145 Questions
What is the suffix added to the name of an enzyme's substrate or reaction?
-ase
What is the primary function of enzymes in living organisms?
To increase the rate of chemical reactions
What is the relationship between enzymes and substrates?
Enzymes interact with a few substrates
What is the pocket on an enzyme where substrate binding occurs called?
The active site
What is the Michaelis constant (Km) in the Michaelis-Menten equation?
The substrate concentration
What is the relationship between substrate concentration and reaction rate in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?
Hyperbolic
What does the Lineweaver-Burke equation provide a linear representation of?
The Michaelis constant (Km)
What is the unit used to measure enzyme activity?
International unit
What are the two types of reversible enzyme inhibitors?
Competitive and non-competitive
What is the effect of competitive inhibitors on the Michaelis constant (Km) and maximal velocity (Vmax)?
Affect Km but not Vmax
What is the effect of non-competitive inhibitors on the Michaelis constant (Km) and maximal velocity (Vmax)?
Affect Vmax but not Km
Are all enzymes proteins?
Yes
What is the suffix added to the name of an enzyme's substrate or reaction?
-ase
What is the primary function of enzymes in living organisms?
To increase the rate of chemical reactions
What is the relationship between enzymes and substrates?
Enzymes interact with a few substrates
What is the pocket on an enzyme where substrate binding occurs called?
The active site
What is the Michaelis constant (Km) in the Michaelis-Menten equation?
The substrate concentration
What is the relationship between substrate concentration and reaction rate in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?
Hyperbolic
What does the Lineweaver-Burke equation provide a linear representation of?
The Michaelis constant (Km)
What is the unit used to measure enzyme activity?
International unit
What are the two types of reversible enzyme inhibitors?
Competitive and non-competitive
What is the effect of competitive inhibitors on the Michaelis constant (Km) and maximal velocity (Vmax)?
Affect Km but not Vmax
What is the effect of non-competitive inhibitors on the Michaelis constant (Km) and maximal velocity (Vmax)?
Affect Vmax but not Km
Are all enzymes proteins?
Yes
What suffix is added to the name of a substrate or reaction to name an enzyme?
-ase
What is the main function of enzymes in living organisms?
To increase the rate of a reaction
What is the Michaelis constant (Km) in the Michaelis-Menten equation?
The substrate concentration at half Vmax
What is the Lineweaver-Burke equation used for?
To provide a linear representation of the Michaelis-Menten equation
What is the relationship between substrate concentration and reaction rate in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?
Hyperbolic
What is the unit of measurement for enzyme activity?
International units
What is the effect of a competitive inhibitor on the Michaelis constant (Km) and maximal velocity (Vmax)?
Affects Km but not Vmax
What is the effect of a non-competitive inhibitor on the Michaelis constant (Km) and maximal velocity (Vmax)?
Affects Vmax but not Km
What is the pocket on the enzyme where substrate binding occurs called?
The active site
What is the main factor that affects the initial velocity of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?
Substrate concentration
What are the two main types of enzyme inhibitors?
Reversible and irreversible
What is the main function of enzymes in living organisms?
To increase the rate of a reaction
What is the suffix added to the name of an enzyme's substrate or reaction?
-ase
What is the primary function of enzymes in living organisms?
To increase the rate of chemical reactions
What is the relationship between enzyme concentration and reaction velocity at all substrate concentrations?
Directly proportional
What is the active site of an enzyme?
The site where the enzyme binds to the substrate
What is the Michaelis constant (Km) in the Michaelis-Menten equation?
The substrate concentration at half Vmax
What is the effect of reversible competitive inhibitors on Km and Vmax?
Km is affected but not Vmax
What is the Lineweaver-Burke equation used for?
To provide a linear representation of the Michaelis-Menten equation
What is the definition of enzyme activity?
The amount of enzyme causing transformation of 1.0 micromol of substrate per minute under optimal conditions
What is the effect of irreversible inhibitors on enzyme activity?
Enzyme activity is completely inhibited
What is the effect of substrate concentration on the initial velocity of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?
Hyperbolic relationship
What is the primary function of enzymes in chemical reactions?
To lower the activation energy needed for a reaction to occur
What are the two types of reversible inhibitors?
Competitive and non-competitive
What is the suffix typically added to the name of an enzyme?
-ose
What is the classification of enzymes based on their chemical composition?
Based on their catalytic activity
What is the function of an enzyme in a chemical reaction?
To decrease the activation energy
What is the Michaelis-Menten equation used for?
To express the relationship between substrate concentration and initial reaction velocity
What is the Lineweaver-Burke equation used for?
To provide a linear representation of the Michaelis-Menten equation
What is the relationship between reaction velocity and enzyme concentration?
Directly proportional
What is the unit of measurement for enzyme activity?
International units
What are the two types of reversible enzyme inhibitors?
Competitive and non-competitive
What is the effect of a competitive inhibitor on the Michaelis constant (Km) and maximal velocity (Vmax) of an enzyme?
Affects Km but not Vmax
What is the effect of a non-competitive inhibitor on the Michaelis constant (Km) and maximal velocity (Vmax) of an enzyme?
Affects Vmax but not Km
What is the relationship between substrate concentration and initial reaction velocity in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?
Hyperbolic
What is the pocket on an enzyme where substrate binding occurs called?
Active site
What is the suffix added to the name of an enzyme's substrate or reaction?
-ase
What is the primary function of enzymes in living organisms?
To increase the rate of chemical reactions
What is the Michaelis constant (Km) in the Michaelis-Menten equation?
The substrate concentration at half Vmax
What is the primary factor that affects the initial velocity of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?
Substrate concentration
What is the active site of an enzyme?
The region of the enzyme that interacts with the substrate
What is the Lineweaver-Burke equation used for?
To provide a linear representation of the Michaelis-Menten equation
What is the definition of one international unit of enzyme activity?
The amount of enzyme causing transformation of 1.0 micromol of substrate per minute under optimal conditions
What is the primary effect of competitive inhibitors on enzyme activity?
They increase Km
What is the primary effect of non-competitive inhibitors on enzyme activity?
They decrease Vmax
What is the relationship between reaction velocity and enzyme concentration at all substrate concentrations?
Directly proportional
What is the primary reason that enzymes are highly specific and interact with only a few substrates?
Enzymes have a specific shape that matches only certain substrates
What are enzymes primarily made up of?
Proteins
What is the suffix added to the name of an enzyme's substrate or reaction?
-ase
What is the function of enzymes in living organisms?
To catalyze chemical reactions
What is the active site of an enzyme?
The site where the enzyme binds to the substrate
What is the Michaelis constant (Km) in the Michaelis-Menten equation?
The substrate concentration at half Vmax
What is the relationship between substrate concentration and reaction rate in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?
Hyperbolic
What is the Lineweaver-Burke equation used for in enzyme kinetics?
To provide a linear representation of the Michaelis-Menten equation
What is the unit used to measure enzyme activity?
International units (IU)
What is the effect of reversible competitive inhibitors on the Michaelis constant (Km) and maximal velocity (Vmax)?
They affect Km but not Vmax
What is the effect of reversible non-competitive inhibitors on the Michaelis constant (Km) and maximal velocity (Vmax)?
They affect Vmax but not Km
What is the effect of irreversible inhibitors on enzyme activity?
They decrease enzyme activity
What is the main factor that determines enzyme specificity?
The shape of the active site
What are enzymes primarily made of?
Proteins
What is the suffix added to the name of an enzyme's substrate or reaction?
-ase
What is the main function of enzymes in living organisms?
To catalyze chemical reactions
What is the relationship between substrate concentration and initial reaction velocity?
Hyperbolic
What is the Michaelis constant?
The concentration of substrate at which reaction velocity is half of Vmax
What is the Lineweaver-Burke equation used for?
To provide a linear representation of the Michaelis-Menten equation
What is the active site of an enzyme?
The site where the enzyme binds to a substrate
What is the effect of reversible competitive inhibitors on Km and Vmax?
They affect Km but not Vmax
What is the effect of irreversible inhibitors on enzyme activity?
They permanently inactivate the enzyme
What is the unit used to measure enzyme activity?
International units
What is the effect of enzyme concentration on reaction velocity?
It increases reaction velocity
What is the effect of reversible non-competitive inhibitors on Km and Vmax?
They affect Vmax but not Km
What are enzymes made of?
Proteins
What is the suffix added to the name of an enzyme's substrate or reaction?
-ose
What is the main function of enzymes in living organisms?
To catalyze chemical reactions
What is the active site of an enzyme?
The pocket on the enzyme where substrate binding occurs
What is the Michaelis constant (Km) in the Michaelis-Menten equation?
The substrate concentration at which the reaction velocity is half of Vmax
What is the Lineweaver-Burke equation used for?
To provide a linear representation of the Michaelis-Menten equation
What is the relationship between substrate concentration and initial reaction velocity in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?
Hyperbolic
What is the definition of an international unit of enzyme activity?
The amount of enzyme causing transformation of 1.0 micromol of substrate per minute under optimal conditions
What is the effect of reversible competitive inhibitors on Km and Vmax?
They affect Km but not Vmax
What is the effect of irreversible inhibitors on enzyme activity?
They permanently inactivate the enzyme
What is the effect of enzyme concentration on reaction velocity at all substrate concentrations?
Directly proportional
What is the main way in which enzymes increase the rate of a reaction?
By lowering the activation energy needed for the reaction to occur
What is the classification of enzymes based on?
The type of reaction they catalyze
What are enzymes?
Proteins that act as catalysts
What is the function of an enzyme catalyst?
To bind reactants and convert them to products
What is the specificity of enzymes?
Enzymes interact with only one substrate
How much can enzymes increase the rate of a reaction?
By factors of 1 million or more
What happens to enzymes after a reaction has occurred?
They are left unchanged
How do enzymes work to increase the rate of a reaction?
By lowering the activation energy needed for a reaction to occur
What does the Michaelis-Menten model describe?
How the reaction velocity varies with substrate concentration
What does the Lineweaver-Burk equation allow for?
Easy estimation of Km and Vmax from a linear plot
What is the relationship between enzyme concentration and reaction rate?
The reaction rate is directly proportional to the concentration of enzyme
What happens to the reaction velocity with increasing temperature?
It increases until a peak velocity is reached, then decreases
What is the difference between irreversible and reversible inhibitors?
Irreversible inhibitors inactivate an enzyme by bonding covalently to a particular group at the active site, while reversible inhibitors typically bind to enzymes through noncovalent bonds
What is the difference between noncompetitive and competitive inhibition?
Noncompetitive inhibition affects Vmax not Km, while competitive inhibition affects Km not Vmax
How is enzyme activity measured?
In international units
What are enzymes?
Proteins that act as catalysts
What is the role of enzyme catalysts?
Bind reactants, convert them to products, and release the products
What is meant by enzyme specificity?
Enzymes interact with one or only a few substrates, catalyzing one type of reaction
What is the effect of enzymes on the rate of a reaction?
Enzymes increase the rate of a reaction by factors of 1 million or more and do not affect the equilibrium of a reaction
What happens to enzymes after a reaction has occurred?
Enzymes are left unchanged after the reaction has occurred
How do enzymes work to increase the rate of a reaction?
Enzymes lower the activation energy needed for a reaction to occur, and binding of substrate to a distinct part of the enzyme, the active site, increases the local concentration of reactants
What is the Michaelis-Menten model?
A model that describes how the reaction velocity varies with substrate concentration
What is the Lineweaver-Burk equation used for?
To estimate Km and Vmax from a linear plot
What is the relationship between enzyme concentration and reaction rate?
The reaction rate is directly proportional to the concentration of enzyme
What happens to reaction velocity with increasing temperature?
Reaction velocity increases with temperature until a peak velocity is reached, and further elevation of the temperature results in a decrease in reaction velocity
What is the difference between irreversible and reversible inhibitors?
Irreversible inhibitors inactivate an enzyme by bonding covalently to a particular group at the active site, while reversible inhibitors typically bind to enzymes through noncovalent bonds
What is the difference between noncompetitive and competitive inhibition?
Noncompetitive inhibition affects Km not Vmax, while competitive inhibition affects Vmax not Km
What are enzymes?
Proteins that act as catalysts
What is the function of enzyme catalysts?
To bind reactants and convert them to products
What is the specificity of enzymes?
Enzymes interact with a few substrates
By how much do enzymes increase the rate of a reaction?
By factors of 1 million or more
What happens to enzymes after a reaction has occurred?
Enzymes are left unchanged
How do enzymes work to increase the rate of a reaction?
By lowering the activation energy needed for a reaction to occur
What does the Michaelis-Menten model describe?
How the reaction velocity varies with substrate concentration
What does the Lineweaver-Burk equation allow for?
Easy estimation of Km and Vmax from linear plot
What is the relationship between enzyme concentration and reaction rate?
The reaction rate is directly proportional to enzyme concentration
What happens to reaction velocity with increasing temperature?
The reaction velocity increases until a peak velocity is reached, and further elevation of the temperature results in a decrease in reaction velocity
What is the difference between irreversible and reversible inhibitors?
Irreversible inhibitors inactivate an enzyme by bonding covalently to a particular group at the active site, while reversible inhibitors typically bind to enzymes through noncovalent bonds
What is the difference between noncompetitive and competitive inhibition?
Noncompetitive inhibition affects Km not Vmax, while competitive inhibition affects Vmax not Km
Study Notes
Enzyme Activity and Kinetics
- Enzymes are essential for catalyzing chemical reactions efficiently and selectively in living organisms.
- Enzymes are named by the type of reaction they catalyze, with the suffix -ase added to the name of their substrate or reaction.
- Enzymes are classified into six major classes and are virtually all proteins, with some requiring additional chemical components to catalyze reactions.
- Enzymes are highly specific and interact with one or only a few substrates, catalyzing one type of reaction.
- Enzymes increase the rate of a reaction but do not affect the equilibrium.
- Enzymes work by lowering the activation energy needed for a reaction to occur, with substrate binding occurring in a pocket on the enzyme called the active site.
- The Michaelis-Menten equation expresses the relationship between substrate concentration and initial reaction velocity, with Vmax representing the maximal velocity and Km representing the Michaelis constant.
- Substrate concentration affects the initial velocity of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction, with a hyperbolic relationship between substrate concentration and reaction rate.
- The Lineweaver-Burke equation provides a linear representation of the Michaelis-Menten equation, allowing for easier analysis of kinetic data.
- Reaction velocity is directly proportional to enzyme concentration at all substrate concentrations.
- Enzyme activity is measured in international units, with 1.0 unit defined as the amount of enzyme causing transformation of 1.0 micromol of substrate per minute under optimal conditions.
- Enzyme inhibitors can be irreversible or reversible, with reversible inhibitors further classified as competitive or non-competitive. Competitive inhibitors bind at the active site and affect Km but not Vmax, while non-competitive inhibitors bind at a site other than the active site and affect Vmax but not Km.
Enzyme Activity and Kinetics
- Enzymes are essential for catalyzing chemical reactions efficiently and selectively in living organisms.
- Enzymes are named by the type of reaction they catalyze, with the suffix -ase added to the name of their substrate or reaction.
- Enzymes are classified into six major classes and are virtually all proteins, with some requiring additional chemical components to catalyze reactions.
- Enzymes are highly specific and interact with one or only a few substrates, catalyzing one type of reaction.
- Enzymes increase the rate of a reaction but do not affect the equilibrium.
- Enzymes work by lowering the activation energy needed for a reaction to occur, with substrate binding occurring in a pocket on the enzyme called the active site.
- The Michaelis-Menten equation expresses the relationship between substrate concentration and initial reaction velocity, with Vmax representing the maximal velocity and Km representing the Michaelis constant.
- Substrate concentration affects the initial velocity of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction, with a hyperbolic relationship between substrate concentration and reaction rate.
- The Lineweaver-Burke equation provides a linear representation of the Michaelis-Menten equation, allowing for easier analysis of kinetic data.
- Reaction velocity is directly proportional to enzyme concentration at all substrate concentrations.
- Enzyme activity is measured in international units, with 1.0 unit defined as the amount of enzyme causing transformation of 1.0 micromol of substrate per minute under optimal conditions.
- Enzyme inhibitors can be irreversible or reversible, with reversible inhibitors further classified as competitive or non-competitive. Competitive inhibitors bind at the active site and affect Km but not Vmax, while non-competitive inhibitors bind at a site other than the active site and affect Vmax but not Km.
Enzyme Activity and Kinetics
- Enzymes are essential for catalyzing chemical reactions efficiently and selectively in living organisms.
- Enzymes are named by the type of reaction they catalyze, with the suffix -ase added to the name of their substrate or reaction.
- Enzymes are classified into six major classes and are virtually all proteins, with some requiring additional chemical components to catalyze reactions.
- Enzymes are highly specific and interact with one or only a few substrates, catalyzing one type of reaction.
- Enzymes increase the rate of a reaction but do not affect the equilibrium.
- Enzymes work by lowering the activation energy needed for a reaction to occur, with substrate binding occurring in a pocket on the enzyme called the active site.
- The Michaelis-Menten equation expresses the relationship between substrate concentration and initial reaction velocity, with Vmax representing the maximal velocity and Km representing the Michaelis constant.
- Substrate concentration affects the initial velocity of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction, with a hyperbolic relationship between substrate concentration and reaction rate.
- The Lineweaver-Burke equation provides a linear representation of the Michaelis-Menten equation, allowing for easier analysis of kinetic data.
- Reaction velocity is directly proportional to enzyme concentration at all substrate concentrations.
- Enzyme activity is measured in international units, with 1.0 unit defined as the amount of enzyme causing transformation of 1.0 micromol of substrate per minute under optimal conditions.
- Enzyme inhibitors can be irreversible or reversible, with reversible inhibitors further classified as competitive or non-competitive. Competitive inhibitors bind at the active site and affect Km but not Vmax, while non-competitive inhibitors bind at a site other than the active site and affect Vmax but not Km.
Enzymes and their Activity: Key Facts and Concepts
- Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts, increasing the rate of chemical reactions.
- Enzyme catalysts bind reactants (substrates), convert them to products, and release the products.
- Enzymes are highly specific and interact with one or only a few substrates, catalyzing one type of reaction.
- Enzymes increase the rate of a reaction by factors of 1 million or more and do not affect the equilibrium of a reaction.
- Enzymes are left unchanged after the reaction has occurred.
- Enzymes work by lowering the activation energy needed for a reaction to occur, and binding of substrate to a distinct part of the enzyme, the active site, increases the local concentration of reactants.
- The Michaelis-Menten model describes how the reaction velocity varies with substrate concentration, and the Lineweaver-Burk equation allows for easy estimation of Km and Vmax from linear plot.
- The rate of a reaction is directly proportional to the concentration of enzyme.
- The reaction velocity increases with temperature until a peak velocity is reached, and further elevation of the temperature results in a decrease in reaction velocity.
- An irreversible inhibitor inactivates an enzyme by bonding covalently to a particular group at the active site, while reversible inhibitors typically bind to enzymes through noncovalent bonds.
- Noncompetitive inhibition affects Vmax not Km, while competitive inhibition affects Km not Vmax.
- Enzyme activity is measured in international units, where 1 unit of enzyme activity is defined as the amount of enzyme causing transformation of 1.0 micromol of substrate per minute under optimal conditions of measurement.
Enzymes and their Activity: Key Facts and Concepts
- Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts, increasing the rate of chemical reactions.
- Enzyme catalysts bind reactants (substrates), convert them to products, and release the products.
- Enzymes are highly specific and interact with one or only a few substrates, catalyzing one type of reaction.
- Enzymes increase the rate of a reaction by factors of 1 million or more and do not affect the equilibrium of a reaction.
- Enzymes are left unchanged after the reaction has occurred.
- Enzymes work by lowering the activation energy needed for a reaction to occur, and binding of substrate to a distinct part of the enzyme, the active site, increases the local concentration of reactants.
- The Michaelis-Menten model describes how the reaction velocity varies with substrate concentration, and the Lineweaver-Burk equation allows for easy estimation of Km and Vmax from linear plot.
- The rate of a reaction is directly proportional to the concentration of enzyme.
- The reaction velocity increases with temperature until a peak velocity is reached, and further elevation of the temperature results in a decrease in reaction velocity.
- An irreversible inhibitor inactivates an enzyme by bonding covalently to a particular group at the active site, while reversible inhibitors typically bind to enzymes through noncovalent bonds.
- Noncompetitive inhibition affects Vmax not Km, while competitive inhibition affects Km not Vmax.
- Enzyme activity is measured in international units, where 1 unit of enzyme activity is defined as the amount of enzyme causing transformation of 1.0 micromol of substrate per minute under optimal conditions of measurement.
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