Enzymes Flashcards

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Describe what an enzyme is

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Enzymes are biological catalysts. They speed up reactions without being used up, enzymes are high specific and only catalyse one reaction
Globular proteins with a region called a active site

Enzymes can be intracellular or extra cellular

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What affect do enzyme have on activation energy?

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They lower the activation energy needed for a reaction to take place at the kind of temperatures found inside organisms

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Describe the lock and key model

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  1. Substrate collides with the active site of an enzyme. The substrate must be complementary shape to the enzymes active site in order to fit
  2. An enzyme- substrate complex forms as the reaction take place due to lowered activation energy. An enzyme product complex is formed
  3. The enzyme modifies the substrate forming the product which is then released from active site
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Describe the induced fit theory

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The substrate molecules bind with the active site and the active site is thought to change shape slightly. This is called the induced fit hypothesis

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Initial rate of reaction equation

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Amount of product mg/ time taken to produce

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Temperature Coefficient Q10 equation

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Rate of reaction at (T+10)oC/ rate of reaction at T

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What is a competitive inhibitor

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These are similar in shape to the substrate or the complementary shape to the active site and bind to the active site, preventing the substrate from binding

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What is a Non competitive inhibitor

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Do not bind to the active site but with the allosteric site, which changes the shape of the active site so normal substrate cannot bind

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What is a co factor?

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Some enzymes will only function if another non- protein substance is present

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