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Lecture 9 - Protein Metabolism Flashcards

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What are three functions of proteins?

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  • provides AA for protein synthesis
  • source of energy (if needed)
  • substrate for glucose synthesis
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What do we need from protein?

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not the protein per se, but rather the AA in the protein

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How many proteinogenic AA are there in humans?

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21, all but selenocysteine are part of the genetic code

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What is a proteinogenic AA?

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refers to an AA that is incorporated into a protein during translation

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What is the average protein percent consumption of daily calories in NA?

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16%

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What is health canada’s recommended protein intake?

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10-30%

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Are non-proteinogenic AA used to make protein?

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no

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How many AA are considered essential?

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9

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What is the water% of various tissues in the body?

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  1. adipose - 30
  2. blood (RBC) - 64
  3. connective tissue - 60
  4. eye lens - 64
  5. skeletal mm - 74
  6. cortical bone - 12
  7. skin - 65
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What is the lipid% of various tissues in the body?

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  1. adipose - 62
  2. blood (RBC) - 0.5
  3. connective tissue - 1
  4. eye lens - 2
  5. skeletal mm - 4
  6. cortical bone - –
  7. skin - 10
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What is the protein% for various tissues

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  1. adipose - 8
  2. blood (RBC) - 35
  3. connective tissue - 37
  4. eye lens - 34
  5. skeletal mm - 20
  6. cortical bone - 25
  7. skin - 24
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What is the % other of various tissues?

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  1. adipose - –
  2. blood (RBC) - 0.1
  3. connective tissue - 0.9
  4. eye lens - –
  5. skeletal mm - 1
  6. cortical bone - 5
  7. skin - –
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What %minerals are in various tissues?

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  1. adipose - <0.1
  2. blood (RBC) - 0.4
  3. connective tissue - 1.1
  4. eye lens - <0.1
  5. skeletal mm - 1
  6. cortical bone - 58
  7. skin - 1
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What is the whole body average percentage for water, fat, minerals protein and CHO?

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water - 60%
fat - 20-25%
minerals - 2%
protein - 15%
CHO - 0.2%

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do animal derived foods contain more protein than plant derived foods?

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yes

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What is the general structure of an AA?

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Amino terminal - N
alpha carbon
side chain - variable composition
carboxyl terminal - COOH

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What is the only thing in the amino acid structure that differs between AA?

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the side chain

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What are entantiomers?

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  • mirror images
  • D vs L enantiomers
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What AA exist as enantiomers?

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  • all standard AA exist as enantiomers except for glycine
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Which enantiomer of AA is naturally occurring?

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The L configuration
D configuration is made through post-translational modifications

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What are zwitterions?

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a molecule or ion having separate positively and negatively charged groups
- for AA - the carboxyl group has a negative charge and the amine group has a positive charge, but resulting in a net charge of 0

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When are AA ionized?

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at physiological pH
- protonated amine
- deprotonated carboxyl
- this increases polarity

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How are AAs connected?

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peptide bonds (amide bonds)

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What type of bond is a peptide bond?

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How do AA form a peptide bond?
the carboxyl group of one AA reacts with amino group of another AA, releasing H2O (condensation reaction)
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How do you break a peptide bond?
add water
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What is the difference between a peptide and a protein?
A peptide has no function until it is folded into a 3D structure via chaperone proteins
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What is the primary protein structure?
- determined by DNA sequence - polypeptide chain of AA - held together by peptide bonds (tln helped by chaperones) - polypeptide chain has a amino and carboxyl terminus
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What is the protein secondary structure?
- bonds dont involve SC. only backbone two types - alpha helix: amino group makes a hydrogen bond with a carboxyl group 4 AA down the chain, creating a helical shape in the polypeptide - beta pleated sheets: an amino group makes a hydrogen bond with a carboxyl group in the folded back polypeptide chain, can be parallel or anti-parallel
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What are secondary structures determined by?
hydrogen bonds that create a more stable structure
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What are the proteins tertiary structure?
- arrangement of the secondary structure in 3D space - one polypeptide chain involves interactions between AA S.C. - Hydrophobic AA are in the center and hydrophilic AA are on the outside
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What is the quaternary structure of proteins?
- combination of 2+ tertiary structures - tertiary structures are called subunits - forms multi-subunit complex which contributes to the overall function of the protein
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What is a native vs denatured protein?
native - corresponds to the protein in its normal 3D conformation denatured - when proteins unfold and therefore lose their function, loses its bioactivity
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How can proteins be denatured?
- heat, salt, detergents, acidity
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What type of structures does denaturation effect?
2, 3, 4 but not 1
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How is the egg protein denatured?
egg protein is albumin native albumin is transparent and liquid when cooked, the albumin becomes opaque and hard - now denatured egg whites
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What are conditionally essential AA?
not normally required in the diet in a healthy individual, but become essential under specific contexts
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What is phenylketonuria?
an inborn error of metabolism whereby a person is unable to breakdown phe into tyr - a build-up of phe in the body causes intellectual disability - the solution is to limit phe in the diet and supplement with tyr
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What is the relationship between liver disease and AA?
impairs phe and met catabolism - tyr and cys are synthesized from phe and met respectively - try and cys become indispensable in this context
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What are the 7 AA classifications?
- basic - acidic - neutral - branched chain - hydroxylated - sulphur-containing - aromatic
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What are the basic AAs?
- polar - basic aa (positive charge on NH3 group on s.c. enables DNA binding) - important in histone proteins, which interact with DNA Lysine - essential, simple straight chain, absent from grain products Arginine - non essential in healthy adults, absent in newborns, polar Histidine - essential, ring structure, used to produce histamine, basic, has immune function in children
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What are the acidic AAs?
- acidic AA (-ve charge on side chain carboxyl group) - acidic AAs are polar Aspartate - non essential, transaminated to oxaloacetate (krebs), polar, protein catabolism Glutamate - non essential, transaminated to alpha ketoglutarate (krebs), used to produce GABA, polar, get rid of nitrogen groups in the body Asparagine - non essential Glutamine - non essential, important in AA catabolism because it is a carrier of nitrogen (to live/kidney), interorgan nitrogen transfer - aspartate and glutamate react with a basic amino group to produce neutral amides such as asparagine and glutamine
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What are neutral AAs?
- no charge on s.c. - non polar - aliphatic (C and H atoms joined in straight or branched chains) Glycine - non essential, no enantiomers, used primarily to produce porphorin (component of heme, which is found in hemoglobin) Alanine - non essential, important in AA catabolism because it is a carrier of nitrogen (to liver/kidney), important role in the glucose alanine cycle
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What are branched chain AAs?
- neutral aliphatic aa (no s.c. charge) - non polar - all are branched Leucine Isoleucine Valine - all are essential, not catabolized in the liver (no enzymes to break it down), so high levels found in circulation
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what are hydroxylated AAs?
- OH group on s.c. is important for protein phosphorylation - polar AA - tyrosine can also be classified as hydroxylated but is group with aromatic AA Serine - non essential Threonine - essential
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What are sulfur-containing AAs?
- contain a sulfur group - non polar Cysteine - non essential, made from methionine, spares methionine when cysteine consumed in the diet, used to form disulfide bonds, used in glutathione synthesis Methionine - essential, methionine is limiting in legumes, first step in the synthesis of all proteins
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What are aromatic AAs?
- contain aromatic rings - non polar (except tyrosine because of OH group in its s.c.) Phenylalanine - essential, used to make tyrosine Tyrosine - non essential, spares phe, used to synthesize neurotransmitters Tryptophan - essential, used to make serotinin, used for niacin (B3) synthesis Proline - non essential, important for collagen production, aliphatic s.c., atypical ring, s.c. attached to backbone

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