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What is enzyme?
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1. catalyst
2. protein 3. lower the activation energy 4. increase the rate of reaction 5. have specific shapes that match the shapes of reactants 6. activity lost if denatured 7. may be simple proteins or complex 8. cofactors such as metal ions or organic |
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How do you name enzymes?
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1. end in -ase
2. identifies a reacting substance -sucrase - reacts sucrose -lipase - reacts lipid 3. describe function of enzyme -oxidase - catalyzeds oxidation -hydrolase - catalyzes hydrolysis 4. common names of digestion enzymes still end -in (pepsin, trypsin |
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What happens in enzyme action?
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1. enzyme must bind to a substrate
2. enzyme substrate forms 3. substrate react to form product 4. product released |
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What is active site?
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an enzyme binds a substrate in a region
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slide 14
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What is the induced fit model?
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1. flexible, not rigid
2. adjust shape to bind substrate 3. increase range of substrate specificity 4. shape changes improve catalyses during reaction |
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