Chapter 6: Enzymes and Specificity

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What is the term used to describe the shape of the active site being modified by the binding of the substrate?

Induced fit (correct)

Binding energy

Conformation selection

Transition state

Which type of binding occurs when the substrate only binds to enzymes with a specific conformation in their active site?

Binding energy

Conformation selection (correct)

Induced fit

Transition state

What is the term for the free energy released upon the binding of substrate to the enzyme?

Transition state

Binding energy (correct)

Conformation selection

Induced fit

In enzyme-substrate interactions, when is the maximal binding energy released?

When the transition state forms Signup and view all the answers

Which statement about the transition state is true?

It is unstable Signup and view all the answers

What role does binding energy play in lowering activation energy?

Helps lower the energy barrier for the reaction Signup and view all the answers

Why does the shape of the active site matter in enzyme-substrate interactions?

To influence reaction rates Signup and view all the answers

What happens to weak interactions between substrate and enzyme in a transition state?

They are maximally formed Signup and view all the answers

Why is the transition state crucial for understanding enzyme catalysis?

It indicates whether a reaction will proceed or not Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves full complement of weak interactions forming only at a specific stage of a reaction?

Transition state formation Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 6: Enzymes and Specificity

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What is the term used to describe the shape of the active site being modified by the binding of the substrate?

Which type of binding occurs when the substrate only binds to enzymes with a specific conformation in their active site?

What is the term for the free energy released upon the binding of substrate to the enzyme?

In enzyme-substrate interactions, when is the maximal binding energy released?

Which statement about the transition state is true?

What role does binding energy play in lowering activation energy?

Why does the shape of the active site matter in enzyme-substrate interactions?

What happens to weak interactions between substrate and enzyme in a transition state?

Why is the transition state crucial for understanding enzyme catalysis?

Which process involves full complement of weak interactions forming only at a specific stage of a reaction?

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