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Modern enzymes are usually named by incorporating the name of the polymer hydrolyzed and the suffix "-ase". So following those rules, the enzyme that breaks down lactose is lactase.
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What are some example sentences for the word catalyze?
You need to catalyze that ingredient.The death of John would catalyze the crowd to protest.
Why is the shape of H2O2 important to the enzyme catalase?
it is important because the shape of h2o2 must be complementary to the shape of the active site of the calase enzyme. Enzyme substarate complex can be formed and enzyme product complex can then be formed. If h202 shape was not complementary of the shape of the active site of catalase h202 could not be broken down into water and oxygen. Without the enzyme present it would take days for the h202 to break down. It would eventually break but it would take a long time. So the shape is important because without h202 would not be able to bind with the active site.
What effect would temperatures greater than 55 degrees Celsius have on enzymes?
It would depend on the situation. Some organisms live at very high temperatures and this would not make any difference. In humans, it would cause the enzyme to denature. It would cook them.
Is C6H12O6 a polymer?
C6H12O6 is not a polymer. It is glucose, and is a monomer. If it was strung together with another molecule like fructose, it would become a polymer named sucrose.
How does a non-competitive activator affect enzyme activity?
Well, unlike competitive inhibitors the non-competitive inhibitors will not compete the active site of the enzyme with substrate . Instead, it will combine with the enzyme somewhere except the ative site and alter the whole shape of the enzymes therefore the active site of substrate and enzyme are not the same and therefore no enzyme-substrate complex can be formed and the enzymatic effect can't be restored becausr the enzymes are now denatured
What enzyme catalyzes the digestion of starch?
Lactase catalyzes the breakdown of lactose. It would probably not catalyze the breakdown of starch because enzymes are SPECIFIC and are typically named for the substrate that it acts on. Amylase is the enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of starch. (Named so because in plants, starch is stored in the amyloplasts)
Which type of protein hepls to catalyze biochemical reactions?
That would be an enzyme.
How do you rid the pool of oils from pool bathers?
You need to be using an enzyme treatment that would breakdown oils
The process by which digestive enzymes catalyze the breakdown of larger molecules to smaller molecules with the addition of water is known as?
The reaction would be termed a chemical reaction.
What are some example sentences for the word catalyze?
You need to catalyze that ingredient.The death of John would catalyze the crowd to protest.
What effect does substrate and enzyme joining have on chemical bonding?
enzyme catalyze the biochemical reactions by lowering their activation energy. An enzyme which take part in such reaction wont be lost or gained any chemical structure and it would be the same after the reaction.
What would interfere most with the ability of an enzyme to catalyze a reaction?
If the conditions in the environment are less than optimal (most often this means temperature, but it can also refer to pressure, salinity [saltiness] or a significant change in pH), the enyzme will lose its shape (called denaturation) and be unable to catalyze the reaction.
What are a pair of simple sugars?
A disaccharide, an example of this would be Sucrose, which is a disaccharide made up of Fructose and Glucose, and also Lactose, which is a disaccharide made up of Galactose and Glucose.
Is lactose a polysaccharide?
No, lactose is a disaccharide. In Greek, poly means many, and di means two. Lactose is composed of two molecules: galactose and glucose, both of which are monosaccharides (mono means one in Greek).
If an enzyme is added to a solution where its substrates and products are in equillibrium what would occur?
If the enzyme is reversable (can catalyse the reaction in both directions such as Carbonic Anhydrase - H20 + CO2 <-> HCO3 + HO) And assuming that the conditions are such that no one direction is favoured over the other, Then the enzyme will randomly catalyze the products into substrates and vice versa with the net result being equilibrium is maintained. If on the other hand the enzyme will only work in one direction (S -> P) then, depending on the kinetics of the reaction, Substrate would be converted into product disrupting the equilibrium.
What is the process within the cell that produces enzymes called?
The apoenzyme is made of proteins, so it would be Protein Production: mRNA translates the seqence from DNA in tRNA, and different amino acids join to form the protein. Then, the newly formed apoenzyme joins randomly with a co enzyme, such as vitimine B6, and the enzyme then catylizes whatever substrate it is ment to catalyze.
Why is it necessary for a cell to produce one enzyme molecule for every substrate molecule that needs to be catalyzed?
Because evey substrate needs its own enzyme. Every substance has it depends upon the dissociation constant for the enzyme/substrate interaction. Some enzymes can catalyze reactions for low-affinity substrates, as long as the concentration of substrate molecules is great enough.
