Summary of enzyme kinetics
Why do we need enzymes?
Reactions in cells must:
Be controlled
Occur under mild conditions
Occur quickly
Be specifically catalysed- only one product, only one substrate
Be regulated by external factors
Often be coupled to make them thermodynamically favourable (possible)
How are proteins held in their three dimensional conformation?
Covalent disulphide bridges
Between cysteine amino acids
Electrostatic interactions
F=q1q2/Dr2
D is dielectric constant- in air D=1, in water [...]
Lake district
Recently coming across a list of questions to ask yourself in your blog, one of them was “Has anyone ever threatened to kill you, fully meaning it? If so, did he or she attempt it? Elaborate.”
This reminded me of a trip to the lake district at the age of about 16 with my sister Jess [...]
