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Unit 5 1/2
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A chemical reaction will occur spontaneously…
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but the process may be too slow to be effective, in living cells…
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A chemical reaction will occur spontaneously, but the process may be too slow to be effective, in living cells…
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ex. hydrolysis of sucrose: adding water~ they break apart
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ex. hydrolysis of sucrose: energy is required to break the bond between those two carbohydrate molecules,
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ex. hydrolysis of sucrose: + adding water~ they break apart
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Chemical reactions can ’ t “ get started ” w/o energy being added In other words… ENERGY must be added in order for the reaction to start… Kinda like you cannot put keys on a ring… without opening the ring first!
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ex. hydrolysis of sucrose: energy required to break bonds = Activation Energy it is EXTREMELY HIGH!
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ex. hydrolysis of sucrose: Activation energy!!
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ex. hydrolysis of sucrose: Activation Energy - - the reaction can occur only when energy is added:
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ACTIVATION ENERGYcan give off heat
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hydrolysis of molecules in your body… Energy of Activation E A barrier is EXTREMELY high - the reaction will occur only if reactantsed:
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Energy of Activation E A barrier is EXTREMELY high - the reaction will occur only if reactants are heated:
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Enzymes lower the temperature of the activation energy - Energy of Activation E A barrier is EXTREMELY high - the reaction will occur only if reactants are heated:
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Enzymes lower activation energy so rxn. can occur - Too hot!!! AHHHHH!!!
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Enzymes lower activation energy this allows chemical reactions to happen in your body FASTER!!
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Bromelai n Pineapple has been used as a medicinal plant in several native cultures and bromelain has been known chemically since 1876. Bromelain is a digestive enzyme found in the stem and fruit of the pineapple plant DURKEE meat tenderizer has BROMELAIN
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Papai n Its utility is in breaking down the tough meat fibers and has been utilized for thousands of years in its native South America. It is sold as a component in powdered meat tenderizer available in most supermarkets. The cheap meat tenderizer had PAPAIN
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This is an enzyme called CATALASE
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It ’ s active site
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The substrate enters the ezyme ’ s active site
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Enzyme Enzymes are specific to the molecule with which they attach (substrate) molecule it attaches with
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Stages of an enzyme-catalyzed- reaction: catalaseH2O2H2O2
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Stages of an enzyme-catalyzed- reaction: catalaseH2O2H2O2
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Stages of an enzyme-catalyzed- reaction:
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catalase H2OH2O O2O2
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Energy released
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Enzymes are affected by environmental factors: Energy of Activation E A barrier is EXTREMELY high - the reaction will occur only if reactants are heated: ex. pH
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Beyond that temp, speed of reaction drops: Enzymes do have optimal pH:
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Improper pH disrupts bonds in the protein …remember, enzymes are PROTEIN
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Enzymes are affected by environmental factors: ex. temperature
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Enzymes are affected by environmental factors: ex. too cold Enzymes slow down They cannot “hit” as many substrates
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Enzymes are affected by environmental factors: ex. amount of heat
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Too hot… DENATURED Acceptable temperature… PERFECT
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Too hot… DENATURED hmmm… WHAT would that do to the active site?
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Enzymes do have optimal temperatures:
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heat disrupts bonds in the protein …remember, enzymes are PROTEIN
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Sometimes enzymes require nonprotein “ helpers ”CoEnzymes Molecules that are bound to the active site
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“ A cell is not just a bag of chemicals with thousands of different kinds of enzymes and substrates wandering about randomly. ”
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Control of metabolism- Chaos would result if all of a cell ’ s metabolic pathways were open at the same time… chemical reactions must be regulated
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