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Ping pong Mechanism — Ping pong mechanismsThe ping pong (double displacement) mechanismThe distinguishing feature of these enzymes is that at least one product is released from the enzyme before all of the substrates have bound. This might seem slightly unlikely at a… … Wikipedia
ping-pong — See ping pong mechanism. [Ping Pong, trademark for table tennis] … Medical dictionary
mechanism — 1. An arrangement or grouping of the parts of anything that has a definite action. 2. The means by which an effect is obtained. 3. The chain of events in a particular process. 4. The detailed description of a reaction pathway. [G. mechane, a… … Medical dictionary
double-displacement mechanism — ping pong m … Medical dictionary
sequential mechanism — in an enzyme catalyzed reaction, the binding of the enzyme by all substrates, forming a complex, prior to the release of any products; binding may occur in a fixed order or may be random. Cf. ping pong m … Medical dictionary
Enzyme kinetics — is the study of the chemical reactions that are catalysed by enzymes, with a focus on their reaction rates. The study of an enzyme s kinetics reveals the catalytic mechanism of this enzyme, its role in metabolism, how its activity is controlled,… … Wikipedia
Sucrose phosphorylase — (E.C. 2.4.1.7) is an important enzyme in the metabolism of sucrose and regulation of other metabolic intermediates. Sucrose phosphorylase is in the class of hexosyltransferases, a type of glycosyltransferase that catalyzes the transfer of a… … Wikipedia
Antioxidant — Model of the antioxidant metabolite glutathione. The yellow sphere is the redox active sulfur atom that provides antioxidant activity, while the red, blue, white, and dark grey spheres represent oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon atoms,… … Wikipedia
Aspartate transaminase — Aspartate aminotransferase from Escherichia coli bound with cofactor pyridoxal 5 phosphate.[1] Identifiers … Wikipedia
reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… … Medical dictionary
