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Enzymes. Thermodynamically spontaneous kinetically feasible. Example: hydrolysis of ATP. ATP + H 2 O ADP + P i. G °´= -7.3 kcal/mole. Requirements for chemical reactions. Collide with each other Conc. dependent Collide with enough energy Kinetic energy i.e., temperature
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Example: hydrolysis of ATP ATP + H2O ADP + Pi G°´= -7.3 kcal/mole
Requirements for chemical reactions • Collide with each other • Conc. dependent • Collide with enough energy • Kinetic energy i.e., temperature • Collide with right orientation • When these are met, reaction occurs via a transition state • High energy • Unstable
Transition State Formation The energy required to get to the transition state is the Activation Energy
G°´= -7.3 kcal/mole Rate of reaction depends on number of molecules that have energy greater than or equal to EA
Requirements for chemical reactions • Collide with each other • Collide with enough energy • Collide with right orientation How can we speed reactions up?
Ways to speed up a reaction • Increase concentration of reactants • Increase temperature • Decrease activation energy barrier
Catalysts • Increase reaction rates by lowering activation energy barriers • Form transient complexes with substrate molecules and transition state • Stabilize the transition state via favorable interactions • Changes rate, not equilibrium • Does NOT provide energy
Enzymes: Biological Catalysts • Extremely high catalytic rates • Diffusion limited • Very specific • Function in aqueous solution • Mild temp. • Neutral pH • Can be regulated
Terms • Cofactor • Ions • Complex organic/organometallic groups • AKA coenzymes • Prosthetic group • Covalently bound cofactor • Apoenzyme/protein • Holoenzyme/protein • Active Site • Binding Site • Substrate
Enzymes: Biological Catalysts • Extremely high catalytic rates • Very specific • Function under mild temp./pH • But limited in temp./pH • Can be regulated HOW? Because they are proteins
Enzymes are flexible • Essential for • Substrate specificity • Regulation
Active Sites A tertiary level structure
How does the substrate bind to the active site? • Lock and key model • Induced fit model
Substrate Activation(catalytic mechanisms) • Strain on substrate • Weakens bonds • Makes more accessible for reaction • Acid/base catalysis • Covalent (nucleophilic) catalysis