Fire side notes (enzyme and homeostasis) Flashcards

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What causes enzymes to denature?

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high temperature ( animals enzymes denature at 40-44C) , when beyond optimal pH, heavy metals,

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definition of endocrine

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Glands that secrete hormones directly into blood

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definition of exocrine

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secrete their hormones into DUCTS

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when there is less time on the graph, what does this prove of the reaction?

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the reaction rate is quicker

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5
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what is the role of thyroxin?

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A peptide hormone which affects all body cells. increases rate of cellular respiration and metabolic rate

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Name the receptors and their functions

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Chemoreceptor: responds to chemical substances
Photoreceptors: respond to light energy
Baroreceptor: detects changes in blood pressure
Stretch receptors: detect degree of lung inflation
Thermoreceptor: respond to temp. located in hypothalamus and skin
They all generate nerve impulses to the nervous system

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what is enzyme inhibition?

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occurs when an active enzyme is prevented from combining with its substrate, feedback inhibition regulates almost every enzyme in a cell

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what type of reaction puts things together?

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dehydration

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what type of reaction breaks things apart?

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hydrolysis

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positive feedback definition

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a mechanism that makes the original stimulus more intense. does not restore homeostasis, actually takes it further away from it.

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negative feedback definition

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mechanism used to decrease the effect of the stimulus,

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12
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what helps the hypothalamus detect thyroxin?

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pituitary gland

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13
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posion in toddler?

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poison inhibits enzymes

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14
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Name the different parts of enzymes

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[APOENZYME] + [COFACTOR] —-> [HOLOENZYME]

[INORGANIC ION] [ORGANIC ION]

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15
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difference between coenzyme and cofactor

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cofactors are the necessary ions or molecules needed for an enzyme to function properly

coenzymes are the organic, non-protein factors

(inorganic co-factors include copper, zinc, iron magnesium, senium, etc)

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16
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Examples of a negative feedback system

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blood pressure, blood pH, and blood glucose levels are maintained by negative feed back mechanisms

17
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examples of a positive feedback system

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When a woman gives birth, and nursing a baby

18
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describe active site

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the site of attachment on an enzyme

19
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describe allosteric site

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non active site on an enzyme,

20
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What do baroreceptors do?

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Baroreceptor: detects changes in blood pressure

21
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difference between a catalyzed and non-catalyzed enzyme

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non-catalyzed/ no enzyme: higher energy needed to activate reactants. Therefore reaction is slower

Catalyzed/ with enzyme: Lower energy of activation needed to activate the reactants. The reaction is faster

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what happens to molecules when increased temp, and activation energy

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increases the number of successful collisions between reactions

23
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define metabolism

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all the chemical reactions occurring within your body

24
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Examples of irreversible inhibitors

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cyanide inhibits an essential enzyme called cytochorome c oxide involved in cellular respiration

penicillin- an antibiotic which inhibits enzyme needed for bacteria to build its cell wall during growth and cell division

sulfoamide drugs- antibiotics which blocks an enzyme that breaks down PABA in bacteria

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How can an inhibitor be reversible?
if it can unbind from the allosteric site, happens if the end-product's concentration is too low
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when does enzyme inhibition occur?
when an active enzyme is prevented from combining with its substrate
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purpose of a catalyst
work to speed up chemical reactions by lowering the EA. Catalysts are not used up during a chemical reaction.
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Concentration of substrate graph
to increase rate of activity add enzyme, products are made at a constant rate, reaction will increase until all active sites on enzymes are saturated
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Concentration of enzymes graph
to increase rate add more substrate, increasing graph will result in more products until all substrates are acted upon
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The metabolic rate is determined by what organelle in the cell?
mitochondria because it makes ATP