Final Exam Flashcards

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What are the three classifications of carbohydrates?

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  • Monosaccharides
  • Disaccharides
  • Polysaccharides
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Name the three monosaccharides

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Glucose, Fructose, Galactose

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Name the three disaccharides and their monosaccharide components

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Maltose: Glucose+Glucose
Lactose: Glucose+Galactose
Sucrose: Glucose+Fructose

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Name the three polysaccharides

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Starch
Glycogen
Cellulose

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Aldehyde functional group

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Hydrogen, Carbonyl, Carbon

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Keton functional group

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Carbon, Carbonyl, Carbon

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Monosaccharide with an ____ group is an aldose while a monosaccharide containing a ____ is a ketose

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Aldehyde; Ketone

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What is another name for aldotriose?

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Glyceraldehyde

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What is another name for ketotriose

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Dihydroxyacetone

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What are enantiomers

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Non-super imposable mirror images

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What are diastereoisomers

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Not mirror images

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How are D and L forms determined?

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By the -OH group on the chiral C atom furthest from the carbonyl end (aka the most oxidized end) that determines D or L configuration. If the -OH is on the right then it is D- and if the OH is on the left it is L

Nearly all carbohydrates are members of the D family

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What are epimers?

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Sugars that are diastereoisomers and only differ in configuration at a single asymmetric center

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What are the two possible configurations of monosaccharides?

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D and L

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What is the general formula of a carbohydrate?

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(CH2O)n

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An aldehyde plus an alcohol forms what?

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A hemiacetal

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A ketone plus an alcohol forms what?

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A hemiaketal

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Alpha is ___ and Beta is ____

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down; up

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What is an anomer?

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An isomer that differs in arrangement of bonds around the hemiacetal carbon

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Why does cyclisation of D-glucose give 2 isomers, alpha-D-glucose and beta-D-glucose

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When carbonyl group of C1 of D-glucose reacts with C-5 hydroxyl group, a new chiral carbon is created (C1). In the alpha-isomer of the cyclic sugar, the C1 hydroxyl group is below the ring; in the beta-isomer, the C1 hydroxyl group is above the ring

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Maltose linkage

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Derived from the condensation of glucose and glucose which forms alpha 1,4 glycosidic linkages

Full linkage alpha-d-glucose(1,4)-alpha-d-glucose

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Lactose linkage

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Derived from the condensation of galactose and glucose to form a B 1,4 glycosidic linkage

Full linkage:
Beta-d-galactose-(1,4)-alpha-D-glucose

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Sucrose linkage; anything special about sucrose?

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Derived from the condensation of glucose and fructose but the anomeric C of both sugars is used in the formation of the glycosidic bond
*Is a non-reducing sugar b/c anomeric carbons of both glucose and fructose are used – therefore sucrose does not have a free –OH and is not a reducing sugar

Alpha (1,2) glycosidic bond

Alpha-D-glucose-(1,2)-beta-D-fructose

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Amylose; composed of & linkages

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a linear, unbranched chain of alpha-D-glucose units (up to 4000 units) - alpha-1,4 glycosidic bonds
-has both a reducing and nonreducing end

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Amylopectin; composed of and linkages
Has a glucose backbone – branches leading to one reducing and many non-reducing ends Branches are attached to the main chain from the C1 of one alpha-D-glucose to the C6 hydroxyl group of alpha-D-glucose in the main chain - alpha-1,6 glycosidic bonds
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Glycogen linkages
A highly branched molecule structurally similar to amylopectin but has more numerous alpha-1,6 glycosidic linkages (thus higher molecular weight) -also consists of a single reducing end and numerous non-reducing ends
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What is the linkage in cellulose?
Beta 1,4 - cellulose consists of a linear chain of several hundred to thousands of B-D-glucose units - cellulose is the most abundant polysaccharide
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Outcomes of Glycolysis
4 ATP Produced (net gain of 2) | 2 Pyruvate
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Outcomes of TCA
2 ATP | 2 Acetyl CoA
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Outcomes of ETC
34 ATP
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Which step of glycolysis is the Hexose Stage?
The first half of glycolysis is the hexose stage Step 1-4 ; Phosphorylation of glucose by hexokinase or glucokinase Glucose 6 phosphate isomerase catalyzes the isomeraization of of G6P Phosphofructokinase phosphorylates F6-P Clevage of F-1,6 P by fructose bisphosphate aldolase to produce DHAP and G3P
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What does the first phase of glycolysis produce? Second?
G3P and two pyruvates
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What is the net reaction of glycolysis
Glucose + 2 ADP + 2 NAD+ + 2 Pi ----> 2 Pyruvate + 2 ATP + 2 NADH + 2 H+ + 2 H2O
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What are the three possible fates for pyruvate?
In yeast (anaerobic fermentation): Glucose ->pyruvate->ethanol ``` In muscle (anaerobic respiration): Glucose -> pyruvate -> lactate ``` ``` In muscle (aerobic respiration) Glucose -> pyruvate -> acetyl CoA ```
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Two step process to convert pyruvate to ethanol
- pyruvate is decarboxylated to acetaldehyde by pyruvate decarboxylase - Acetaldehyde is reduced to ethanol by NADH and alcohol dehydrogenase
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Equation to convert pyruvate to ethanol
Glucose + 2 ADP +2 Pi + 2 H+ ----> | 2 Ethanol + 2 CO2 +2 ATP + 2 H2O
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What enzyme do mammals lack that yeast do not that allows them to convert pyruvate to ethanol What happens to pyruvate instead?
- Pyruvate decarboxylase | - Pyruvate converted to lactate where it is then transported to the liver for gluconeogensis
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What is the equation for converting pyruvate to lactate
Glucose + 2 ADP +2 Pi -------> 2 Lactate + 2 ATP + 2 H2O
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What are the three irreversible steps of glycolysis?
1,3, and last Hexokinase PFK1 Pyruvate kinase
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Inhibitors and activators of PFK1
- High ATP = allosteric inhibitor | - High AMP and ADP - allosteric activators
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Which steps of glycolysis use ATP
Step 1 Glucose -> G6P Step 3 Fructose-6-phosphate to fructose 1,6 bisphosphate
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Which steps of glycolysis produce ATP
1,3-bisphophoglycerate ->3 phosphoglycerate Phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate
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Pyruvate (the end product of glycolysis) must be converted to ____ before it enters the CAC
Acetyl CoA
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Each molecule of pyruvate is transported across the _____ mitochondrial membrane into the _______
Inner; matrix
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_______ transports pyruvate and H+ from the inter membrane space to the interior space of the mitochondrion
Pyruvate translocase
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What enzyme converts pyruvate to acetyl coA; what is the equation? How many ATP produced?
Pyruvate dehydrogenase Pyruvate + CoA-SH + NAD+ ------> Acetyl CoA + CO2 + H+ + NADH 2 NADH (3 ATP per NADH) = 6 ATP
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Which steps are oxidation steps in the TCA cycle?
4; 3,4,6,8
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End products of TCA cycle
3 NADH, 1 FADH, and 1 GTP
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What are the irreversible reactions of the TCA cycle
Step 1: Oxidation of acetyl CoA where 2 acetyl CoA condense with 4 OAA to form citrate Step 3: first oxidation step and formation of alpha ketoglutarate Step 4: Second oxidation and formation of succinyl CoA
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Equation of the citric acid cycle
Acetyl CoA + 3NAD+ + FAD + GDP + Pi + 2H2O -----> CoA-SH + 3NADH + 3H+ + FADH2 + GTP + 2CO2
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How many ATP are produced from the CAC
24 total 3 NADH ->9 ATP (3 ATP for each NADH) 1 FADH2 ->2 ATP (2 ATP for each FADH2) 1 GTP -> 1 ATP Total: 12 ATP per acetyl CoA -> (x2 Acetyl CoA) =24
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Gains of the catabolism of glucose through glycolysis and the citric acid cycle
Oxidation of 2 molecules of acetyl CoA by the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation produces 24 molecules of ATP Glycolysis generates: 2 NADH (6 ATP) and 2 ATP = 8ATP Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex generates 6 ATP Total of 38 moles of ATP per mole of glucose oxidised to CO2 and water
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ETC
The Electron Transport chain is a series of electron carrier in the inner membrane of the mitochondria. Electrons are passed form NADH to oxygen (the final acceptor), moving protons from the matrix to the inter membrane space. FADH also donates electrons to the chain, releasing hydrogen ions into the inter membrane space. Eventually, the high H+ concentration in the inter membrane space causes some of the ions to flow down the concentration gradient and back into the matrix through ATP synthase, producing ATP
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What are the two mobile electron carriers in the ETC?
Coenzyme Q (between complexes I and III) and Cytochrome C (between complexes III and IV)
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Chemiosmosis
The movement of ions across a semipermeable membrane
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Gluconeogenesis
The conversion of pyruvate to glucose from non carbohydrate precursors *noncarb precursors are first converted to pyruvate
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What are the three noncarb precursors
Lactate, amino acids, and glycerol
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Net equation for gluconeogenesis
2Pyruvate + 2NADH + 4ATP + 2GTP + 6H2O + 2H+ --->Glucose + 2NAD+ + 4ADP + 2GDP + 6Pi
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Which steps of glycolysis are in the triose stage?
The second half
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The Pentose Phosphate pathway; produces?
-Divided into oxidative and non oxidative stages - After conversion to glucose 6-phosphate, glucose can enter the PPP (aka hexose monophosphate shunt) - PPP runs parallel to glycolysis Produces NADPH and forms ribose-5-phosphate
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In what tissues is the PPP active?
Ones that synthesize fatty acids or steroids
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PPP Oxidative stage
Glucose 6-phosphate + 2NADP+ + H2O ---------> Ribulose 5-phosphate + 2 NADPH + CO2 + 2H+
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PPP Non oxidative stage
Ribulose 5-phosphate ----> 2 Fructose 6-phosphate + Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate
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Glycogenolysis
Degradation of glycogen
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Which end are glucose residues removed from during phosphorolysis
the non reducing end | (only acts on alpha-1,4-linkages
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Glycogen ____ stops ____ residues from a branch point with ____ bond and resulting _____ is further degraded by a _______ enzyme
Phosphorylase; 4; alpha 1-6; limit dextrin; glycogen-debranching
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______ activity of the glycogen deb ranching enzyme catalyzes the relocation of _____ glucose residues to allow the deb ranching enzymes to _________
Glucanotransferase; 3; remove the remaining alpha 1,6 linked glucose molecule to produce a free glucose molecule and an elongated unbranched chain
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What is the end product of glycogenolysis
Glucose-1-phosphate
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What happens to glucose-1-p after glycogenolysis?
converted to G6P by phosphoglucomutase
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What are the steps to incorporate one G6P into glycogen?
***Glucose converted to G6P by hexokinase G6P --> G1P (Phosphoglucomutase) G1P ---> UDP-Glucose (UDP-Glucose pyrophosphorylase) -UDP-Glucose -> Glycogen (glycogen synthase
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Role of insulin in blood glucose and glycogen
- fed strate - B cells - Increases the rate of glucose transport into muscle and adipose tissue via GLUT 4 glucose transporter - stimulates glycogen sythesis
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Role of glucagon in blood glucose and glycogen
- Alpha cells - low blood glucose (fasted state) - Stimulates glycogen degradation - Only liver cells are rich in glucagon receptors
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Adrenaline and role in blood glucose and glycogen
- A catecholamine - flight or flight - stimulates breakdown of glycogen to G1P (which is converted to G6P) - Increased G6P levels increase the rate of glycolysis in muscle and glucose release to the bloodstream from the liver
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Glycogen phosphorylase is ______ in the _____ state and glycogen synthase is more active in the _______ state
more active; phosphorylated; dephosphorylated
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4 Parts of an amino acid
``` side chain (R) Amino group (NH2) H Carboxyl group (COOH) ```
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Two stages of amino acid degradation and where?
-In the liver Stage 1: The alpha amino nitrogen must be removed (via transamination and oxidative deamination reactions) – amino group eventually ends up as urea Stage 2: remaining carbon skeletons are then shuttled into central metabolic pathways (eg. Citric acid cycle)
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Result of transamination
A new keto acid and glutamate
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Which enzyme catalyzes the interconversion of aspartate and alpha ketoglutarate to OAA and glutamate
Aspartate transaminase
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What enzyme is often used as a clinical diagnostic test for liver function
Aspartate transaminase (AST)
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Which enzyme catalyses the interconversion of alanine and alpha- ketoglutarate to pyruvate and glutamate
Alanine transaminase (ALT)
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Which enzyme is useful for screening for liver associated problems
ALT
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What compound do transamination and oxidative deamination generate in large amounts
Ammonium ion - NH4+
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What are the 3 enzymes of the urea cycle that are located in the cytosol
argininosuccinate synthase, arginase and argininosuccinate lyase
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What are the two enzymes of the urea cycle that are located in the mitochondria
ornithine transcarbamoylase and carbamoyl phosphate synthase
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Overall reaction of the urea cycle
CO2 + NH4+ + 3ATP + aspartate + 2H2O ---> urea+2ADP+2Pi +AMP+PPi +fumarate+5H
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In every turn of the urea cycle ___ nitrogens are eliminated 1 from ____ and 1 from ____
2; oxidative deamination of glutamate; alpha amino group of aspartate
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What is the committed step in the urea cycle
Biocarbonate ion and NH4 reacting to form carbamoyl phosphate
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Fate of ketogenic amino acids
Metabolized to acetoacetate or acetate
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fate of glycogenic amino acids
Pyruvate or TCA intermediates
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What is the definition of a hormone
A substance that is synthesized and secreted by specialized cells and carried via the blood circulation to target cells
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Name 4 sites of hormone secretion
Pineal gland, Hypothalamus, Pancreas, Thyroid Gland
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What are the three categories of hormones
Autocrine Paracrine Endocrine
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What is an autocrine hormone
A hormone that acts upon the secretory cell
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What is a paracrine hormone
A hormone that acts on adjacent cells
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What is an endocrine hormone
A hormone that acts on target cells at a distance (usually travels via the bloodstream to distance target cells)
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What are the five classifications of hormones
``` Peptides Proteins Steroids Amino Acid Derivatives Eicosanoids ```
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Peptide hormones are synthesized as protein precursors known as
Preprohormones
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Once a preprohormone is produced what happens
It is targeted to the Golgi where a signal sequence is removed to form a pro hormone where it is then processed into the active hormone and packaged into secretory vesicles
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What is an example of a peptide hormone
Insulin
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Describe insulin biosynthesis
- Preproinsulin is synthesized as a random coil on membrane associated ribosomes - After membrane transport the signal peptide sequence is cleaved off, resulting in proinsulin which folds into a stable conformation - Disulfide bond formation occurs - Connecting sequence (C-peptide) is cleaved out by endopeptidases to leave the mature insulin molecule
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Proinsulin processing: Where does trypsin cleave?
1. C-peptide and A chain 2. C-Peptide and B-chain 3. Carboxypeptidase B-like enzyme removal of basic amino acid residues
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Effects of insulin on carbohydrate metabolism
- increase glucose uptake in muscle and adipose tissue - Increase glycolysis in muscle and adipose - increase glycogen synthesis in muscle, adipose, and liver - inhibits glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis - increase glucose oxidation in Pentose, Phosphate Pathway
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Direct negative feedback
where rate of hormone production/secretion is related to the blood concentration of metabolite ex. insulin and blood glucose control -Insulin acts on target cells (e.g. muscle) ultimately to decrease blood glucose concentration, a change in blood glucose alters insulin secretion from pancreatic beta-cells
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What effects does insulin have on lipid metabolism?
- Inhibits rate of lipolysis (lipid breakdown) in adipose tissue - Stimulates fatty acid (FA) and triacylglycerol (TG) synthesis in adipose tissue & liver - Increases VLDL synthesis in liver - Increases lipoprotein lipase + uptake of blood TG’s in adipose tissue. - May decrease rate of FA oxidation in liver
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What effect does insulin have on protein metabolism
In general insulin encourages protein synthesis rather than amino acid oxidation. - Increases transport of some amino acids (aa’s) into muscle, adipose, liver & other cells. - Increases protein synthesis in muscle, adipose & liver cells. - Decreases rate of protein breakdown in muscle
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Where are steroid hormones derived from?
The gonads, the adrenal cortex, and the placenta in pregnancy
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What are the five major categories of steroid hormones?
- Progestins - glucocorticoids, - mineralocorticoids -androgens - estrogens
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What is the precursor of all other steroid hormones?
Cholesterol; it is converted to pregnenolone via a two step process
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After pregnenolone is produced what happens
It is converted to progesterone by oxidation of the hydroxyl group to a ketone and isomeraization of a double bond
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In the synthesis of steroid hormones what is the branch point between glucocorticoids and androgens
17-hydroxyprogesterone
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Where is cortisol synthesized?
In the adrenal cortex in response to signals from the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
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What is the primary role of cortisol? Other roles?
to increase survival during periods of stress when glucocorticoid secretion can increase by almost 10-fold - Mobilize energy through glucose homeostatic mechanisms (raise blood glucose) - Suppress the immune system - Modulation of skeletal processes - "Fight or flight hormone"
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What are the two groups of hormones derived from the amino acid tyrosine
- Thyroid hormones | - Catechlamines
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What are two thyroid hormones made by modifying tyrosine residues in the protein thyroglobulin
- Thyroxine | - Triiodothyronine
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Effects of thyroid hormones on metabolism
- Produce a general increase in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, proteins - Increase oxygen consumption and heat production directly in heart, kidney, liver, and muscle
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Effects of thyroid hormones on growth and development
- Important for normal response to the thyroid hormone calcitonin - Skeletal bone development - Growth and maturation of the CNS
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Catecholamines are also known as ____ and ____
Neurohormones and neurotransmitters
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Where are catecholamines mainly produced
In the adrenal medulla
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What are the most common catecholamines
Epinephrine Norepinephrine Dopamine Dihydroxy-phenylalanine
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What are some of the actions of catecholamines
- Important in the fight or flight response - Exert a powerful stimulant effect on the heart: increase heart rate, and increase force of contraction - Convert energy stores to freely available fuel: (glycogen to glucose and stored fat to free fatty acids)
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4 Families of eicosanoids
Prostaglandins Thromboxanes Leukotrienes prostacyclin
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What are eicosanoids derived from?
Arachidonic acid
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What are prostaglandins
-"Hormone-like" unsaturated carboxylic acids consisting of a 20-carbon skeleton that contains a 5 ring carbon -Exert effects on cells that produce them and other cells of the body
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Actions of prostaglandins
- Stimulation of smooth muscle - Regulation of steroid biosynthesis - Inhibition of gastric secretion & hormone-sensitive lipases - Inhibition and stimulation of platelet aggregation - Regulation of nerve transmission - Sensitization to pain - Mediation of inflammatory response
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Membrane receptors
-Embedded in the cell membrane. -Often are G-protein coupled receptors with 7- transmembrane domains -Usually are receptors which respond to neurotransmitters, peptides and proteins.
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Intracellular receptors
- Present in the cytoplasm or nucleus | - Respond to hydrophobic signal molecules such as steroids and thyroid hormones
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What are the two hormonal mechanisms
-Enzyme activation or inhibition via second messengers – epinephrine, glucagon and insulin work in this way -Stimulation of the synthesis of particular proteins, by direct action through activation of specific genes in the cell nucleus
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Peptide and protein hormones tend to use which hormone mode of action?
-Use of second messengers ex. cyclic AMP
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Involvement of a peptide hormone in the control of cellular function starting and continuing with:
-the synthesis of the hormone in its endocrine cell -release into bloodstream in response to specific stimulus -binding to a specific target cell receptor -intracellular second messenger release -biological effect on target tissue -feedback control mechanism acting to down-regulate hormone producing cell
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Which hormone mode of action do steroid hormones use?
-Direct action on the activation of specific genes ~the hormone crosses the plasma membrane and binds to specific receptor proteins in the cytoplasm - The receptor hormone complex dimerizes and migrates to the nucleus where it interacts with specific DNA sequences called hormone responsive elements - Hormones in this class include: steroids, thyroid hormones, and hormonal forms of vitamin D
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How does the liver help to remove hormones from the bloodstream?
Metabolizes by conjugating with water soluble metabolites (glucuronide) -secreted to bile, excreted in feces or can enter bloodstream and be excreted by the kidneys
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How do the kidneys help to remove hormones from the blood stream?
By inactivating them and excreting the constituent amino acids directly into the urine
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How are steroid hormones eliminated
Mammalian cells lack the ability to completely degrade steroid compounds. As a result most become conjugated through their hydroxyl groups to glucuronate or sulfate and are eliminated in the urine
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What are the three key elements of nucleic acids
heterocyclic nitrogenous base, sugar and phosphate(s) In RNA the sugar is ribose whereas in DNA the sugar is 2-deoxyribose
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Nucleic acid bases can be divided into what two categories
Purines and Pyrimidines
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Purines
Adenine and Guanine
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Pyrimidines
Cytosine Thymine Uracil (RNA)
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Nucleotide components
Base + sugar + phosphate
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Nucleoside components
Base + sugar
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Nucleotides are ____ acids
Strong
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Bases in nucleotides can exist as ______ which are structural isomers differing only in _________
Tautomers; location of H atoms and double bonds
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What are the two important features of polynucleotides
1. Sense or directionality | 2. Individuality
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What is the secondary structure of nucleic acids?
Two strand helix stabilized by hydrogen bonding between bases on opposite strands if bases were paired up in a particular way
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DNA base pairs?
A and T | C and G
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Salvage pathways
Synthesizing nucleotides that have become available in the diet or from the enzymatic breakdown of nucleic acids
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Purine nucleotide degradation leads to production of _____
Uric acid
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Purines ->uric acid steps
Nucleotidases convert nucleotides to nucleosides; purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) catalyzes removal of ribose-1-phosphate moiety; free bases oxidized by xanthine dehydrogenase to uric acid
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In some mammals uric acid is degraded further into...?
Allantoin which can then be further oxidized into allantoic acid...some animals can even catabolize it further into urea
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What happens when humans have an excessive accumulation of uric acid?
Gout; which arises from overproduction of purine nucleotides, impaired uric acid excretion from kidneys, or both
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De novo synthesis of pyrimidine ring involves 2 precursors
Aspartate and carbamoyl phosphate
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What are lipids
Naturally occurring molecules that are grouped together based on being soluble in non polar solvents -may be hydrophobic or amphipillic
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What are the two essential lipids?
- alpha-linolenic acid (n-3) | - linoleic acid (n-6)
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What are the four main groups of lipids
Fatty acids, Glycerides, Non-glycerides, Complex lipids
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What are the two fatty acids
- saturated | - unsaturated
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What are the 3 fatty glycerides
Monoglycerides Diglycerides Triglycerides
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What are the 3 nonglycerides
- Sphingolipids - Steroids - Waxes
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What is an example of a complex lipid
Lipoprotein
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What are three functions of lipids?
- Energy - Cell membrane and structure - Hormones
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What is the end product of beta oxidation?
Acetyl CoA
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Saturated fats have a ______ melting point than unsaturated fatty acids of the same C length
High
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Most double bonds are in the ____ formation
Cis
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Delta system
-Numbers from the carboxyl end to the first unsaturated carbon
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N minus system
Numbers from the terminal methyl carbon to the first unsaturated carbon, "substracts" those carbons, and places these numbers in parentheses ``` α-Linolenic acid – 18:3 (n-3) #3 from methyl carbon CH3-CH2-CH=CH-CH2-CH=CH-CH2-CH=CH(CH2)7COOH ```
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Omega system
Numbers from the terminal methyl carbon to the first unsaturated carbon ``` α-Linolenic acid -- 18:3 ω3 #3 from methyl carbon CH3-CH2-CH=CH-CH2-CH=CH-CH2-CH=CH(CH2)7COOH ```
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Common name, IUPAC for C18:0
Stearate; Stearic Acid Octadeconate
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Common name and IUPAC name for C18:1 n-9
Oleate ; 9-Octadecenoic acid Cis Δ9 octadeconoate
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Common name and IUPAC for C18:3
Linoleate Octadeconoate
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4 Chemical reactions of fatty acids
Esterification, Acid Hydrolysis, Saponification; Reaction at double bond (hydrogenation)
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Product of Esterification
Carb acid + Alcohol ---> Ester + Water
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Acid hydrolysis
*Reverse esterification (producing fatty acids from esters) Rxn also called hydration Ester + water --> Carb acid + alcohol
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Saponification
The base-catalyzed hydrolysis of an ester The product – ionised salt (soap) Soap - Long uncharged hydrocarbon tail & a negative charged terminus they form micelles that dissolve oil and dirt particles
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Even numbered eicosanoids are ____ inflammatory while _____ numbered eicosanoids are anti inflammatory
Pro inflammatory; even
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Thromboxane
Stimulates constriction of blood vessels and platelet aggregation
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Prostacyclin
Inhibits platelet aggregation and causes dilation of blood vessels
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What are the two classes of glycerides?
- Neutral glycerides | - Phosphoglycerides
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Phosphoglycerides
- Phosphate (polar) head | - Nonpolar tail
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Sphingolipids
Spingosine backbone (contains a long chain, and a nitrogen containing alcohol) - Amphipathic - Structural components of cellular membranes
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Sphingomyelins
- Located throughout the body | - Important for structural components of nerve cell membranes
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3 Glycosphingolipids
- Cerebrosides - Sulfatides - Gangliosides
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Cerebrosides
- contain the sphingosine backbone attached to a fatty acid and a carbohydrate (most often glucose or galactose). - Those that contain several carbohydrates are called gangliosides Ex: Glucocerebroside
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Galactocerebroside
found almost exclusively in the membranes of brain cells
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Sulfatides
derived from galactocerebroside that contain a sulfate group
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What is cholesterol synthesized from?
Acetic acid
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What does HDL do?
Carry cholesterol out of the blood for excretion
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What does LDL do?
Carry cholesterol to body cells for use
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Atherosclerosis
Occluding of blood vessels leading to HBP, coronary heart disease and others
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What are the 4 classes of complex lipids
Chylomicrons VLDL LDL HDL
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Chylomicrons
carry triglycerides from intestine to other tissues
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Very low density lipoprotein (VLDL
bind triglycerides synthesised in liver & transport to adipocytes for storage
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Low density lipoprotein (LDL
bind cholesterol & transport it to peripheral tissues – regulate cholesterol levels
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High density lipoprotein (HDL)
bound to plasma cholesterol & transport cholesterol from peripheral tissues to the liver
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What are the four steps of beta oxidation?
Oxidation Hydration Oxidation Split
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What are the three ketone bodies?
Acetone Acetoacetic acid beta-hydroxybutyric acid
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Which ketone cannot be used?
Acetone; it is excreted in the urine or exhaled
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Under normal conditions the brain uses ____ as its source of energy. Under fasting conditions the brain uses ____ as its source of fuel
Glucose; ketone bodies
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Under resting conditions the skeletal muscle uses ______ as a fuel source. When working it will ________
Fatty acids; break down own stores of glycogen to produce glucose-6-phosphate
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If the production of pyruvate exceeds the oxygen capacity of the muscle cell, then pyruvate is converted into ____
Lactate
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During fasting/starvation the liver will convert ______ to acetoacetate and other ketone bodies
FAtty acids
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GLUT 1
Red Blood Cells
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GLUT 2
Liver
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GLUT 3
Brain
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GLUT 4
Adipose and Muscle
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Insulin is an ____ hormone where glucagon is a ____ hormone
Anabolic; catabolic
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Insulins roles
- Favors glycogen storage - Boosts protein synthesis - Promotes glycolysis - Increases conversion of carbohydrates to fatty acid - Promotes glucose uptake in muscle and adipose
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Insulin signals transcription of which enzymes
Glucokinase PFK 1 Pyruvate kinase Acetyl CoA Carboxykinase
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Glucagon roles
Promotes glycogen breakdown Promotes gluconeogenesis Stimulates fat breakdown
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Glucagon signalling causes a increase in cAMP levels This results in the net ________ of several key metabolic enzymes
Phosphorylation
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Roles of Cortisol
- Promotes gluconeogenesis. - Mobilizes amino acids from extrahepatic tissues. - Inhibits glucose uptake in muscle and adipose tissue. - Stimulates fat breakdown - lipolysis.
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Which enzymes are induced by the signaling of cortisol
PEPCK Fructose 1,6 biphosphate Glucose 6 Phosphate Hormone Sensitive Lipase
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What is one of the fastest enzymes known
Carbonic anhydrase
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What is enzyme specificity due to?
Precise interactions of substrate with enzyme due to the 3D structure of the enzyme
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6 Classes of Enzyme
``` TILLOH: Transferases Isomerases Ligases Lyases Oxioreductases Hydrolases ```
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6 Classes of enzyme with examples
TILLOH AT AR GS F LD P "At Arizona Georgia State Florida LondonDerry Pigs" ``` Alanine Transaminase Alanine Racemase Glutamine Synthetase Fumarase Lactate Dehydrogenase Phosphatase ```
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An enzyme without its cofactor is a ?
Apoenzyme
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A completely catalytically active enzyme is called a...?
Holoenzyme
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Co enzymes
Small organic molecules derived from vitamins
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Co factors
Metals
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Tightly bound coenzymes are called _____ groups
Prosthetic
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Reaction takes place spontaneously only if delta G is _____ and ____
Negative; Exergonic
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Reaction cannot take place spontaneously if delta G is _____ and ____
Positive; Endergonic
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When is Vmax reached? What does it tell us?
When the enzyme is saturated with substrate; turnover rate of an enzyme
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Km is equal to
Substrate concentration at which the reaction velocity is half its maximal value
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A low km value indicates _____
Tightly bonded substrate
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3 main types of reversible inhibition
Competitive inhibition Uncompetitive inhibition Noncompletitive inhibition
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Competitive inhibitor
- resembles the substate and binds only to the free enzyme active site - has no effect on Vmax but increases Km
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Uncompetitive inhibition
- Binds only to the enzyme-substrate complex and not the free enzyme - Decreases vmax and decreases km
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Noncompetitive
- can bind to both the free enzyme and the enzyme substrate complex - decreases vmax and does not change Km
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Irreversible enzyme inhibition
Form stable covalent bonds with the enzyme