Rate of product formation Maximum speed of reaction Catalyzed reaction Uncatalyzed reaction Substrate concentration In the figure above, we can see that there are differences between the rates of chemical reactions with (red), and without (blue) the assistance of enzymes. While the rate of catalysis increases linearly with the addition of more substrate for the non-enzymatic reaction, we see that there is a limit to the speed of the reaction when an enzyme is involved. Briefly describe the factors that contribute to the limited speed of the enzyme.
Enzyme kinetics
In biochemistry, enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts. Catalysis is the addition of a catalyst to a chemical reaction to speed up the pace of the reaction. Catalysis can be categorized as either homogeneous or heterogeneous, depending on whether the catalysts are distributed in the same phase as that of the reactants. Enzymes are an essential part of the cell because, without them, many organic processes would slow down and thus will affect the processes that are important for cell survival and sustenance.
Regulation of Enzymes
A substance that acts as a catalyst to regulate the reaction rate in the living organism's metabolic pathways without itself getting altered is an enzyme. Most of the biological reactions and metabolic pathways in the living systems are carried out by enzymes. They are specific for their works and work in particular conditions. It maintains the best possible rate of reaction in the most stable state. The enzymes have distinct properties as they can proceed with the reaction in any direction, their particular binding sites, pH specificity, temperature specificity required in very few amounts.
Introduction :-
A substrate is a molecule that an enzyme acts upon, typically by binding to the substrate and facilitating a chemical reaction. The substrate is transformed into a different molecule, known as the product, as a result of the enzymatic reaction.
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