Enzymes and Inhibitors

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Define Activation energy
Min amount of energy required to start reaction
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Rate of reaction depends on?
Frequency of the reactants colliding, Energy of reactants
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Define enzyme
Biological catalyst
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Reactants are referred to as?
Substrates
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Active site is located where/
Enzyme
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What holds enzyme substrate complex together
Bonds and electrical attraction.
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Define induced fit
Enzyme changes shape when binding to substrate
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What is a prosthetic group?
Non amino acid groups bound to enzymes
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What is a cofactor?
Inorganic ions
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Coenzyme definition
A small molecule containing carbon, bound permanently to enzyme
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Maximum rate means....
that all enzymes are bound to substrate
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Inhibitor definition
Molecule that binds to enzyme to reduce rate of reaction.
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Examples of permanent irreversible inhibition
DIPF or nerve gas, blocking nerve transmission.
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How does competitive inhibition work?
Substrates compete with inhibitor for binding site
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How does non -competitive inhibition work?
Binds to a different site altering the active site shape prevents enzyme substrate complexes, if they bind not much product is produced.
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What is an isoenzymes
enzyme which catalyse same reaction but different properties
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When is isoenzymes used
For an organism to adjust to temp changes
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Active site is located where/

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