Lesson 1: Enzyme Structure, Catalysis, & Environmental Impacts
Duration of Days: 3
Lesson Objective
Explain how the structural properties and chemical R-group interactions within an enzyme’s active site dictate its substrate specificity.
Why does a dramatic change in pH alter an enzyme's activity, whereas a minor change in substrate concentration typically does not change its basic folding structure?
How can you mathematically or graphically distinguish between competitive and noncompetitive inhibition in a lab setting where substrate concentration is continuously increased?
3.1- Enzyme Structure
3.2- Environmental Impacts on Enzyme Function
Enzymes are highly specific biological catalysts whose structure determines their function and susceptibility to environmental changes.
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Yeast Ball, Catalyze Lab
Unit 3 Test