enzyme kinetics

Question 1

enzyme proteins are almost always ______ proteins

Answer 1

globular

Question 2

three major structural families of enzymes

Answer 2

protein kinases
chromotypsins
ABC cassette

Question 3

enzymes almost always have a _________________ to _________________

Answer 3

physical depressions/pockets/groove, to accommodate one or more substances

Question 4

substrates bind to specific

Answer 4

active sites

Question 5

enzyme active sites often contain _________, _________, ________

Answer 5

weak acids (D, E), weak bases (R, K), nucleophiles

Question 6

amino acids that can function as nucleophiles

Answer 6

serine
threonine
tyrosine
lysine
histidine
cysteine

Question 7

enzyme cofactors

Answer 7

helpers

Question 8

types of reactions catalyzed by enzymes

Answer 8

addition reactions
elimination reactions
substitution reactions
oxidation reduction reactions

Question 9

classes of enzymes

Answer 9

oxidoreductases
transferases
hydrolases
lyases
isomerases
ligases

Question 10

oxidoreductases

Answer 10

oxidation-reduction reactions

Question 11

transferases

Answer 11

substitution reactions

Question 12

hydrolases

Answer 12

substitution reactions

Question 13

lyases

Answer 13

addition reactions

Question 14

isomerases

Answer 14

substitution reactions

Question 15

ligases

Answer 15

addition reactions

Question 16

1st order reaction

Question 17

factors that affect a chemical reaction

Answer 17

frequency of collisions
energy of average collision
success of the average collision

Question 18

how do enzymes impact activation energy

Answer 18

lower