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11 years ago
Explain why enzyme mediated reactions slow and stop at temperatures above 50 degrees C? It is for a biology review packet. It is about Biochemistry and I need help on answering it. So PLEASE help me with this question. It is greatly appreciated.
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11 years ago
if i had to guess, i would have to say that since all enzymes are proteins, and proteins denature at high temperatures, once the enzyme denatures, it is no longer functional
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11 years ago
Heat speeds up the metabolic activity of enzymes and lower temperatures slow down the enzymes
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11 years ago
As enzymes are proteins they cook at that temperature and become denatured (just like the whit of an egg). And this changes there shape so they stop working.
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