WGU C785 MODULE 2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

WGU C785 MODULE 2 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
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