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The R groups of the amino acids in its active site
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Does the shape of an enzyme protein determine specificity?
Shape of an enzyme specifically shape of its active site determines enzyme specificity .
Why does the structure of a protein or enzyme determine its function?
Yes.
Which two levels of protein structure principally determine the active site of an enzyme?
Quaternary and Tertiary levels of protein structure principally determine the active site of an enzyme.
What protein enzyme is involved in chemiosmosis?
ATP synthase
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.
Does the shape of an enzyme protein determine specificity?
Shape of an enzyme specifically shape of its active site determines enzyme specificity .
What causes enzyme specificity?
The enzyme's surface folds are complementary to the substrate's surface folds.
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.
Why does the structure of a protein or enzyme determine its function?
Yes.
Which two levels of protein structure principally determine the active site of an enzyme?
Quaternary and Tertiary levels of protein structure principally determine the active site of an enzyme.
What protein enzyme is involved in chemiosmosis?
ATP synthase
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 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
Why is an enzyme not a type of protein?
Actually it is. It is a polypeptide structure that has been specialized to be a catalyst.
Is an enzyme a structural protein or functional protein?
Yes, enzymes are proteins and it is their sequence of amino acids (primary structure) that determines what kind of an enzyme it is and makes all the enzymes unique and it is the tertiary structure of enzymes that maintains their shape and give rise to the unique active site. When an enzyme is denatured, it loses its tertiary structure and therefore its shape.
How might an amino acid change at a site distant from the active site of the enzyme alter the enzyme's substrate specificity?
The alteration of an amino acid on a site other than the active site will: change the shape of the protein.
