G22 Serapion-Module 9 Enzymes

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Name: Serapion, Therese Angelie S.

Grade & Section: 12 – Kamela Ng

What’s More
Activity 1.2

Fill in the correct term involved in the lock and key model of enzymatic action. Discuss the
process in your own words.

The substrate,
3. Substrate sucrose, consists of
glucose and
fructose bonded
together.

5. Products
2. Active Site

The substrate Products are


binds to the 4. Enzyme-substrate
released, and the
enzyme, forming Complex
an enzyme- enzyme is free to
substrate bind other
The binding of the
1. Enzyme complex. substrates.
substrate and
enzyme places
stress on the
glucose-fructose
bond and the bond
breaks.

Answers:
1. Enzyme
2. Active Site
3. Substrate
4. Enzyme-substrate Complex
5. Substrate

The enzyme and the substrate are in the same area. An enzyme attracts substrates to
its active site, thus binding of substrate and enzyme will occur and it is called enzyme-substrate
complex. Catalyzes the chemical reaction by which products are formed, and then allows the
products to dissociate (separate from the enzyme surface). Substrate and enzyme places
stress on the glucose-fructose bond that makes the bond breaks. Lastly, products are released.
What I Have Learned

Rearrange the following term to show the process of enzymatic reaction. Use
and + to complete the equation.

enzyme enzyme-substrate complex enzyme product substrate

Enzyme + Substrate enzyme-substrate complex Product + Enzyme

Several important things should be noted about this reaction:

1. A/An enzyme acts on a specific substrate to form a/an enzyme-substrate complex


because of the fit between their structures;
2. As a result, something happens to the substrate molecule. For example, it might be
split in two at a particular location.
3. Then the enzyme-substrate complex comes apart, yielding the enzyme and product.
4. The enzyme is not changed in the reaction and is now free to react again.
5. Note that the arrows in the formula for enzyme reaction point both ways . This
means that the reaction is reversible .
6. An enzyme-substrate complex can simply go back to the enzyme and the substrate
.
7. The products of an enzymatic reaction can react with the enzyme to form the
enzyme-substrate complex again;
8. It, in turn, may again form the enzyme and the substrate .
9. Therefore, the same enzyme may act to cause a reaction to go either way.
What I Can Do
Have you ever eaten or made gelatin with fruit? What fruits do you usually use? Why is fresh
pineapple never mixed with gelatin? What is the secret to making gelatin with fresh
pineapple?

Yes, I have eaten gelatin with fruits. We usually use oranges mixed with gelatin when
we are making a dessert.

Fresh pineapple prevents the formation of gelatin because it contains a protease called
bromelain that digests the connections formed between molecules of collagen that convert
the liquid into a gel. It disperses the gelatin into the building blocks of the amino acid. Enzymes
are biomolecules that catalyze chemical reactions, proteins themselves are the majority of
them. The gelatin does not become (or stay) solid because of the bromelain. Bromelain is an
enzyme extract derived from pineapple stems, although it exists in all parts of the fresh
pineapple. Canned pineapple does not have the same effect because bromelain is inactivated
by canned heat.

We can still use fresh pineapples with gelatin, just by applying heat to denature the
protein molecules first. Once they are heated to about 158 ° F (70 ° Celsius), the enzymes in
bromelain are inactivated, so while fresh pineapple prevents gelatin from gelling, gelatin made
with canned pineapple (which was heated during the canning process) will not ruin the
dessert.

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