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What are the molecules upon which enzymes act called?

  • Products
  • Catalysts
  • Substrates (correct)
  • Reactants

What is the study of enzymes called?

  • Enzymology (correct)
  • Biochemistry
  • Enzymatics
  • Catalysis

What is the unique three-dimensional structure of an enzyme responsible for?

  • Lowering activation energy (correct)
  • Altering the substrate
  • Increasing equilibrium of a reaction
  • Changing the products

How many biochemical reaction types are enzymes known to catalyze?

<p>More than 5,000 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes enzymes from most other catalysts?

<p>Their high specificity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unique property of orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase as mentioned in the text?

<p>It allows a reaction that would otherwise take millions of years to occur in milliseconds (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are catalytic RNA molecules called?

<p>Ribozymes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the field of pseudoenzyme analysis focused on?

<p>Recognizing enzymes that have lost the ability to carry out biological catalysis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is responsible for an enzyme's specificity?

<p>Its unique three-dimensional structure (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main role of enzymes as biological catalysts?

<p>Accelerating chemical reactions by lowering activation energy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Enzymes

  • Substrates are the molecules upon which enzymes act.
  • Enzymology is the study of enzymes.
  • The unique three-dimensional structure of an enzyme is responsible for its specificity.
  • Enzymes are known to catalyze over 4,000 biochemical reaction types.
  • Enzymes are distinguished from most other catalysts by their high degree of substrate specificity.
  • Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase has the unique property of being one of the most proficient enzymes, releasing almost all of the energy available from the reaction.
  • Catalytic RNA molecules are called ribozymes.
  • The field of pseudoenzyme analysis is focused on identifying and characterizing proteins that resemble enzymes but lack catalytic activity.
  • An enzyme's specificity is responsible for its ability to catalyze a specific reaction or set of reactions.
  • The main role of enzymes as biological catalysts is to increase the rates of chemical reactions in living organisms.

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