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In order to move and process sensory information electrical signals are sent around the body via specialised cells called neurones. Signals are transmitted between neurones across structures called synapses ...

A very high temperature makes the enzyme’s molecules vibrate more. This vibration breaks some of the hydrogen and/ or ionic bonds that hold the enzyme in shape. The active site changes shape and the enzyme a...

First the food is broken down into smaller chunks through the process of mastication. This increases the surface area of the food so enzyme activity is more efficient. The salivary gland secretes salivary am...

A competitive inhibitor has a similar shape to the substrate which an enzyme catalyses. Because of this they block the active site of the enzyme (the site on the enzyme that is complementary in shape to a sp...

Enzymes are biological catalysts for lowering activation energy - the speed up the rate of reactions and all allow biological reactions involved in metabolic processes to take place at body temperature (37C)...