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Record 1 2011-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company’s catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

Theory according to which the binding of a substrate to an enzyme may cause conformational changes that align the catalytic groups in their correct orientations.

CONT

There is good evidence that yeast hexokinase, which phosphorylates glucose with the terminal phosphate of ATP, involves the induced fit theory. X-ray diffraction studies show that the binding of both the sugar and the nucleotide causes extensive changes in tertiary structure. Also, the binding of the nucleotide to one form of the enzyme is promoted by sugar binding. These results are in accord with earlier solution studies on the ATPase activity of the enzyme in the absence of glucose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Théorie selon laquelle l'interaction enzyme-substrat peut causer un changement conformationnel dans la protéine enzymatique.

CONT

La proposition faite par Koshland dès 1958 considère que le site actif, du fait d'un large déploiement d'amino-acides dans son environnement, possède une certaine flexibilité. De ce fait, au moment de l'entrée du substrat, le site actif réagit en s'adaptant minutieusement à la conformation du substrat et entreprend alors le processus de catalyse. Cette théorie de l'ajustement induit [...] a reçu des supports expérimentaux. Elle permet en outre de comprendre aisément la pénétration du substrat et le départ des produits en fin de réaction.

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Record 3 2003-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias biológicas
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Record 4 1989-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
CONT

In the immobilized enzyme system, glucose-6-phosphate(G-6-P) produced by the first enzyme reaction, hexokinase, is immediately oxidized by the second enzyme, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, at a location close to the first one... This is a good example where diffusion resistance is efficiently utilized, and it suggests that the location of enzymes within cells significantly affects the enzyme reaction rate.... When the activity ratio of HK and G-6-PDH is small, the difference between immobilized and free enzymes becomes great..., while when it is high, the difference becomes small. In the latter case, it is considered that as the concentration of G-6-P within the carrier becomes very high due to the high activity of HK, the difference between the two systems becomes less apparent, because rather large amounts of G-6-P are released into the outer solution against the diffusion resistance. That is, when the activity ratio of HK and G-6-PDH is great, the diffusion resistance is not utilized efficiently.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
CONT

Bien que, dans l'industrie, les enzymes soient utilisées pour hydrolyser des macromolécules complexes dont les sites de coupures sont souvent inconnus, l'effet global recherché implique généralement l'utilisation d'un type d'enzyme précis. Dans certains cas, tel celui de la pectinase, une enzyme associe trois activités différentes et le rapport des activités doit être assez précis suivant le produit à traiter.

Spanish

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