Kenyon College -- Department of Biology
Biology 113 
Fall 2001 

Lecture outline 19
10/12/01 

Enzymes

  • activation energy
  • lock and key model
  • the active site
  • kinetics
Coupling of reactions
  • ATP 
  • reaction coupling
Regulation of enzyme activity
  • physical factors
    • pH
    • temperature
  • Inhibition
    • competitive
    • non-competitive
    • role of conformational changes
  • Allosteric enzymes
    • regulatory subunits
    • inhibition - example cAMP dependent PKA

Kenyon College -- Department of Biology