Module 5: Microbial Metabolism Flashcards
What process is known as degradation?
Catabolism
What process is known as biosynthesis?
Anabolism
What type of reaction is hydrolysis categorized as?
Catabolism and exergonic
What type of reaction is dehydration synthesis categorized as?
Anabolism and endergonic
How do enzymes speed up chemical reactions?
By lowering activation energy
What type of molecules are enzymes?
Proteins
What molecules bind to the active site of an enzyme?
Substrates
How are enzymes named?
The substrate they bind with or the reaction they catalyze
What are the enzyme, coenzyme and substrate collectively known as?
Holoenzyme
What part of the holoenzyme is inactive?
Apoenzyme
What part of the holoenzyme is the activator?
Coenzyme
What factor can increase enzyme activity?
Temperature
What is the point at which enzyme and substrate are at maximum functioning capacity but could not get any better?
Saturation point
What type of inhibitors bind at the same site that the substrate would?
Competitive inhibitors
What type of inhibitors bind at the allosteric site?
Non-competitive inhibitors
