STRUCTURE OF ENZYMES
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON AN
 Enzymes are made of ____________. These
are made up of _________ _______.
 Enzymes are ______________ ___________.
They ________ up reactions by lowering the
_____________ ________.
 Enzymes have an _________ _______. This
is where the substrate joins.
 The active site is _____________________
and ___________ to the corresponding
substrate.
 Enzymes speed a reaction up but do not
________ it.
Key Words: Protein, specific, active site, change,
complementary, biological catalysts, amino acids,
activation energy, speed.
BILE
Where is it produced? ____________________
Where is it stored? _______________________
Where does it work? _____________________
Bile is an __________ liquid. It _____________
the acidic food from the ____________ and
makes it alkaline. It also ___________ fat. This
______________ the surface ______ for
enzymes to work upon.
Key words: Emulsifies, increases, alkaline,
neutralises, area, stomach,
STOMACH ACID
Give two reasons why we have stomach acid
1. ________________________________
________________________________
2. ________________________________
________________________________
How does the stomach protect itself from acid
and enzymes?
______________________________________
______________________________________
HOW DOES AN ENZYME WORK?
ENZYME?
Rate
of
reaction
Key Words: Active site, substrate, enzyme-
substrate complex, specific, complimentary
Temperature
ENZYMES Describe this graph:
_______________________________________
ENZYMES IN DIGESTION _______________________________________
For each enzyme identify where it is produced, where it _______________________________________
works and what it breaks down and the products. Explain this graph:
Carbohydrase (2 enzymes) _______________________________________
Produced in: __________________________________ _______________________________________
Works in: ____________________________________ _______________________________________
Breaks down and products produced:
____________________________________________ What is meant by the term ‘optimum temperature’?
_______________ _______________________________________
_______________________________________
Proteases (2 enzymes)
Produced in: _________________________________
Works in: ____________________________________ Identify the optimum pH of each enzyme:
Breaks down and products produced:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Lipases
Produced in: __________________________________
Works in: ____________________________________
Breaks down and products produced:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
How are enzyme used in baby food?
____________________________________________ Pepsin: _________________________________
____________________________________________ Salivary amylase: _________________________
____________________________________________ Alkaline phosphatase: ______________________