ENZYMES AND VITAMINS Flashcards
are usually proteins that act as a catalyst for biochemical reactions
ENZYMES
How many enzymes in Human Body
1000s
they are the most effective catalysts known
ENZYMES
Most enzymes are __________ proteins
GLOBULAR PROTEINS
few enzymes are now known to be?
RNA (RIBONUCLEIC ACIDS)
TRUE OR FALSE AND ANSWER THE BLANK
enzymes undergo all the reactions of proteins including ___
TRUE, DENATURATION
enzyme activity is dramatically affected by? (3)
Alterations in pH
Temperature
Other protein denaturants
What are enzymes?
a. Cofactors that carry functional groups during biological synthesis
b. Specialized catalysts of biochemical reactions
c. Structural components of cell membranes
d. Both a and b
B. Specialized catalysts of biochemical reactions
two types of enzymes
SIMPLE ENZYME
CONJUGATED ENZYME
composed only of protein (amino acid chains)
SIMPLE ENZYME
has a non-protein part in addition to a protein part
CONJUGATED ENZYME
protein part of a conjugated enzyme
Apoenzyme
is the biochemically active conjugated enzyme
Holoenzyme
Apoenzyme + cofactor = ?
Holoenzyme (conjugated enzyme)
non-protein part of a conjugated enzyme
Cofactor