What happens when an enzyme is denatured?

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What happens when an enzyme is denatured?

Accepted Answer

Its active site changes shape permanently so the substrate no longer fits — At very high temperatures or extreme pH, hydrogen bonds break, changing the enzyme's 3D structure. The active site shape is altered and the substrate cannot bind.

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It works faster

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Its active site changes shape permanently so the substrate no longer fits

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Nothing changes

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It becomes a different enzyme

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