Learning Objectives
- Understand specific enzyme-catalyzed reactions (ΔG, enthalpy, entropy, ATP, NADH, NADPH)
- Understand the significance of the Km (enzyme affinity) and the Vmax of a reaction
- Understand the different types of enzymes
- Differentiate between competitive, non-competitive, and uncompetitive inhibition and how specific inhibitors function (eg. allosteric effectors)
- Understand what is meant by enzyme specificity
Energy
- what are the first 2 laws of thermodynamics?
- what is enthalpy?
- what is ΔG?
- what is an exergonic reaction?
- what is an endergonic reaction?
Metabolism
- what is metabolism?
- what is catabolism?
- what is anabolism?
- how does ATP couple exergonic and endergonic reactions?
Coenzymes