Biology 1202B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Antibiotics, Melanin, Protein Structure

12 views12 pages

Document Summary

All life is made up of monomers and polymers. Biochemical pathways are involved in synthesizing polymers from monomers. Biochemical pathways are involved in breaking down polymers into monomers. H and oh groups added or removed during the reaction. Chemical reactions involve bond breaking and formation. Bonds must be made less stable in order to break. This requires a small input of energy- activation ea. They may collide in the cytoplasm: kinetic energy brings reactants to activation state. The motion of those molecules (and thus the reaction) can be increased by increasing the temperature: this can be done in the chemistry lab but not in the cell. Biological systems need a way to speed up reactions without increasing the temperature. A catalyst is a chemical agent that changes the rate of reaction without being consumed. Enzymes do not alter the g of the reaction. A substrate is a reactant which binds to an enzyme.

Get access

Grade+20% off
$8 USD/m$10 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Grade+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
40 Verified Answers
Class+
$8 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Class+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
30 Verified Answers

Related Documents

Related Questions