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.
Enzymes speed up chemical reactions by lowering activation rates. In general, the lower amount of activation energy that a potential reaction has, the faster the rate of reaction will be. Enzymes change shape during the reaction process, which allows them to efficiently reduce activation rates. Continue Reading.