Ritchie Valens. Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 â February 3, 1959), known as Ritchie Valens, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. A rock & roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens' recording career lasted eight months, as it abruptly ended when he died in a plane crash.
Why do enzymes in our stomach work best at a pH of 7? Actually the pH of the stomach very acid relative to pH 7 (between pH 1-4). An acidic stomach is optimal for the breaking of hydrogen bonds that makes up the complex compoundsâ¦ in the food we ingest, like proteins.
Why does optimum pH promote enzyme activity? A variation in temperature as little as 1 or 2 degrees Celsius can increase an enzyme-catalyzed reaction rate by 10 to 20 percent. Raising the temperature 10 degrees increases the activity rate of most enzymes by 50 to 100 percent. There is an exception is when temperatures reach a certain threshold above the optimal temperature level.