Cells have evolved to use feedback inhibition to regulate enzyme activity in metabolism, by using the products of the enzymatic reactions to inhibit further enzyme activity. Metabolic reactions, such as anabolic and catabolic processes, must proceed according to the demands of the cell.
In order to maintain chemical equilibrium and meet the needs of the cell, some metabolic products inhibit the enzymes in the chemical pathway while some reactants activate them. Feedback inhibition : Metabolic pathways are a series of reactions catalyzed by multiple enzymes. Feedback inhibition, where the end product of the pathway inhibits an earlier step, is an important regulatory mechanism in cells. The production of both amino acids and nucleotides is controlled through feedback inhibition.
For an example of feedback inhibition, consider ATP. It is the product of the catabolic metabolism of sugar cellular respiration , but it also acts as an allosteric regulator for the same enzymes that produced it. This feedback inhibition prevents the production of additional ATP if it is already abundant. Enzymes catalyze chemical reactions by lowering activation energy barriers and converting substrate molecules to products. Enzymes bind with chemical reactants called substrates.
There may be one or more substrates for each type of enzyme, depending on the particular chemical reaction. In some reactions, a single-reactant substrate is broken down into multiple products. In others, two substrates may come together to create one larger molecule. Two reactants might also enter a reaction, both become modified, and leave the reaction as two products. Since enzymes are proteins, this site is composed of a unique combination of amino acid residues side chains or R groups.
Each amino acid residue can be large or small; weakly acidic or basic; hydrophilic or hydrophobic; and positively-charged, negatively-charged, or neutral. The positions, sequences, structures, and properties of these residues create a very specific chemical environment within the active site.
A specific chemical substrate matches this site like a jigsaw puzzle piece and makes the enzyme specific to its substrate. Increasing the environmental temperature generally increases reaction rates because the molecules are moving more quickly and are more likely to come into contact with each other.
However, increasing or decreasing the temperature outside of an optimal range can affect chemical bonds within the enzyme and change its shape. If the enzyme changes shape, the active site may no longer bind to the appropriate substrate and the rate of reaction will decrease. Dramatic changes to the temperature and pH will eventually cause enzymes to denature. This model asserted that the enzyme and substrate fit together perfectly in one instantaneous step.
However, current research supports a more refined view called induced fit. Induced Fit : According to the induced fit model, both enzyme and substrate undergo dynamic conformational changes upon binding. The enzyme contorts the substrate into its transition state, thereby increasing the rate of the reaction.
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