Terpenes Flashcards
What are Terpenes
They are important class of compounds which typically consist of 5 Carbons multplets.
What are Terpenoids
Terpenes by with other functional groups in this, eg Oxygen
Examples of a Terpene and terpenoid and draw it
geranyl and Genraniol
what are two important biosynthesis pathways
Mevalonate and deoxyxylulose phosphate pathways
importance of the mevalonate pathway. draw it
draw this pathway to practice
starts with acetyl-CoA
importance of the deoxyxylulose phosphate pathway. draw it
draw this pathway satarts with compound from pyruvic aci
higher plants use which pathway
these plants use both pathways
The mevalonate pathway of higher plants are used to product?
sterols, some sespuiterpnes and ubiquinones
what is the enzyme that causes the catalysation of acetoacetyl-Coa in the first step of the mevalonate pathway
acetoacetyl-Coa Thiolase
acetyl-Coa and acetoacetyl-Coa condestation results in what by catalysation by what
3-Hydroxy-3MethylGlutary-Coa (HMG-CoA) and catalysed by HMG-Coa Synathsase.
what enzyme catalyses the reductive conversion of HMG-Coa to __ _ _ _ _
3-Hydroxy-3MethylGlutaryl-Coa (HMG-CoA) reductatse catalyses the reductive conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonic acid.
How is Mevalonic Acid (MVA) converted to MVA 5-diphosphate
by use of mevalonate kinase and phosphomevalonate kinase
what is MVA 5-Diphospahte converted to by what enzyme
Converted to IPP by phosphomevalonate kinase. IPP then can be converted to DMAPP by isomerisation
what is the MEP pathway
it is the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway.
deoxyxylulse phosphate pathway and the non-mevalonate pathway
what are IPP adn DMAPP used to produce
prenyl side chains and plastoquinones.
as well as hemi, mono, sesqui, di, and tetraterpenes
