ENZYME Flashcards
Characteristics of Enzymes
Serve as biological catalysts, increase the rate of a reaction and, Enzymes are very specific
names of most _____ end with the suffix
“-ase” like peptidase, lipase, and hydrolase
enzymes
a metal ion or an organic molecule
needed for an enzyme-catalyzed reaction to occur
cofactor
____ Is the cofactor (coenzyme) that oxidizes
lactate to pyruvate with the aid of the enzyme
lactate dehydrogenase
NAD+
______ (S) attached to the reactive site of the
______ (E) forming an ES complex
Substrate and enzyme
Type of Specificity
Absolute
Linkage
Group
Catalyze one type of rxn
for a single substrate
Absolute
Catalyze one type of rxn
for a single substrate
Group
Catalyze one type of rxn
for a single substrate
Linkage
_____ catalyzes only the
hydrolysis of urea
Urease
______catalyzes
the hydrolysis of peptide
bonds
Chymotrypsin
_______adds a
phosphate group to
hexoses
Hexokinase
Two Models of Specificity
Lock-and-key model and Induced-fit model
the active site is a rigid cavity
Lock-and-key model
the active site has a flexible
shape
Induced-fit model