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| The amout of engery required by specific reactants for the initiation of a chemical reaction and formation of products. |
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| A specific location on an enzyme that interacts with a substrate using weak chemical bonds. |
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| The average kinetic energy of molecules in a sample of matter. |
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| The complex structure created when an enzyme acts upon its' substrate to create the products of a chemical reaction. |
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| Achieved through increased temperature or changed pH this disruption alters proteins or DNA when hydrogen bonds are broken. |
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| A protein that catalyzes a chemical reaction by lowering activation energy and is unique to a specific substrate due to it's actice site. |
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| When a regulatory molecule attaches to a protein, in an area where the proteins functioning is not affected resulting in activation or inhibition. |
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| Chemical Raections, using enzymes, in which the products of one reaction become the reacts of the next reaction. |
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| The quanity of heat required to change the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius. |
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| A substance that binds to an enzyme preventing it from binding to a substrate. |
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| The minimal alteration in the shape of an enzymes active site allowing a it to easily attach to a substrate. |
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| An organic substance that binds to an enzyme and is necessary for proper funtioning. |
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| A nonprotein substance that must bind to an enzyme in order for it to function properly |
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| A reaction in which the free engery is positive and energy is absorbed. |
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| A reaction in which the free energy is negative and energy is exerted. |
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| A macromolecule essential for that stucture and function of all organisms. Its' monomer is an amino acid. |
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| A substance altered by the catalytic activity of an enzyme. Is specific to a specific enzyme. |
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| ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) |
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| Produced through cellular respiration and sugar fermentation it is comprised of a ribose sugar bonded to an adenine nucleotide and a chain of 3 phosphate groups. |
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| A change in matter making or breaking chemical bonds. Reactants are chemically changed into the products. |
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