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Enzyme inhibitors block the binding site of enzyme and prevent the binding of substrate and then inhibit the catalytic activity of enzyme. They act in two different ways.
(i) Drugs which compete with substrate for their attachment on the active sites of enzymes are called competitive inhibitor.
(ii) Some drugs bind to a different site of enzyme called allosteric site. It changes the shape of the active site and substrate cannot recognize it. Such enzymes are called non-competitive inhibitor the bond formed between enzyme and an inhibitor is strong covalent bond then enz
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Synthetic detergents are cleansing agents which have all the properties of soaps, but which actually do not contain any soap. These can be used both in soft and hard water as they given foam even in hard water. Detergents can be classified into three groups according their chemical nature.
(i) Anionic detergents – These are sodium salts of sulphonated long chain alcohols or hydrocarbons and sodium alkyl benzene sulphonates. e.g., CH3 (CH2)10CH2OSO3– Na+
Anionic part of these detergents is involved in cleansing action.
(ii) Cationic detergents – These are quate
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Enzymes catalyse many reactions by
(i) Holding the substrate for a chemical reaction. Active sites hold the substrate molecule in a suitable positions So that it can be attacked by the reagent effectively. Substrates bind to the active site of enzyme through ionic or hydrogen bonding or van there Waals or dipole-dipole, interactions.
(ii) Enzyme provides functional groups that will attack the substrate to carry out the chemical reaction. This function is carried out chemical reaction: This function iscarried out by some other amino acid residues of protein present
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Both prontosil and Salvarsan and antibacterial drugs (antimicrobials) discovered by Paul Ehrlich. Salvarsan is also known as arsphenamine. It is an organoarsenic molecule and has -As = As- double bond.
Salvarsan and prontosil show similarity in their structure. Both of these drugs are antimicrobials. Salvarsan contains -As = As- linkage whereas prontosil has -N = N- linkage.
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(b) Artificial sweeteners do not provide any calories because they are inert and do not metabolise in the body.
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(b) Preservatives are added to the food items because they inhibit the growth of microorganisms.
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(c) Chemicals which are added to food items to prevent them from spoiling against bacteria yeast and moulds are called food preservatives. They do not increase nutritive value of food.
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(d) Chemical messenger binds the receptor site and gives the message to the cell without entering the cell.
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(b) Chemical messenger gives message to the cell without entering the cell because it is received at the binding site of the receptor.
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