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vocabulary for enzymes and metabolism

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metabolism   term used to describe all of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism  
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energy   the ability to move or change matter  
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activation energy   the energy needed to start a chemical reaction  
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reactant   starting material for chemical reaction  
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product   newly formed substances  
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synthesis   enzyme reacts with two substrates to build up one product  
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degredation   enzyme reacts with single substrate breaking down into two products  
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anabolic   building reaction  
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catabolic   break down reaction  
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enzyme   catalysts that lower activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction so chemical reactions can occur at low temperatures. increase speed of chemical reactions  
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catalysts   chemicals that reduce the activation energy of the reaction  
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exergonic   release of energy  
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endogenic   absorption of energy  
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substrate   substance on which an enzyme acts during a chemical reaction  
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active site   the region on the enzyme where the substrate binds  
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lock and key   enzymes active site has a particular shape into which the substrate or substrates fit exactly  
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induced fit   the active site in many enzymes is not exactly the same shape as the substrate but molds itself around the substrate as the enzyme substrate complex is formed  
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denatured   bonds that maintain enzyme structure are broken  
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limiting factors   any factor that directly affects a process if its quantity is changed  
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inhibitors   slow down or stop enzyme reaction  
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competitive inhibitors   block the active site and stop the substrate from getting in there  
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non-competitive inhibitors   bind to enzyme (but not the active site) and cause active site to change shape  
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allosteric enzymes   enzymes that accept non-competitive inhibitors  
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allosteric site   where a signal molecule (inhibitor) can fit  
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irreversible inhibitors   bind permanently to the enzyme rendering it useless. stop enzymatic activity permanently  
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feedback inhibition   the end product of a metabolic pathway acts as a signal molecule and comes in contact with the first enzymes allosteric enzyme to shut down the pathway  
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