Enzyme Action Enzymes … proteins with catalytic function … possess 1O, 2O, 3O and 4O structure … perform a variety of reactions e.g., hydrolysis, hydroxylation, oxidation, reduction, transfer of groups … … increase the rate of reaction (up to 1017-fold) MEDC 527 Fall 2008
Enzyme Action Three dimensional structure of an enzyme MEDC 527 Fall 2008
Enzyme Action Catalytic Triad Catalytic Triad Chymotrypsin Acetylcholine Esterase MEDC 527 Fall 2008
Chemical Mechanism of Enzyme Action MEDC 527 Fall 2008
Michaelis – Menten Kinetics and Enzyme Inhibition MEDC 527 Fall 2008