B.  Naming rules for Organic Catalysts  -- ANSWERS

           1.  Their named is formed from the root word of the molecule upon which they work --
         their substrate.

           2.  Remove the suffix (last several letters) and add “ase” to the S U B S T R A T E   stem
        (We have identified the stem for you in CAPS) 

           3.  Many students confuses their "ase" endings with their "ose" endings which are not related.
                                                 
        What does the ‘ose’ ending mean? (HINT glucose, fructose, sucrose (above) or cellulose)
         __ a carbohydrate and often a sugar __

           4.  Examples:  Using B1 & B2 above, figure out the name of the enzyme which will attack
         each of the following substrates. 

                        SUBSTRATE                ENZYME                   CLUE        
         a.     PROTEin                       P R O T E A S E        The pronunciation is on the
                                                                                         second syllable (TE).

                        LIPid                             L I P A S E                Slang for best horn player in the
                                                                                         band

                SACCHARide            S A C C H A R A S E   3 legged event at a picnic
                                                                                        (pronounce with an accent)

                AMYLose                      A M Y L A S E               

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