Substrates and Enzyme Specificity
An enzyme is uniquely suited to bind to a particular substrate to help catalyze a…
AAMC Outline
Reduction of Activation Energy
An enzyme reduces activation energy and increases reaction rate of a biochemical reaction. Activation energy…
Enzyme Classification by Reaction Type
Based on the type of catalyzed biochemical reaction, enzymes are classified into one of six…
Function of Enzymes in Catalyzing Biological Reactions
Enzymes catalyze chemical reactions by lowering activation energy barriers and converting substrate molecules to products.…
Immune System
Antibodies, also called immunoglobulin, are protective, non-enzymatic proteins produced by the immune system in response…
Motors
Motor proteins are non-enzymatic proteins that perform mechanical movement in cells or muscles. Motor proteins…
Binding
Proteins can play a wide array of roles in a cell or organism, such as…
Regulation of the cycle
The citric acid cycle is controlled so that the cellular respiration can be managed in…
Reactions of the Cycle, Substrates and Products
The citric acid cycle (or the Krebs cycle) is one of the steps in cellular…
Repair of mutations
Permanent changes in the DNA sequence, called mutations, can have serious consequences for cells and…