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Proteins (Enzymes) Flashcards

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What shape are proteins?

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Long shapes folded numerous times for their specific surface.

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What are proteins made of?

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Long chains of Amino Acids.

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Name a purpose of proteins other than enzymes.

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Structural

In muscles proteins are interlinking.

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What are hormones made of?

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Proteins.

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Give an example of a protein that is a hormone.

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Insulin.

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What does insulin do?

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It reduces blood sugar by making the uptake of glucose in the liver faster.

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Where is insulin produced?

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The pancreas.

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What are antibodies made of?

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Proteins.

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What produces antibodies?

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White Blood Cells.

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What is an enzyme?

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A biological catalyst in the human body.

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What effect do Enzymes have on a rate of reaction?

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They increase the rate of reaction.

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What are enzymes made of?

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Long chains of amino acids.

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Are enzymes polymers?

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Yup

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What is the active site?

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Where a substrate fits into an enzyme and where reactions occur.

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What is the activation energy?

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The amount of energy needed for a reaction to take place.

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What effect do enzymes have on the Activation energy?

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They reduce it.

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What effect does temperature have on enzymes and reactions?

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It increases the rate of reaction until it passes the optimum temperature where the enzymes will begin to denature.

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What is the optimum temperature?

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The temperature where the reaction is fastest and enzymes work best.

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What is denaturing?

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When the active site of a protein changes shape and the substrate no longer fits into it.

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What is the optimum ph?

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The ph where a reaction involving enzymes works fastest.

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True or false:

All enzymes work best at a ph of 4.

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False.

Enzymes all work best at different ph’s.

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What are enzymes that work outside cells called?

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Extra cellular enzymes.

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What is digestion?

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The process of food being broken down into smaller molecules that the body can absorb.

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How does chewing food help digestion?

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It creates a larger surface area for enzymes.

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What enzyme is in saliva?

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Amylase.

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What does amylase break down?

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Starch.

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What is the product when amylase breaks food down?

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Sugars and Glucose.

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Where is Amylase produced?

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Salivary Glands

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Where is protease produced?

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The walls of the stomach.

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What does protease digest and what is the product?

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It digests proteins into amino acids.

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What Acid is in the Stomach?

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Hydrochloride Acid.

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What are the purposes of Acid in the stomach?

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It creates an optimum ph and kills Bacteria on food.

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What is the optimum ph for stomach proteins?

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Acidic.

About 2-3.

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Finish off digestion.

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Now.

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What sort of enzymes are in biological detergents?

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Protease sand Lipases.

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What is the product of Lipases?

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Glycerol and fatty acids.

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What do Lipases digest?

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Fat.

37
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What are advantages of biological detergent?

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They clean clothing better and can be used at lower washing temperatures.

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What are the disadvantages of biological detergents?

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If not rinsed off they can cause rashes on the skin and lead to irritations and allergies.

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How are enzymes used in baby food?

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Protease enzymes pre digest the food so that the baby’s digestive system can handle it.

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What sort of enzymes are used in baby food?

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Professes.

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What is isomerise used for in industry?

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Converting glucose syrup to fructose.

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Why is fructose used in slimming foods?

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Because it is very sweet and therefore less of it needs to be used.

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What enzyme turns starch into sugar syrup and why is this used in industry?

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Isomerase.

It is used because sugar is expensive and this process is cheaper.

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