Allosteric Enzymes Can Be Identified Because the Plot of Initial

question 12

Short Answer

Allosteric enzymes can be identified because the plot of initial velocity, V0, versus substrate concentration, S, is not hyperbolic but ______________ shaped.

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Definitions:

Anomeric Carbon

The carbon atom in a cyclic saccharide that is connected to two oxygen atoms, one in an ether linkage and the other in a hydroxyl group, and its configuration determines the alpha or beta form of the saccharide.

Glycoside

A molecule in which a sugar is bound to another functional group or molecule through a glycosidic bond.

D-Aldopentose

A type of aldopentose, which is a 5-carbon sugar with an aldehyde group, having the 'D' configuration.

Alditol

A type of sugar alcohol resulting from the reduction of an aldose, wherein the aldehyde group is converted into a hydroxyl group.