Biochemistry Notes

Unit 2: Biochemistry

Week 6, I think ?

Lock and Key Hypothesis

d

The hypothesis which believes that only some substances could interact or combine at an active site

the active site could be the lock

the substance which interacts with it would be the key

Denatured

d

The state of a protein being broken or misshapen due to changes in environment

Concentration

d

The amount of something found in a certain substance or tissue

Active Site

d

The area of a enzyme where binding occurs

Reactants

d

The things which react or change in a chemical reaction

Substrate

d

The specific part or thing which binds with or interacts with Enzymes

Products

d

Things formed after chemical reactions or what is leftover/changed afterwards

Activation Energy

d

The amount of energy required to cause or activate a reaction