Enzymes

Question 1

How can enzymes lower activation energy

Answer 1

• Each enzymes gives the substrate what it needs to react faster, Electrons (pos/neg) , h or oh ions
• Enzymes have a shape that substrates fit into so perfectly, The reaction happens quicker with all the sites of the substrate mobilised , Surface Area
• the Enzymes adds physical pressure by squeezing the substrates for faster reactions

Question 2

Where does a bon competetive enzyme bind

Answer 2

Allosteric site causing the conformational change

Question 3

Difference of Binding = Competetive vs non competitive enzymes

Answer 3

comp bings temporarily, non comp binds permanantly

Question 4

Whats Vmax and Km

Answer 4

Vmax is the maximim ability of the enzyme and the reaction

Km is the affinity between enzyme and substrate

Question 5

Competitive vs jon comp enzymes in terms of Vmax and Km

Answer 5

Competitive = enzymes will lower the affinity of enzymes and thus lower km but VMAX REMAINS SAME

non competitive = does not lower affinity because some enzymes still function normally , so km remains the same, Vmax is reduced because some enzymes are useless now