Growth Conditions Flashcards
What aspect of metabolism do you think limits where bacteria can grow?
Enzymes
Factors influencing growth
Temp, ph
If temp is cold how do enzymatic reactions function
Slows down
If temp is hot what happens to enzyme structures
Enzyme structure breaks and loses function. This is called denaturing
What is denaturation
Unfolding/breaking of a protein
Can denaturing happen to enzymes
Yes
How does denaturing happen in enzymes
Distorts active site making it incompatible to substrate
Function of an enzyme
Assemble/ breaks things down
What is the target of an enzyme called
Active site
What is the final output of an enzyme called
Products
Organism that is most medically important in terms of growing in temp
Mesophile grows at like 39°
How many degrees is psychrophile
4°
How many degrees is Thermophile max
60°
Hyperthermophile max
88°
Can ph influence protein functions
Yes
Change in ph can do what to an active site
Change the shape
Pepsin (a stomach enzyme) functions best at low or high ph
Low
How do these factors influence the ability for a microbe to grow?
Can be denatured if ph or heat is too high
What was osmotic pressure used for in terms of food
Preservation
How can people control microbial growth
Oxygen, osmotic pressure, light, barometric pressure