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Vocabulary Ch 8-10 Activation energy ? energy needed for starting a reaction ? energy required to contort the reactant molecules so bonds can change. Active site ? a pocket or groove on surface of protein. Specificity attributed to fit between shape of active site and shape of substrate Allosteric regulation ? term used to describe any case in which a protein?s function at one site is affected by the binding of a regulatory molecules to a separate site. Anabolic pathway ? consume energy to build complicated molecules from simpler ones (biosynthetic pathways). Protein from amino acids ATP - sugar ribose, nitrogenous base adenine, 3 phosphate groups Bioenergetics - flow of energy through animal, (energy in food, activity, waste)
