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each enzyme has a specific substrate to which it binds through a definite active site and any other enzyme can not bind to it
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What is the simple definition of saturation kinetics in biochemistry?
Saturation Kinetics- an enzyme reaction in which there is enough enzymes to constantly have a substrate bound them and therefore the reaction is occurring at Vmax. This velocity is only limited by the concentration of substrates, not the enzyme.
What is a synonym for a niche?
demographic-specificity, specialty
What does Specificity mean in sport?
Choosing a type of exercise that is related to the sport you do
How do use enzyme in a sentence?
Since enzyme is a noun, it can be the subject or object in a sentence. Here is an example of the noun "enzyme" being used: Mary lacked the enzyme for digesting lactose which is the sugar in milk.
Are all vague expressions ambiguous?
All vague expressions are not ambiguous. The meaning of a vague expression may be clearly known, but the specificity is not.
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.
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 property of enzymes does protease not working on lipids show?
Enzyme specificity .
The lock and key hypothesis attempts to explain the mechanism of?
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
