PRELIM LESSON#1: INTRODUCTION TO ENZYMATICS Flashcards
Study of enzymes: activity of enzymes, chemical reaction they create, clinical uses
ENZYMOLOGY
○ present inside tissues and cells
○ Not common in the circulation
ENZYMES
_________ act as Biological catalysts
ENZYMES
Hasten chemical reactions
ENZYMES
___________are not consumed during the reactions
ENZYMES
__________ is not diagnostic to a certain
disease, but it is useful in specifying which organ is
affected
Enzyme testing
Enzyme + Substrate = __________
Product
_____________are categorized according to what they catalyze
Enzymes
recognizes and catalyzes a single substrate
ABSOLUTE
Recognizes and catalyzes a group of
substrates that have specific functional
groups
GROUP
Recognizes and catalyzes a group of
substrates that have a particular type of
bond
LINKAGE
Enzyme specificity has three groups
Absolute
Group
Linkage
3 NOMENCLATURE OF ENZYMES
SRE
1) Substrate + -ase
2) Reaction it catalyzes
3) Enzyme Commission Nomenclature (E.C.)
Lipid = __________
lipase
Ester = __________
esterase
Protein = ________
protease
Amylose = ___________
amylase
Lactose = ___________
lactase
Oxidation = __________
oxidase
Reduction = ___________
reductase
Hydrolysis = ___________
hydrolase
_________ = remove hydrogen atoms
Dehydrogenase
_________ = remove carboxyl groups
Decarboxylase