Explain why several biochemical pathways start by putting a coenzyme A onto the molecule that initiates the pathway.

Q: Define an enzyme in biochemical terms and its function.

A: The human body is composed of different types of cells, tissues, and other complex organs. In order…

Q: How does the architecture of the active site affect catalysis?

A: The proteinaceous molecules which are used to increase the catalytic activity of a reaction in the…

Q: Describe in detail EM Pathway along with its energetics and regulation.

A: The Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas (EMP) pathway allows glucose to be used metabolically to produce ATP,…

Q: Distinguish between the concerted and sequential models for the behavior of allosteric enzymes.

A: The allosteric enzymes are the allosteric proteins that change their conformation on binding to…

Q: Why is it somewhat misleading to study biochemical pathways separately?

A: A biomolecule is a chemical compound situated in living organisms. These are known as the building…

Q: Using curved arrows, show the mechanism of each step labeled with a blue letter. Draw out…

A: Arrow pushing mechanism of reactions A,B, C and D are given below. Each curved RED arrow represents…

Q: Discuss several ways in which metabolic pathways are controlled or regulated.

A: A metabolic pathway is series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell where the product of one…

Q: Give one example of a disease related to heart and briefly explain the molecular basis of the…

A: The human body, just like any other complex lifeform (or even simple lifeforms ) functions as a…

Q: Consider two enzymes catalyzing two reactions (A --> B --> C ) in a metabolic cascade with their…

A: Ans) The order of concentration of A, B, C are in order [C] > [A] > [B] Explanation:  The…

Q: The synthesis of microbial cellular features (e.g. sugars and amino acids) can be summarized with…

A: In cellular respiration, oxidative phosphorylation is a process that plays important role in the…

Q: Explain the two models of enzyme catalysis.

A: Most of the enzymes are proteins and the enzyme was biological catalyst where it speeds up the…

Q: In a biochemical pathway where A--1--B--2--C--3--D. If D is a competitive inhibitor of enzyme 1,…

A: Answer: Introduction: Competitive inhibition is break down of a chemical pathway due to one chemical…

Q: A biochemical reaction will proceed in the direction as written if: Group of answer choices H > 0. G…

A: The thermodynamical properties such as free energy change, enthalpy change, and entropy change…

Q: what is the covalent modification doing to the enzyme

A: Covalent modification : When a group for example phosphate, binds to the enzyme via covalent bond.…

Q: Why must enzyme activity be monitored under standard conditions?

A: The enzyme is a biocatalyst where the enzyme attracts subtract for the binding to its active site…

Q: Define the term Enzyme Catalysis?

A: Enzymes are considered as the protein complex, which is made up of a long polypeptide chain that…

Q: Provide examples of biochemical phenomena that are directly affected by macromolecular crowding.

A: Macromolecular crowding refers to the the accumulation of large molecules such as protein, in the…

Q: Please determine the template sequence used in a pyrosequencing reaction in the following graph. A…

A: Ans: The sequencing by synthesis method of DNA sequencing is referred to as Pyrosequencing.

Q: Discuss the reaction catalyzed by helicases and key aspects of their mechanisms.

A: During the DNA replication, the two strands are separated with the help of motor protein and result…

Q: Describe in detail how amino acids that are far apart in the amino acid sequence of an enzyme can be…

A: A catalytic triad is a combination of three synchronized far away amino acids, which can be…

Q: With a branched biochemical pathway, why would it be important for a cell to shut down the first…

A: Metabolism refers to all biochemical reactions that occur in a cell. It is classified into 2 types…

Q: Define homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.

A: Catalysts are molecules which speed up the chemical reactions. Catalysts can be of various types…

Q: What type of enzyme regulation is the most readily (quickly) reversible?

A: Enzymes are biocatalysts that catalyse the biochemical reaction. Substrate molecules bind to the…

Q: Other substrate(s) Other product(s) Enzyme(s) Po,c. он NH HO он он CH,OPO, OPO,

A: Glycolysis is a metabolic pathway which converts the glucose C₆H₁₂O₆, into the pyruvate, CH₃COCOO⁻,…

Q: give an example like the reaction mechanism of serin protease for example, with pictures & full…

A: Proteases are enzymes which cleave the peptide bonds and digest the proteins. Serine proteases are…

Q: The covalent catalytic mechanism of an enzyme depends on a single active site Cys whose pK is 8. A…

A: The enzyme has an active site, which is very specific for the binding of the substrate molecule. The…

Q: Explain why phosphorylation is an effective means of regulating the activities of target proteins.

A: Introduction: Phosphorylation is a process of adding a phosphoryl group onto the target molecule and…

Q: What roles do proximity and orientation play in enzymatic catalysis?

A: Enzymes are the catalytic protein which helps to produce the product when the enzyme act on the…

Q: If you can clearly visualize the chymotrypsin mechanism of action, you should be able to picture the…

A: Enzymes are substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to perform specific…

Q: Describe the components of a biochemical pathway and how they are organized

A: In a cell, the combination of various biological substances under appropriate conditions leads to…