Enzymes And Protiens Flashcards

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What does pepsin turn protein into?

A

Peptides

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What does the enzyme amylase do?

A

Starch_______amylase______>maltose

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What enzyme turns fats into fatty acids and glycerol?

A

Lipase

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What does catalase do?

A

Hydrogen peroxide—catalase–>

=water and oxygen

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What enzyme turns glucose into starch?

A

Potato phosphorylase

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Give 2 examples of degradation enzymes

A

Amylase
Pepsin
Catalase
Lipase

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Five an example of a synthesis enzyme?

A

Potato phosphorylase

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7
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What are enzymes used in?

A

Detergents
Cheese making
Genetic engineering

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What is meant by the term denatured?

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The active site of the enzyme has changed shape and the substrate can no longer fit into it

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9
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What are enzymes affected by?

A

Temperature and pH

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10
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What does optimum mean?

A

The condition at which something works best

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11
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What does biological detergent contain?

A

Enzymes

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12
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What is an advantage of biological detergent?

A

Removes stains better

Washes at low temperatures

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If starch is present it turns iodine solution from..

A

Orange/brown. To blue/black

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Where is pepsin found in the body?

A

In the stomach

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15
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Where are enzymes found?

A

In the cytoplasm of every living cell

16
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What is an enzyme?

A

It is a biological catalyst that speeds up the rate of reaction without being used up

17
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What are enzymes made from?

A

Protein

18
Q

What is meant by-

Enzymes are specific

A

They work on only one substrate

19
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How are enzymes specific

A

Because of the shape of their active sites

20
Q

What expression is used to describe the way the substrate fits with the active site?

A

Like lock and key