Question

If a protein is heated to a high temperature, what do you predict would be the most likely effect on the protein?

A. The protein would become denatured, losing its shape, and would not be able to function properly.

B. The protein would work more efficiently as the higher temperature increased the reaction rate.

C. The protein would break apart into the individual amino acids that made up the protein.

D. The protein would fold into a different shape and catalyze a different type of biochemical reaction.

Answer 1

A. The protein would become denatured, losing its shape, and would not be able to function properly.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

If it gets Denatured, losing it's shape, and it's ability to function properly than.. would the answer to this question ; Each enzyme has a temperature at which it works best. A slight increase in temperature can increase enzyme activity while a large increase in temperature can cause the enzyme to become denatured. Which of the following best explains what happens when a protein becomes denatured?


be...

A. The enzyme absorbs heat until the temperature decreases, and the reaction then continues normally.

****B. The enzyme loses its shape and is no longer able to catalyze chemical reactions.

C. The enzyme breaks apart into the amino acids that originally combined to form the enzyme.

D. The enzyme unfolds and refolds into a different shape, and is used to catalyze a different chemical reaction.

B ?

Answer 5

yep

Answer 6

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