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What is electrostatic catalysis in enzyme binding?

  • The sum total of weak forces acting on the substrate to effect chemical change (correct)
  • The transfer of electrons from the enzyme to the substrate
  • The rearrangement of the enzyme's active site to accommodate the substrate
  • The formation of covalent bonds between the enzyme and the substrate

    • What is the role of metal ions in enzyme catalysis?

  • Acting as a redox active center (correct)
  • Stabilizing the enzyme's tertiary structure
  • Serving as a source of energy for the enzyme-substrate reaction
  • Facilitating the formation of peptide bonds between amino acids

    • Which amino acid side chains are involved in covalent catalysis?

  • Ile, Leu, Thr, Asn, Gln
  • His, Arg, Phe, Trp, Gly
  • Ser, Asp, Cys, Lys, Tyr (correct)
  • Glu, Ala, Pro, Val, Met

    • What is the function of lysozyme as an enzyme?

    <p>Cleaves a link between carbohydrate chains found in the cell wall of bacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzyme converts carbon dioxide to carbonic acid in erythrocytes?

    <p>Carbonic anhydrase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of protease cleaves dietary proteins and contains a catalytic triad of Aspartate, Histidine, and Serine?

    <p>Chymotrypsin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method selectively labels active site residues and can be blocked by competitive inhibitors?

    <p>Affinity labeling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What activates enzymes like zymogens, the inactive precursors of enzymes?

    <p>Covalent modification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process regulates enzyme activity through signaling cascades?

    <p>Phosphorylation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of protein activation through phosphorylation?

    <p>Src</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of regulation increases or decreases enzymatic activity by binding at a site other than the active site?

    <p>Allosteric regulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of enzymes exhibit sigmoidal activity curves, indicating rapid and direct regulation?

    <p>Allosteric enzymes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method of enzyme regulation alters gene expression, sequesters enzymes, and limits substrate access?

    <p>Enzyme regulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What facilitates the regulation of enzyme activity through signaling cascades?

    <p>Phosphorylation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a protease that degrades proteins and plays crucial roles in protein maturation, blood clotting, and protein trafficking?

    <p>Chymotrypsin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzyme contains a Zn2+ active site and converts carbon dioxide to carbonic acid?

    <p>Carbonic anhydrase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Chymotrypsin, a serine protease secreted from the pancreas, cleaves dietary proteins and contains a catalytic triad of Aspartate, Histidine, and ______

    <p>Serine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Affinity labeling, using reagents like DIPF and TPCK, selectively labels active site residues and can be blocked by competitive ______

    <p>inhibitors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Enzyme regulation methods include altering gene expression, sequestration of enzymes, and limiting substrate access via covalent modification and ______ regulation

    <p>allosteric</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Covalent modification, such as proteolytic cleavage and ______, activates enzymes like zymogens, the inactive precursors of enzymes

    <p>phosphorylation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Src, regulated by phosphorylation, is an example of protein activation through ______

    <p>phosphorylation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Enzymes containing a Zn2+ active site are involved in converting carbon dioxide to carbonic acid:

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Chymotrypsin is a metalloprotease secreted from the pancreas:

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Enzyme regulation methods do not include altering gene expression:

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of enzymes in biochemical reactions?

    <p>To increase the rate of reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the active site of an enzyme typically located?

    <p>In a cleft, pocket, or trench</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of substrates in enzymatically catalyzed reactions?

    <p>Act as the reactant in the reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines the active site of an enzyme?

    <p>The location where the enzyme binds to the substrate and catalysis occurs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the turnover number (kcat) a measure of?

    <p>The number of reactions an enzyme can catalyze per unit of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which type of inhibition does the inhibitor compete directly with the substrate?

    <p>Competitive inhibition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Michaelis-Menten equation relate substrate concentration to?

    <p>Vmax and the Michaelis constant (KM)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs in a saturation kinetic curve?

    <p>Enzyme saturation with substrate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Lineweaver-Burke plot a double reciprocal of?

    <p>The Michaelis-Menten equation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does diffusion-controlled limit occur?

    <p>When the diffusion of enzyme and substrate becomes the rate-limiting step</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do irreversible inhibitors prevent?

    <p>The generation of products</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do suicide inhibitors directly do to the enzyme?

    <p>Poison the enzyme by irreversibly modifying the active site</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does uncompetitive inhibition bind to?

    <p>The ES complex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is mixed inhibition a combination of?

    <p>Competitive and uncompetitive inhibitors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the diffusion-controlled rate between?

    <p>10^8 and 10^9 M^-1 sec^-1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does competitive inhibition directly compete with?

    <p>The substrate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Enzymes lower ______ to increase reaction rate without changing thermodynamic parameters

    <p>activation energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Michaelis-Menten equation relates ______ to Vmax and the Michaelis constant (KM)

    <p>substrate concentration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Saturation kinetic curve demonstrates ______ with substrate, influenced by high or low KM values

    <p>enzyme saturation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Lineweaver-Burke plot is a double ______ of the Michaelis-Menten equation, providing an easier method to interpret graphical data

    <p>reciprocal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Turnover number (kcat) measures the number of ______ an enzyme can catalyze per unit of time

    <p>reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Enzyme classifications include oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases, and ligases.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Michaelis-Menten equation relates substrate concentration to Vmax and the Michaelis constant (KM).

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Lineweaver-Burke plot is a double reciprocal of the Michaelis-Menten equation, providing an easier method to interpret graphical data.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Turnover number (kcat) measures the number of reactions an enzyme can catalyze per unit of time.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Diffusion-controlled limit occurs when the diffusion of enzyme and substrate becomes the rate-limiting step, with a rate between 10^8 and 10^9 M^-1 sec^-1.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Enzyme Structure and Regulation

    • Carbonic anhydrase, found in erythrocytes, converts carbon dioxide to carbonic acid with a Zn2+ active site.
    • Proteases, including serine, aspartyl, metallo-, and cysteine proteases, degrade proteins and play crucial roles in protein maturation, blood clotting, and protein trafficking.
    • Chymotrypsin, a serine protease secreted from the pancreas, cleaves dietary proteins and contains a catalytic triad of Aspartate, Histidine, and Serine.
    • Affinity labeling, using reagents like DIPF and TPCK, selectively labels active site residues and can be blocked by competitive inhibitors.
    • Enzyme regulation methods include altering gene expression, sequestration of enzymes, and limiting substrate access via covalent modification and allosteric regulation.
    • Covalent modification, such as proteolytic cleavage and phosphorylation, activates enzymes like zymogens, the inactive precursors of enzymes.
    • Phosphorylation, facilitated by protein kinases and reversed by phosphatases, regulates enzyme activity through signaling cascades.
    • Src, regulated by phosphorylation, is an example of protein activation through phosphorylation.
    • Allosteric regulation, which increases or decreases enzymatic activity by binding at a site other than the active site, can exist in relaxed (R) and tense (T) states.
    • Allosteric enzymes exhibit sigmoidal activity curves, indicating rapid and direct regulation.
    • Copyright © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of this work beyond that permitted in Section 117 of the 1976 United States Act without the express written permission of the copyright owner is unlawful.
    • Request for further information should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The purchaser may make back-up copies for his/her own use only and not for distribution or resale. The Publisher assumes no responsibility for errors, omissions, or damages, caused by the use of these programs or from the use of the information contained herein.

    Enzyme Structure and Regulation

    • Carbonic anhydrase, found in erythrocytes, converts carbon dioxide to carbonic acid with a Zn2+ active site.
    • Proteases, including serine, aspartyl, metallo-, and cysteine proteases, degrade proteins and play crucial roles in protein maturation, blood clotting, and protein trafficking.
    • Chymotrypsin, a serine protease secreted from the pancreas, cleaves dietary proteins and contains a catalytic triad of Aspartate, Histidine, and Serine.
    • Affinity labeling, using reagents like DIPF and TPCK, selectively labels active site residues and can be blocked by competitive inhibitors.
    • Enzyme regulation methods include altering gene expression, sequestration of enzymes, and limiting substrate access via covalent modification and allosteric regulation.
    • Covalent modification, such as proteolytic cleavage and phosphorylation, activates enzymes like zymogens, the inactive precursors of enzymes.
    • Phosphorylation, facilitated by protein kinases and reversed by phosphatases, regulates enzyme activity through signaling cascades.
    • Src, regulated by phosphorylation, is an example of protein activation through phosphorylation.
    • Allosteric regulation, which increases or decreases enzymatic activity by binding at a site other than the active site, can exist in relaxed (R) and tense (T) states.
    • Allosteric enzymes exhibit sigmoidal activity curves, indicating rapid and direct regulation.
    • Copyright © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of this work beyond that permitted in Section 117 of the 1976 United States Act without the express written permission of the copyright owner is unlawful.
    • Request for further information should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The purchaser may make back-up copies for his/her own use only and not for distribution or resale. The Publisher assumes no responsibility for errors, omissions, or damages, caused by the use of these programs or from the use of the information contained herein.

    Enzyme Structure and Regulation

    • Carbonic anhydrase, found in erythrocytes, converts carbon dioxide to carbonic acid with a Zn2+ active site.
    • Proteases, including serine, aspartyl, metallo-, and cysteine proteases, degrade proteins and play crucial roles in protein maturation, blood clotting, and protein trafficking.
    • Chymotrypsin, a serine protease secreted from the pancreas, cleaves dietary proteins and contains a catalytic triad of Aspartate, Histidine, and Serine.
    • Affinity labeling, using reagents like DIPF and TPCK, selectively labels active site residues and can be blocked by competitive inhibitors.
    • Enzyme regulation methods include altering gene expression, sequestration of enzymes, and limiting substrate access via covalent modification and allosteric regulation.
    • Covalent modification, such as proteolytic cleavage and phosphorylation, activates enzymes like zymogens, the inactive precursors of enzymes.
    • Phosphorylation, facilitated by protein kinases and reversed by phosphatases, regulates enzyme activity through signaling cascades.
    • Src, regulated by phosphorylation, is an example of protein activation through phosphorylation.
    • Allosteric regulation, which increases or decreases enzymatic activity by binding at a site other than the active site, can exist in relaxed (R) and tense (T) states.
    • Allosteric enzymes exhibit sigmoidal activity curves, indicating rapid and direct regulation.
    • Copyright © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of this work beyond that permitted in Section 117 of the 1976 United States Act without the express written permission of the copyright owner is unlawful.
    • Request for further information should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The purchaser may make back-up copies for his/her own use only and not for distribution or resale. The Publisher assumes no responsibility for errors, omissions, or damages, caused by the use of these programs or from the use of the information contained herein.

    Enzyme Kinetics and Inhibition

    • Enzyme classifications include oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases, and ligases.
    • Enzymes lower activation energy to increase reaction rate without changing thermodynamic parameters.
    • The Michaelis-Menten equation relates substrate concentration to Vmax and the Michaelis constant (KM).
    • Saturation kinetic curve demonstrates enzyme saturation with substrate, influenced by high or low KM values.
    • Lineweaver-Burke plot is a double reciprocal of the Michaelis-Menten equation, providing an easier method to interpret graphical data.
    • Turnover number (kcat) measures the number of reactions an enzyme can catalyze per unit of time.
    • Diffusion-controlled limit occurs when the diffusion of enzyme and substrate becomes the rate-limiting step, with a rate between 10^8 and 10^9 M^-1 sec^-1.
    • Inhibitors can be irreversible or reversible, preventing the generation of products.
    • Suicide inhibitors directly poison the enzyme by irreversibly modifying the active site, examples include pesticides and nerve agents.
    • Competitive inhibition competes directly with the substrate and can be overcome if the substrate concentration is high.
    • Uncompetitive inhibition binds to the ES complex, decreasing Vmax and KM.
    • Mixed inhibition is a combination of competitive and uncompetitive inhibitors, effective regardless of substrate concentration.

    Enzyme Kinetics and Inhibition

    • Enzyme classifications include oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases, and ligases.
    • Enzymes lower activation energy to increase reaction rate without changing thermodynamic parameters.
    • The Michaelis-Menten equation relates substrate concentration to Vmax and the Michaelis constant (KM).
    • Saturation kinetic curve demonstrates enzyme saturation with substrate, influenced by high or low KM values.
    • Lineweaver-Burke plot is a double reciprocal of the Michaelis-Menten equation, providing an easier method to interpret graphical data.
    • Turnover number (kcat) measures the number of reactions an enzyme can catalyze per unit of time.
    • Diffusion-controlled limit occurs when the diffusion of enzyme and substrate becomes the rate-limiting step, with a rate between 10^8 and 10^9 M^-1 sec^-1.
    • Inhibitors can be irreversible or reversible, preventing the generation of products.
    • Suicide inhibitors directly poison the enzyme by irreversibly modifying the active site, examples include pesticides and nerve agents.
    • Competitive inhibition competes directly with the substrate and can be overcome if the substrate concentration is high.
    • Uncompetitive inhibition binds to the ES complex, decreasing Vmax and KM.
    • Mixed inhibition is a combination of competitive and uncompetitive inhibitors, effective regardless of substrate concentration.

    Enzyme Kinetics and Inhibition

    • Enzyme classifications include oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases, and ligases.
    • Enzymes lower activation energy to increase reaction rate without changing thermodynamic parameters.
    • The Michaelis-Menten equation relates substrate concentration to Vmax and the Michaelis constant (KM).
    • Saturation kinetic curve demonstrates enzyme saturation with substrate, influenced by high or low KM values.
    • Lineweaver-Burke plot is a double reciprocal of the Michaelis-Menten equation, providing an easier method to interpret graphical data.
    • Turnover number (kcat) measures the number of reactions an enzyme can catalyze per unit of time.
    • Diffusion-controlled limit occurs when the diffusion of enzyme and substrate becomes the rate-limiting step, with a rate between 10^8 and 10^9 M^-1 sec^-1.
    • Inhibitors can be irreversible or reversible, preventing the generation of products.
    • Suicide inhibitors directly poison the enzyme by irreversibly modifying the active site, examples include pesticides and nerve agents.
    • Competitive inhibition competes directly with the substrate and can be overcome if the substrate concentration is high.
    • Uncompetitive inhibition binds to the ES complex, decreasing Vmax and KM.
    • Mixed inhibition is a combination of competitive and uncompetitive inhibitors, effective regardless of substrate concentration.

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