Wgu Biochem Module 2 Enzymes |11 Questions| With Correct Answers.

Feedback inhibition {Ans: Non-competitive inhibition of an enzyme in the pathway by the product of that pathway}Polar Amino Acids {Ans: Serine, Threonine, Cysteine, Tyrosine, Asparagine, Glutamine}Competitive inhibitor {Ans: Can bind to an enzymes active site even though the molecule is unable to react}Non-Competitive inhibitor {Ans: Attaches to the enzyme at an allosteric (anywhere, not the active site)}Enzymes {Ans: Catalysts that speed up a biochemical reaction without being permanently altered themselves}Dephosphylation {Ans: Turns enzyme off}Activation energy {Ans: Rate of enzyme reaction can be increased by decreasing the activation energy}Phosphylation {Ans: Can turn enzyme on}End product {Ans: Compound that can accumulate & trigger feedback inhibition}Active site {Ans: Substrate bonds to an enzyme at a specific site.}Hydrophobic Amino Acids {Ans: Alanine, Valine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Tryptophan}