Enzyme Catalysis and Biochemical Reactions

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What is the primary function of enzymes?

To serve as organic cofactors for biological reactions

To generate peptide bonds

To catalyze the self-cleavage of their own molecules

To catalyze reactions and speed up chemical processes (correct)

What is the most common structure of enzymes?

Fibrous proteins

Metalloenzymes

Membrane-bound proteins

Globular proteins (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a common way to name enzymes?

Derived from the enzyme's source or origin

Derived from the enzyme's three-dimensional structure (correct)

Derived from the compound they act on

Derived from the reaction they catalyze

What is the role of cofactors in enzyme function?

Cofactors are required for enzyme catalysis Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between an apoenzyme and a holoenzyme?

An apoenzyme is the protein portion, and a holoenzyme is the complete active enzyme Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the six major classes of enzymes?

Decarboxylases Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of enzymes in living organisms?

To accelerate chemical reactions Signup and view all the answers

What is the chemical nature of enzymes?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of enzymes in metabolism?

Enzymes are responsible for all the chemical and physical changes in the living organism Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between enzymes and ribozymes?

Enzymes are made of proteins while ribozymes are made of ribonucleic acids Signup and view all the answers

Why are enzymes essential for life?

Without enzymes, chemical reactions in the body would occur at a rate far too slow for the pace of metabolism Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not a characteristic of enzymes?

Enzymes undergo permanent chemical changes during reactions Signup and view all the answers

Enzyme Catalysis and Biochemical Reactions

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What is the primary function of enzymes?

What is the most common structure of enzymes?

Which of the following is NOT a common way to name enzymes?

What is the role of cofactors in enzyme function?

What is the relationship between an apoenzyme and a holoenzyme?

Which of the following is NOT one of the six major classes of enzymes?

What is the primary function of enzymes in living organisms?

What is the chemical nature of enzymes?

What is the role of enzymes in metabolism?

What is the difference between enzymes and ribozymes?

Why are enzymes essential for life?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of enzymes?

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