7847647776 | chemical reaction | A process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals. | ![]() | 0 |
7847647777 | reactants | compounds that enter into a chemical reaction | ![]() | 1 |
7847647778 | product | compounds produced by a chemical reaction. | ![]() | 2 |
7847647779 | enzyme | biological catalysts usually globular that speed up the rate of chemical reactions | ![]() | 3 |
7847647781 | Competitive inhibition | substance that resembles the normal substrate competes with the substrate for the active site | ![]() | 4 |
7847647782 | Noncompetitive inhibitor | a chemical that binds to an enzyme but not in the active site. This chemical will change the shape of the enzyme (reversible) | ![]() | 5 |
7847647783 | substrate | the substance an enzyme catalyzes, changes. | ![]() | 6 |
7847647784 | active site | the location on the enzyme where the substrate binds and goes through a chemical reaction. | ![]() | 7 |
7847647785 | exothermic reaction | a chemical reaction where energy is given off, so that the products have less energy than the reactants. | ![]() | 8 |
7847647786 | endothermic reaction | a chemical reaction where energy is taken in, so that the products have more energy than the reactants. | ![]() | 9 |
7847647787 | activation energy | Eₐ is the abbreviation used for the energy required to start a reaction. | ![]() | 10 |
7847647789 | Catalase | an enzyme found in most aerobic organisms that breaks down H2O2 to water and oxygen | ![]() | 11 |
7847647791 | lipase | Enzyme that can break the bonds of lipids to form the monomer, fatty acids. | 12 | |
7847647792 | protease | Enzyme that can break the polypeptide bonds of proteins to form the monomer, amino acids. | 13 | |
7847647793 | nuclease | Enzyme that can break the bonds of nucleic acids to form monomer, nucleotides | 14 | |
7847647795 | lock and key hypothesis | The substrate fits the active site of the enzyme like a key fits in a lock. There is no change to the shape of the enzyme or substrate. | ![]() | 15 |
7847647796 | induced fit hypothesis | The active site of the enzyme is flexible and conforms to fit the substrate like a glove fits on a hand. | ![]() | 16 |
7847647797 | Denature | Characteristic of proteins; a change in shape that stops the protein from functioning. | ![]() | 17 |
7847647798 | Allosteric | __________ regulation of enzyme occurs when a molecule binds to an enzyme changing the protein's shape | ![]() | 18 |
7847647799 | Catalyst | ______ an agent that speeds up a chemical reaction without itself being permanently altered | 19 | |
7847647800 | G | An exergonic reaction releases free energy. The abbreviation for free energy is: Named after the American Scientist Josiah Gibbs | 20 | |
7847647803 | Substrate orientation | When Enzyme bring together specific atoms into a correct position that are otherwise rotating and tumbling so that bonds can form | 21 | |
7847647811 | Shape | in Biology the prefix allo means "different" and stereos means "__________" | 22 | |
7847647812 | Hydrogen | The specificity and activity of an enzyme depends on it 3D structure and this in turn depends on ______________ bonds | 23 | |
7847647813 | hydrophobic | Changes in H+ ions (acidity) concentration can alter how _____________ some regions of protein are. | 24 | |
7847647814 | pH | After looking at the graph the enzyme activity of the the three different enzymes is being regulated by what variable | ![]() | 25 |
7847647815 | Temperature | After looking at the shape of graph the enzyme activity of this enzymes is being regulated by what variable: | ![]() | 26 |
7847647816 | Substrate Concentration | After looking at the shape of graph the enzyme activity of this enzymes is being regulated by what variable: | ![]() | 27 |
AP- Biology - Enzymes Flashcards
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