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Explain how a change in the primary structure may result in a non functional enzyme

A change in the primary structure means there has been a change in the amino acid sequence.This may cause different hydrogen bonding to occur, leading to a different secondary structure.This may le...

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Answered by Sanskriti S. Biology tutor
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Explain how the human body might protect itself from microorganisms.

There are two different types of microorganism - bacteria and viruses. The human body is covered in bacteria, the majority of which is good bacteria and they won't cause any harm. The rest are pathogens w...

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Answered by Petya I. Biology tutor
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Effect of non-competitive inhibitor (on enzyme activity) on enzyme catalysed reaction

Binds on to enzyme at a site that is not the active sitechanges the tertiary structure of the active sitesubstrate cannot bindinhibits enzyme activity

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Answered by Kelvin C. Biology tutor
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Effect of competitive inhibitor (on enzyme activity) on enzyme catalysed reaction

similar in shape to {substrate}fits onto active siteprevents substrate bindinginhibits enzyme activity

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Answered by Kelvin C. Biology tutor
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Effect of enzyme concentration in excess substrate on enzyme catalysed reaction

directly proportional: increase in [enzyme] will increase rate of reaction

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Answered by Kelvin C. Biology tutor
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