Name the two kinds of covalent bond shown in the structure in Fig. 3.1.
Fig. 3.1 shows the primary structure of lysozyme. Explain what is meant by the term primary structure.
State what the term hydrolysis means.
Suggest the kind of biological molecule that acts as the substrate for lysozyme.
Lysozyme works by the induced fit mechanism. Explain the mode of action of an enzyme that uses the induced fit mechanism.
Lysozyme acts as an extracellular enzyme in human tears and saliva. State what is meant by the term extracellular.
Use Fig. 3.2 to state the smallest substrate concentration that gives the maximum rate of reaction, $V_{\text{max}}$.
Use Fig. 3.2 to find the Michaelis-Menten constant, $K_{m}$.
The investigation was repeated with a competitive inhibitor of lysozyme present. Draw a curve on Fig. 3.2 to represent the expected outcome.