Enzymes Flashcards

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competitive inhibition

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increases Km, no effect on Vmax

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2
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uncompetitive inhibition

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reduces both Km and Vmax

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3
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noncompetitive inhibition

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no effect on Km, reduces Vmax

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4
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sarin (diisopropylphosphofluoridate)

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irreversible inhibitor; permanently inactivates acetylcholinesterase by forming a covalent bond with serine on active site

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5
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acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)

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irreversible inhibitor; acetylates an active site serine in the enzyme prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase

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6
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malathion (organophosphate insecticide)

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irreversible inhibitor; Irreversibly inactivates acetylcholinesterase by forming a covalent bond with the active site serine

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7
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penicillin

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suicide inhibitor

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8
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sulfanilamide

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competitive inhibitor of p-aminobenzoic acid

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9
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example of control of substrate availabilty

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if no lactate, liver can not convert it into glucose

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10
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How do enzymes stabilize transition state of a reaction?

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acid-base catalysis, electrostatic catalysis, metal catalysis, covalent catalysis, substrate strain

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11
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general acid catalysis

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catalyst is an acidic group on the enzyme that donates a proton to the substrate, allowing easier cleavage

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12
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general base catalysis

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catalyst is a basic group on the enzyme that takes a proton from the substrate

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13
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example of acid-base catalysis

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Glu35 in lysozyme is a proton donor to the O in the polysaccharide chain, allowing cleavage

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14
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How can an enzyme alter pKa?

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can surround it by hydrophobic molecules –> Glu35 in lysozyme is allowed to be protonated

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15
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electrostatic catalysis

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enzyme uses charged amino acid to neutralize charges that develop during formation of a transition state

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16
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example of electrostatic catalysis

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upon cleavage of the polysaccharide by lysozyme, a positive charge will develop on one of the carbons –> Asp52 is surrounding by hydrophilic molecules, retaining its negative charge –> can neutralize that positive carbon

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17
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substrate strain

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active site of enzyme only recognizes transition state, not regular unbound substrate

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18
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example of substrate strain

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preferred conformation for polysaccharide is the chair conformation –> lysozyme binds in half chair formation –> an-acetyl group on C2 sterically clashes with proton on C1 –> unfavorable
–> so in transition state it will increase angle of C2 from 109 to 120, moving proton away

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19
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metals as lewis acids

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Zn in carbonic anhydrase accepts protons

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20
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metals as chelates

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iron in heme group

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21
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chelates

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metal is covalently bound to enzyme or coenzyme

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22
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metals as charge stabilizers

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Mg+2 stabilizes negative oxygens on ATPs

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23
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metals in oxi-red reactions

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during respiration, oxygen is converted to water by the addition of protons and electrons, supplied by cytochrome a3 –> if cyanide inhaled, it reacts with the Fe3+ in the heme of cytochrome a3, preventing cytochrome a3 from transferring electrons to oxygen –> no energy production –> cell death

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24
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antidote for cyanide poisoning

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have the patient inhale nitrites –> will convert the Fe2+ in hemoglobin to Fe3+ (this converts hemoglobin into methemoglobin) –> Fe3+ in methemoglobin removes the cyanide from the Fe3+ in cytochrome a3 –> reactivates cytochrome a3 and restores mitochondrial respiration

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25
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metals for enzyme structure

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K+ in pyruvate kinase needed for active formation

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26
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covalent catalysis

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enzyme forms a transient covalent intermediate with substrates of reaction

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27
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example of covalent catalysis

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chymotrypsin catalyzing hydrolysis of peptide bonds

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28
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chymotrypsin covalent catalysis

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serine will attack carbonyl carbon to form covalent bond putting negative charge on that oxygen –> water comes in to cleave

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29
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How does serine have negative charge for chymotrypsin cleavage?

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charge relay system in serine proteases

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30
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charge relay system

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charge relay system includes ser, his, and asp –> his will pull of proton from serine because asp pulls off proton from his –> asp is surrounded by hydrophobic residues to raise pKa to allow it to do this

31
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oxyanion hole

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stabilize negative charge that develops in transition state –> serine and glycine spread out negative charge

32
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specificity pocket

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designed to recognize side chain of amino acid on amino terminus that is going to be cleaved

33
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transition state analogs

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enzyme inhibitors must mimic transition state

34
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example of transition state analog

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tetrahydrouridine is a transition state analogue of cytidine deaminase –> target for anticancer drugs

35
Q

How do cells control specific reactions?

A

control of enzyme activity, control of enzyme levels, control of enzyme location, control of substrate availability, removal or conversion of reaction products

36
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control of substrate availability

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if substrates of a reaction are not available, the enzyme can’t catalyze their conversion into product

37
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removal of reaction products

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can remove or convert products to keep reaction moving in the forward direction

38
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example of product removal

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taking away fructose-6-phosphate and making it into pyruvate will stimulate phosphoglucose isomerase to convert more G6P to F6P

39
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product inhibition

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occurs when product of reaction builds up and competes with the substrate for binding to active site of enzyme

40
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how to prevent product inhibition

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reaction products are either rapidly removed or converted into other products

41
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enzyme activity regulation

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allosteric control, covalent modification, proteolytic activation, stimulation/inhibition by control proteins

42
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allosteric regulators

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do not bind active site

43
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feedback inhibition

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end product will go back and allosterically inhibit an upstream enzyme

44
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feed-forward regulation

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product upstream will go activate/inhibit downstream enzyme

45
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covalent modification

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regulates catalytic activity of some enzymes by adding a modifying group

46
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biotin

A

covalently attached to pyruvate carboxylase and serves as CO2 carrier for carboxylation of pyruvate to oxaloacetate

47
Q

biotin is found in _

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red meat, eggs, nuts, seed, broccoli, sweet potatoes, spinach

48
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biotin deficiency symptoms

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nausea, hair loss, dermatitis, depression, pale skin, muscle pain, fatigue

49
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phosphorylation as reversible covalent modification

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protein kinases and tyrosine kinases; can only be done inside cell not extracellularly

50
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phosphorylation effects

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rapidly amplified via kinase cascade

51
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oncogene gain of function

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will always be phosphorylated, leading to it always being on and cell cycle always going

52
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tumor suppressor loss of function

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usually phosphorylated to be activated so if a mutation causes it to be de-phosphorylated, it will not turn off the cell cycle when needed

53
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tumor suppressor mutations are _

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recessive (loss of function)

54
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oncogene mutations are _

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dominant (gain of function)

55
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proteolytic activation

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keeps enzymes in inactive form –> will be proteolytically cleaved when it needs to be activated (not reversible, enzyme is permanently activated); can be done extracellularly

56
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pepsinogen cleavage

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propeptide forms salt bridges with active site –> at pH >5 it will be binded and inactive –> once in stomach, the low pH will break salt bridges allowing activation

57
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blood clot formation

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zymogen activations –> prothrombin –> thrombin –> thrombin cleaves fibrinogen to fibrin –> cross-linked fibrin blood clot

58
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BPTI

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binds to trypsin active site, inactivating it

59
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serine protease inhibitors (serpins)

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serine proteases will bind the serpin reactive center loop, thinking it is a substrate –> forms acyl-enzyme intermediate with serine –> reactive center loop is cleaved and serpin undergoes conformational change that reduces functionality of serine protease

60
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serpinopathies

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mutations in hinge domains of serpins that cause inactivation –> leads to death of cells producing serpin

61
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alpha-1-antitrypsin

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inhibits elastase, a serine protease that is secreted by leukocytes in response to bacteria cell

62
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AAT mutation

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glu is replaced for lys, resulting in mutant cells –> uncontrolled elastase activity which breaks down alveolar walls

63
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cigarette smoking

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oxidizes Met358 of AAT, which prevents it from binding active site of elastase –> emphysema

64
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factors that increase PMN elastases secretion

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bacterial infection, smoking (irritates lung and stimulates PMN cells)

65
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Which of the following systems is established by the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) in naming an enzyme?

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The substrate is stated first, followed by the reaction type suffixed with –ase

66
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examples of hydrolases

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lipases, proteases

67
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examples of lyases

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decarboxylases, aldolases

68
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examples of oxidoreducatases

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anything with an H, dehydrogenases

69
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enzymes can _

A

distinguish between both isomers and stereoisomers, distinguish between two substrates that differ by a single methyl group, catalyze the formation of a stereospecific product from an achiral (non-stereospecific)
substrate

70
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enzymes can NOT _

A

stabilize products of a reaction

71
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the transition state is _

A

the least stable species in reaction diagram

72
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enzymes catalyze reactions by _

A

lowering activation energy and stabilizing transition state

73
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in electrostatic catalysis _

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negatively charged amino acid side chains in the enzyme are positioned near positive charges that develop in the transition state of the reaction, and vice versa