Practice - Acid-Base Catalysis (General Acid and Base Catalysis)
Practice Questions
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What is acid-base catalysis?
💡 Hint: Think about how protons interact in chemical reactions.
Name one amino acid that can act as a general base.
💡 Hint: Recall the amino acids involved in enzyme catalysis.
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What do general acids do in catalysis?
💡 Hint: Focus on what happens during the reaction.
True or False: Acid-base catalysis involves the transfer of protons.
💡 Hint: Think about the core idea of the concept.
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Challenge Problems
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You are studying an enzyme that shows a significant decrease in activity when histidine is mutated to alanine. Discuss the role of histidine in acid-base catalysis in this enzyme's mechanism.
💡 Hint: Consider the specific actions of amino acids in enzyme function.
Describe how understanding acid-base catalysis could lead to advancements in drug design, specifically in targeting enzyme inhibitors.
💡 Hint: Link this to how drugs can alter or inhibit enzymatic processes.
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