9 Flashcards
Are organic catalyst produced by living
organisms.
ENZYMES
They are themselves lifeless.
ENZYMES
Often occur in combination with inorganic
and organic substances that have an
important part in the catalytic action.
ENZYMES
non-protein organic compounds
COENZYMES
inorganic ions
ACTIVATORS
Names used to designate ensumes , usually end in___ or ___
ASE or IN
Are colloids and are soluble in water, diluted alcohol but are precipitated by concentrated alcohol.
ENZYMES
Most acts best at temperature between ____ and ____, temperature above ____ especially in the presence of moisture, usually completely destroy them.
35°C and 40°C, 65 °C
Certain heavy metals, formaldehyde and free iodine retard the enzymes activity.
ENZYMES
Major classes of enzymes
• OXIDOREDUCTASES
• TRANSFERASES
• HYDROLASES
• LIGASES
• LYASES
• ISOMERASES
Trivial Name :
Esterases
• CELLULASE
• DIASTASE
• GLUCOLURONIDASE
• HYALURODINASE
• INVERTASE
• MALTASE
Trivial Names:
Nucleases
• RIBONUCLEASE
• DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE
• NUCLEOPHOSPHATASE
Trivial Names:
Nuclein Diaminases
• ADENASE
• ADENOSINE DEAMINASE
Trivial Names:
Amidases
• ARGINASE
• UREASE
Trivial Names:
Proteolytic Enzymes
• PAPAIN
• PEPSIN
• TRYPSIN
• CHYMOTRYPSIN
• FIBRINOLYSIN
Important Enzymes
• AMYLOLYTIC ENZYMES
• ESTERASES
• PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES
• OXIDIZING ENZYMES
Trivial Names
• ESTERASES
• NUCLEASES
• NUCLEIN DIAMINASES
• AMIDASES
• PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES
Salivary diastase
PTYALIN
Pancreatic juice
AMYLOPSIN
Found in digestive tract of animals
AMYLOPSIN
Examples of Diastase and Amylase
• PTYALIN
• AMYLOPSIN
Germination of barley grains
MALT DIASTASE
Convert starch into maltose
MALT DIASTASE
Found in the yeast and in the intestinal juice.
INVERTASE or SUCRASE