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What are the four types of inhibitors? |
Competitive reversible, Competitive irreversible, Non-competitive reversible, Non-competitive irreversible |
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What type of inhibitor is more common: competitive or non-competitive? |
competitive |
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What are the two/three things enzymes are composed of? |
Apoenzyme, Coenzyme, cofactors (somtimes) |
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What is the Apoenzyme part of an enzyme? |
Protein portion, contains the active site |
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What is the Coenzyme of an enzyme? |
Non-protein group, Many coenzymes are made of vitamins, Smaller portion than apoenzyme, Organic cofactors |
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What are cofactors in an enzyme? |
Needed to activate some enzymes, Metal ions |
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What are the Allosteric properties of an enzyme? |
The products made from substrate(s) + enzyme, binds with active site of an enzyme in the metabolic pathway; inhibits enzyme from making more products (negative feedback) OR• Products may bind with the Allosteric site, altering the enzyme so that it no longer fits with the substrate |
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Name three enzymes that end with "ase" and two that don't. |
Lipase, protease, amylase, pepsin, trypsin |
