Enzyme Lecture Notes PDF
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Tanta University Faculty of Medicine
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These notes cover fundamental concepts about enzymes, including their roles as biocatalysts in regulating biochemical reactions. They define substrates and products and describe the active site of an enzyme.
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▪ Enzymes: the biocatalysts mainly proteins in nature that regulate rate of all biochemical reactions. ▪ Substrate: The substance on which enzyme acts. ▪ Product: The substance produced by the action of enzyme on the substrate. ▪ The active site: a special pocket or cleft on enzyme surface. It conta...
▪ Enzymes: the biocatalysts mainly proteins in nature that regulate rate of all biochemical reactions. ▪ Substrate: The substance on which enzyme acts. ▪ Product: The substance produced by the action of enzyme on the substrate. ▪ The active site: a special pocket or cleft on enzyme surface. It contains amino acid side chains that create a three-dimensional surface complementary to the substrate.
