This holds one strand of DNA against the other in the double helix
What is hydrogen bonding
A tetramer is a structure formed from this type of protein bonding
What is quarternary
Enzymes and substrates bind in this specific area prior to the start of any reaction.
What is active site
a) DNA composed predominantly of AT bases or
b) DNA composed predominantly of GC bases
What is DNA composed predominantly of GC bases
The formation of these two components constitutes the secondary structure of a protein.
What are alpha helices and beta sheets?
This enzyme helps with the catalysis of starch.
What is amylase
These two bases are purines
What are guanine and adenine
This type of bonding is found in disulfide bridges.
What is covalent bonding?
An enzyme that joins the ends of two nucleic acids.
What is ligase?
This base is only present in RNA
What is uracil
Amino acids bind to one another via this type of bond.
What are peptide bonds?
These two conditions can act as limiting factors for enzyme activity.
What are the temperature and concentration of the enzyme?
A pentose sugar is a general property found in both RNA and DNA. These are found in ______.
What is nucleoside in DNA and nucleotide in RNA
Three of these bonds are present in tertiary bonding in amino acids.
What are hydrophobic bonds, ionic bonds, and disulfide bonds?
Catalysts are different from enzymes because _______
What are catalysts are no used up in the reaction and remain unchanged