enzymes Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

biological catalysts that speeds up chemical reaction by lowering activation energy

A

enzymes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

suffix for enzymes

A

-ase

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

composition of enzyme

A

cofactor/coenzyme, apoenzyme, active site, and substrate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

activates apoenzyme

A

coenzyme/cofactor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

vitamin derivative

A

coenzyme

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

mineral derivative

A

cofactor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

inactive for of enzyme

A

apoenzyme

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

apoenzyme and cofactor/coenzyme

A

holoenzyme

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

site where substrate will bind

A

active site

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

molecule which enzyme will act upon

A

substrate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

according to this model, enzymes will only act upon a specific substrate

A

lock and key model

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

according to this, an enzyme molds itself to the shape of a molecule with a proper substrate

A

induced fit theory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

factors affecting enzyme reactions

A

pH, temperature, and substrate concentration

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

enzyme’s certain temperature

A

optimal temperature

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

how does pH affect enzymes

A

change in pH slows enzyme activity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

amount of energy required for an enzyme to proceed

A

activation energy

17
Q

peak of required activation energy

A

transition state

18
Q
A