Anatomy
Demands
Helpers
Matchmaker
Etc.
100
The catalytic protein that speeds up a reaction
What is an enzyme?
100
Every enzyme requires optimal t________ in order to act.
What is temperature?
100
Nonenzyme, usually organic
What are cofactors?
100
Maltose
What is maltase?
100
The cycle an enzyme completes
What is the catalytic cycle?
200
An enzyme acts as this to speed up a chemical reaction.
What is a catalyst?
200
Every enzyme requires optimal __ to act. (think pool water)
What is pH?
200
Nonenzyme, organic
What are coenzymes?
200
Sucrose
What is sucrase?
200
True/False: An enzyme catalyzes reactions by lowering the Ea barrier.
True
300
The reactant an enzyme acts on
What is a substrate?
300
Most enzymes act in pH between _ and _.
What is 6 and 8?
300
Examples of coenzymes
What are hemoglobin, NADH, and FADH2?
300
Fats or oils (lipids)
What is lipase?
300
The group of organic compounds that includes enzymes
What are proteins?
400
The region on the enzyme where the substrate binds
What is the active site?
400
Under unsatisfactory conditions, an enzyme's shape changes; this is called _________.
What is denaturation?
400
Example of a cofactor
What is FE+ in catalase?
400
Starch
What is amylase?
400
This binds to another part of an enzyme, changing the function by changing the shape
What is a noncompetitive inhibitor?
500
Where the cell synthesizes enzymes
What is the cell membrane?
500
The ideal pH for enzymes is similar to that of these vital things.
What are cells and blood?
500
Hemoglobin - organic or inorganic?
What is organic?
500
Proteins
What is pepsin?
500
This binds to the active site of an enzyme, competing with the substrate.
What is a competitive inhibitor?
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