7. Chemical reactions are reversible, however enzymes can
catalyze a reaction reversibly or irreversibly. Document each...
7. Chemical reactions are reversible, however enzymes can
catalyze a reaction reversibly or irreversibly. Document each of
these characteristics through graphic examples
Enzymes catalyze chemical reactions by
Altering the equilibrium point of a reaction
Making a non-spontaneous reaction spontaneous
Stabilizing the transition state
Being used up in the chemical reaction
Disulfide bridges are formed by
Cysteine side chains hydrogen-bonded
Methionine side chains covalently bonded
Cysteine side chains covalently bonded
Methionine side chains hydrogen-bonded
DNA is a polymer of ______ while proteins are polymers of
_______
Glucose, acetyl-CoA
Nucleotide, amino acids
Nucleotides, fatty acids
Sugars, amino acids
Theory of enzymes:
True or False:
___ Enzymes catalyze reactions by increasing the reaction free
energy
___ Enzyme are remarkable for their substrate specificity.
___ Enzyme can convert light energy into chemical or mechanical
energy
___ Catalytic residues in enzymes can include amino acid side
chains, RNA bases, and other organic cofactors
___ Michaelis-Menten kinetic theory only applies to enzymes with
single substrates
___ Enzymes bind transition-state analogs more tightly than
substrates
___ At high substrate concentration, reactions are rare-limited...
Explain whether acid can catalyze each of the following
reactions; i.e., whether the reaction is faster at (pH lower than
7) than at pH 7:
1. Conversion of asparagine to aspartic and isoaspartic acid in
peptides.
2. Conversion of aspartic acid to isoaspartic acid in
peptides.
3. Cleavage of the peptide backbone at the aspartic acid
residue.
Many proteins are enzymes (they catalyze reactions). Thus, it is
necessary to review how reactions take place. Reduced organic
compounds tend to contain stored energy in C–H bonds. As a general
rule, the greater the number of C–H bonds, the greater the amount
of potential energy stored in the molecule. Answer each question in
the chart as it relates to the two reactions shown at the top. Be
sure to be prepared to explain the reasoning behind your
answers.
Reaction...
Describe two enzymes important for vision. What are the
reactions that catalyze (no structures are necessary) and how do
they contribute to the vision process?
1)Which of the following is true of enzyme characteristics? (a)
enzymes catalyze reactions when a substrate binds to the allosteric
site (b) enzymes catalyze reactions by increasing the activation
energy (c) enzymes do not exhibit specificity and a single enzyme
can catalyze various different reactions (d) enzymes lower the
activation energy of specific reactions, speeding up the reaction
rate
2) Microbial growth is measured by what parameter? (a) increased
cell size (b) increased size of cellular components (c) increase in...
How do enzymes increase rates of biochemical reactions?
What are the three classes of reversible inhibitors? Briefly
describe them and their effects on apparent Km and Vmax.