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What is true about nucleophiles and electrophiles?
What is true about nucleophiles and electrophiles?
- The nucleophile attacks the electrophile to cause a group to leave
- The nucleophile is electron rich, looking for a place to put its lone pair of electrons
- The electrophile wants to accept electrons
- All of these answers are correct (correct)
Which of the following enzyme classifications catalyzes redox reactions?
Which of the following enzyme classifications catalyzes redox reactions?
- Hydrolases
- Oxidoreductases (correct)
- Transferases
- Lyases
What makes the electrophile 'electron deficient'?
What makes the electrophile 'electron deficient'?
- It has a negative charge
- It has a positive charge (correct)
- It has a lone pair of electrons
- It has a full octet of electrons
In the Krebs cycle, which molecule is oxidized to make Fumerate?
In the Krebs cycle, which molecule is oxidized to make Fumerate?
What enzyme carries out the reaction below?
What enzyme carries out the reaction below?
In the Krebs cycle, which molecule is reduced to make NADH?
In the Krebs cycle, which molecule is reduced to make NADH?
What specific type of enzyme do you think would catalyze the reaction below?
What specific type of enzyme do you think would catalyze the reaction below?
What type of enzyme catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate from ATP to another molecule other than water?
What type of enzyme catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate from ATP to another molecule other than water?
What are FAD/FADH2?
What are FAD/FADH2?
What is an oxidase reaction?
What is an oxidase reaction?
What type of oxidoreductase removes H's and donates them to a molecule other than oxygen?
What type of oxidoreductase removes H's and donates them to a molecule other than oxygen?
What is the role of a phosphatase?
What is the role of a phosphatase?
What is the definition of a polymerase?
What is the definition of a polymerase?
ATPase is responsible for...
ATPase is responsible for...
What type of biomolecule is UDP?
What type of biomolecule is UDP?
Which of the following enzyme classifications synthesizes molecules by catalyzing the transfer of a group from one molecule to another?
Which of the following enzyme classifications synthesizes molecules by catalyzing the transfer of a group from one molecule to another?
Why is UDP a better leaving group than OH?
Why is UDP a better leaving group than OH?
What type of hydrolase enzyme is being used in the reaction shown below?
G6P -> Glucose
What type of hydrolase enzyme is being used in the reaction shown below?
G6P -> Glucose
What is the mechanism often used by transferases in synthesizing molecules?
What is the mechanism often used by transferases in synthesizing molecules?
What is the atom with a lone electron pair in nucleophilic substitution?
What is the atom with a lone electron pair in nucleophilic substitution?
Which type of enzyme is responsible for the removal of water to form a double bond in a molecule?
Which type of enzyme is responsible for the removal of water to form a double bond in a molecule?
What is the name of the enzyme that adds or removes a carboxyl group from an organic compound?
What is the name of the enzyme that adds or removes a carboxyl group from an organic compound?
What type of enzyme joins two molecules by creating a new C-C bond?
What type of enzyme joins two molecules by creating a new C-C bond?
What is the name of the enzyme that interconverts the groups around an asymmetric carbon in a molecule that has more than one asymmetric carbon?
What is the name of the enzyme that interconverts the groups around an asymmetric carbon in a molecule that has more than one asymmetric carbon?
What type of enzyme catalyzes various reactions that join two molecules with the use of ATP for energy?
What type of enzyme catalyzes various reactions that join two molecules with the use of ATP for energy?
What is the name of the enzyme that joins glutamate and cysteine to form γ-glutamylcysteine?
What is the name of the enzyme that joins glutamate and cysteine to form γ-glutamylcysteine?
Which type of enzyme is responsible for the elimination of a carboxyl group from an organic compound?
Which type of enzyme is responsible for the elimination of a carboxyl group from an organic compound?
What is the name of the enzyme that interconverts the groups around an asymmetric carbon in a molecule that only has one asymmetric carbon?
What is the name of the enzyme that interconverts the groups around an asymmetric carbon in a molecule that only has one asymmetric carbon?
What type of enzyme is responsible for the addition of water to a molecule?
What type of enzyme is responsible for the addition of water to a molecule?
What is the name of the enzyme that converts citrate to isocitrate in the citric acid cycle?
What is the name of the enzyme that converts citrate to isocitrate in the citric acid cycle?
Match the enzymes with their classification of reactions:
Match the enzymes with their classification of reactions:
Match the following enzymes with their classification of reactions:
Match the following enzymes with their classification of reactions:
Match the following enzymes with their classification of reactions:
Match the following enzymes with their classification of reactions:
Match the following enzymes with their classification of reactions:
Match the following enzymes with their classification of reactions:
Match the following lyase enzymes with the type of reaction they are:
Match the following lyase enzymes with the type of reaction they are:
What enzyme makes a new C-C bond from the joining of 2 molecules?
What enzyme makes a new C-C bond from the joining of 2 molecules?
Which enzyme transfers a functional group intermolecularly?
Which enzyme transfers a functional group intermolecularly?
Match the isomerase enzyme to its function:
Match the isomerase enzyme to its function:
What is the function of a ligase?
What is the function of a ligase?
