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The enzyme's surface folds are complementary to the substrate's surface folds.
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∙ 9y agoStructure allows enzymes to maintain specificity. The level of specificity varies from enzyme to enzyme, with some exhibiting absolute specificity while others are less specific.
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∙ 12y agoThe enzyme's surface folds are complementary to the substrate's surface folds.
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What are the different types of enzyme specificity with examples?
1) absolute specificity 2) Group specificity 3) Linkage specificity 4) Stereochemical specificity
What would be unlikely to contribute to the substrate specificity of an enzyme?
The allosteric site is distinct from the active site, and does not affect the substrate specificity of the enzyme
What are four things that can affect the way enzymes work?
pH, temperature, concentration of enzyme, substrate concentration, etc
The specificity of an enzyme is due to its active siteThe active site is a shape only a certain?
An enzyme's active site will bind with only a specific substrate. Any other kind of substrate will be rejected by the active site.
Which statement describes the currently accepted theory of how an enzyme and its substrate fit together?
There is an enzyme explanation whose specificity states that an enzyme and its substrate possess specific complementary geometric shapes that fit exactly into one another. This is the lock and key explanation.Ê
Does the shape of an enzyme protein determine specificity?
Shape of an enzyme specifically shape of its active site determines enzyme specificity .
What are the different types of enzyme specificity with examples?
1) absolute specificity 2) Group specificity 3) Linkage specificity 4) Stereochemical specificity
What would be unlikely to contribute to the substrate specificity of an enzyme?
The allosteric site is distinct from the active site, and does not affect the substrate specificity of the enzyme
What is the definition of enzyme specificity?
each enzyme has a specific substrate to which it binds through a definite active site and any other enzyme can not bind to it
The lock and key hypothesis attempts to explain the mechanism of?
enzyme specificity
What property of enzymes does protease not working on lipids show?
Enzyme specificity .
Why does enzyme specificity promote enzyme activity?
Because enzymes are specific and speed only one type of reaction.
If an enzyme is a protein how might you change the specificity of such an enzyme?
What an enzyme does is based on its shape, therefore you would have to change it on a molecular level in order to alter its job.
Can an enzyme bind to nearly any molecule?
No; enzymes have substrate specificity, which means the substrate has to be a specific shape for the enzyme to bind to it.
How is a catalyst like platinum different from an enzyme?
Catalysts are compounds that change the speed of chemical reactions. An enzyme is a protein and also a catalyst. So an enzyme can be a catalyst, but a catalyst can't be an enzyme.
What happens if enzymes loose their specificityAsk us anything?
They can't catalyse reactions. The specificity of the active site of the enzyme is crucial: without it, the enzyme won't fit with he desired substrate, hence there won't be any reaction. Losing this specificity is due to a conformational change at the active site, andis known as denaturisation.
What are the two theories that explain enzyme specificity?
1. Victor Henri's Quantitative Theory of Enzyme Kinetics 2. "Lock and Key" Theory- First introduced by Emil Fischer in 1894
