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16 multiple choice 1 point when heat is added to an enzyme, it denatures. what does denature mean? the enzyme binds to a different substrate the enzyme works faster the enzyme binds to 2 substrates at the same time the enzymes loses its shape and cannot function clear my selection
Enzymes are proteins with specific three - dimensional shapes for their function. Heat disrupts the weak bonds maintaining this shape, causing the enzyme to lose its proper form and thus its ability to function. This is what denaturation means.
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