Chemistry GCSE
Enzymes
What Enzymes means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Enzymes
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Reference: AQA
Provided by yeast, these catalyse the reaction that converts glucose into ethanol and carbon dioxide.
Topics that use Enzymes
- Alcohols (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- –OH group
- Fractional distillation
- -ol ending
- -ol suffix
- Alcohols
- Anaerobic conditions
- Carboxylic acids
- Fermentation
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