Enzymes (EK B1 Ch1) Flashcards
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oxidoreductases
reaction catalyzed= transfer of hydrogen and oxygen atoms or electrons from one substrate to another ex. dehyrogenases, oxidases, oxidation reduction reactions
Oxidoreductases (including dehydrogenases) catalyze redox reactions
transferases
catalyze reactions of the transfer of a specific group (a phosphate or methyl etc.) from one substrate to another ex. transaminase, kinase so groups are transferred from one location to another
hydrolases
regulate hydrolysis of a substrate / hydrolysis reactions ex. estrases, digestive enzymes
isomerases
change of the molecular form of the substrate/ transfer of groups within a molecule, with the effect of producing isomers ex. phospho hexo, isomarse, fumarase
lysases
nonhydrolytic removal of a group or addition of a group to a substrate
- so functional groups are added to double bonds or conversely, double bonds are formed via the removal of functional groups
ex. decarboxylases, aldolases
Lyases break covalent bonds using mechanisms besides hydrolysis
ligases (sythetases)
- joining of two molecules by the formation of new bonds
- catalyze condensation reactions coupled with hydrolysis of high energy moelcules
ex. citric acid synthetase
hexokinase
- lowers activation energy for the phosphorlyation of glucose
- enzyme that phosphorylates glucose as soon as it enters the cell
from metabolism ch1 (Ch 4 in entire packet)
Step 1: glucose is phosphorylated to glucose-6-phosphate by hexokinase
- ATP is the source of the phosphate group
- Glucose is trapped in the cell. Could go on through glycolysis or be stored as glycogen
- Hexokinase is in most cells, including muscle and brain
- Hexokinase has low Km (high affinity for glucose) but low Vmax
- Hexokinase will work even when glucose levels are low
saturation kinetics
as relative concentration of substrate inc, the rate of reaction also increases, but to a lesser and lesser degree until a maximum rate, Vmax has been achieved. = this occurs because as more substrate is added, individual substrates must begin to wait in line for an unoccupied enzyme
saturation kinetics workers ex
analogous to assemebly line workers -when there are more workers, more enzymes, the rate of production VMAX increases! -but there comes a point when there is just too much starting material (substrate) and the workers cannot go any faster -at this point the workers or enzymes are saturated and have reached Vmax
vmax
proportional to enzyme concentration
kcat
turnover number
- number of substrate molecules one active site can convert to product in a given unit of time when an enzyme solution is saturated with substrate
- provides a rough estimate of the catalytic efficiency of an enzyme
kcat
= vmax/Et (vmax/ enzyme concentration)
Km
= 1/2 vmax, it is the substrate concentration at which the reaction rate equals to 1/2 vmax
Km explanation
indicates how highly concentrated the substrate must be to speed up the reaction
- if a higher concentration of substrate is needed, the enzyme must have a LOWER AFFINITY for the substrate
- Km is inversely proportional to the enzyme substrate affinity****
- does not vary when the enzyme concentration is changed, unlike vmax** in other words, it is characteristic of the intrinsic fit between the enzyme and substrate, rather than reflecting amount fo substrate present
glucokinase
this and hexokinase add a phosphate to glucose, to form glucose-6-phosphate, which is trapped inside the cell
- has a significantly higher Km, meaning that it has lower affinity for glucose compared to hexokinase
- acts in liver, so high levels of blood glucose would be required to begin phosphorylating glucose in the heptocyte cytosol
- this lower affinity allows glucose to be phosphorylated in other cells, which use hexokinase!!! Only when glucose concentrations become high will the liver begin storing it as glycogen and fatty acids
temp affects rates of enzymatic reactions
as temp inc, the reaction rate initially goes up
- since enzymes are generally proteins, at some point the enzyme denatures and the rate of reaction drops off precipitously
- for enzymes in human body, optimal temp is around 37 C
pepsin
enzyme in stomach prefers pH of 2
trypsin
enzyme active in small intestine, works best at a pH btw 6 and 7
cofactor
for optimal activity some enzymes need cofactors to function -either minerals or coenzymes -nonprotein component
Enzyme regulation: 4 primary means
- proteolytic cleavage (irreversible covalent modification), ex zymogen
- reversible covalent modification, ex. amp, protein kinase when some enzymes activated or deactivated by phosphorylation or the addition of some other modifier such as AMP, removal of modifier is always accomplished by hydrolysis
- control proteins- protein subunits that associate with certain enzymes to activate or inhibit their activity, ex calmodulin and g proteins
- allosteric interactions
zymogen
many enzymes released into their environment in the INACTIVE FORM called a zymogen or proenzyme (greek pro= before) when specific peptide bonds or zymogens are cleaved, the zymogen become irreversibly activated. activation of zymogens may be instigated by other enzymes or by a change in environment, for ex, pepsinogen (“ogen” at the end indicating zymogen status) is zymogen of pepsin and is activated by low pH
allosteric interactions
allosteric regulation is the modification of an enzyme’s configuration through the binding of an activator or inhibitor at a specific binding site on the enzyme
pepsin zymogen
the release of pepsin as a zymogen that is activated only by low pH ensures that pepsin only digests proteins where it is supposed to, in the stomach!
zymogen- pepsinogen
active enzyme- pepsin
function-digestive protease
allosteric regulation
- products that exert negative feedback inhibition do not resemble the substrate of the enzymes that they inhibit and do not bind to the active site
- instead they bind to the enzyme and cause a conformational change, which can be exerted by both allosteric inhibitors and allosteric activators
- not all are noncompetitve inhibitors which alter Km without affecting Vmax








