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How does the allosteric enzyme curve illustrate the relationship between enzyme activity and the binding of regulatory molecules?
The allosteric enzyme curve shows how enzyme activity changes when regulatory molecules bind to the enzyme. This curve demonstrates that the binding of regulatory molecules can either increase or decrease enzyme activity, depending on the specific enzyme and regulatory molecule involved.
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What is a regulatory molecule?
A regulatory molecule is a molecule that controls the activity of proteins or enzymes by affecting their function. These molecules can either enhance or inhibit the activity of the protein or enzyme, thus regulating various biological processes within the cell. Examples of regulatory molecules include hormones, neurotransmitters, and allosteric regulators.
What is the significance of the Adair equation in understanding the allosteric regulation of enzymes?
The Adair equation is important in understanding how enzymes are regulated by molecules binding to them at sites other than the active site. This helps us grasp how enzymes can be turned on or off by these regulatory molecules, influencing their activity and overall function.
What happens during allosteric inhibition?
Allosteric (noncompetitive) inhibition results from a change in the shape of the active site when an inhibitor binds to an allosteric site. When this occurs the substrate cannot bind to its active site due to the fact that the active site has changed shape and the substrate no longer fits. Allosteric activation results when the binding of an activator molecule to an allosteric site causes a change in the active site that makes it capable of binding substrate.
What is the stereochemical relationship between this pair of molecules?
The stereochemical relationship between the pair of molecules is that they are enantiomers, which are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed.
Can you provide examples that illustrate the difference between molecules and compounds?
Molecules are made up of two or more atoms bonded together, like oxygen gas (O2) or water (H2O). Compounds are specific types of molecules that contain different elements, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) or sodium chloride (NaCl).
Allosteric inhibition is generally a result of?
binding regulatory molecules at another site
How allosteric enzymes differ non allosteric?
Allosteric enzymes have an additional regulatory site (allosteric site) distinct from the active site that can bind to specific molecules, affecting enzyme activity. Non-allosteric enzymes lack this additional regulatory site and their activity is primarily controlled by substrate binding to the active site. Allosteric enzymes show sigmoidal kinetics in response to substrate concentration due to cooperativity, while non-allosteric enzymes exhibit hyperbolic kinetics.
What is a regulatory molecule?
A regulatory molecule is a molecule that controls the activity of proteins or enzymes by affecting their function. These molecules can either enhance or inhibit the activity of the protein or enzyme, thus regulating various biological processes within the cell. Examples of regulatory molecules include hormones, neurotransmitters, and allosteric regulators.
What is the significance of the Adair equation in understanding the allosteric regulation of enzymes?
The Adair equation is important in understanding how enzymes are regulated by molecules binding to them at sites other than the active site. This helps us grasp how enzymes can be turned on or off by these regulatory molecules, influencing their activity and overall function.
What can prohibit enzymes from working in the body?
the various inhibitory molecules such as allosteric inhibitors, poisons, other ihhibitory molecules
What happens during allosteric inhibition?
Allosteric (noncompetitive) inhibition results from a change in the shape of the active site when an inhibitor binds to an allosteric site. When this occurs the substrate cannot bind to its active site due to the fact that the active site has changed shape and the substrate no longer fits. Allosteric activation results when the binding of an activator molecule to an allosteric site causes a change in the active site that makes it capable of binding substrate.
What is found in allosteric enzymatic regulation?
An allosteric enzyme is one in which the activity of the enzyme can be controlled by the biniding of a molecule to the "allosteric site". This really just means somewhere other than the active site. Thus allosteric control of an enzyme can be classed in two ways. A positive allosteric modification is the binding of a molecule to the enzyme which increase the rate of reaction. Sort of like catalysing the catalysing effect of an enzyme. Obviously the opposite is true of negative allosteric modification. A good example for this is the activity of phosphofructokinase, which is promoted by a high AMP concentration, and inhibited by a high ATP concentration. This should make sense if you think about the action of a kinase etc.
Diffusion of nonpolar molecules would not be affected by?
Diffusion of nonpolar molecules would not be affected by factors such as temperature, concentration gradient, or the presence of other nonpolar molecules. Nonpolar molecules are able to diffuse freely through cell membranes and other barriers due to their lack of charge, making them less influenced by these factors compared to polar molecules.
What are regulatory molecules?
Regulatory molecules are commonly types of proteins which will regulate the functions of the muscles. The interaction of actin and myosin is regulated which will trigger muscle contraction.
Certain key molecules can regulate biochemical pathways by controlling the rate of enzymatic reactions by binding at?
specific sites on the enzyme, known as allosteric sites. These molecules can either enhance or inhibit enzyme activity, depending on the type of interaction. By binding to these sites, they can modulate the enzyme's conformation and affect its catalytic behavior.
Does Allosteric regulation depends on inhibitors binding to the active site of enzymes?
No, allosteric regulation involves molecules binding to a site other than the active site (allosteric site) to either activate or inhibit enzyme activity. This type of regulation can involve activators or inhibitors that induce conformational changes in the enzyme, affecting its activity.
What is the difference between an allosteric enzyme and a non-allosteric enzyme?
An allosteric enzyme has multiple binding sites that can be used to modulate its activity through the binding of effectors or ligands, whereas a non-allosteric enzyme typically only has one active site. Allosteric enzymes can exhibit cooperativity, meaning that binding at one site affects binding at another site, while non-allosteric enzymes do not show this behavior.
