Sites of enzyme action

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  • where are enzymes made?
    inside cells, like other proteins
  • where are the 3 distinct sites where enzymes act?
    • extracellular
    • Intracellular - in solution
    • Intracellular - membrane-bound
  • how do enzymes act in extracellular?
    some enzymes are secreted from cells by exocytosis and catalyse extracellular reactions
  • whats an example of enzymes acting in extracellular?
    • digestive enzymes
    • amylase, made in the salivary glands, moves down the salivary ducts to the mouth
    • saprotrophic fungi and bacteria secrete amylases, lipases and proteases onto their food, which digest it and the organisms absorb the products of digestion
  • how do enzymes act in intracellular, in solution?
    they act in solution inside cells
  • whats an example of enzymes acting in intracellular, in solution?
    • enzymes that catalyse glucose breakdown in glycolysis, a stage of respiration in solution in the cytoplasm
    • enzymes in solution in the stroma of chloroplasts catalyse the synthesis of glucose
  • how do enzymes act in intracellular, membrane-bound?
    they may be attached to membranes
  • what an example of enzymes acting in intracellular, membrane-bound?
    on the cristae of mitochondria and the grana of chloroplasts, where they transfer electrons and hydrogen atoms in ATP formation