Definition :– Lipids are the organic compounds which are insoluble in water but are soluble in organic solvents like chloroform, ether and benzene. These are esters of fatty acids and are capable of esters which are useful for living organisms. […]
Acetoacetate, beta hydroxy butyrate and acetone are collectively known as ketone bodies. All these are water soluble energy producing substances. Acetone is a volatile substance which is excreted from the body through breathing. ketogenesis:- Generation of ketone bodies from acetyl-CoA […]
Kinetics is the study of reaction rates and how they are changed in response to any environmental factors. The key factor which affects the rate of reaction catalyzed by an enzyme is the amount of substrate present [S], the effect […]
There are a large no of synthetic and naturally occurring compounds which have the ability to bind to a specific enzyme and alter their activity. These are known as enzyme inhibitors. Examples include: drugs, antibiotics, toxins, anti-metabolites and some natural […]
Amino acids are the monomeric units or the building blocks of proteins. These are joined together by a special type of linkages known as peptide bond. The properties of proteins depend on the sequence of amino acids. Structure of amino […]
There are a large no of synthetic and naturally occurring compounds which have the ability to bind to a specific enzyme and alter their activity. These are known as enzyme inhibitors. Examples include: drugs, antibiotics, toxins, anti-metabolites and some natural […]
In cell metabolism, enzymes work together in a sequential chain to carry out the given metabolic process. In such a system, the intermediate product of first enzyme becomes the substrate for the second enzyme and the cycle goes on. The […]
Introduction to Enzymes Enzymes are the specialized proteins that catalyze the biochemical reactions. Almost every reaction that takes place in a cell requires the action of enzyme for its completion. Commonly enzymes are proteins but there are some exceptions like […]
Formation of enzyme substrate complex is considered as the first step of enzyme catalysis. Substrate binds to the active site of the enzyme through various non-covalent interaction and thus forms ES complex. The ES complex then further is converted to […]