Emzymes Flashcards
Metabolism
The sum of all chemical reactions in an organisms
What is sunlight capable of being absorbed by
Cellular pigments
Eg of solar energy
Solar energy
Cellular energy
The energy stores in the bonds of bio molecules
Eg cellular energy
Respiration
Enzymes
Biological catalysts made of protein
What are enzymes made in
Living things called biological catalysts
Catalysts
Speed up a reaction without being used up in the reaction
What biomolecule is in an enzyme
Protein
The nature of enzymes are..
Proteins
When are proteins made
When amino acids join together in ribosomes
What is it called when proteins are made when amino acids join together in ribosomes
Protein synthesis
What are most enzymes
Globular proteins
What are globular proteins
Folded into 3D shape
Enzymes that act in proteins are called
Proteases
Enzyme reactions are
Reversible
Catabolic enzyme
Breaks a complex molecule into a smaller one
Eg of catabolic reactions
Respiration and digestion
DNA polymerase
Forms and repairs DNA
DNA ligase
Converts simpler molecules into complex ones
What is an anabolic process in plants
Photosynthesis
Name two examples of anabolic reactions in plants
Protein synthesis and DNA