Exploring Enzyme Activity

In today’s session the students explored enzyme activity in more mathematical depth, including specific activity and dissociation constants.

Speaker Ryan PenhallurickJoanna CuttsMay 4, 2021Enzymes, cells, biochemistry, Conjugation, Luciferase, Enzyme Activity, Inhibitors, Anthrax, Dihydrofolate Reductase

How enzymes are able to catalyze reactions

Over the past 3 lessons, the students have focused on how enzymes are able to catalyze reactions.

Speaker Ryan PenhallurickJoanna CuttsApril 17, 2021Enzymes, cells, biochemistry, chemiluminescence, Conjugation, Luminol, Luciferase

Catalase & Enzyme Diversity

Continuing on our discussion of catalysis and enzymes, we summarized the catalase experiment we conducted last lesson.

Speaker Ryan PenhallurickJoanna CuttsMarch 26, 2021Enzymes, cells, biochemistry, Catalysis, Peroxide, Reactive oxygen species, yeast

Cell Survival

Today our students reviewed thermochemistry and the basics behind reactions, and then explored the concepts behind kinetics and why reactions occur.

Speaker Ryan PenhallurickJoanna CuttsMarch 17, 2021Enzymes, proteins, cells, biochemistry, enzymes, substrates, cofactors, hydrogen peroxide, hydrogen, oxygen, yeast

The Electron Transport Chain (ETC)

During the session on 01.17.20 we studied the Electron Transport Chain (ETC). The ETC is a series of complexes that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox reactions.

Speaker LydiaJoanna CuttsFebruary 2, 2020Electron Transport Chain, Oxidation, Peptides, Enzymes, Eukaryotes

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