Biol 1610 - Class 8: Energy and Enzymes Pre-class
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What are the functions of an enzyme? Select all that apply.
- to increase the rate of a specific reaction - to lower the activation energy for the reaction
How do you think round-up ready plants avoid being killed by glyphosate?
They are genetically modified by incorporating different version of EPSPS that doesn't bind glyphosate.
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the herbicide called ROUND-UP. What common biological molecule does glyphosate resemble?
an amino acid
Glyphosate affects plants because it:
binds to a biosynthetic enzyme and inhibits its activity.
The sum of all chemical reactions in a cell is referred to as metabolism.
true
