestion of your food so important? Explain your answer in terms of the
molecules involved.