a neurotransmitter like acetylcholine is a hormone or enzyme?
if a chemical denature enzyems... neurotransmetter will be affected?
if a chemical denature enzyems... neurotransmetter will be affected?
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ACh is a neurotransmitter and Neuropeptide. It is not like Epinephrine and Norepinephrine which are both hormones and N.transmitter.
Neither are enzymes as they do not increase a rate of reaction of anything, nor do they change any mechanism or pathway systems.
Denaturation only affects H-Bond between molecules. ACh is a polypeptide and its units are made by peptide bond. Its member do not hydrogen bond so much in normal body PH, so denaturation agent does not have much effect on it.
Neither are enzymes as they do not increase a rate of reaction of anything, nor do they change any mechanism or pathway systems.
Denaturation only affects H-Bond between molecules. ACh is a polypeptide and its units are made by peptide bond. Its member do not hydrogen bond so much in normal body PH, so denaturation agent does not have much effect on it.
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Oh One more thing. If by your second question you mean what effect acetylcholinestrase has on Ach as an example. That is different that denaturing. Enzyme regulation works a bit different and thay have different varities in ways thay accomplish their jobs. In the case of Ach, they dephosporylate it and therefore deactivate it.
Denaturing or "melting" is a word only reserved for breakage of H-bond.
Denaturing or "melting" is a word only reserved for breakage of H-bond.
