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Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity Flashcards

1
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What must happen for an enzyme to catalyse a reaction?

A

Must come into contact with the substrate, and the enzyme must have a complementary shape for the substrate.

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What factors can affect an enzymes complex structure?

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pH and temperature.

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What can a change in pH and temperature cause for the enzyme?

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A change in the shape of their active site. Enzymes are more likely to come into contact with the substrate if temperature and substrate concentration are increased.

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How can factors affecting enzyme action be investigated?

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By measuring the rate of reaction they catalyse.

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How does temperature affect enzyme activity?

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Increasing the temperature increases the KE of the particles. They they move faster and collide more frequently.

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In an enzyme controlled reaction, what will an increase in temperature result in?

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More frequent successful collisions between substrate and enzyme which lead to an increase in the ROR.

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What is the temperature Coefficient (Q10) of a reaction?

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A measure of how much the ROR increases with a 10 degree rise in temperature.

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In enzyme controlled reaction, Q10 often takes 2. What does this mean?

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The ROR doubles with a 10 degree temperature increase.

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How does Denaturation occur from temperature?

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-At higher temperatures, bonds vibrate more.
-As temperature increases, vibrations increase until bonds strain and break.
-Results in a change in the precise tertiary structure of the protein.

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How does denaturation effect the enzyme?

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-Active site changes shape, no longer complementary to substrate.
-Enzyme will no longer function as a catalyst.

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What is the optimum temperature?

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The temperature at which the enzyme has the highest rate of activity. It can vary significantly.

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12
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What is the optimum temperature for human body enzymes?

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Around 40 degrees

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What is the optimum temperature for Thermophilic Bacteria? (found in hot springs)

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70 degrees

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What is the optimum temperature for Psychrophilic Organisms? (live in cold regions)

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Below 5 degrees

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What happens once the enzyme has denatured above optimum temperature? And what type of change does it have to be?

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The decrease in rate of reaction is rapid. Only needs to be a small change in active site to no longer be complementary.

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Why is loss of activity pretty abrupt?

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Happens to all enzyme molecules around the same temperature.

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What happens with regards to the optimum temperature in an enzyme-controlled reaction?

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Temperature coefficient (Q10) no longer applies as enzymes have denatured.

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18
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Why is the decrease in rate of reaction below optimum temperature less rapid?

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Enzymes haven’t denatured, just less active.

19
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What happens in Extreme cold environments?

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Enzymes controlling metabolic activities of organisms need to be adapted.

20
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What are some examples of Extreme Cold environments?

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Deep Oceans, High altitudes, Polar regions

21
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What are some examples of the adaptations in Extreme Cold Environments?

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-More flexible structures, less stable than enzymes that work at higher temperatures.
-Small temp changes will denature them.

22
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What are Thermophiles adapted for?

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Extreme hot environments

23
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What are some examples of Thermophilic environments?

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Hot springs, deep sea hydrothermal vents.

24
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What are some examples of adaptations for Thermophilic environments?

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-Enzymes are more stable due to increased number of bonds in tertiary structures (hydrogen and sulphur bridges)
-The shape of these enzymes are more resistant to change as temperature rises.

25
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What does a change in pH refer to?

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A change in hydrogen ion concentration.

26
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What hold proteins in their precise shapes?

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Hydrogen bonds and ionic bonds between amino acid R-groups.

27
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What are these bonds a result of?

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A change in interactions between polar and charged R-groups.

28
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What is the hydrogen ion concentration in a low pH?

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More hydrogen ions.
(Acid)

29
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What is the hydrogen ion concentration in a high pH?

A

Less hydrogen ions.
(Alkaline)

30
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What is the optimum pH?

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Active site will only be in the right shape at a certain ion concentration.

31
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What happens when there is a change from the optimum pH?

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Active site is altered. If the pH then returns to optimum then the protein with resume its normal shape again and catalyse the reaction.

32
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What is this process called?

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Renaturation.

33
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What happens when pH changed significantly?

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Structure of the enzyme is irreversibly altered and active site will no longer be complementary.

34
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What has now happened to this enzyme?

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-Denatured
-Substrates can no longer bind to active site
-Reduces ROR

35
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What happens in a Low pH?

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R groups can’t interact as much with each other which leads to bonds breaking and enzyme shape changing.

36
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What happens in a High pH?

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Reverse of low. Shape of enzyme will change as pH changes so will only function with a narrow pH range.

37
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What happens when the concentration of substrate is increased?

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The number of substrate molecules, atoms or ions in a particular area or volume increases.

38
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What does this increase lead to?

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A higher collision rate with the active sites of enzymes and the formation of more enzyme-substrate complexes.

39
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What happens to the number of active sites when the concentration of enzymes increase?

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AS number increases in a particular area/volume which leads to the formation of enzyme-substrate complexes at a faster rate.

40
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What is it called when the rate of reaction is increased up to its maximum?

A

Vmax

41
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What happens the the Rate of Reaction increases up to its maximum ? (Vmax)

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All the active sites are occupied by substrate particles and no more enzyme-substrate complexes can be formed until products are released from active site.

42
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How can this Rate of Reaction be increased?

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By adding more enzyme or increasing the temperature.

43
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What happens if the concentration of the enzyme is increased?

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More active sites are available so reaction rate can increase to a higher Vmax.

44
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In this scenario, what is the limiting factor? And what will increasing this allow?

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Concentration of substrate and increasing this will allow reaction rate to rise until new Vmax is reached.

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