Enzyme

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what is an enzyme?
a biological catalyst for metabolic reactions
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does an enzyme speed up or slow down a reaction?
speed up
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what is a metabolism
the sum of thousands of biochemical reactions in the body
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do enzymes increase or decrease the activation energy needed for a reaction to occur?
decrease
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is the lock and key theory more or less detailed than the induced fit model
less
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what does the induced model help us to understand about enzymes?
explains why enzymes are so specific
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what does the induced fit model show that the lock and key theory doesn't
that the enzyme-substrate complex changes shape to make an exact fit
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how is the enzymes active site described when compared to a substrate
complementary
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what structure is related to the enzymes properties?
tertiary
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what does an active site ensure?
that only one specific substrate can fit into the enzyme
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what term is used to describe an enzyme that acts outside of cells?
extracellular
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what would happen if a mutation occured in the structure of the enzyme
the active site could change shape and so the substrate would no longer fit
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name one way that rate of reaction can be measured
how fast the substrate is broken down
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name another way that rate of reaction is measured
how fast the product is made
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how does temperature affect rate of reaction
it can denature the enzymes
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what is the point called whe the factor no longer is beneficial to the enzyme
optimum temperature/pH
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what is the optimum temperature for most human enzymes
37
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do different enzymes have different optimum temperatures?
yes
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what pH do most human enzymes work best at?
7
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what part of the enzyme could be damaged by pH
the hydrogen and ionic bonds
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what is the point called when the effect of substrate concentration is no longer a factor
saturation point
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does a competitive inhibitor attach to the active site or to the enzyme body
active site
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why can a competitive inhibitor bind to the active site
because it is a similar shape to the substrate
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how can the effects of a competitive inhibitor be reversed?
by adding more substrate
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does a competitive inhibitor increase or decrease the rate of reaction
decrease, but not dramatically
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will increasing the substrate concentration increase or decrease the effect of the non-competitive inhibitor
it will have no effect
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does a non-competitive inhibitor increase or decrease the rate of reaction
decrease dramatically
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