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Kinetics of Enzymatic Reactions | Biochemistry

A catalyst — whether chemical or biological — acts by increasing the velocity of reactions. We will now examine the kinetics of enzymatic reactions. The velocity of an enzymatic reaction is generally fol­lowed up by measuring the quantity of substrate transformed per unit time; one can also record the quantity of the product (or one of the products) formed by [...]

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Primary Structure of Peptides and Proteins | Biochemistry

In this article we will discuss about the primary structure of peptides and proteins.  Peptides and proteins consist of chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds. We observe a structure analogy with the biuret molecule, formed by the condensation of 2 urea molecules (as indicated by its name) with elimination of one molecule of NH3(H2N—CO — NH-CO —NH2) and [...]

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Proteins: Properties and Classification | Biochemistry

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Denaturation of Proteins 2. Important Properties of Proteins 3. Classification.  Denaturation of Proteins: The three-dimensional conformation (the primary, secondary, tertiary and even in some cases, quaternary structure) is characteristic of a native protein. This conformation can be upset and disorganized, without breakage of any peptide linkage, only by the rupture of linkages [...]

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