AP Bio Chapter 8 Part 3 Flashcards
What does a catalyst do to a reaction
Lowers the activation energy of a reaction
Reusable because it doesn’t participate
Catalyst
Any substances that increases the rate of a reaction that doe snit participate in the reaction
What are enzymes used by and what can they do
Biological systems, build up or break down (endergonic EXERgonic)
How is activation energy shown in graphs
Reactions to the top of the hump
What do enzymes mostly consist of
Protein and some RNA
What is another word for an enzyme
A biological catalyst
“Ase”
A common nomenclature suffix for enzymes
What does the prefix of an enzyme usually refer to
An enzyme’s substrate
What do enzymes interact with
Reactants (substrates)
What do enzymes cause the braking and formation of chemical bonds to be
More energetically favorable
Where is the enzymes work localized in
The activation site in the enzyme
Generally how many enzymes per reaction
1, it must fit perfectly
What part fits into the active site
Substrate
What in the enzyme determines shape, charge etc
Primary structure in enzyme
What is the whole enzyme thing called
Enzyme substrate complex
