Suppose that the amino acids that make up an enzyme's active site are changed. How might this change the enzyme?

Biology · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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As we know that, enzyme are proteinaceous in nature. They act as catalyst in the process, help the substrate to make product at very faster rate by Lowering the activation energy. An enzyme works by the substrates binding together which starts the chemical reaction. The enzyme then brings the substrates together weakens the bind which then allows the reaction to take place faster and with less activation energy. A catalyst affects the activation energy of a chemical reaction be reproducing activation energy that is required to start the reaction.The interaction between and enzyme and its substrate change a chemical reaction by bringing substrates close together so that they can react, and slightly weaken the bonds with substrates by changing the shapes of a molecule.if the amino acids that make up an enzymes active sites are changed the substrates would likely not bind to the enzyme because the shape of the active site would change.The enzymes shape will change and sightly strain the bond inside the the substrates.