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What is the maximum rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?
What is the maximum rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?
- Vm
- Velocity constant
- Vmax (correct)
- Saturation rate
What is the reason for the increase in reaction velocity with temperature?
What is the reason for the increase in reaction velocity with temperature?
- Change in pH value
- Denaturation of the enzyme
- Decrease in substrate concentration
- Increased number of molecules with sufficient energy to pass over the energy barrier (correct)
What happens to the enzyme at temperatures above 40°C?
What happens to the enzyme at temperatures above 40°C?
- It becomes less active
- It is denatured (correct)
- It is saturated
- It becomes more active
What is the optimal pH for most human enzymes?
What is the optimal pH for most human enzymes?
What is the reason for the decrease in enzyme activity at non-optimal pH values?
What is the reason for the decrease in enzyme activity at non-optimal pH values?
What is the optimal pH for the enzyme pepsin?
What is the optimal pH for the enzyme pepsin?
What is the purpose of an enzyme in a biological reaction?
What is the purpose of an enzyme in a biological reaction?
What is the active site of an enzyme?
What is the active site of an enzyme?
What is the enzyme-substrate complex?
What is the enzyme-substrate complex?
Which model of enzyme action proposes that the active site has a rigid shape?
Which model of enzyme action proposes that the active site has a rigid shape?
What is the role of cofactors in enzyme action?
What is the role of cofactors in enzyme action?
What is the difference between an apoenzyme and a holoenzyme?
What is the difference between an apoenzyme and a holoenzyme?
What is the purpose of coenzymes in enzyme action?
What is the purpose of coenzymes in enzyme action?
What is the role of activators in enzyme action?
What is the role of activators in enzyme action?
What is the main purpose of the Michaelis-Menten kinetics model?
What is the main purpose of the Michaelis-Menten kinetics model?
What is the significance of a low Km value?
What is the significance of a low Km value?
What is the equation that describes the Michaelis-Menten kinetics model?
What is the equation that describes the Michaelis-Menten kinetics model?
What is the role of the enzyme-substrate complex (ES) in the Michaelis-Menten kinetics model?
What is the role of the enzyme-substrate complex (ES) in the Michaelis-Menten kinetics model?
What is the significance of the Michaelis constant (Km)?
What is the significance of the Michaelis constant (Km)?
Who developed the Michaelis-Menten kinetics model?
Who developed the Michaelis-Menten kinetics model?
What is the relationship between the reaction rate and substrate concentration in the Michaelis-Menten kinetics model?
What is the relationship between the reaction rate and substrate concentration in the Michaelis-Menten kinetics model?
What is the significance of a high Km value?
What is the significance of a high Km value?
What is the primary function of enzymes?
What is the primary function of enzymes?
Which part of the enzyme does the substrate molecule fit into?
Which part of the enzyme does the substrate molecule fit into?
What happens to the activation energy of a reaction when an enzyme is present?
What happens to the activation energy of a reaction when an enzyme is present?
What kind of structure do most enzymes have?
What kind of structure do most enzymes have?
What is a cofactor in the context of enzymatic activity?
What is a cofactor in the context of enzymatic activity?
What determines the specificity of an enzyme for its substrate?
What determines the specificity of an enzyme for its substrate?
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