9 results for “enzyme”

1. The Human Body

   Digestion

   enzymes and trillions of bacteria. A meal is made of things your body cannot use. Bread

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2. Chemistry

   The Chemistry of Life

   Enzymes speed up chemical reactions; haemoglobin carries oxygen in your blood; antibodies fight infection; keratin makes

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3. Plants & Fungi

   Photosynthesis: How Plants Eat Light

   enzyme grabs each molecule and bolts it onto a sugar already in the cell, which is then

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4. Plants & Fungi

   Carnivorous Plants

   enzymes secreted by the plant, sometimes helped by bacteria living in the fluid, dissolve its soft

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5. Chemistry

   Chemical Reactions

   enzymes. Without enzymes, digesting a meal would take years instead of hours. Why it matters Chemical

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6. Plants & Fungi

   Fungi

   enzymes into their surroundings that break down whatever is there, wood, leaves, flesh, bread, then soaking

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7. Life & Biology

   What Is Life? The Cell

   enzymes that speed up chemical reactions, the fibres that give the cell shape, the motors that

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8. The Human Body

   The Immune System

   enzymes that kill bacteria. Stomach acid sterilises food. The airways are lined with mucus that traps

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9. Life & Biology

   DNA and Genes

   enzymes unzip the helix and build a new complementary strand along each half, producing two identical

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