Enzymes in OCR A Level Biology

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the enzyme that converts starch into amylose
amylase
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enzyme that unwinds DNA
DNA helicase
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enzyme that catalyses formation of DNA from activated deoxyribose nucleotides, using single stranded DNA as a template
DNA polymerase
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enzyme that synthesises RNA from a DNA template
RNA polymerase
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enzyme used to join DNA fragments together
ligase
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enzyme that converts hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water
catalase
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enzyme that digests proteins into into smaller peptides by hydrolysing peptide bonds
trypsin
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enzyme that catalyses conversion of carbon dioxide and water into carbonic acid
carbonic anhydrase
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thermostable enzyme used in PCR to amplify DNA
taq polymerase
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enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea, forming ammonia and carbon dioxide.
urease
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intracellular enzyme that converts ATP to cAMP
adenyl cyclase
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enzyme that catalyses the acceptance of CO2 by ribulose bisphosphate
RuBisCO
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enzyme used to create cDNA from an RNA template
reverse transcriptase
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enzyme that converts pyrophosphate into ATP in the presence of APS
ATP sulfurylase
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enzyme that converts luciferin to oxyluciferin in presence of ATP
luciferase
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enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of ATP to yield AMP and inorganic phosphate in pyrosequencing
apyrase
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a group of enzymes used to breakdown drugs and toxins
cytochrome p450
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enzyme that converts ethanal into ethanol
ethanol dehydrogenase
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enzyme that converts enthanal into ethanoic acid in the liver
ethanal dehydrogenase
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enzymes that cut DNA at specific recognition sites
restriction endonucleases
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enzyme that catalyses metabolism of glucose to produce ATP
glucokinase
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enzyme that catalyses conversion of pyruvate into ethanal
pyruvate decarboxylase
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enzymes that catalyse the rearrangement of atoms within a molecule
isomerase
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enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine in the synaptic cleft
acetylcholinesterase
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enzyme that converts pyruvate into lactate
lactate dehydrogenase
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enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of fats
lipase
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enzyme that unwinds DNA

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DNA helicase

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enzyme that catalyses formation of DNA from activated deoxyribose nucleotides, using single stranded DNA as a template

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enzyme that synthesises RNA from a DNA template

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enzyme used to join DNA fragments together

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