Life Transforms Energy Crossword

Minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction; lowered by enzymes
Pocket in an enzyme where substrates bind and a chemical reaction occurs (polypeptide chains fold up to form these)
liver enzyme that breaks down ethanol
Control of enzyme activity by a regulatory molecule or ion that binds to a region outside the enzyme's active site
The acceleration of a chemical reaction by a molecule (enzyme) that is unchanged by participating in the reaction
converts this energy(from photosynthesis) into a chemical bond energy that is readily released in small bursts
organic substances such as vitamins that are required by other enzymes
inorganic substances such as metal ions that are required by some enzymes
Describes a reaction that requires a net input of free energy to proceed (means "energy in")
The capacity to do work (ex. light, heat, electricity, motion)
increase rate of chemical reactions and assitsted by cofactors; affected by temperature, pH, salinity, and other environmental factors
Describes a reaction that ends with a net release of free energy (means "energy out")
A molecule that is produced by a reaction
A molecule that enters a reaction and is changed by participating in it
Of an enzyme, a reactant that is specifically acted upon by the enzyme.
formal study of heat and other forms of energy