Proteins And Enzymes Flashcards
1
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Enzymes
A
Catalyst chemical reactions in a cell
2
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Hormones
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Chemicals that act as messengers and affect how living things develop and behave
3
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Antibodies
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Large molecules that help defend against affections
4
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Haemoglobin
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Transport oxygen in the bloodstream
5
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Where do the enzyme and substrate meet?
A
The active site
6
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Denatured
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When the change of a structure and function is irreversible.
7
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Receptors
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Sites where specific chemicals can attach to a cell and provide the cell signal E.G. hormones or can aid nerve transmission
8
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Properties of enzymes
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- non living protein that is found in living cells
- Biological catalysts that speed up cellular reactions
- remain unchanged by the reaction so can be reused
9
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What is the substance produced as a result of enzyme action?
A
The Product
10
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Specificity
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Is the enzymes to catalyse a specific set of chemical reactions
