Enzymes — Flashcards

Once I- has been pumped into the cell for thyroid hormone synthesis, it is _____ to I2 by the enzyme thyroid peroxidase in the follicular cell membrane

Pancreatic and salivary _____ hydrolyze alpha-1,4-glycosidic bonds in starch

_____ serves as the allosteric activator of muscle glycogen phosphorylase.

_____ catalyzes the conversion of PGE2 into PGF2α

Hint: Enzyme

Once in the CNS, L-DOPA may be converted to _____ via the enzyme DOPA decarboxylase

The diagnosis of G6PD deficiency is confirmed via _____ studies, which are performed weeks after a hemolytic episode resolves

In the first step of fibrinolysis, _____ is converted to plasmin via tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)

In a _____-order reaction, rate is proportional to the square of the concentration of one reactant.

_____ may be converted to H2O via the enzyme glutathione peroxidase

Enzymes that use metal-ion as a _____ are termed as metalloenzymes