Chem 4, College of the Desert, Chapter 16.txt

The rate at which an enzyme catalyzes the reaction that converts a substrate to product

An Amino acid that has a carboxylic acid side chain (-COOH), which ionizes as a week acid.

A secondary level of protien structure , in which hydrogen bonds connect the NH of one peptide bond with C=O of a peptide bond later in the chain to form a coiled or corkscrew structure.

The building block of proteins; consisting of an amino group, a carboxylic acid group, and a unique side group attached to the Alpha carbon.

An Amino acid that contains an amino (NH₂) group that can ionize as a weak base.

An organic molecule, usually a vitamin, required as a cofactor in enzyme action.

A secondary level of protein structure that consists of hydrogen bonds between peptide links in parallel polypeptide chain.

A pocket in a part of the tertiary enzyme that binds structure and catalyzes a reaction.

The end amino acid in a peptide chain with a free (-COO-) group.

The most abundent form of protein in the body, composed of fibrils of triple helixes with hydrogen bonding between -OH groups of hydroxyprotein and hydroxylysine.