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Catalysts that lower activation energy for biochemical reactions.
Enzymes significantly speed up reactions that would otherwise occur very slowly.
The molecule that an enzyme acts upon.
The region where the substrate binds to the enzyme.
They remain unchanged and are not consumed.
Non-protein molecules required for enzyme activity.
An organic cofactor that temporarily binds to an enzyme.
An inactive enzyme without its cofactor.
An active enzyme with its cofactor bound.
Enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but differ in structure and properties.
Hexokinase I has higher affinity for glucose than hexokinase IV.
It indicates the substrate concentration at which the reaction rate is half its maximum.
It classifies enzymes based on the reactions they catalyze.
The katal, defined as the amount of enzyme converting one mole of substrate per second.
Unit (U), which measures micromoles of substrate converted per minute.