enzymes I think Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
Q

enzyme

A

acts as a catalyst in living organisms, regulating the rate at which chemical reactions without being altered

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2
Q

what is the suffix for enzyme

A

ase

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3
Q

2 positive feedback systems

A

childbirth and producing milk after labor

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4
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what hormones are involved in positive feedback

A

oxytosin

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5
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metabolism

A

combination of all the chemical reactions that are happening within the organism

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6
Q

enzymes are made of

A

proteins

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7
Q

where are the instructions to makes proteins

A

DNA nucleus rough endoplasmic reticulum

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8
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homeostasis

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maintaining the internal environment of the body as equilibrium

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9
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active site

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the portion of the enzyme that binds with he substrate

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10
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allosteric site

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being a change in the shape and activity of a protein that results from combination with another substance at a point other than the chemically active site.

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11
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what 3 things cause a protein to denature

A

heat pH heavy metals

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12
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exocrine

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glands secrete hormones into ducts

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13
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thyroxin

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the main hormone secreted into the bloodstream by the thyroid gland.

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14
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metabolic rate

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The amount of energy expended over a specific period of time

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15
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enzymes work on ____ substrate

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1

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16
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components of the body which detect temperature changes

A

thermorecpetors

17
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inhibitor function

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occurs when the increase in the product of an enzyme catalyzed reaction cause it to slow by inhibiting th associated enzyme

18
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diseases occurs if you don’t get enough

19
Q

thyroxin function

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which stimulates the metabolic rate. It controls the speed at which oxygen and food products react

20
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if things are kept stead what kind of feedback is that

21
Q

what gland makes thyroxin

22
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what is attached to make more or less thyroxin

A

hypothalamus -> petuary gland

23
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rxn that puts things together

A

dehydration synthesis

24
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rxn that pulls apart

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induced fit
states that the binding of a substrate to an enzyme causes a change in the shape of the enzyme
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hypothalamus
where thermo receptors are
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lock and key
the model that considers the substrate and active site to be a perfect fir for each other
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endocrine
glands secrete hormones directly into the blood
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hyperthyroid
thyroid works over time causing loss of weight
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hypo thyroid
doesn't work enough gain weight
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peptide
joins with receptor
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period hormones
goes straight in
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poisons
bind and reverse effects with receptors