Enzymes Flashcards

A compound or molecule that an enzyme binds to and on which it acts.

Enzyme-substrate complex

<p>A substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Region on the surface of an enzyme where the substrate binds and where the reaction occurs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Energy needed to get a reaction started.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process in which a protein unravels, losing its specific structure and hence function.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A series of chemical reactions that builds or breaks down complex molecules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process in which large molecules are built from small molecules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process in which large molecules are broken down into simpler, smaller molecules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Input of energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Main energy source used in cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A chemical substance that selectively increases the rate of a reaction without being consumed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Something that increases the rate of biological processes, mostly within cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The model of enzyme action where the substrate fits exactly into the active site on the enzyme.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The active site of the enzyme may alter its conformation to better fit the substrate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When an enzyme converts substrate to product at the fastest possible rate under ideal conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pH at which an enzyme works best.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The temperature at which an enzyme works best.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A factor that is in short supply and stops the rate of reaction from being any higher.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Heat loving' organisms adapted to high temperatures, generally above 60 degrees Celsius.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Molecules required to enable an enzyme to function normally.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Small organic molecules, usually vitamins, that participate in enzymatic reactions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An enzyme requiring a cofactor to become catalytically active.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An active enzyme containing all necessary cofactors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A non-protein organic molecule that forms a permanent part of a functioning protein.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process where a substance reduces enzyme activity by entering the active site instead of the substrate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process where a substance reduces enzyme activity by binding to a site other than the active site.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A common enzyme that catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The experimental factor that is manipulated.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The experimental factor that is being measured.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enzymes that act inside cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enzymes that influence reactions outside the cell they are produced in.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The term used to describe that an enzyme will only catalyze one type of reaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>How much substrate is in a solution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>How much enzyme is in a solution.</p> Signup and view all the answers