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Atherosclerosis is a build up of fat deposits in large and medium sized arteries. This causes narrowing of the blood vessels and can lead to cardiovascular disease. If a plaque ruptures it can cause occlu...

When an enzyme is inhibited it means that the specific substrate that normally fits in the enzymes active site can no longer bind due to the active site having changed shape or having been blocked.
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Prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms have some similar structures: cells membranes (selectively permeable membranes surrounding cells and controlling the entry and exit of materials), cytoplasm (the livin...

At low temperature, there is low kinetic energy (=molecules move more slowly). So, an enzyme and a substrate are less likely to randomly collide with eachother (similarly...

Reflex arch is a neural pathway that controls a fast, involuntary reflex. The pathway is as follows: 1)Receptors detect a stimuli such as fire or a neddle pricking your finger. 2) Nerve impulses from the ...