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Why Is the Use of Enzymes in Medicine Beneficial?
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ESSAY- Skills I & J The Use of Enzymes in Medicine Enzymes are biological catalysts, which speed up the rate of a chemical reaction. They speed up the reaction by lowering the activation energy required to begin the reaction. Enzymes work at their optimum rates in specific temperatures and pH ranges. Enzymes are globular proteins with a tertiary structure, which determines the shape of its active site so they can only fit to one substrate molecule. When the active site of an enzyme and a substrate bind together, an enzyme- substrate complex is formed. As enzymes are never used up in a reaction this allows them to have several applications particularly in medicine. Enzymes can be used to detect specific changes, their properties allow them to be used in medicine for analysing, diagnosing and treating purposes. The most common use of enzymes in medicine is in biosensors. The biosensor used to detect diabetes...
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