Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Protein synthesis

Protein synthesis — practice question

Statements A to E concern the structure and function of enzymes. State the term that matches each statement from A to E.
(A)[1]

The energy barrier, lowered by enzyme action, that reactants must overcome before products can be made.

(B)[1]

The enzyme action mechanism in which the active site is partly flexible and alters shape to bind the substrate.

(C)[1]

A term used for a protein, including an enzyme, whose tertiary or quaternary structure produces an approximately spherical form.

(D)[1]

The word used for enzymes that work outside cells.

(E)[1]

The substrate concentration at which an enzyme reaches half its maximum rate of reaction.

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