Chapter 8: An Introduction to Metabolism Flashcards
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Activation energy
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Amount of energy it takes to start a reaction
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Enzymes
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Macromolecules that are biological catalysts
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Active site
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Part of enzyme that binds to substrate
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Substrate
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The reactant that the enzyme acts on
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Products
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What substrates are converted into
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Competitive inhibitors
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Reversible inhibitors that compete with the substrate for the active site on the enzyme
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Noncompetitive inhibitors
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Do not directly compete with the substrate molecule; instead, they impede enzyme activity by binding to another part of the enzyme
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Apoptosis
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A program of controlled cell suicide
