Enzymes

• We have thousands of enzymes in our body
• Types of Enzymes

  • Amylase
  • Protase
  • Lipase
• Amylase breaks down starches and carbohydrates into glucose and our found in our salivary glands
• protease breaks down protein into amino acids and our found in our stomach and pancreas
• lipase breaks down fats and lipids into fatty acids+glycerol and in our pancreas
• enzymes are all found in the pancreas
• Enzymes are known as biological catalysts. Every enzyme has an active site which is a specific shape to fit the substrate's shape. enzymes are specific to substrates because of this reason.
• When the enzymes and substrate temporarily combine it is known as an enzyme-substrate complex. the enzyme puts tension on the substrate which lowers the activation needed for the action to take place. this is a reason why it can occur at low temperatures
• During this reaction, the substrate turns into the product. this is released from the enzyme's active site and the enzyme molecule is left unchanged and can catalyze more reactions.
• denaturing


  break down of the active site
• enzymes chemically break down the large insoluble food into small and soluble for the small intestine to absorb the nutrients into the blood.
• As the temperature increases

  The enzyme activity also increases
• Enzyme gaining thermal energy


  Helps them collide with the substrate molecules
• When it gets too hot


  The bonds that keep the enzyme's shape vibrate so violently they break
• Denaturing


  The enzyme will lose the shape of the active site, being unable to bind with the active site, so no breakdown will take place