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When on enzyme is subject to excess heat​

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In order to accelerate specific chemical reactions, enzymes rely on molecular motion and collisions with the substances they are designed to bond with, known as substrates. A higher rate of collisions between enzymes and substrates might happen as a result of increased molecular activity brought on by temperature increases. However, if the temperature increases too much, the enzymes may become denatured and the beneficial benefits of the temperature increase may be lost.
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Enzymes rely on molecular movement and collisions with the compounds they are meant to bind with -- called substrates -- so they can speed up certain chemical reactions. Increases in temperature increase molecular activity, and can result in a higher rate of collisions between enzymes and substrates. If the temperature rises too high, however, the enzymes could become denatured, and the positive effects of the temperature increase could be nullified.

Step-by-step explanation:

Many enzymes lose function at lower and higher temperatures. At higher temperatures, an enzyme's shape deteriorates. Only when the temperature comes back to normal does the enzyme regain its shape and normal activity unless the temperature was so high that it caused irreversible damage.

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