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How Enzymes Work: Effects of Temperature & pH, Anabolic & Catabolic Reactions

Enzymes are biological catalysts that play a crucial role in metabolic processes. This guide explores their structure, function, and factors affecting their activity, including temperature and pH. It covers anabolic and catabolic reactions, enzyme-substrate complex formation, and the concept of activation energy in enzyme catalysis.

Key points:

  • Enzymes are globular proteins that catalyze chemical reactions in living organisms
  • They have specific active sites where substrates bind
  • Enzymes lower activation energy for reactions
  • Factors like temperature, pH, and substrate concentration affect enzyme activity
  • Understanding enzyme function is crucial for biology and biochemistry studies
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Enzyme Structure and Function

This page delves into the composition of enzymes, their production in cells, and the importance of the active site in enzyme function.

Enzymes are proteins composed of long chains of amino acids. The specific order of these amino acids determines the enzyme's 3D shape, which is crucial for its function.

Vocabulary: Active site - A specific region of an enzyme where the substrate binds.

Enzymes are produced in living cells through protein synthesis in ribosomes. They may undergo modifications in the rough endoplasmic reticulum RERRER or Golgi body before being secreted if necessary.

Highlight: Enzymes allow reactions to occur quickly at lower temperatures that do not damage the cell.

The active site of an enzyme is where substrate molecules bind. This specific region is key to the enzyme's catalytic activity.

What are enzymes ? describe what a anabolic reaction 15? describe what a catabolic reaction is? Enzymes enzymes are globular proteins that c

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Enzyme Shape and Environmental Factors

This page explores the importance of enzyme shape and how environmental factors can affect enzyme function.

The shape of an enzyme is determined by its amino acid sequence and the bonds between atoms in these molecules. This specific 3D shape is crucial for the enzyme's function.

Highlight: Environmental conditions such as temperature and pH can affect the bonds that maintain an enzyme's shape.

If the shape of the active site changes, it can render the enzyme unable to catalyze its specific reaction. This process is called denaturation and can be irreversible.

Example: Heat or extreme pH changes can denature enzymes, altering their shape and rendering them inactive.

Enzymes have optimum working conditions, and maintaining these conditions is essential for their proper function.

What are enzymes ? describe what a anabolic reaction 15? describe what a catabolic reaction is? Enzymes enzymes are globular proteins that c

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Activation Energy and Enzyme Catalysis

This page explains the concept of activation energy and how enzymes lower this energy barrier to facilitate reactions.

Definition: Activation energy is the energy required to initiate a metabolic reaction.

Enzymes lower activation energy by bringing substrate molecules into the appropriate orientation, forming an enzyme-substrate complex. This facilitates the formation or breaking of bonds to create products.

Highlight: Every chemical reaction has an energy barrier that must be overcome before the reaction can occur.

Enzymes help overcome this barrier by:

  1. Bringing substrate molecules together
  2. Orienting them correctly
  3. Facilitating bond formation or breaking

By lowering the activation energy, enzymes significantly increase the rate of metabolic reactions.

What are enzymes ? describe what a anabolic reaction 15? describe what a catabolic reaction is? Enzymes enzymes are globular proteins that c

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Mechanisms of Enzyme Action

This page discusses two main theories explaining how enzymes interact with their substrates: the lock and key hypothesis and the induced fit theory.

Definition: Lock and Key Hypothesis - The substrate keykey has a complementary shape to the active site locklock of the enzyme molecule.

In this model, the enzyme and substrate form a temporary enzyme-substrate complex. Once the reaction occurs, the products leave the active site, freeing it for another substrate molecule.

Definition: Induced Fit Theory - The active site's shape is not exactly complementary to the substrate but molds around it upon binding.

The induced fit model suggests that:

  1. The substrate enters the active site
  2. The enzyme changes shape slightly as the substrate binds
  3. An enzyme-substrate complex forms
  4. The substrate is converted to products
  5. Products leave the active site

This model explains how enzymes can be more flexible in their interactions with substrates.

What are enzymes ? describe what a anabolic reaction 15? describe what a catabolic reaction is? Enzymes enzymes are globular proteins that c

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Enzyme Concentration and Reaction Rate

This page explores how enzyme concentration affects the rate of enzymatic reactions.

The turnover rate of an enzyme refers to the number of substrate molecules it can act on in a given time.

Highlight: When investigating the effect of a factor on reaction rate, all other factors should be kept constant and at optimum levels.

Increasing enzyme concentration generally results in an increased reaction rate, provided all other factors are kept constant at their optimum levels.

Example: At higher enzyme concentrations, reactions are faster because more active sites are available for substrate binding.

However, beyond a certain point, increasing enzyme concentration no longer affects the reaction rate. This occurs when substrate concentration becomes a limiting factor.

The relationship between enzyme concentration and reaction rate is typically represented by a graph showing an initial linear increase followed by a plateau.

What are enzymes ? describe what a anabolic reaction 15? describe what a catabolic reaction is? Enzymes enzymes are globular proteins that c

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Introduction to Enzymes

Enzymes are essential biological molecules that facilitate chemical reactions in living organisms. This page introduces the fundamental concepts of enzymes and their role in anabolic and catabolic reactions.

Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions without being permanently changed. They are globular proteins produced in living cells and are highly specific, typically reacting with only one substrate.

Definition: Anabolic reactions build up complex compounds from simple ones, forming bonds and requiring energy.

Definition: Catabolic reactions break down complex compounds into simpler ones, breaking bonds and releasing energy.

The enzyme-substrate complex formation is crucial for catalyzing reactions. This process involves the collision of the enzyme and substrate at the enzyme's active site.

Highlight: Enzymes remain unchanged at the end of the reaction, allowing them to catalyze multiple reactions.

What are enzymes ? describe what a anabolic reaction 15? describe what a catabolic reaction is? Enzymes enzymes are globular proteins that c

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Enzyme Structure and Function

This page delves into the composition of enzymes, their production in cells, and the importance of the active site in enzyme function.

Enzymes are proteins composed of long chains of amino acids. The specific order of these amino acids determines the enzyme's 3D shape, which is crucial for its function.

Vocabulary: Active site - A specific region of an enzyme where the substrate binds.

Enzymes are produced in living cells through protein synthesis in ribosomes. They may undergo modifications in the rough endoplasmic reticulum RERRER or Golgi body before being secreted if necessary.

Highlight: Enzymes allow reactions to occur quickly at lower temperatures that do not damage the cell.

The active site of an enzyme is where substrate molecules bind. This specific region is key to the enzyme's catalytic activity.

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Enzyme Shape and Environmental Factors

This page explores the importance of enzyme shape and how environmental factors can affect enzyme function.

The shape of an enzyme is determined by its amino acid sequence and the bonds between atoms in these molecules. This specific 3D shape is crucial for the enzyme's function.

Highlight: Environmental conditions such as temperature and pH can affect the bonds that maintain an enzyme's shape.

If the shape of the active site changes, it can render the enzyme unable to catalyze its specific reaction. This process is called denaturation and can be irreversible.

Example: Heat or extreme pH changes can denature enzymes, altering their shape and rendering them inactive.

Enzymes have optimum working conditions, and maintaining these conditions is essential for their proper function.

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Activation Energy and Enzyme Catalysis

This page explains the concept of activation energy and how enzymes lower this energy barrier to facilitate reactions.

Definition: Activation energy is the energy required to initiate a metabolic reaction.

Enzymes lower activation energy by bringing substrate molecules into the appropriate orientation, forming an enzyme-substrate complex. This facilitates the formation or breaking of bonds to create products.

Highlight: Every chemical reaction has an energy barrier that must be overcome before the reaction can occur.

Enzymes help overcome this barrier by:

  1. Bringing substrate molecules together
  2. Orienting them correctly
  3. Facilitating bond formation or breaking

By lowering the activation energy, enzymes significantly increase the rate of metabolic reactions.

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Mechanisms of Enzyme Action

This page discusses two main theories explaining how enzymes interact with their substrates: the lock and key hypothesis and the induced fit theory.

Definition: Lock and Key Hypothesis - The substrate keykey has a complementary shape to the active site locklock of the enzyme molecule.

In this model, the enzyme and substrate form a temporary enzyme-substrate complex. Once the reaction occurs, the products leave the active site, freeing it for another substrate molecule.

Definition: Induced Fit Theory - The active site's shape is not exactly complementary to the substrate but molds around it upon binding.

The induced fit model suggests that:

  1. The substrate enters the active site
  2. The enzyme changes shape slightly as the substrate binds
  3. An enzyme-substrate complex forms
  4. The substrate is converted to products
  5. Products leave the active site

This model explains how enzymes can be more flexible in their interactions with substrates.

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Enzyme Concentration and Reaction Rate

This page explores how enzyme concentration affects the rate of enzymatic reactions.

The turnover rate of an enzyme refers to the number of substrate molecules it can act on in a given time.

Highlight: When investigating the effect of a factor on reaction rate, all other factors should be kept constant and at optimum levels.

Increasing enzyme concentration generally results in an increased reaction rate, provided all other factors are kept constant at their optimum levels.

Example: At higher enzyme concentrations, reactions are faster because more active sites are available for substrate binding.

However, beyond a certain point, increasing enzyme concentration no longer affects the reaction rate. This occurs when substrate concentration becomes a limiting factor.

The relationship between enzyme concentration and reaction rate is typically represented by a graph showing an initial linear increase followed by a plateau.

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Enzymes are essential biological molecules that facilitate chemical reactions in living organisms. This page introduces the fundamental concepts of enzymes and their role in anabolic and catabolic reactions.

Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions without being permanently changed. They are globular proteins produced in living cells and are highly specific, typically reacting with only one substrate.

Definition: Anabolic reactions build up complex compounds from simple ones, forming bonds and requiring energy.

Definition: Catabolic reactions break down complex compounds into simpler ones, breaking bonds and releasing energy.

The enzyme-substrate complex formation is crucial for catalyzing reactions. This process involves the collision of the enzyme and substrate at the enzyme's active site.

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