Enzyme kinetics
In biochemistry, enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts. Catalysis is the addition of a catalyst to a chemical reaction to speed up the pace of the reaction. Catalysis can be categorized as either homogeneous or heterogeneous, depending on whether the catalysts are distributed in the same phase as that of the reactants. Enzymes are an essential part of the cell because, without them, many organic processes would slow down and thus will affect the processes that are important for cell survival and sustenance.
Regulation of Enzymes
A substance that acts as a catalyst to regulate the reaction rate in the living organism's metabolic pathways without itself getting altered is an enzyme. Most of the biological reactions and metabolic pathways in the living systems are carried out by enzymes. They are specific for their works and work in particular conditions. It maintains the best possible rate of reaction in the most stable state. The enzymes have distinct properties as they can proceed with the reaction in any direction, their particular binding sites, pH specificity, temperature specificity required in very few amounts.
the enzyme dUTPase from the African swine fever virus (ASFV), which is a virus that spreads rapidly in swine (pigs) and is often deadly. The normal function of the dUTPase enzyme is to convert dUTP to dUMP.
Which of the following statements about the dUTP substrate for a dUTPase is true? Explain your choice in 25 words or less.
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- The dUTP substrate binds with lower affinity to the enzyme than the dUMP product
- The dUMP product is more easily formed when catalyzed by the dUTPase because the equilibrium is shifted away from the dUTP substrate
- The formation of the dUTP-dUTPase complex is driven by entropy
- More than one of the above statements is true
- None of the above statements is true
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