Workshop #3

*For any amino acid chain there are a really big number of different possible 3-D configurations.
(3-D configuration=conformation=tertiary structure)
*Out of these structures there will always be one that is the most efficient.
*Structure of Sucrose: http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Saccharose.svg
*sucrase = enzyme
*The function of a protein (including enzymes) depends upon its amino acid sequence.
*The most efficient reaction will have the highest Keq, which can be found through radio labeling and filtration.
*Solubility depends on a number of different things:
-polar vs. non-polar
-bond strength
-temperature
-size of molecule
-addition of other things (salts)
-change in pH (add H+ ions/OH- ions)