The special bond links amino acids together

Substances that co-operate with an enzyme to help it and its substrate fit together better

The amino acids that our bodies can manufacture or modify

Molecules that either form body structures or carry out bodily functions

These reactions occur when smaller molecules are bound together to create larger ones

The molecule that an enzyme acts on

A molecule that competes with the substrate for the active site (toxin/poison).

The location on the enzyme where the substrate attaches

When the enzyme loses its functional shape

Amino acids that must come from food as our bodies cannot make them

Globular proteins that act as catalysts and help reactions occur

Many amino acids joined together

Is the sum of all your body’s catabolic and anabolic reactions

The energy required for a chemical reaction to occur

The alteration of the active site allowing the enzyme and it’s substrate to fit together better

The building blocks of proteins