Question

14. What do you understand by,
(i) denaturation of protein
(ii) specificity of an enzyme

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Answer 1

Answer:

1)Denaturation involves the breaking of many of the weak linkages, or bonds (e.g., hydrogen bonds), within a protein molecule that are responsible for the highly ordered structure of the protein in its natural (native) state. Denatured proteins have a looser, more random structure; most are insoluble.

2)Specificity is the ability of an enzyme to choose exact substrate from a group of similar chemical molecules. The specificity is actually a molecular recognition mechanism and it operates through the structural and conformational complementarity between enzyme and substrate.

Answer 2

Question:

__________

What do you understand by:

Answer:

__________

Denaturation of protein:

Denaturation involves the breaking of many of the weak linkages, or bonds.

Specificity of an enzyme:

It is essential because it keeps separate the many pathways, involving hundreds of enzymes, that function during metabolism.

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