Enzymes
Definition of a Catalyst
Speed up chemical reactions
Monomers of Proteins
Amino acids
What is the function of all Nucleic acids?
Carriers
What is chargaffs rule
Equal percentages of Adenine and Thymine, Cytosine and Guanine
What does it mean to denature an enzyme
change its shape making it unusable
Why are enzymes essential to life?
Reactions wouldn't happen fast enough to keep up with our needs
How many amino acids are there?
21
What are the three categories of Nucleic Acids
Dna, RNA, Nad+
If your DNA strand has 25% Cytosine , What percentage is Guanine?
25%'
All enzymes end in what three letters
-ase
ex:lactase
What is the name of the substance that binds to the enzyme to be edited?
substrate
Functions of Proteins? 4 functions
structural
antibodies
last resort energy'
enzymes
The monomer of nucleic acids is called
What is a nucleotide?
If your DNA strand has 17% Thymine , What percentage is Adenine ?
17%
What are the four different nitrogenous bases in Nucleic Acids
Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine, Guanine
What is the name of the location where the enzyme bonds to the substrate?
Activation site
bond in proteins
peptide
Function of NAD+
energy transport
If your DNA strand has 32% Cytosine , What percentage is Thymine?
18%
bonds in nucleic acids? 2 types
hydrogen and phosphodiester
What are the four things that can denature an enzyme.
Temp
Ph
Competitive inhibitor
Non Competitive inhibitor
What part of the amino acid change to make each of the different options?
R group
Two differences between DNA and RNA
Shape: double helix vs helix
Function: Genetic info vs protein instructions
If your DNA strand has 21% Cytosine , What percentage is of all the other bases?
G- 21%
A-29%
T-29%
RNA has one different nitrogenous base then DNA. What is the name of the different base and what does it replace
uracil and thymine