AQA GCSE Biology · 8461
Specification 4.2.2.1, 4.4.1.2 · Paper 1
A change to a protein’s three-dimensional shape, including its active site, so that it can no longer perform its normal function.
Revise: The Mechanism and Factors of Enzyme ActionFewer complexes form and the rate falls rapidly. This loss of shape and function is denaturation; at sufficiently high temperatures, the enzyme-controlled reaction may stop.
- Revise: Factors Affecting the Rate of Photosynthesis
The permanent change in an enzyme's shape at high temperature, including a change to its active site.