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Enzymology Pt1 - Coggle Diagram
Enzymology Pt1
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What do they do?
catalyse thermodynamically favourable reactions, casusing them to preceed at extraordinarily rapid rates
enzymes catalyse biochemical reactions by binding small molecules or macromolecules (e.g. other proteins) which are the substrates for the enzyme
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Specificity
Substrates bind to the enzyme via weak forces
- H-bonds, van der Waals, ionic interactions
- sometimes by hydrophobic interactions
Specificity is controlled by structure
- unique fit of substrate with the enzyme controls the selectivity for substrate and the produced yeilded
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