Chapter 3
In this chapter, I was able to show my mastery in understanding that enzymes are globular proteins that catalyse metabolic reactions. We were also tested on how well we know the structure of most common enzymes which I received a 90% on.
In this test, I was able to explain the mode of action of enzymes in terms of an active site, enzyme/substrate complex, lowering
of activation energy and enzyme specificity (the lock and key hypothesis and the induced fit hypothesis. I excelled in explaining the effects of temperature, pH, enzyme concentration and substrate concentration on the rate of enzyme-catalysed reactions.
of activation energy and enzyme specificity (the lock and key hypothesis and the induced fit hypothesis. I excelled in explaining the effects of temperature, pH, enzyme concentration and substrate concentration on the rate of enzyme-catalysed reactions.