Enzymology Flashcards

1
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Proteins produced by living cells that hasten chemical reactions in organic matter.

A

Enzymes

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2
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Measured in terms of their activity and not in terms of their absolute value

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Enzymes

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3
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T or F: The higher the enzyme concentration, the faster the reaction.

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True (more enzyme is present to bind the substrate)

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4
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10 Factors affecting enzyme reaction.

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  1. Enzyme concentration
  2. Substrate concentration
  3. Cofactors
  4. Inhibitors
  5. Isoenzymes
  6. Temperature
  7. Hydrogen ion concentration or pH
  8. Storage
  9. Hemolysis
  10. Lactescense or milky specimen
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5
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Example of activators. (CCMPZ)

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  • calcium
  • chloride
  • magnesium
  • potassium
  • zinc
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6
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Examples of metalloenzymes. (CC)

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  • catalase
  • cytochrome oxidase
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7
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3 types of inhibitor.

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  • competitive inhibitor
  • non-competitive inhibitor
  • uncompetitive inhibitor
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8
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Physically binds to the active site of an enzyme

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Competitive inhibitor

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9
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Does not compete with the substrate but look for areas other than the active site.

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Non-competitive inhibitor

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10
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Binds to the enzyme-substrate complex

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Uncompetitive inhibitor

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11
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Enzymes are active on what temperature?

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25C, 30C, 32C

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12
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Optimum temp. for enzymatic activity

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37C

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13
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Rate of denaturation is usually significant at what temp.?

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40 - 50C

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14
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Temp. that may result in activation of enzymes

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60-65C

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15
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Most physiologic enzyme reaction occur in what pH?

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range 7-8 pH

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16
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Ideal temp. for preservation of enzyme

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-20 deg. C

17
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Ideal storage temp. for substrate and coenzymes

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2 - 8 degree C

18
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Ideal temp. storage for LDH (LD4 and LD5)

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22Cto room temp.

19
Q

Hemolysis decreases enzyme concentration. Lactescense/milky spx. increases enzyme concentration.

A

Both statement is false.
Hemolysis - increases
Lactescence - decreases

20
Q

Catalyze the removal or addition of electrons (redox reaction)

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Oxidoreductases
- CO, LDH, MDH, ICD, G-6-PD

21
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Catalyze the transfer of a chemical group other than hydrogen from one substrate to another.

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Transferases
- CK, AST, ALT, OCT

22
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Catalyzehydrolysis or splitting of a bond by the addition of water (hydrolytic reactions)

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Hydrolases
- Esterases: ACP, ALP, CHS, LPS
- Peptidases: Trypsin, Pepsin, LAP
- Glycosidase: AMS, Galactosidases

23
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Catalyze removal of groups from substrates without hydrolysis. The product contains double bonds.

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Lyases
- Glutamate decarboxylase, Pyruvate decarboxylase, Tryptophan decarboxylase and Aldolase

24
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Catalyze the intramolecular arrangement of the substrate compound

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Isomerases
- Glucose phosphate isomerase and Ribose phosphate isomerase

25
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Catalyze the joining of two substrate molecules, coupled with breaking of the pyrophosphate bonding ATP or similar compound.

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Ligases
- Synthase

26
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Based on the premise that the shape of the key (substrate) must fit into the lock (enzyme)

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Emil Fisher’s/Lock and Key theory

27
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Based on the substrate binding to the active site of the enzyme

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Kochland’s/Induced fit theory

28
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An enzymes combines with only one substrate and catalyzes only one reaction is known as ________

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Absolute specificity

29
Q

Enzymes combined with all the substrates in a chemical group is called _______

A

Group specificity

30
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Enzymes reacting with specific chemical bonds is known as _________

A

bond specificity

31
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1 micromole of substrate/minute

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International Unit (IU or U)

32
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1 mole of substrate/second

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Katal unit (KU)

33
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Enzymes are measured in terms of:

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  1. Change in substrate concentration
  2. Change in product concentration
  3. Change in coenzyme concentration
34
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The reaction rate depends only on enzyme concentration.

A

Zero-order reaction

35
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the reaction rate is directly proportional to substrate concentration

A

the reaction rate is directly proportional to substrate concentration

36
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It is a nonspecific enzyme capable of reacting with many different substrates.

A

Alkaline phosphate

37
Q

functions to liberate inorganic phosphate from an organic phosphate ester with the concomitant production of an alcohol.

A

Alkaline phosphate

38
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Major tissue sources of Alkaline phosphate (LBPI)

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Liver, Bone, Placenta, Intestinal

39
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Reference value of Alkaline Phosphate

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30-90 U/L