Enzymes and digestion (CCEA)Enzyme concentration

Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts, meaning they speed up reactions without being used up.

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Enzyme concentration

The higher the enzyme concentration, the more enzymes there are to form enzyme-substrate complexes, leading to an increase in enzyme activity.

Enzyme factor concentration

This happens up to a certain point. Enzyme activity then levels off (plateaus) as there are not enough substrate molecules to react with the extra enzymes.

Optimum

The value for these factors is the value that allows the maximum rate of reaction.