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ENZYMES. WHAT IS AN ENZYME. ENZYMES are proteins that act as a biological catalyst CATALYSTS increase the rate of a chemical reaction without being CONSUMED by that reaction. WHAT IS AN ENZYME. REMEMBER our 4 MACROMOLECULES: Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins Nucleic acids
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WHAT IS AN ENZYME • ENZYMES are proteins that act as a biological catalyst • CATALYSTS increase the rate of a chemical reaction without being CONSUMED by that reaction
WHAT IS AN ENZYME • REMEMBER our 4 MACROMOLECULES: • Carbohydrates • Lipids • Proteins • Nucleic acids WHICH OF THESE INCLUDES ENZYMES?!
STRUCTURE OF A PROTEIN • Proteins are only functional once the chain of amino acids folds • Levels of protein structure • Primary • Secondary • Tertiary • Quaternary
PRIMARY STRUCTURE Start out with a chain of amino acids also called a ________________________
SECONDARY STRUCTURE Hydrogen bonding between amino acids cause alpha helix and beta pleated sheets to form
TERTIARY STRUCTURE Interactions between R-groups of amino acids causes the secondary structure to fold. We now have a functional protein! Yay!
QUATERNARY STRUCTURE This happens when we have two or more polypeptide chains that fold to form one functioning protein Things like hemoglobin
ENZYMES • ENZYMES ARE BIOLOGICAL CATALYSTS THAT INCREASE THE RATE OF A CHEMICAL REACTION WITHOUT BEING CONSUMED BY THE REACTION • WHY IS THAT LAST PART OF THE DEFINITION IMPORTANT????
SHAPE OF THE ENZYME IS IMPORTANT ENZYME/SUBSTRATE COMPLEX PRODUCTS SUBSTRATE ENZYME ACTIVE SITE http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/anim_2.htm
ENZYMES How do enzymes increase the rate of a reaction? They lower the amount of energy needed for a chemical reaction (reactants products) This is called ___________ _____________
ENZYMES No Enzyme Enzyme Energy of Activation
COFACTORS Some enzymes need cofactors to help catalyze a reaction Examples of cofactors: Zn, Fe, Cu what do you notice about these? Organic cofactors are coenzymes. These are vitamins (example, riboflavin)
Adding more substrate increases the how fast product is made
DENATURATION • Proteins like to function in a certain type of environment • Things like temperature and pH can effect how the protein functions • WHEN A PROTEIN LOSES ITS SHAPE AND IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING (BIOLOGICALLY INACTIVE) ___________________
In a nutshell… BEFORE AFTER RESULT: LOSS OF FUNCTION!
We can block enzymes Competitive inhibition Non- Competitive inhibition