Combined Science GCSE
Denaturation and reaction conditions
What Denaturation and reaction conditions means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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High temperature or extreme pH changes the shape of the active site, so the substrate can no longer bind and the rate of reaction falls.
Topics that use Denaturation and reaction conditions
- The human digestive system (AQA GCSE)
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