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Biochem 2 > 1. Nitrogen balance. Digestion of proteins. Function of proteases, their regulation. Absorption of amino acids, amino acid transporters > Flashcards

1. Nitrogen balance. Digestion of proteins. Function of proteases, their regulation. Absorption of amino acids, amino acid transporters Flashcards

1
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What is the role of nitrogenase complex?

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Convert nitrogen to amonia

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Give the whole equation representing the role of nitrogenase complex

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(In lect)

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Give the percentages of biological nitrogen fixation on earth and oceans

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60% on earth
40% oceans

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Definition of nitrification

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the oxidation (as by bacteria) of ammonium salts to nitrites and the further oxidation of nitrites to nitrates.

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Definition of denitrification

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the microbial process of reducing nitrate and nitrite to gaseous forms of nitrogen, principally nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitrogen (N2)

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What is the normal protein intake?

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45 - 60g protein/day

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What is the normal protein intake in case of pregnancy, breastfeeding?

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45 - 60g/ day + 50%

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What is nitrogen balance?

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total daily intake equals total daily excretion 0.8 g/bw.kg/day

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What is positive nitrogen balance?

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Positive nitrogen balance: 1.0-1.1 g/bw.kg/day: childhood, pregnancy

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What are the symptoms of Kwashiorkor?

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  1. Decreased body weight
  2. Oedema (decreased albumin)
  3. Diarrhoea (decreased intestinal epithelial cells)
  4. Steatorrhoea (decreased pancreas enzyme)
  5. Skin atrophy
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Some special aspects of the vegetarian diet
-> What is the energy content (in comparison to mixed diet)

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30 - 50 cal./100g (vs. 150 - 300 cal/100 g for mixed diet)

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Some special aspects of the vegetarian diet
-> What is the protein content (in comparison to mixed diet)?

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Protein content: 1 - 2 g/100 g (vs 15 - 20g/100 g for mixed diet)

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Some special aspects of the vegetarian diet
-> Is the protein nutritional value of vegetarian diet low or high?

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Low

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Some special aspects of the vegetarian diet
-> Is the digestibility of the protein low or high?

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Low

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Is the vegetarian diet suitable for adults? How?

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Yes, it is generally enough, if the limitations are considered (legumes are low in methionine while cereals are low in lysine)

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Is the vegetarian diet suitable for children and pregnancy? Why?

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No, it is problematic
-> Cause low birth weight, slower growth in the first 5 years of life

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What are the 9 essential AAs? (definition based on N-balance)

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  1. Histidine (His)
  2. Isoleucine (Ile)
  3. Leucine (Leu)
  4. Valine (Val)
  5. Lysine (Lys)
  6. Methionine (Met)
  7. Threonine (Thr)
  8. Tryptophan (Trp)
  9. Phenylalanine (Phe)
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What are the 3 semi-essential amino acids?

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  1. Arginine (Arg)
  2. Tyrosine (Tyr)
  3. Cysteine (Cys)
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Protein Digestion
-> Are whole proteins absorbed? Why?

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No, whole proteins are not absorbed
-> Why? - Too large to pass through intact membranes

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Whole proteins cannot be absorbed
-> How do our body absorb them? Is there any additional digestion?

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The proteins must be digested into di- and tri- peptide or individual amino acids priot to absorption
-> Additional digestion occur in the cytosol

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Are structures of protein more diverse than carbohydrates?
-> What is the consequence?

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Yes, proteins structures are more diverse than carbohydrate structures
-> Proteins require broad spectrum peptidases and transporters

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Protein digestion - stomach
-> What is the first step?

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Chief cells secrete pepsinogen

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Protein digestion - stomach
1st step: chief cells secrete pepsinogen
-> This process is stimulated by ____

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Cephalic vagal input

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Protein digestion stomach

1st step: chief cells secrete pepsinogen
-> What are the 3 substances that enhance this secretion?

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  1. Acetylcholine
  2. cholecystokinin (CCK)
  3. Gastrin
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Protein digestion stomach

Pepsinogen is auto-activated to pepsin at which pH?

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< 4

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Pepsinogen is auto-activated to which substance? (at pH < 4)

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Pepsin

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Protein digestion stomach

the Pepsinogen is auto-activated to which substance? (at pH < 4)

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Pepsin

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Protein digestion - stomach

What is the role of pepsin?

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It cleaves proteins at large aliphatic or aromatic side groups (~ complete 10 - 20% of digestion)

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Protein digestion stomach

At which pH that pepsin is inactivated? Why?

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> 4.5; protects intestinal tissues

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Protein digestion stomach
-> Protein leaves stomach as __

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Mix of insoluble protein, soluble protein, peptides and amino acids

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What are the 2 major enzymes that participate in digestion of proteins in intestine?

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  • Proteases
  • Enteropeptidases
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Protein digestion in the intestine
-> How are proteases produced?

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They are produced as zymogens in the pancreas

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Protein digestion in the intestine
-> How is the secretion of zymogens occur?

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Into the intestine for secretin and cholecystokinin stimuli

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Protein digestion in the intestine
-> What is the role of enteropeptidases?

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It converts trypsinogen to trypsin by limited proteolysis, which in turn activates other enzymes (chymotrypsinogen, prelastase, procarboxypeptidase)

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Protein digestion in the intestine
-> Enteropeptidase converts trypsinogen to trypsin by limited proteolysis, which in turn activates other enzymes which are ___ (3)

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  1. Chymotrysinogen
  2. Proelastase
  3. Procarboxypeptidase
35
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Where are pancreatic proteases stored?

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In acinar cells as pro-enzymes (zymogens)

36
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The role of pancreatic proteases

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  1. Trypsinogen -> Trypsin
  2. Chymotrypsinogen -> chymotrypsin
  3. Procarboxypeptidase A & B -> Carboxypeptidase A & B
  4. Proelastase -> Elastase
37
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What are the 3 amino acids that are a part of serin-proteases?

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  1. Aspartic acid (active center)
  2. Histidine
  3. Serine (reactive)
38
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Locations of Asp, His, Ser during activation of serin-proteases

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These 3 AAs are located at very distant locations in the polypeptide chain, but are just spatially juxtaposed during activation

39
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What are the 3 major members of the serine-proteases family?

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Trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase

40
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What is SERPIN-s?

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a broadly distributed family of protease inhibitors that use a conformational change to inhibit target enzymes.
-> another possibility to regulate protease activity

41
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What is the role of SERPIN-s?

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An ester bond is formed between COO group of the inhibitor and the Ser OH

42
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Give a major example of an inhibitor of elastase

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α1-protease inhibitor –also an inhibitor of elastase

43
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Why is Met358 important?

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It is essential for enzyme binding

44
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How is methionine affected in smokers?

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In smokers, this methionine is oxidized to methionine sulfoxide and inactivated.
=> As a result, elastases function uncontrollably, consequence: lung emphysema

45
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How is protein digestion occur in cytosol?

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  1. The vast majority of di- and tri- peptides are digestied into AAs by cytoplasmic peptidases
  2. Peptidases -> cleave N-terminal amino acids
46
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What is the role of peptidases?

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Cleaving N-terminal AAs

47
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Protein Absorption — Amino acids
-> How many transporters of free amino acids are there in the brush border?

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7

48
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Protein Absorption — Amino acids

There are 7 transporters of free amino acids in the brush border
-> What are their mechanisms?

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  1. Na+ - independent carriers (2)
    - Proton-co transport
    - Facilitated diffusion
  2. Na+ dependent (5)
    - Carriers are coupled to Na+ concentration gradient
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How is protein transport occurred in basolateral membrane of the enterocyte?

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The basolateral membrane of the enterocyte contains transporters which export AAs from the cell into the blood
- Diffusion
- Both Na+ depedent and indepedent carriers

50
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Type(s) of AAs that can be absorbed into blood

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Only free AAs

51
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Protein Absorption Overview
-> Where does most protein absorption take place?

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In the duodenum and jejunum

52
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Protein Absorption Overview
-> Most AAs are absorbed into the bloodstream, but why do some AAs still remain in the enterocytes?

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They are used to support the cells

53
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Protein Absorption Overview
-> more than 99% of protein enters the bloodstream as ___

A

AAs

54
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What is ubiquitinilation?

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A signal for degrading denatured unfolded proteins

55
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The ubiquitin ligases recognize different degradation signals which are ___

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  1. Denatured, unfolded proteins
  2. Oxidated AA
  3. Modified or non-functional AA
56
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What is an example for unbiquitinilation?

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Transcriptional regulation of erithropoietin gen (EPO) by hypoxia induced factor

57
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What are the 3 types of intracellular proteolysis? (tissue proteases)

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  1. Lysosomal
  2. Proteasomal
  3. Autophagosomal
58
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Tissue proteases
-> What are the 2 enzymes participating in extracellular proteases?

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  1. Matrix metalloproteases
  2. Elastase
59
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What are tissue proteases?

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proteases degrading endogen proteases

60
Q

What is the role of metalloproteases and cysteine Cathepsin?

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Shaping dentin

61
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What are the enzymes degrading ECM components? (teeth)

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  1. Kollagenases
  2. Gelatinases
  3. Stromeolysine
  4. Enamelysine
  5. Cathepsin-K
62
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Enzymes degrading ECM (teeth) derive from __

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  1. Pulp odontoblasts
  2. Saliva enzymes
63
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The organic material of dentin is 90% __

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collagen

64
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Give a major example of Zn-proteases

A

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)

65
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What is the role of matrix metalloproteinases?

A

Degrade ECM components

66
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Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) is synthesized as ___

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an inactive proenzyme

67
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are activated by __

A

conformational change/limited proteolysis)

68
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What are the inhibitors for matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)?

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TIMP (tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases)

69
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Degradation of dentin ECM by host matrix metalloproteases (MMP)
-> What will cariogenic bacteria do if they are present in the caries cavity?

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They will release lactic acid and reduce the local pH

70
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Degradation of dentin ECM by host matrix metalloproteases (MMP)
-> Degradation of dentin ECM by host matrix metalloproteases (MMP)
-> What is the consequence?

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Acidic environment demineralizes the dentin matrix and induces the activation of host MMPs derived from dentin or saliva

71
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3 steps of degradation of dentin collagen with Cathepsin - K

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  1. Binding of catK monomers to glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) to collagen fibrils
  2. Dimerization of catK at the edges of gap regions
  3. Disintegration of collagen fibers by liberation of alpha-chain sized fragments
72
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What is the fate of amino group in degradation of amino acids?

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  1. Transamination
  2. Deamination
  3. Incorpration of free ammonia (Ornithine cycle)
73
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Degradation of amino acids - Fate of amino-group
-> What happen during transamination?

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Reversible exchange of the amino- and oxogroup

74
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Degradation of amino acids - Fate of amino-group
-> What are the 2 enzymes with corresponding locations participate in the exchange of amino group?

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  1. ALAT: Ala aminotransferase (liver)
  2. ASTA: Asp aminotransferase (heart and muscle)
75
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Degradation of amino acids - Fate of amino-group
-> Characteristics of prosthetic group of the transaminases

A

The prosthetic group binds to Lys side chain of the enzyme

76
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Degradation of amino acids - Fate of amino-group
-> What happen during oxidative deamination?

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  1. Glutamate-dehydrogenase reaction
  2. Production of free ammonia
77
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Degradation of amino acids - Fate of amino-group
-> What are the enzymes involving in deamination?

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  1. a-aminogroup–oxidativedeamination
    – Glu Dehydrogenase
  2. a-amino group
    – Ser(Thr) dehydratase
    – His és Gly (Glycine cleavage enzyme
  3. a-amino group oxidation with flavoproteins
    – L- aminoacid oxidases (FMN, H2O, O2)
  4. b or g amid group (deamination) – glutaminase
    – asparaginase
78
Q

What happen if there is a mutation in glycine cleavage enzyme?

A

Glycine encephalopaty

79
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Deamination
-> What is the enzyme involving in oxidative deamination of alpha-amino group?

A

Glu dehydrogenase

80
Q

Deamination of alpha amino group
-> What are the enzymes involving?

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– Ser(Thr) dehydratase
– His és Gly (Glycine cleavage enzyme

81
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What is the enzyme involving in alpha-amino group oxidation with flavoproteins?

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  1. L-amino acid oxidases (FMN, H2O, O2)
  2. D-amino acid oxidases (FAD, H2O, O2) (bacterial AA degradation)
82
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What are the 2 enzymes involving in deamination of beta or gamma amid group?

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  1. Glutaminase
  2. Asparaginase
83
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Free ammonia is incorporated into which cycle?

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Ornithine cycle

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