Enzymes are weak acids or bases that can react with strong acids or bases to prevent sudden changes in pH.
True or false?

Question

Enzymes are weak acids or bases that can react with strong acids or bases to prevent sudden changes in pH.
True or false?

praetorian.10 · Answer

@Somy

somy · Answer

enzymes are proteins

praetorian.10 · Answer

which means positively charged or something (i know its good for you)

praetorian.10 · Answer

so false?

somy · Answer

but well they have both acidic and basic sides hmmm let me check

praetorian.10 · Answer

yay, thank you!!!

praetorian.10 · Answer

so proteins are important parts of biological membranes and waterproof coverings pretty much?

praetorian.10 · Answer

or is that lipids....

somy · Answer

alright i think first one is false hmmm

praetorian.10 · Answer

yay thanks

somy · Answer

waterproof? how did u come up with that?

praetorian.10 · Answer

internet

somy · Answer

thats a weird word 
not for protein 
its more suited for lipids

somy · Answer

lipids have hydrophobic and hydrophilic sides

praetorian.10 · Answer

so instead of:
Proteins are important parts of biological membranes and waterproof coverings.
it should be
LIPIDS are important parts of biological membranes and waterproof coverings.

somy · Answer

yeah something like that i guess

praetorian.10 · Answer

yay

praetorian.10 · Answer

youre totally amazing

praetorian.10 · Answer

i hope you can help with a few more

praetorian.10 · Answer

but i'll open a new @ first

somy · Answer

hmm im still stuck in first one tho 
im still thinking hhhh
coz it does make sense tho not fully

abhisar · Answer

Who knows about buffer system ?

somy · Answer

i know

somy · Answer

thats why im kinda stuck

abhisar · Answer

but i don't think enzymes are buffer !

somy · Answer

yes they are not

abhisar · Answer

So the question is basically trying to say that enzymes are buffer.

somy · Answer

tho the way they work is similar when it comes to pH <.<

somy · Answer

yeah i think its false

abhisar · Answer

enzymes are pH specific, they will only work at the pH they are designated for.

abhisar · Answer

They can't tolerate pH changes

somy · Answer

yeah ik H bonds break and they get denatured

abhisar · Answer

yeah...so the statement is $\huge\sf False$

somy · Answer

yeah

abhisar · Answer

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somy · Answer

no im scared

abhisar · Answer

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somy · Answer

ah i see