C785 WGU MODULE 2
BIOCHEMISTRY QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
activation energy - correct answer- Energy
needed to get a reaction started
active site - correct answer- The binding
platform part of an enzyme for its specific substrate.
aggreggate - correct answer- Hydrophobic
molecules Clump together in a disorderly way
allosteric site - correct answer- A site on an
enzyme other than the active site, to which non
competitive inhibitors bind, changing the shape and
activity of the enzyme.
alpha carbon - correct answer- the central
carbon atom of each amino acid
, amino acid backbone - correct answer- The
structure comprised of the amino group, carboxyl group
with a central alpha carbon atom.
amino group - correct answer- Consists of
hydorgen and nitrogen atoms (-NH3+)
C-terminus - correct answer- the end of a
polypeptide or protein that has a free carboxyl group
( usually on the right)
carboxyl group - correct answer- A -COOH
group, found in organic acids.
catalyst - correct answer- substance that
speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction and remain
unchanged from the reaction ( this is what enzymes are)
Chaperones - correct answer- Helper molecules
that assist in protein folding of a newly made polypeptide
BIOCHEMISTRY QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
activation energy - correct answer- Energy
needed to get a reaction started
active site - correct answer- The binding
platform part of an enzyme for its specific substrate.
aggreggate - correct answer- Hydrophobic
molecules Clump together in a disorderly way
allosteric site - correct answer- A site on an
enzyme other than the active site, to which non
competitive inhibitors bind, changing the shape and
activity of the enzyme.
alpha carbon - correct answer- the central
carbon atom of each amino acid
, amino acid backbone - correct answer- The
structure comprised of the amino group, carboxyl group
with a central alpha carbon atom.
amino group - correct answer- Consists of
hydorgen and nitrogen atoms (-NH3+)
C-terminus - correct answer- the end of a
polypeptide or protein that has a free carboxyl group
( usually on the right)
carboxyl group - correct answer- A -COOH
group, found in organic acids.
catalyst - correct answer- substance that
speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction and remain
unchanged from the reaction ( this is what enzymes are)
Chaperones - correct answer- Helper molecules
that assist in protein folding of a newly made polypeptide
