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Physio (adamson) ch2
Chapter 2 terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Enzyme | protein catalyst that accelerates specific chemical reactions but does not itself undergo net chemical change during the reaction |
| Carriers | integral membrane protein that mediates passage of molecule through membrane; |
| Ligand | any molecule or ion that binds to protein surface by noncovalent bonds |
| Receptor | specialized peripheral ending of afferent neuron, or separate cell intimately associated with it, that detects changes in some aspect of environment; specific binding site in plasma membrane or interior of target cell with which a chemical messenger |
| Binding | the act of fastening, securing, uniting, or the like. |
| Affinity | strength with which ligand binds to its binding site |
| Second messenger | intracellular substance that serves as relay from plasma membrane to intracellular biochemical machinery, where it alters some aspect of cell’s function |
| First messenger | extracellular chemical messenger |