how enzyme work Flashcards

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1
Q

_______ are RNA molecules with enzymatic activity.
Catalytic behaviour of any enzyme depends upon its ____,___,___,___
Enzymes of the digestive tract and those found in blood are present in inactive form called ____ or ____

A

Ribozymes
primary, secondary, tertiary, or quaternary structures
zymogen or proenzymes

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An ______ is a region on the surface of an enzyme to which substrates will bind and catalyses a chemical reaction.

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active site

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3
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Some enzyme require non protein molecule for their activity. So enzymes are conjugated proteins known as

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Holoenzyme

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4
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Enzyme without non protein part is inactive and called

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apoenzyme

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5
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cofactors can either be ___ or ___

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inorganic or organic compounds

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6
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Study of reaction rate and how they changes in response to change in experimental parameter is known as _____.

A

Enzyme Kinetics
Kinetics

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7
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Types of enzyme inhibition

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Reversible inhibitors
Irreversible inhibitors

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8
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reversible inhibitors can be classified into

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Competitive
Non-competitive
Un-competitive

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9
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Binds only to the enzyme-substrate complex.
Does not have the capacity to bind to the
free enzyme.
Not overcome by increasing substrate concentration.
Both the Km and Vmax are reduced.

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Un-competitive inhibition

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