Unit 1 (Part 5) Flashcards
Energy
Capacity to do work.
Kinetic Energy
Energy of motion.
Potential Energy
Energy stored by matter.
Chemical Energy
Exergonic, Endergonic, Coupled reaction.
Exergonic
Reactants have more energy than product.
Endergonic
Energy is absorbed.
Coupled reaction
Exergonic reaction provides energy to drive endergonic reaction.
ATP
Energy carrier.
Enzymes
catalytic protein.
Activation Energy
energy needed to break bonds.
Active site
Where enzymes bond to substrate, shape of active site is specific.
Enzyme inhibitor
competitive, Non-competitive
competitive inhibitor
Inhibitors that binds to active sight.
Non-competitive inhibitors
Inhibitors that bind to other part of enzyme and prevents substrate from binding.
Allosteric regulation
Enzymes composed of sub units with their own active sights, It stabilizes enzymes as active or inactive.
