Question
Kuo-Chen Chou was the first to successfully explain enzymes with this property, which can have catalytic efficiencies on the order of ten to the tenth power inverse molar-seconds. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this very rare property possessed by enzymes that catalyze vital time-sensitive reactions, such as acetylcholinesterase and superoxide dismutase.
ANSWER: diffusion-limited [prompt on catalytically perfect or kinetically perfect]
[10e] The most famous diffusion-limited enzyme is this generically-named enzyme that decomposes hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.
ANSWER: catalase
[10m] This diffusion-limited enzyme maintains the blood pH buffering system by strictly controlling the blood’s concentration of bicarbonate ions.
ANSWER: carbonic anhydrase [or carbonate dehydratase]
<Gerhardt Hinkle, Biology>
Summary
| 2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo | 10/28/2023 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard) | 10/21/2023 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite) | 10/21/2023 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (UK) | 10/28/2023 | Y | 5 | 6.00 | 40% | 20% | 0% |
| 2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC | 10/28/2023 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| MIT | Brown | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |