Enzymes Flashcards
1
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Enzyme
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organic compounds- catalyst in living organisms
2
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Pepsin
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catalyses hydrolysis of protein ->polypeptide
3
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Rennin
A
catalyses curdling (coagulating) of milk
4
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Trypsin
A
catalyses hydrolysis of polypeptide -> smaller peptide
5
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Erepsin
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catalyses hydrolysis of dipeptide -> amino acids
6
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Factors that influence enzymatic activity
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pH value; temperature; concentration of substrate; concentration of enzyme
7
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intracellular enzyme
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(enzyme) synthesised inside cell and catalyses chem. reaction inside its own cell
8
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extracellular enzyme
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(enzyme) synthesised inside cell but catalyses chem. reaction outside its own cell
