Biochemistry

1EK: Biomolecules & Genetics

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With enzymes, as the relative ____ increases, the rate of the reaction also increases, but to a lesser and lesser degree until a maximum ra…

With enzymes, as the relative concentration of substrate increases, the ____ has been achieved.

With enzymes, as the relative concentration of substrate increases, the rate of the reaction also increases, but to ____ degree until a max…

____ is the number of substrate molecules one active site can convert to product in a given unit of time when an enzyme solution is saturat…

Turnover number is the number of ____

What is the equation for Turnover Number?

The ____ is the substrate concentration at which the reaction rate is equal to ½Vmax.

The Km is the substrate concentration at which the reaction rate is equal to ____.

The Km is the ____ concentration at which the reaction rate is equal to ½Vmax.

The value of the Michaelis constant indicates ____

lf a higher concentration of substrate is needed, the enzyme must have a ____ affinity for the substrate.

lf a ____ concentration of substrate is needed, the enzyme must have a lower affinity for the substrate.

At first, as the temperature increases, the enzymatic reaction rate goes ____.

After some time, as the temperature increases, the reaction rate goes ____.

For enzymes in the human body, the optimal temperature is most often around ____° C.

In order to reach their optimal activity, many enzymes require a non-protein component called a ____.

Cofactors can be ____.

Coenzymes are cofactors that are ____ molecules.

____ are cofactors that are organic molecules.

Coenzymes are divided into two types: ____.

____ reversibly bind to a specific enzyme, and transfer some chemical group to another substrate.

Cosubstrates ____ bind to a specific enzyme, and transfer some chemical group to another substrate.

The ____, is the complete sequence of nucleotides of the genetic material.

The genome, is ____.

The genome is usually ____ in some viruses.

The genome is usually DNA but can be RNA in some ____.

Each cell contains the same complete ____, yet some cells become bone while others become muscle, liver, etc.

____ is a term used to describe changes that are made around the genome that do not alter the actual nucleotide sequence.

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