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Chapter 3 A&P-1
Enzymes, cells, organelles, etc
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/10/2011

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Definition

A. Ligand

B. Binding Site

C. Protein

D. Ligand bind with protein

Term
Enzyme
Definition
A Protein catalyst
Term
Increase the rate of almost every reaction known in the human body
Definition
Enzymes
Term
Ligand
Definition
A molecule or ion that binds to a protein
Term
Binding site
Definition
The part of the protein to which the ligand binds
Term
Specificity
Definition
The ability of a protein to bind specific ligands
Term
Saturation
Definition
The percentage of binding sites that are occupied at any given time
Term
Ligands will compete for a binding site if how many can bind?
Definition
More than one
Term
The four factors that affect a proteins shape are:
Definition
Non-Specific:
1) Temperature
2)pH
Specific:
3)Allosteric Modulation
4)Covalent modulation
Term
What are the non specific factors that affect protein shape?
Definition
Temperature and pH
Term
What are the specific factors that will affect a proteins shape?
Definition
Allosteric modulation and Covalent modulation
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