Enzyme Action Flashcards

1
Q

What does a catalyst do ?

A

A catalyst speeds up the rate of chemical reactions and remains unchanged at the end of the reaction.

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2
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Since catalysts remain unchanged at the end of the reaction, what does this mean?

A

They can be used again

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3
Q

What is a biological catalyst also known as?

A

enzymes

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4
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How do biological catalysts speed up the rate of the reaction?

A

By lowering the energy input for a reaction to proceed.

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5
Q

What is the substance that an enzyme acts on called?

A

substrate

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6
Q

During the reaction, what is formed?

A

enzyme-substrate complex

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7
Q

What is the substance left behind at the end of the reaction called?

A

product

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8
Q

What is the substrate complementary to?

A

active site

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9
Q

What determines the shape of the active site?

A

sequence of amino acids

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10
Q

What happens to the shape of the enzyme when the substrate becomes bound to the active site?

A

changes shape, giving close fit between enzyme and substrate.

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11
Q

What happens after the substrate becomes bound to the active site?

A

substrate is broken down into end products

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12
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What happens to the shape of the enzyme once the end products have been released?

A

returns back to original shape

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13
Q

What is the name given when complex molecules are broken down into simpler ones?

A

degradation (breakdown)

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14
Q

What is the name given when simple molecules are broken down into complex ones?

A

synthesis (build-up)

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15
Q

What enzyme is specific to the substrate hydrogen peroxide?

A

catalase

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16
Q

What type of reaction is there for hydrogen peroxide using catalase?

A

degradation

17
Q

What are the products of the degradation of hydrogen peroxide?

A

oxygen and water

18
Q

What enzyme is specific to the substrate starch?

19
Q

What type of reaction is there for starch using amylase?

A

degradation

20
Q

What are the products of the degradation of starch?

21
Q

What enzyme is specific to the substrate glucose-1-phosphate?

A

phosphorylase

22
Q

What type of reaction is there for glucose-1-phosphate using phosphorylase?

23
Q

What are the products of the synthesis of glucose-1-phosphate?

24
Q

What is the optimum temperature for the enzyme catalase ?

25
What name is given when an enzymes active site has changed shape?
denatured
26
Why might an enzyme become denatured?
At high temperatures once it has past its optimum.
27
What does an enzyme have in terms of the effect of pH?
different working range
28
How can we find the optimum pH for each enzyme?
In the middle of its working range
29
What do most enzymes work best at?(pH)
pH 7
30
What will happen to the enzyme if they are in a strong acid or alkali?
become denatured