Enzymes
What is the place on an enzyme where the substrate binds called?
The active site.
Which type of inhibition works at the active site?
Competitive inhibition
Releasing energy by breaking down complex molecule into simple compounds.
Catabolic Pathways
What is the place on an enzyme where the substrate binds called?
It is called the active site.
The binding of an inhibitor stabilizes which form of the enzyme the inactive or active form?
The inactive form.
Consume energy to build complex molecules from simpler ones.
Anabolic Pathways
What are enzymes made of?
Enzyme are made of proteins.
Irreversible inhibitors form strong ______ bonds with an enzyme.
Covalent
The totality of all the chemical reactions and processes that occur in a living organism.
Metabolism
How does pH affect enzyme activity?
Each enzyme works best at a specific optimum pH; too high or too low pH can denature the enzyme.
Stabilizes the enzyme allowing a certain amount of substrates.
Allosteric Regulator
What happens when an enzymatic reaction is said to be saturated?
The enzymes active site are occupied.
Alkaliphile is an enzyme that works best around 10-11 pH. What word would describe this enzyme?
Basic
How does feedback inhibition prevent a cell from wasting chemical resources?
By synthesizing more product than is needed.
What is the term for an exergonic reaction powering an endergonic reaction?
Energy coupling