Module 2.4 Flashcards
enzymes increase the rate of reactions ( make reactions fater ) . MEANING ENZYMES ARE CTALSYSTS .
aS WE FND ENZYMES IN LVIING ORGANSIMS , WE SAY , ENZYMES ARE bioligcal catalsysts .
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the enzyme is CATALAE .
-as we find catalase inside cells , catalase is an example of an intracellular enzyme .
-Catalase , binds to the toxic moelcule , hydrogen perxodide and speeds up its breakdown to the harmless molecules wter + oxygen .
Amyalse , is another enzyme , unlike catalase , amyalse is not found isndie cells .
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Amylase is pordued in the pancrease and released into the small intenstine .
JOB of amylas eis to catalsye the breakdowns trarch moelcules into the disa
ccharide maltsoe .
-Maltose is then brokken by other enzymes into glucose .
-Which is abosrbed into the bloodsream .. As we ind amalse outide cells ,w e say that amyalse is an exmaple of an extracellualr enzume .
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Another example of an enzyme .
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Trypsin , is another exmpale of an extraceullr enzyme , Trypsin is produced by the pancreas and released into the digestive system .
What is the job of trypsin ?
To catalyse the breakdwon of protein moelcules , into shorter fragments called peptides .
-Again , other enzymes break down peptides into mino acids , which can be abosrbed into blodstreams .
In each of these examples
the enzyme attaches to and breaks down another moelcules .
What is the substrate
(hydorgen peroxide ,s tarch , proteins )
-The moelcule that the enzyme attaches to is called the SUBSTRATE MOELCULE .
What is the product ?
The moelcules porduces (Water + oxyge , maltose and peptides . )
-The vast majority of enzymes are globular proteins .
What are globular proteins again ?
Globular porteins have hydrophillic amino cids on their surface and any hydrophobic amino cids are buried within the center of the prtoein .
-Making Globular porteins osluble in water .
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-On the surface of an enzyme moelcule , we find a groove , which scieniststs call the active site .
-The job of the active sitwe is to attach to the substarte moelcule .
-Scienits now call the enzyme substrate complex .
Key ; the tertiary strucutre of the active site is complementary too the strucuture of the susbrate
AL , the susbrtae meolcue fits perfectly inot the ctive site .
BECAUSE O THIS , each enzyme is specific for the substarte it binds to .
-As youc an see , a molecul with a strucuture different to the substarte cannot successfully bind to the active site .
What happens when the substrate bind to ?
Oncd the susbtarte binds , the aminoa cids on the suraface of the active site ,c an form temproary bonds witht he susbtrate moelcule .
-The enzyme then catalsyes the reaction . TO FORM the enzyme product compelx .
-now th PRODUCTS ARE RELSED FROMT HE ACTIVE SITE .
key ; NEED TO UNDERSTAND is that in any reaction , the moelcules must have a certain amount of energy before they can react .
Scienits call this hte ctivationn energy . Anu moelcles , whch don’t hae at leasst the actvation energy CANNOT REACT .
-Enzymes rpodvide a pathway for the ractio with a lower ACTIVATIONE ENEGRY .
iN THE PRESENCE OF AN ENZYME
tHE ACTIATION ENERGY barrier is lwoer than it would be without the enzyme .
-This means that more subsrat emoielcuels , now have enogiuunenergy tocross the activation energybarrier and react .
-SO THE presecne of an enzyme , the reavtion rate increases .
On the surface , the tertiaery strucuture of the enzyme , folds into three dimensional shape called the active site .
The active site is a aprt of the enzyme where the substrate molecule attached to form the enzyme substrat ecomplex .
As we have seen , the tertiary strucutre of the active site is specific to the strucuture of the substrte moelcule .
Explaining hwy enzymes are specfific .
Temporary bonds form between the substrate molecule and the aminoacids on the surface ont he active site .
These temporary bonds , help to the lwoer the activation eneegyr of the reaction . Explaining how enzymes increse the reaction rate l.
When scienists first looked t catalsts , they though the tertiary strucuutre of rhe active site is FIXED and does not chnge shape .
So esentaly ,t he susbtrate mooelcule slots perfectly into the active site .
-Scienitsts call this hte lock nd key hypothesis . / Lock and key theory .
Later , scienitsts saw this model ws not ccurate . As the teriary strucuture of the active sire changes . as the substarte molecule approaches .
As the substarte starts to form bonds with the amino acids in the active sit . The tetriary strucuture of the enzyme , ajusts so that the active site moduls itself tghtly aroun the susbtrate .
-This change in the tertiary sturucutrepof the enzyme , ensures tht the active site perfectly to the sbsrtate .
The bonds that the substarte forms witht he active site , helps to catalyse the reaction .
-Scienitsts call this the induced fit mdoel / induced fit hypothesis .
Moleucles which are not the susbrtate canno formt he correct bonds to the correct bonds to the correct aminoa cids int he active site .
because of this , the tertiary strucuture of the enzyme DOES NOT CHANGE .
-Mening the hsap eof the active site does not adjust to fit the moelcule . Heping to explain why enxymes are specific for the subrate .
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even though experiments hsow induced fit model is correct .