Biology 12th Edition

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Chapter 3 - The Chemistry of Organic Molecules - Engage - Thinking Scientifically - Page 56: 2

Answer

For our hypothesis, the abnormal enzyme is subjected to the specific reaction. The product produced by the enzyme for catalysis of this reaction is less or altered.

Work Step by Step

The Polar amino acid in the enzyme or protein tends to remain adjacent to water and nonpolar amino acids remain enclosed inside the structure of the enzyme away from water. For our hypothesis, the abnormal enzyme is subjected to the specific reaction. The product produced by the enzyme for catalysis of this reaction is less or altered. This is explained by having a different shape of the abnormal enzyme due to an altered level of organization. Enzyme shape is mostly globular tertiary structure, which is very important for its function. The information for this shape is provided by sequence and type of amino acids in primary structure.
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