6. Enzymes and Enzyme Kinetics

Which of the following best describes the nature of enzyme and substrate binding in the formation of the enzyme-substrate complex?

In an enzymatic reaction, are the substrates considered reactants or products?

The substance on which the enzyme acts is called the _____.

In the context of the enzyme-substrate complex, a reactant molecule that binds to an enzyme’s active site is called a:

What is the primary reason for the specificity of an enzyme toward its substrate?

What happens to the enzyme sucrase when it binds to its substrate sucrose?

In the enzyme-substrate complex pictured below, which of the following best describes the role of the active site?

Why is the "lock and key" analogy often used to describe enzyme function?

What is the name of the specific type of molecule that an enzyme acts upon in a chemical reaction?

Which of the following correctly completes the sentence: "The ______ binds to the ______ site on an enzyme."?

In the formation of an enzyme-substrate complex, where does the substrate bind on the enzyme?

How does an enzyme affect a chemical reaction?

What does the enzyme's active site do in order to bind more tightly to the substrate?

What happens to an enzyme after it has catalyzed a reaction with its substrate?

Why do enzymes only work on their specific substrates?