9.8.4 - Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity
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What happens to enzyme activity at low temperatures?
💡 Hint: Think of how enzymes behave in a refrigerator.
Define an optimal pH for enzymes.
💡 Hint: Remember the bell curve shape representing enzyme activity with respect to pH.
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What happens to enzymes at high temperatures?
💡 Hint: Think about cooking an egg.
True or False: The activity of an enzyme increases indefinitely as substrate concentration increases.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when all the enzymes are busy.
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Describe how alterations in both temperature and pH could affect an industrial enzyme used in a manufacturing process.
💡 Hint: Think of manufacturing processes that depend on enzymes.
In a hypothetically conducted reaction, if an inhibitor is added that resembles the substrate but does not undergo a reaction, what effect would this have on overall enzyme activity and why?
💡 Hint: Consider the dynamics of competition.
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