BIOLOGY 99

ENZYMES

Enzymes are an important functional category of proteins.  They are biological catalysts that speed up the rates of chemical reactions in our bodies.  How efficiently an enzyme works depends upon several factors including the temperature and pH of its environment.

The following links may be helpful to your understanding of enzyme action:

• Chem4Kids:  Enzymes
• University of Akron20When you open this link there will be two frames in view; the frame on the left is a "table of contents" for this site.  Click on "From the beginning" in the left frame and use the forward arrow view the first 2 slides.

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