BIOC 203 Enzymology Course Criteria and Contents

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What did the Vitalists maintain about organic compounds and living cells?

Organic compounds can be made only by living cells (correct)

Non-living cells are essential for organic compound production

Organic compounds can be made by non-living cells

Living cells cannot produce organic compounds

What is the word enzyme derived from?

French word meaning 'biological reaction'

Latin word meaning 'catalyst'

German word meaning 'fermentation'

Greek word meaning 'in yeast' (correct)

According to Mechanists, what catalyzes the reactions of fermentation in yeast cells?

Intact yeast cells

Enzymes in yeast cells (correct)

Organic compounds in yeast cells

Fermentation catalysts

What did scientists study in the late 1800s related to the fermentation of sugars?

Fermentation of sugars by yeast cells Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of BIOC 203 Enzymology & Tissue chemistry course?

Enzyme classification and nomenclature Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the word 'enzyme' in its etymological origin?

Derived from a Greek word meaning 'in yeast' Signup and view all the answers

What were Vitalists' beliefs regarding the need for intact cells in the fermentation of sugars?

Vitalists believed that intact cells were essential for fermentation Signup and view all the answers

What did scientists study in the late 1800s related to the fermentation of sugars?

The role of enzymes in yeast cells during fermentation Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of BIOC 203 Enzymology & Tissue chemistry course?

Factors affecting enzyme activity Signup and view all the answers

What did Mechanists claim about the reactions of fermentation in yeast cells?

Enzymes in yeast cells catalyze the reactions of fermentation Signup and view all the answers

Enzymes are biological ______ that speed up chemical reactions

catalysts Signup and view all the answers

Enzymes are specific in their actions and can only catalyze a ______ reaction

specific Signup and view all the answers

The word 'enzyme' is derived from a Greek word meaning 'in ______'

yeast Signup and view all the answers

Enzymes have an active center and an ______ site

allosteric Signup and view all the answers

Enzyme inhibitors are molecules that bind to enzymes and decrease their ______

activity Signup and view all the answers

Enzymes are specific in their actions and can only catalyze one type of reaction

True Signup and view all the answers

Enzymes can function both inside and outside of cells

False Signup and view all the answers

Isoenzymes have different amino acid sequences but catalyze the same reaction

True Signup and view all the answers

The Michaelis-Menten equation describes the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction

True Signup and view all the answers

Coenzymes are small organic molecules that are necessary for enzyme activity

True Signup and view all the answers

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What did the Vitalists maintain about organic compounds and living cells?

What is the word enzyme derived from?

According to Mechanists, what catalyzes the reactions of fermentation in yeast cells?

What did scientists study in the late 1800s related to the fermentation of sugars?

What is the main focus of BIOC 203 Enzymology & Tissue chemistry course?

Which of the following best describes the word 'enzyme' in its etymological origin?

What were Vitalists' beliefs regarding the need for intact cells in the fermentation of sugars?

What did scientists study in the late 1800s related to the fermentation of sugars?

What is the main focus of BIOC 203 Enzymology & Tissue chemistry course?

What did Mechanists claim about the reactions of fermentation in yeast cells?

Enzymes are biological ______ that speed up chemical reactions

Enzymes are specific in their actions and can only catalyze a ______ reaction

The word 'enzyme' is derived from a Greek word meaning 'in ______'

Enzymes have an active center and an ______ site

Enzyme inhibitors are molecules that bind to enzymes and decrease their ______

Enzymes are specific in their actions and can only catalyze one type of reaction

Enzymes can function both inside and outside of cells

Isoenzymes have different amino acid sequences but catalyze the same reaction

The Michaelis-Menten equation describes the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction

Coenzymes are small organic molecules that are necessary for enzyme activity

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