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Q: What is it called when there Is the reduction in the activity of an enzyme because another compound is competing with the substrate for the active site?
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What are the compounds which regulate enzyme activity?

They run on feedback systems. The compound that they create could speed up the process of enzymatic activity, or a higher concentration of the substrate(The compound that is being changed).


Is a substrate an enzyme?

NO. The enzyme acts on the substrate. The substrate is the chemical/compound being altered by the action of the enzyme. They are NOT the same.


What is an example of a substrate?

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What is benzoyl DL-arginine p-nitroaniline hydrochloride?

It is substrate used to measure proteas activity. Trypsin is one of the enzymes it is used for. The compound you mentioned is a racemic mixture and I believe it is only the L form that is an active substrate. Thomas Henriksson, Ph.D.


Which describes a model of a process in which the substrate fits into the active site to form a substrate enzyme compound?

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Is iron ore a compound or mixture?

It is a mixture of an Iron compound and a rock substrate. Iron ores are usually rich in Iron Oxides (a compound) and minerals. Since the iron is not chemiically bonded to the mineral substrate it is a mixture.


Why you are using 2 mercaptoethanol in mes cell culture?

Mercaptoethanol is a thiol compound that is involved in the reduction of substances and prevents the oxidation of cysteine to cystine, thus increasing cysteine activity. It acts as an antioxidant by itself and indirectly by increasing intracellular gluthathione and cysteine activity


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What causes the enzymes active site to change shape?

When too much of a certain compound is made, the compound attaches to a separate site called allosteric site. When attached to the allosteric site, it changes the active site's shape and prevents any more to be made.


What kind of organic compound is anyhdrase?

Enzymes. The name of an enzyme usually ends with an -ase, and start with the substrate it works with.