module 2•4 - enzymes

Question 1

indented area of enzyme surface with specific shape

Answer 1

active site

Question 2

chemical that speeds up the rate of reaction without being used up

Answer 2

catalyst

Question 3

the chemical reactions that take place inside living cells/organisms

Answer 3

metabolism

Question 4

molecule that is altered by a enzyme-catalysed reaction

Answer 4

substrate

Question 5

a substance that has to be present to ensure that an enzyme-catalysed reaction takes place at the appropriate rate

Answer 5

cofactor

Question 6

complex formed by the temporary binding of enzyme and substrate

Answer 6

enzyme-substrate complex

Question 7

a substance that reduces or stops a reaction

Answer 7

inhibitor

Question 8

a non protein substance that binds to an enzyme

Answer 8

cofactor

Question 9

the bonds present between an enzyme and reversible inhibitor

Answer 9

weak hydrogen and ionic

Question 10

the bonds present between an enzyme and irreversible inhibitor

Answer 10

strong covalent bonds

Question 11

a cofactor that is tightly bound to an enzyme

Answer 11

prosthetic group