ENZYMES AND VITAMINS Flashcards

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1
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are usually proteins that act as a catalyst for biochemical reactions

A

ENZYMES

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2
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How many enzymes in Human Body

A

1000s

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3
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they are the most effective catalysts known

A

ENZYMES

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4
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Most enzymes are __________ proteins

A

GLOBULAR PROTEINS

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5
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few enzymes are now known to be?

A

RNA (RIBONUCLEIC ACIDS)

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6
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TRUE OR FALSE AND ANSWER THE BLANK

enzymes undergo all the reactions of proteins including ___

A

TRUE, DENATURATION

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7
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enzyme activity is dramatically affected by? (3)

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Alterations in pH
Temperature
Other protein denaturants

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8
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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

A

B. Specialized catalysts of biochemical reactions

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9
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two types of enzymes

A

SIMPLE ENZYME

CONJUGATED ENZYME

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10
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composed only of protein (amino acid chains)

A

SIMPLE ENZYME

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11
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has a non-protein part in addition to a protein part

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CONJUGATED ENZYME

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12
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protein part of a conjugated enzyme

A

Apoenzyme

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13
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is the biochemically active conjugated enzyme

A

Holoenzyme

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14
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Apoenzyme + cofactor = ?

A

Holoenzyme (conjugated enzyme)

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15
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non-protein part of a conjugated enzyme

A

Cofactor

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16
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are important for the chemically reactive enzymes

A

Cofactors

17
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are small organic molecules or inorganic ions

A

Cofactors

18
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organic molecule cofactors are also called as

A

co-enzymes or co-substrates

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