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MCAT

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Term
Definition
where does kinesin move to?   + end (toward cell membrane)  
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where does dynein move to?   - end (toward centrosome)  
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motor proteins   kinesin, dyenin, myosin  
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cytoskeletal elements   microtubules, collagen, elastin, keratin  
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signaling proteins   antibodies and peptide hormones  
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isomerase   catalyzes rearrangement of bonds  
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ligase   catalyzes joining of molecules  
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transferase   catalyzes transfer of functional groups  
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lyase   catalyzes breaking a molecule without water  
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hydrolase   catalyzes breaking a molecule with water  
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oxireductase   catalyses transfer of electron between molecules  
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coenzymes   proteins  
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cofactors   ions (can be metals)  
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prosthetic group   cofactors or coenzymes that are bound tight to enzyme  
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holoenzymes   enzyme w/ cofactor or coenzyme  
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apoenzyme   enzyme without cofactor or coenzyme  
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increase in Km   decrease in binding affinity  
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decrease in Km   increase in binding affinity  
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catalytic efficiency   kcat/Km  
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kcat   catalytic efficiency (speed of enzyme)  
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competitive inhibition   Vmax-same, Km-increases  
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uncompetitive inhibition   Vmax-decreases, Km-decreases  
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mixed inhibition   Vmax-decreases, Km-decreases or increases  
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noncompetitive inhibition (type of mixed)   Vm-decreases, Km-stays the same  
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