ENZYME Flashcards

1
Q

Characteristics of Enzymes

A

Serve as biological catalysts, increase the rate of a reaction and, Enzymes are very specific

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2
Q

names of most _____ end with the suffix

“-ase” like peptidase, lipase, and hydrolase

A

enzymes

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3
Q

a metal ion or an organic molecule

needed for an enzyme-catalyzed reaction to occur

A

cofactor

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4
Q

____ Is the cofactor (coenzyme) that oxidizes
lactate to pyruvate with the aid of the enzyme
lactate dehydrogenase

A

NAD+

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5
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______ (S) attached to the reactive site of the

______ (E) forming an ES complex

A

Substrate and enzyme

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6
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Type of Specificity

A

Absolute
Linkage
Group

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7
Q

Catalyze one type of rxn

for a single substrate

A

Absolute

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8
Q

Catalyze one type of rxn

for a single substrate

A

Group

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9
Q

Catalyze one type of rxn

for a single substrate

A

Linkage

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10
Q

_____ catalyzes only the

hydrolysis of urea

A

Urease

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11
Q

______catalyzes
the hydrolysis of peptide
bonds

A

Chymotrypsin

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12
Q

_______adds a
phosphate group to
hexoses

A

Hexokinase

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13
Q

Two Models of Specificity

A

Lock-and-key model and Induced-fit model

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14
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the active site is a rigid cavity

A

Lock-and-key model

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15
Q

the active site has a flexible

shape

A

Induced-fit model

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16
Q

Two types of Enzyme inhibition

A

Competitive Inhibition and Non-competitive Inhibition

17
Q

Interfere with active sites of the enzyme so substrate cannot bind

A

Competitive Inhibition

18
Q

Change the shape of the enzyme so it cannot bind to substrates

A

Non-competitive Inhibition

19
Q

are inactive forms of enzymes that can be converted to the active form when needed

A

Zymogens

20
Q

Drugs & Enzymes

A

Penicillin, ACE, HIV protease inhibitors

21
Q

Creatine phosphokinase

A

Heart attack

22
Q

Alkaline phosphatase

A

Liver or bone disease

23
Q

Acid phosphatase

A

Prostate cancer