BIO 311C Lecture 10: Enzymes

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Activation energy amt. of energy needed to to get a reaction started activation energy is needed to bring the reactants close together and weaken existing bonds to initiate chemical rxn can be in the form of heat (higher temp. ) In most cases, molecules do not have enough kinetic energy to reach the transition state when they collide. Therefore, most collisions are non-productive, and the reaction proceeds very slowly if at all. Add energy (heat) - molecules move faster so they collide more frequently and with greater force. Add a catalyst a catalyst reduces the energy needed to reach the activation state, without being changed itself. Proteins that function as catalysts are called enzymes. Almost all enzymes are globular proteins with one or more active sites on their surface. The substrate is the reactant an enzyme acts on. Reactants bind to the active site to form an enzyme-substrate complex.

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