Enzymes and Factors that Affect Enzyme Activity Flashcards
Provide energy for the maintenance of life-support systems of the organism
metabolic processes
metabolic process consists of degrading chemical compounds of ____ to products with ___
relatively high potential energy
relatively low potential energy
example of degradation is glucose to
CO2 and H2O
the energy evolved is
collected
stored
utilized by cell for growth
reproduction
synthesis
repair of cellular materials
this degradation process is made possible by the presence of catalytic substances called
enzymes
they alter the energy of activation
catalysts
increasing the energy of activation
decreases the rate of reaction (negative catalysis)
decreasing the energy of activation
increases the rate of reaction (positive catalysis)
are complex organic substances produced by an organism to alter the rate of biochemical reactions that take place in the cell.
enzymes
true or false: enzymes show high degree of specificity
true. only one kind of reaction for one kind of substrate
the hydrolysis of sucrose is catalyzed by
invertase (acts only in sucrose, not other disaccharides)
true/false. HCl, in vitro, will hydrolyze a number of disaccharides and even polysaccharides
true. no specificity since not enzyme
an enzyme derived from potatoes and which detoxifies peroxides produced in the body from the metabolism of amino acids
catalase
factors that denature proteins
- extremes of pH and temperature
- metal and non-metal ions
- presence of alkaloidal reagents
- enzyme and substrate concentration
Procedure I. A Preparation of enzyme materials/reagents/process
- Potato peel
- add 50 mL water (stand for 10 mins)
- strain through cheesecloth
- get 5 mL of the filtrate
- mix with 5 mL of 6% H2O2