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Enzymes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coenzyme | A non protein component sometimes required to allow an enzyme to set in motion a catalytic reaction |
| Enzyme | A proteins that speeds up chemical reactions |
| Fermentation | A process in which a compound is broken down into simpler substances |
| Organic | Compounds containing carbon and hydrogen |
| Starches | Complex carbohydrates without taste or color |
| Metabolism | The chemical process by which nutrients are broken down and converted into energy or are used in the construction of new tissue or other material in the body |
| Molecule | A group of atoms, usual ly but not always representing more than one element, joined in a structure. Compounds typically are made up of molecules |
| Proteins | Large molecules built from long chains of 50 or more amino acids. Proteins serve the functions of promoting normal growth, repairing damaged tissue, contributing to the body's immune system, and making enzymes |
| Reactant | A substance that interacts with another substance in a chemical reaction, resulting in the formation of a chemical or chemicals known as the product |
| What are enzymes? | proteins that catalyze chemical reactions |
| How do enzymes work? | By lowering the activation energy |
| What is Oxidation? | the loss of an electron (or hydrogen). |
| What are Autotrophs? | Organisms that synthesize their own nutrients; include some bacteria that are able to synthesize organic molecules from simpler inorganic compounds |
| What are Heterotrophs? | Organisms that obtain their nutrition by breaking down organic molecules in foods; include animals and fungi |
| What is Anabolism? | the total series of chemical reactions involved in synthesis of organic compounds. |
| What is Catabolism? | the series of chemical reactions that breakdown larger molecules |
| What is Homeostasis? | The ability to maintain a relatively constant internal environment |
| What is Energy Activation? | The minimum amount of energy required for a given reaction to occur; varies from reaction to reaction |
| What is Reduction? | The gain of an electron or a hydrogen atom. The gain of electrons or hydrogen's in a chemical reaction. |
| Enzymes are: | Proteins |
| What binds to the active site of an enzyme? | A substrate |
| What is Glycolysis? | The universal cellular metabolic process in the cell's cytoplasm where 6-carbon glucose is split into two 3-carbon pyruvate molecules, and some ATP and NADH are produced. |
| What is the substrate? | The biological molecule that the enzyme will attack. |
| What is the active site? | A specially shaped area of the enzyme that fits around the substrate. |
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