Energy Flashcards
Energy
the ability to do work
Products
molecules at the end of the reaction
Feedback Inhibition
a form of enzyme inhibition where the product of a reaction acts as a repressor
Activation Energy
all chemical reactions require an initial input of energy
Kinetic Energy
energy in motion
Two Types of Energy
- kinetic
- potential
Entropy
orderliness/disorder
candy bar/ how your body uses it
Activation Energy works by….
destabilizing existing chemical bonds
Activators
change the shape of the enzyme so that it can bind substrate
Radiation
- space
- through empty space by radiation
- sun to Earth, stove surface
Enzyme pH range
enzymes work best within 6-8 pH range
*exception: stomach enzymes
Biochemical Pathway
- catalyzed reactions can occur in a sequence
- the product of one reaction is the substrate of the next and so on until a final product is made
Enzyme Binding Site
surface of reactant where enzyme binds
Decomposition Reaction
- break bond
- AB —> A + B
- energy releases (exergonic)
Non-competitive Inhibition
inhibitor binds to allosteric site and changes shape so substrate can’t bind
Chemical Reaction
making or breaking chemical bond
Reactants
starting molecules of a reaction
Catalysis
reactions become more spontaneous if the activation energy is lowered
Heat
a form of energy associated with the motion of atoms or molecules
Endergonic
- not spontaneous
- products have more energy than reactants
Allosteric Enzymes
- separate site on enzyme to bind (allosteric site)
- affected by binding of signal molecules
Does heat rise?
NO, warm air rises
All energy can be converted to…..
heat
2nd Law of Thermodynamics
- amount of disorder (entropy) is increasing in the universe
- increasing disorder means energy is spontaneously going from potential to heat energy
- clean house naturally becomes dirty, so need to use energy to reclean