Enzymes are biological catalysts that enhance the rate of a reaction by: stabilizing the transition state. O decreasing the amount of free energy released. O increasing the activation energy. O increasing the amount of free energy released. increasing the energy in the transition state.

Enzymes are biological catalysts that enhance the rate of a reaction by: stabilizing the transition state. O decreasing the amount of free energy released. O increasing the activation energy. O increasing the amount of free energy released. increasing the energy in the transition state.

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter6: Energy, Enzymes, And Biological Reactions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1TYK: The capacity to do work best defines: a metabolic pathway. entropy. kinetic or potential energy. a...

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Drag and drop the statements to the correct box: Enzymes DO: Decrease required activation energy Enzymes DON'T: Remain unchanged during the reaction Increase the reaction rate Energy Change the products made Activation energy (X+Y) reactants Change the reactants used Activation Energy A Activation energy (Y→X) products ΔΗ Reaction path Reaction without catalyst Reaction with catalyst Name two things we learned that can denature an enzyme:
Which of the following statements is false regarding an enzyme's ability to catalyse a reaction? an enzyme provides a reaction surface and a hydrophilic environment for the reaction to take place an enzyme binds reactants such that they are positioned correctly and can attain their transition-state configurations an enzyme allows the reaction to go through a more stable transition state than would normally be the case an enzyme can weaken bonds in reactants through the binding process
Which of the following is NOT true about enzymes? Enzyme inhibitors interact reversibly or irreversibly with an enzyme to alter its Km and /or Vmax values. Enzymes typically act under milder conditions of temperature and pH than non-enzyme chemical catalysts. Zymogens are the inactive precursors of enzyme. Nucleophilic groups can catalyze reactions through the transient formation of covalent bonds with the substrate. Transition state stabilization can significantly increase the activation energy for a reaction.
Which of the following accurately characterizes enzyme active sites? (Pick two.) Active sites form the greatest number of favorable electrostatic interactions with a reaction's substrates. Active sites form the greatest number of favorable electrostatic interactions with a reaction's transition state. Competitive inhibitors that resemble an enzyme's substrate bind more tightly to the active site than those that resemble products or transition states. Competitive inhibitors that resemble an enzyme's transition state bind more tightly to the active site than those that resemble products or substrates.
An inhibitor was added to an enzyme and the expected rate of the reaction was not detected and the substrate was not utilized at all. This inhibitor is (choose one answer only): Is un-competitive, meaning the inhibitor binds to a site near the active site. Is competitive, meaning the inhibitor binds directly to the same active site as the subtrate. Is non-competitive, meaning the inhibitor binds to site other than the active site as the subtrate. Is irreversible, meaning the inhibitor binds covalently to the enzyme keeping the enzyme inactive permanently.
True or false: enzymes lower the energy of the transition state for a reaction.
A transition-state analog— resembles the active site of general acid-base enzymes. is less stable when binding to an enzyme than the normal substrate. stabilizes the transition state for the normal enzyme-substrate complex. reacts more rapidly with an enzyme than the normal transition state intermediate. resembles the transition-state structure of the normal substrate in the enzyme-substrate complex.
Please select the statement that is false
A spontaneous reaction doesn't have an activation energy. True or false? True or False
Enzymes are key components in biological reactions. Which of the following statements about enzyme function in biological systems is FALSE? Enzymes are key components in biological reactions. Which of the following statements about enzyme function in biological systems is FALSE? Enzymes increase the rate of a reaction, but do not change the free energy of a reaction. Enzymes frequently work in metabolic pathways, such that the activity of one enzyme can affect the activity of a second enzyme in the pathway by altering the concentration of a substrate or product of the second enzyme. Enzymes will alter the equilibrium of a reaction such that the enzyme increases the exergonic reaction relative to the endergonic reaction. Even if the enzyme forms a bond with a substrate during a reaction, the enzyme returns to its original form at the end of the reaction.
Amylase is an enzyme found in saliva that breaks down starch. The enzyme is currently functioning at its optimal pH of 7 and optimal temperature of 32oC. Which of the following could result in an increase in the reaction rate? Providing an environment with a pH of 9. Decreasing enzyme concentration. Placing the reactants in an environment at 10oC. Increasing substrate concentration.
Enzymes catalyze chemical reactions by which of the following?a. lowering the energy of activation in the reactionb. raising the energy of activation in the reactionc. increasing entropyd. increasing the free energy of the products