Enzymes Flashcards
Logical cattle is that speed of the rate of the biochemical reaction
Enzymes
Are biological molecules that act as catalyst in living organisms
Enzymes
Is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed or permanently altered in the process
Catalyst
Enzymes play closer role in values biological processes by facilitating and speeding of chemical reactions necessary for life
A fact
Is the region that binds of straight cofactors and prosthetic groups and contains residue that helps to hold the substance
Active site
Has a specific shape due to tertiary structure of protein
A change in the shape of protein affects the shape of active site and function of the enzyme
Active site a fact
It chooses the substrate and binds to active site
Binding site
It performs the catalytic action of enzyme
Catalytic site
Enzymesbaccelerate chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to occur this allows the productions to proceed more rapidly than they would without the enzyme
Catalysis
Enzymes are highly specific interaction meaning each enzyme catalyze is particular reaction or a group of costly related reactions this specificity is often referred to as the lock and key model where the enzymes active site fits precisely with the substrate the molecule it acts upon
Specificity
Enzymes are not consumed or changed during the reactions they catalyze after their action is complete enzymes are available to participate in further reactions
Reusability
The activity of enzymes can be regulated to control the rate of metabolic processes this regulation ensures that chemical reactions occur at the appropriate rates and under the right conditions
Regulation
Enzymes are generally proteins although some catalytic rna molecules called ribosomes also exhibit enzymes like activity
Protein nature
It speeds of the reaction by lowering the activation energy required of the reaction represents does not affect the nature and properties of end product they are highly specific interaction that is each enzyme can be utilize one surround of substrate sensitive changes ph temperature substrate concentration involving a wide range of physiological processes including digestion energy production dna replication and many others
Characteristics of enzymes
Without the enzyme is the vast majority of biochemical reactions essential for life food proceed too slowly to sustain the processes necessary for living organisms
What would happen to living things without the presence of enzyme