Examples of some such functions include how enzymes help the body get rid of toxins, how they break down food into units of energy and how they grow new cells and tissue. Enzymes also help with ...

Enzymes work best under certain conditions, and enzyme activity will slow down if conditions are not ideal. For example, your normal body temperature is 98.6°F (37°C), but if you have a fever and your ...

For example, structural proteins maintain cell shape, akin to a skeleton, and they compose structural elements in connective tissues like cartilage and bone in vertebrates. Enzymes are another ...

An optimum activity is reached at the enzyme’s optimum pH, pH 8 in this example. A continued increase in pH results in a sharp decrease in activity as the enzyme’s active site changes shape.

and is producing the mutated enzyme, and then measuring its biochemical effects: for example, a particular mutant could slow the enzyme down too much, change its reaction, or simply signal to the cell ...