WGU C785 Module 2 Questions and
Answers
Activation Energy - Answer-The energy required to start a chemical reaction.
Amino acid - 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 - Answer-substances that speed up chemical reactions and remain unchanged by the reaction
they facilitate
Chaperones - Answer-Helper molecules that assist the folding of a newly made polypeptide.
Competitive inhibitor - Answer-A molecule which competes with the substrate for binding to the
enzyme active site there by inhibiting the enzyme's activity.
Denaturation - Answer-A process by which the native functional structure of a molecule has been
disrupted
disulfide bond - Answer-A double bond between two Sulphur atoms in cysteine side chains.
Answers
Activation Energy - Answer-The energy required to start a chemical reaction.
Amino acid - 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 - Answer-substances that speed up chemical reactions and remain unchanged by the reaction
they facilitate
Chaperones - Answer-Helper molecules that assist the folding of a newly made polypeptide.
Competitive inhibitor - Answer-A molecule which competes with the substrate for binding to the
enzyme active site there by inhibiting the enzyme's activity.
Denaturation - Answer-A process by which the native functional structure of a molecule has been
disrupted
disulfide bond - Answer-A double bond between two Sulphur atoms in cysteine side chains.
