The APsolute Recap: Biology Edition - Enzymes and Energy

Melanie balances the world of physics with biology in Episode 10. We don’t want to break the Laws of Thermodynamics! (1:20). She then debunks the definition of an enzyme (3:00) while riding a rollercoaster. Don’t forget that enzymes are not used up during a reaction and are substrate and condition specific (4:00), Melanie describes a “toothpickase” hand example to dig deeper into environmental effects on enzyme function (4:55). She explains how other molecules may also compete for active site binding (5:40) in an inhibitory or regulatory way.The Question of the Day (6:43) asks “ Which will cause a linear increase in reaction rate and why? Increasing substrate concentration? Or increasing enzyme concentration?Thank you for listening to The APsolute RecAP: Biology Edition!(AP is a registered trademark of the College Board and is not affiliated with The APsolute RecAP. Copyright 2020 - The APsolute RecAP, LLC. All rights reserved.)Website:www.theapsoluterecap.comEMAIL:TheAPsoluteRecAP@gmail.comFollow Us:INSTAGRAMTWITTER