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22 Cards in this Set
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what powers life and provides the energy needed for chemical reactions
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atp
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how many reactions can catalyst give
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very specific one reaction
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once an enzyme give the reactions, does it change
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no
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an enzyme is inorganic or organic catalyst
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organic
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what are the reactants called in an enzymatically catalyzed reation
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substrates
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a competative inhibitor does what
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it can bond to the enzyme just like the substrate because of similar structure
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noncompetitive inhibitor
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binds to a site on the enzyme that is no the active site
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what does an irreversible inhibitor do
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bonds with amino acid active site which prevents catalysis
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what type of bond is an irreversible inhibitor
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covalent
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why can a non competative inhibitor prevent reaction
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it binds to a non active site causing a distrortion in the
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what do enzyme inhibitors do
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disrupt normal interactions between an enzyme and its substrate
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how can competative inhibitors be overcome
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by adding more substrate
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how can irreversible enzymes be overcome
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by adding more enzyme
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the active site of an enzyme is the region that
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is involved with the catalytic reaction of enzyme
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an enzyme is what when it loses its native conformation and its biological activity
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denatured
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what binds to an enzyme playing a role in catalysis
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cofactors
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examples of cofactors
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vitamins
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what is it called when an enzyme and substrate is aligned perfectedly
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enzyme substrate complex
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where does a substrate bind to
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an active site
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where does the reaction occur in enzymes
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active site
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what is a reactant also called
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a substrate
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can enzymes raise the temperature of anything
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no
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