Amino Acids and Protein: Enzymes, Substrates, and Hormones

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering enzymes as catalysts, enzyme actions on substrates, starch digestion, and peptide hormones (including insulin).

Enzymes act as __ to speed up reactions.

catalysts

An example of an enzyme is

salivary amylose

Different enzymes participate in different types of reactions and may __ substrates.

break down, link up, or rearrange

Amylose is a kind of __.

starch

Smaller sugars are __.

sweet

Starchy foods taste sweeter when chewed longer because salivary amylase breaks __ down into sweeter sugars.

amylose

Some hormones influence

growth, development, metabolism, and reproduction

Some hormones are steroid based while others are proteins; these protein hormones are called __ hormones.

peptide

Insulin is an important __ hormone that helps regulate blood glucose levels.

peptide