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Activation Energy - Correct Answer The energy required to start a chemical reaction.
Amino acid - Correct Answer An amino acid is a small molecule containing an amino
group and a carboxylic acid group as well as a side chain of variable structure, called an
R group
Catalyst - Correct Answer substances that speed up chemical reactions and remain
unchanged by the reaction they facilitate
Chaperones - Correct Answer Helper molecules that assist the folding of a newly made
polypeptide.
Competitive inhibitor - Correct Answer A molecule which competes with the substrate
for binding to the enzyme active site there by inhibiting the enzyme's activity.
Denaturation - Correct Answer A process by which the native functional structure of a
molecule has been disrupted
disulfide bond - Correct Answer A double bond between two Sulphur atoms in cysteine
side chains.
hydrophobic effect - Correct Answer The tendency of water to minimize its contacts
with nonpolar substances, thereby inducing the substances to aggregate.
hydrophobic interactions - Correct Answer Interaction between the R groups of
hydrophobic amino acids.
Induced fit - Correct Answer A model of enzyme action indicating that the enzyme's
active site conformation changes slightly to better accommodate a specific substrate.
Ion pair - Correct Answer Alternative term for salt bridge. An electrostatic interaction
between two ionic groups of opposite charge.
noncompetitive inhibitor - Correct Answer A molecule which inhibits the enzyme action
by binding at a site other than the active binding site of the enzyme.
Peptide bond - Correct Answer Amino acids are linked together by a specific type of
bond called a peptide bond