Optimum The Enzyme

Temperature- Enzymes are Action-

Stomach- pH2 biological
Mouth-pH7 catalysts that
cannot be
used up in a
reaction.

The substrate
Effect of pH fits on the
active site of
the enzyme.
ENZYMES

Too high/low-
loses shape
The Substrate
Effect of has a specific
Temp. shape which
fits into the
Lock and Key
Active site of
Model
an Enzyme.
If temperature As
is too high, temperature
enzymes lose increases, so
their shape does kinetic
and the activity, so
substrate enzymes work
cannot fit into more
the active site. efficienly.
It becomes
denatured.

The Substrate
is either
broken
Optimum down/built up.
Temperature-
Temperature
which enzyme Humans- 37
works best

This forms a
new product