Emzymes Flashcards

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1
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Metabolism

A

The sum of all chemical reactions in an organisms

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2
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What is sunlight capable of being absorbed by

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Cellular pigments

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3
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Eg of solar energy

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Solar energy

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4
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Cellular energy

A

The energy stores in the bonds of bio molecules

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5
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Eg cellular energy

A

Respiration

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6
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Enzymes

A

Biological catalysts made of protein

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7
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What are enzymes made in

A

Living things called biological catalysts

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8
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Catalysts

A

Speed up a reaction without being used up in the reaction

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9
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What biomolecule is in an enzyme

A

Protein

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10
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The nature of enzymes are..

A

Proteins

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11
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When are proteins made

A

When amino acids join together in ribosomes

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12
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What is it called when proteins are made when amino acids join together in ribosomes

A

Protein synthesis

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13
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What are most enzymes

A

Globular proteins

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14
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What are globular proteins

A

Folded into 3D shape

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15
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Enzymes that act in proteins are called

A

Proteases

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16
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Enzyme reactions are

A

Reversible

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17
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Catabolic enzyme

A

Breaks a complex molecule into a smaller one

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18
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Eg of catabolic reactions

A

Respiration and digestion

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19
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DNA polymerase

A

Forms and repairs DNA

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20
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DNA ligase

A

Converts simpler molecules into complex ones

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21
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What is an anabolic process in plants

A

Photosynthesis

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22
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Name two examples of anabolic reactions in plants

A

Protein synthesis and DNA

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23
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What is the substance the enzyme acts on

A

Substrate

24
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Active sight

A

Part of the enzyme that combines with the substrate

25
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The active sight is fixed to

A

Fit the substrate

26
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What happens when the substrate enters the active sight

A

It changes shape slightly

27
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What is it called when the enzyme fits precisely around the substrate

A

Induced fit model

28
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Inhibitors

A

Can prevent enzymes from working

29
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What type of enzymes do inhibitors attach to

A

Nerve transmissions

30
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What dénaturés an enzyme involved in respiration

A

Cyanide

31
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Eg of an inhibitor

A

Cyanide

32
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Beneficial inhibitors

A

Pain killers

Antibiotics

33
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Dentatured enzymes

A

Lots it’s active shape and can no longer carry out its function

34
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Bioprocessing

A

Use of enzyme controlled reactions to produce a product

35
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Eg of bioprocessing

A

Making cheese

36
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Bioreactor

A

A vessel in which living things/ their enzymes are used to make a product

37
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How do you prevent enzymes freely dissolving

A

Immobilise them

38
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Immobilised enzymes

A

Attached to each other it in an inert substance and can be used repeatedly

39
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Eg of how they are immobilised

A

Enclosed within a gel (sodium alginate)

40
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Advantage of immobilised enzymes

A

Can be reused

Cheaper

41
Q

What converts lactose to glucose

A

Lactase

42
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What converts glucose to fructose

A

Glucose isomerase

43
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What makes chemical reactions faster

A

Higher temperatures

44
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What temperature do enzymes denature

A

40 dégrées

45
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What is the optimum pH for an enzyme

A

7

46
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Pepsin pH

A

1 or 2

47
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An enzyme cannot act on

A

Only one substrate

48
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Phosphorylation

A

Thé addition of phosphate to a molecule

49
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NADP

A

Nicotinamide adénine dinucleotide phosphate

50
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Where is catalase found

A

Celery

51
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What does catalase do

A

Converts hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen

52
Q

What does washing up liquid do in an experiment

A

Breaks down cell membranes

53
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What does the volume of foam indicate

A

Activity of an enzyme

54
Q

How do you vary temperature

A

water bathS

55
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How do u keep the temperature steady

A

Use one water bath