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Guaiacol

Tetraguaiacol

Enzyme Activity

Turnip Peroxidase

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Guaiacol Absorbance

Increases as reaction occurs

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Enzyme Activity Graph data

What are you changing?

Time

(IV)

What is the response? •Change in absorbance

•(DV)

How do you graph the data? •Absorbance vs time

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Measuring Rates of Reaction

Graph absorbance vs time

Determine slope of increase

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Enzyme Activity vs Temperature: Explain the graph.

Where does denaturation fit into the graph?

If another enzyme from a north sea crustacean was

studied and its enzyme activity was plotted on the

graph, where would it appear?

If a hot springs bacterial enzyme was studied and

its activity data was plotted, where would it lie?

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Rxn Rate vs Enzyme Concentration

Explain the graph.

Why is the reaction rate linear and not curved?

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Rxn Rate vs Substrate Concentration

Explain the graph

Why does it differ from the graph of

Reaction Rate vs Enzyme Concentration

When was the rate the highest, and why?

When was the rate the slowest, and why?

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Rate of Reaction Enzyme-Mediated Reaction:

Moles of Product Produced vs Time.

Which graph below-right summarizes the rate of the

reaction depicted by the Moles of Product Produced vs

Time graph?

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Lock and Key model Simplistic model of enzyme

action

substrate fits into 3-D structure of enzyme’ active site H bonds between substrate &

enzyme

like “key fits into lock”

specificity

In biology… Shape matters!

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Induced fit model

More accurate model of enzyme action

3-D structure of enzyme fits substrate

substrate binding cause enzyme to

change shape leading to a tighter fit

“conformational change”

bring chemical groups in position to catalyze

reaction

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How does it work? Variety of mechanisms to:

lower activation energy & speed up

reaction

synthesis

active site orients substrates in correct position

for reaction

enzyme brings substrate closer together

digestion

active site binds substrate & puts stress on bonds

that must be broken, making it easier to separate

molecules

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Factors Affecting Enzyme Fxn

Enzyme concentration

Substrate concentration

Temperature

pH

Salinity

Activators

Inhibitors

catalase

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Factors affecting enzyme fxn: Enzyme Concentration

Enzyme concentration

as enzyme = reaction rate more enzymes = more frequently collide with

substrate

reaction rate levels off substrate becomes limiting factor

not all enzyme molecules can find substrate

enzyme concentration

reac

tio

n r

ate

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Factors affecting enzyme fxn: Substrate Concentration

substrate concentration

reac

tio

n r

ate

Substrate concentration

as substrate = reaction rate more substrate = more frequently collide with

enzyme

reaction rate levels off all enzymes have active site engaged

enzyme is saturated

maximum rate of reaction

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Temperature Optimum T°

greatest number of molecular collisions

human enzymes = 35°- 40°C body temp = 37°C

Heat: increase beyond optimum T°

increased energy level of molecules disrupts bonds in enzyme & between enzyme & substrate H, ionic = weak bonds

denaturation = lose 3D shape (3° structure)

Cold: decrease T°

molecules move slower

decrease collisions between enzyme & substrate

Factors affecting enzyme fxn: Temperature

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Enzymes and temperature

Different enzymes function in different

organisms in different environments

37°C temperature

rea

cti

on

rate

70°C

human enzyme hot spring

bacteria enzyme

(158°F)

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Factors affecting enzyme fxn: SALINITY

Salt concentration

changes in salinity

adds or removes cations (+) & anions (–)

disrupts bonds, disrupts 3D shape

disrupts attractions between charged amino acids

affect 2° & 3° structure

denatures protein

enzymes intolerant of extreme salinity

Dead Sea is called dead for a reason!

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pH

changes in pH adds or remove H+

disrupts bonds, disrupts 3D shape disrupts attractions between charged amino acids

affect 2° & 3° structure

denatures protein

optimal pH? most human enzymes = pH 6-8 depends on localized conditions

pepsin (stomach) = pH 2-3

trypsin (small intestines) = pH 8 7 2 0 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11

Factors affecting enzyme fxn: pH