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Question: 1
Define Metabolism.
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The set of biochemical reactions that occur in living organism in order to maintain life is called metabolism Types: They are two types of metabolism. anabolism Catabolism
Question: 2
Define cofactor and coenzyme.
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Cofactors. The none -protein molecules or ions, which are required by enzymes to show full activcity , are called cofactors . Cofactors may be inorganic . Co-enzymes; If organic co-factors are loosely atttached with enzymes, they are called co-enzymes.
Question: 3
What is activation energy?
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All chemical reactions require activation energy . It is define das minimum energy required to start a reaction and to right direction.
Question: 4
Define active site.
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Only a small portion of enzyme molecules is directly involved in catalysis. This catalytic region is known as active site.
Question: 5
What is meant by substrates ?
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The molecule at which enzymes act are called substrates.
Question: 6
What are products.
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The molecules, which are produced after the action of enzymes on substrate molecules are called products.
Question: 7
Differentiate between anabolism and catabolism
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Anabolism: Anabolism includes the biochemical reactions in which larger molecules are synthesized, Energy is utilized in anabolism. Example: Photosynthesis
Question: 8
What are enzymes?
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Enzymes are proteins that catalyze biochemical reactios and are not changed during the reaction. Example; Lipase which work on lipids.
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What are substrates?
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The molecules at which enzymes act are called substrates.
Question: 10
Who first used the term enzymes?
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In 1878, German physiologist Winhelm Kuhne first used the term enzyme.
Question: 11
What is meant by Co-enzymes ?
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Co-Enzymes:If organic cofactors are loosely attached with enzymes, they are called co-enzymes
Question: 12
What is the main use of enzymes in paper industry?
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Paper industry: Enzyme break starch to lower its viscosity that aids in making paper.
Question: 13
Define Inhibitors.
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The substances, which stop or reduce the activity of enzymes are called inhibitors.
Question: 14
Which is called optimum pH?
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Every enzymes works at its maximum rate at a specific pH called as the optimum pH for that enzyme e.g pepsin work maximum at pH of 2.
Question: 15
How are enzymes classified?
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Enzymes are usually very specific for the type of reaction and for the nature of the substrates.
Question: 16
What is optimum pH?
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A narrow range of pH at which all enzymes work at their maximum rate is called optimum pH.
Question: 17
Describe any two properties of enzyme
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Almost all enzymes are proteins i.e they are made up of amino acids
Most enzyme reaction rates are millions of times faster than those of comparable uncatalyzed reactions As with all catalysts, enzymes are not consumed by the reactions they catalyze
Question: 18
What difference between anabolism and Catabolism
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Anabolism:Anabolism include all those biochemical reaction in which large molecules are formed from smaller molecules
Question: 19
Define activators.
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The substance, which increase or speed up the activity of enzymes are called activators.
Question: 20
Write name of four enzymes ?
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  1. Amylase
  2. Lipase
  3. Protease
  4. Maltase
Question: 21
What is role of enzyme in paper industry
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Enzyme breakstarch to lower its viscosity that aids in making paper
Question: 22
What are peptide bonds.
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The forces of attraction, which hold amino acids to form proteins, are called peptide bonds.
Question: 23
Define Cofactor?
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Some enzymes do not need any addtional component to work. However, others require non-protein molecules or irons called cofactor
Question: 24
How many enzymes are known?
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There are over 2000 known enzymes, each of which is involved in one specific chemical reaction.
Question: 25
Write and explain the equation for the mechanism of exzyme action
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Enzyme action: When enzyme attaches with substrate a temporary enzyme substrate ES complex is formed Enzyme catalyzes the reaction and substrate is transformed into products After it the ES complex breaks and enzyme and products are released
Question: 26
Define Activate Energy ?
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It is define as minimum amount of energy required to start a reaction.Enzymes lower the activation energy in several ways. They may alter the shapes of substrate and reduce the requirement of energy for his change.
Question: 27
What is difference between alkaline and acidic medium?
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A solution which has pH 91-60 is acidic medium and one wiht pH 98-14) is alkaline medium.
Question: 28
Difference between Extracellular and intracellular enzymes?
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Intracellular :
Enzymes of glycolysisworking in the cytoplasm
Question: 29
What is use of enzymes in biological in biological detergents?
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  1. Protease enzymes are used for the removal of protein stain from clothes
  2. Amylase enzymes are used in dish washing to remove resistant strach residues
Question: 30
What is calledoptimumPh?
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All enzyme work at their maximum rate at narrow range of PH called as optimum
Question: 31
Name the vitamin which acts as coenzyme.
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Some important vitamins riboflavin, thiamine and folic acid act as co-enzymes.
Question: 32
What is lock and key model/
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According to this model, both enzyme nand substrate possess specific shapes that fit exactly into one another. This model explains enzyme specificity.
Question: 33
How pH effect on enzymes action?
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All enzymes work at their maximum rate at a narrow range of pH, called as the optimum pH .
Question: 34
Name of the factors affecting the rate of enzyme action.
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1. Temperature 2. pH 3. Substrates concentration
Question: 35
Write down to benefits of biocatalysts ?
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  1. Biocatalysts are protein which speed up biochemical reaction.
  2. Biocatalysts are protein which do not damage itself during chemical reaction
Question: 36
Define optimum temperature.
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The specific temperature at which an enzyme works at its maximum rate is called as optimum temperature of that enzyme. Example; The Optimum temperature for the maximum working speed of human enzymes is 37 oC
Question: 37
Are all Biocatalysts protein in nature
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All biochemical catalysts are not proteins for example some RNA molecules also catalyze reactions
Question: 38
Give example of intracellular ?
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Example of intracellular:Enzymes of glycolysis works in the cytoplasm.
Question: 39
Write two industrial uses of enzyme.
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Food Industry: Enzymes that break starch into simple sugars are used in the production of white bread, buns etc. Brewing Industry: Enzymes break starch and proteins.The product are used by yeast for fermentation .
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What is roe of enzymes in paper industry ?
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Enzymes break starch to lower its viscosity that aids in making papers .
Question: 41
What is use of enzymes in biological
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Protease enzymes are used for the removal of protein stains from clothes
Amylase enzymes are used in dish washing to remove resistant starch residues
Question: 42
Who put forward the Lock and Key Model
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Lock and key Model: In order to explain the mechanism of enzyme action a German chemist Emil Fischer in 1894 proposed lock and key model
According to this model, both enzyme and substrate posses specific shapes that fit exactly into one another This model explain enzyme specificity
Question: 43
Describe any two properties of enzymes ?
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  1. Almost all enzymes are proteins i.e they are made up of amino acid
  2. Most enzymes reaction rates are millions of times fasterthan those of comparable uncatalyzed reaction.
Question: 44
Define metabolism
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Metabolism is the set of biochemical reaction that biochemical reaction that occur in living organisms in order to maintain life.
Question: 45
What is enzyme action ?
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When enzyme attaches with substrate a temporary enzyme-substrate complex is formed is called enzyme action.
Question: 46
Write down benefits of Biolotalysts?
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Enzymes are crucial to metabolism because they act as bio catalystsand speed up and regulate metabolicpathway.
Question: 47
Who give the concept of Metabolism
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The term of metabolism is derived from a Greek word meaning change The concept of metabolism was first given by Ibn-e-Nafees who started that the body and its parts are always undergoing change The sum of all bio chemical reactions that occurs in living organisms to carry out life captivities are called metabolism
Anabolism, Catabolism
Question: 48
Define metabolism . Name its two type.
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The term of metabolism is derived from a Greek word meaning " Change " the concept of metabolism was first given by Ibn-e-Nafees, Who started that the body its parts are always under going change the sum of all bidy chemical reaction that occur in living organism to carry out life activities are called metabolism.
  1. Anabolism
  2. Catabolism
Question: 49
Are all biocatalysts protein in nature?
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All biochemical catalysts are not protein, for example some RNA molecules also catalyze reaction.
Question: 50
What is meant by Action site
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Active Sit: During catalysis, only a small portion of enzyme smolecule is directly involve in the chemical reaction and this catalytic region is known as active sites
Question: 51
Define Anabolism with example?
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Anabolism is a constructive process. Smaller simple molecules combine together in anabolism to form large, complex molecules. Energy is absorbed in anabolism
Example:Photosynthesis is an anabolic process.
Question: 52
What is the function of Amylase and Lipase
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Amylase enzymes breaks starch Lipase breaks only Lipids
Question: 53
What factor affect the rate of enzymes reaction ?Write name
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  1. Temperature
  2. Substrate concentration
  3. (pH)
Question: 54
What is meant by biocatalyst?
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Enzymes are protein that catalyze biochemical reaction during reaction and speed up reaction.Enzymes are also called biocatalysts.
Question: 55
What is the main use of food industry
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Food industry:
Enzyme that break starchinto simple sugars are used in the production of white bread burns etc.
Question: 56
Write two benifits of active site ?
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  1. Active site recognize the substrate
  2. It binds with substrate and carrier out reaction
Question: 57
In which medium pepsin an trypsin enzymes work ?
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  1. Pepsin enzyme works in Acidic medium
  2. Trypsin enzyme works in alkaline medium
Question: 58
What is metabolic pathway?
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Several enzymes can work together in an specific order creating metabolic pathway, one enzymes takes the product of another enzymes as a substrate.
Question: 59
Describe the effect of temperature on speed
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Increase in temperature speeds up the rate of enzyme catalyzed reaction but only to a paint.
Question: 60
Name those industrial where enzymes are used ?
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Food Industry , Brewing industry and paper industry.
Question: 61
What is meant by saturation of active sites ?
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If enzymes molecules are available in a reaction increases in substance concentration increases the rate of reaction if enzymes concentration is kept constant and amount of substance is increased a point is reached where any further increases in substrate does not increase in substance does not increase the rate of reaction any more.
Question: 62
Write down to benefits of Biocatalysts
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Biocatalysts are proteins which speed up catalyze biochemical reactions
Biocatalysts are proteins which do not damage itself during chemical reaction
Question: 63
What is substrate ?
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The molecule at which enzymes act are called substrate.
Question: 64
Define Optimum temperature ?
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Enzymes works at its maximum rate at a specific temperature called optimum temperature. the optimum temperature of human enzymes is 37o C.
Question: 65
Who first used the term enzyme
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In 1878 German Physiologist Winhelm Kuhne first used the term enzyme
Question: 66
What is difference between substrate and active site
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Substrate: The molecule at which enzymes act are called substrate Enzymes converts the substrate into different
Question: 67
What is food industry ?
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Enzymes that break starch and proteins the product are used by yeast for fermentation.
Question: 68
What is meant by Biocatalyst
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Enzymes are proteins that catalyze biochemical reaction during reaction and speed up reaction Enzymes are also called biocatalysts
Question: 69
Write down the name of Enzymes that act on protein and starch ?
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Starch and break , by amylase. protein break b enzymes protease .
Question: 70
Define Cofactors Also give example
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Some enzymes require non-protein molecules or ions called cofactors
Question: 71
What is the function of Amylase and Lipase ?
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Amylase enzymes break starch lipase breaks only lipids.
Question: 72
Define induced fit model
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Induced fit model: In 1958, an American biologist Daniel Kushan suggested a modification to lock and key model and proposed induced fit model
Induced fit model is more acceptable than lock and key model of enzyme action
According to this model active site is not a rigid structure rather it is molded into the required shape to perform its function
In this model Daniel Koshland suggested that Enzymes are flexible particles and when their active sites bind with substrate they change their shapes
Question: 73
Who put forward the Lock and Key Model?
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Lock and Key Model:
  1. In order to explain he mechanism of enzymes action a German chemist Emil Fichers, In 1894, proposed lock and key model.
  2. This model explain enzymes specified
  3. According to this model, both enzymes and subtracts posses specific shapes that fit exactly into one another.
Question: 74
Define prosthetic group
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If organic cofactor are tightly bound to enzyme they are called prosthetic chin up
Question: 75
What are cofactors
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Some enzymes require non-protein molecules or ions called cofactors
Question: 76
What is Denaturation of enzymes ?
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Maximum working speed of human enzyme is at 37 C . When temperature is raised well above the optimum temperature is raised well above the optimum temperature, heat energy increases the vibration of enzymes and the globular structure of enzymes is lost.
Question: 77
write points of Amylase Enzymes ?
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  1. Amylase enzyme is specified for starch substrate
  2. Amylase enzymes is used in dish washing detergent to remove resistant resiude of starch.
Question: 78
How pH effects on enzymes action
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All enzymes work at their maximum rate at a narrow range of Ph, called as the optimum pH A slight change in this ph causes retardation in enzyme activity or blocks it completely Every enzymes has its specfic optimum pH value For example pepsin working in stomach is active intestine shows its activity in alkaline medium high pH Change in pH can effect the ionization of the amino acids at the active site
Question: 79
What is difference between Anabolism and Catabolism
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Anabolism Anabolism include all those biochemical reaction in which larger molecules are formed from smaller molecules
Question: 80
Define enzyme
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Enzyme are protein that catalyze biochemical reaction and are not changed during the reaction.
Question: 81
Define protease enzyme ?
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Protease enzyme is specified fro protein substrate. protease enzymes is used in cloth washing detergents to remove protein stains from cloths

Question: 82
Explain Activation Energy
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It is defined as minimum amount of energy required to start a reaction Enzymes lower the activation energy in several ways They may alter the shape of substrate and reduce the requirement of energy for this change Some enzymes do so by disrupting the charge distribution on substrates Enzymes may also lower activation energy by bringing substrates in the correct orientation to react
Question: 83
What is differenceAnabolism
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Anabolism include the biochemical reaction in which longer molecules are synthesized
Question: 84
Define Anabolism with example
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Anabolism: Anabolism is a constructive process Smaller simples molecules combine together in anabolism to form larger complexes molecules Energy is absorbed in Anabolism
Question: 85
In which medium pepsin and trypsin enzymes work
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Pepsin enzyme works in Acidic medium
Trypsin enzyme works in alkaline medium
Question: 86
Difference between protease enzyme and Amylase anzyme?
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Protease enzyme:
Protease enzyme are usedfor the removal of protein stains from clothes
Question: 87
Define Substrate and Product
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Substrates: The molecules at which enzymes act are called substrate called substrate
Question: 88
Define substrateand product
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The molecules at which enzymes act are called substrates
Question: 89
Give example of intracellular and Extracellular Enzyme
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Enzyme can be categorized on the basis of the site where they work
Question: 90
What is meant by specification of enzyme?
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There are over 2000 known enzymes.Each of which is involved in one specific chemical reaction Enzyme are also substrate specific.
Question: 91
Write names of four enzymes
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Amylase, Lipase, Protease, Maltase
Question: 92
Define Prosthetic group and Co-enzyme
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Prosthetic Group: If organic cofactors are tightly bound to enzyme they are called prosthetic groups
Question: 93
Write names of important vitamins those acts as Co-enzymes
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Co-enzyme If organic cofactors are loosely attached with enzyme they are called coenzymes
Riboflavin, Thiamine, Folic acid
Question: 94
What is meant by saturation of active sites
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If enzyme molecules are available in a reaction increase in substrate concentration increase the rate of reaction If enzymes concentration is kept constant and amount of substrate is increased a point is reachesd where any further increase in substrate does not increase the rate of reaction any more When the active sites of all enzymes are occupied any more substrate molecules do not find free active sites This state is called saturation of active sites and reaction rate does not increase
Question: 95
What is metabolic pathways
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Several enzymes can work together in a specific order creating metabolic pathways In a metabolic pathway one enzyme takes the product of another enzyme as a substrate After the reaction the production is passed on to the nxt enzyme
Question: 96
What factors affect the rate of enzyme reaction
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Following factors can affect the rate of enzyme activity
Temperature, Ph. Substrate concentration
Question: 97
What is Denaturation of enzyme
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Maximum working speed of human enzyme is at When temperature is raised well above the optimum temperature heat enery increases the vibrations of enzyme and the globular structure of envy me is lost It slows the activity of enzyme and it may be blocked completely Due to denaturation of enzyme
Question: 98
Which is called optimum ph
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Every enzyme works at its maximum rate at a specific ph called as the optimum pH for that enzyme e.g pepsin work maximum at pH to 2
Question: 99
Define coenzyme name vitaminwhich act as
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If organic cofactor are looslyattached with enzyme they are called coenzyme
Question: 100
Define Cofactor and Co-enzyme
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Cofactor: Some enzymes do not need any additional component to work additional component to work However others require non-protein molecules or ions called cofactors
Question: 101
Write note on specification OF ENZYME
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Enzymes are also substrate specific The enzyme protease is used to breaks peptide bonds in proteins and will not work on starch Starch is broken down by an enzyme amylase Lipase enzyme acts only on lipids and digests them into fatty acids and glycerol
Question: 102
Who gave the concept of metabolism
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The term metabolism is derivedfrom a Greek word meaning change.
The concept of metabolism was first of all give
Question: 103
Write down the name of Enzymes that act on protein and starch
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Starch break by amylase Protein Break by enzyme protease
Question: 104
Define inhibitor?
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Enzyme production can be enhanced or diminishedby a cell according to need. Enzyme activity can also be regulated by inhibitor.
Question: 105
Who first used the term enzyme?
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Enzyme that break starchinto simple sugars are used in the production of white bread bins etc.
Question: 106
What is meant by Optimum temperature
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Enzymes works at its maximum rate at a specific temperature called optimum temperature The optimum temperature of Human enzymes is 37C
Question: 107
What do you know about activesite of enzyme.
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Only a small protein of enzyme molecule is directly involvedin catalysis. This catalytic region is known as active site.
Question: 108
Write down the name of industries where enzyme
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Paper enzyme:
Enzyme break starch to lower its viscosity that aids is making paper
Question: 109
What id optimum temperature?
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The optimum temperature for the maximum working speed of human enzymes is 37.c
Question: 110
Define specific enzyme
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Define enzyme:
Enzyme are very specific for the type of reaction and for the nature of their substrates.
Question: 111
Differentiate between Protease enzyme
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Protease Enzyme: Protease enzyme is specified for protein substrate
Protease enzyme is used in cloth washing detergents to remove protein stains from clothes
Question: 112
How is the activity of an enzyme effected
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Enzymes may also lower activation energy by bringing substrate in the correct orientation to react.
Question: 113
Write propertiesof enzyme?

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1- Colloidal nature : Advertisements.
2- Substrate specificity
3- Catalytic properties
4- Turn over number 5 Sensitivity
Question: 114
Define about lock and key model of enzyme?
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In order to explain the mechanism of enzyme action aGerman chemist Email fisher. .In 1894 proposed lock and key model.