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>

Back to bonuses

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y110.000%100%0%
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y130.00100%100%100%
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y130.00100%100%100%
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y56.0040%20%0%
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y110.00100%0%0%

Data

Cornell BRutgers10101030