8 Enzymes Flashcards
Protein catalysts that increase the rate of chemical reactions
Enzymes
Are enzymes altered or consumed in chemical reactions?
No, enzymes are neither altered nor consumed in the reactions
A protein that provide a means for regulating metabolic pathways in the body
Enzymes
What is catalytic power in enzymes?
Enzyme’s ability to accelerate the rate of noncatalyzed reactions by as much as 10^26 times
What does enzyme specificity mean?
Extreme selectivity to the substances it interacts with (substrate), and the reaction it catalyzes
Why enzyme activity regulation is important?
Activity can be regulated (increased or decreased) so that the rate of product formation responds to cellular need
How many classes of reactions are recognized?
Six classes (oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases, and ligases)
Which class of enzymes catalyzes oxidation-reduction reactions?
Oxidoreductase
Which class of enzymes catalyzes transfer of moieties such as glycosyl, methyl, or phosphoryl groups?
Transferase
Which class of enzymes catalyzes cleavage of bonds by addition of water?
Hydrolase
Which class of enzymes catalyzes cleavage of C–C, C–S, and certain C–N bonds?
Lyase
Which class of enzymes catalyzes rearrangement of optical or geometric isomers?
Isomerase
Which class of enzymes catalyzes formation of bonds between two molecules coupled to the hydrolysis of high-energy phosphates?
Ligase
What is the difference between synthase and synthetase?
Synthase catalyzes the formation of a compound without ATP, while synthetase requires ATP
What enzyme uses water to remove phosphate group?
Phosphatase
What enzyme adds phosphate from inorganic phosphate to organic molecule acceptor?
Phosphorylase
What is the role of oxidase enzyme?
Oxidase enzyme use oxygen as the acceptor, but oxygen atoms are not incorporated into the substrate
How does oxygenase function in reactions?
Oxygenase enzymes incorporate one or both oxygen atoms into the substrate
Special cleft that provides the environment wherein chemical transformation takes place.
Active Site
True or False. Substrate able to bind through weak forces such as hydrogen bonds.
TRUE
The specific site on the enzyme where the substrate binds and catalysis occurs
Active site
The substance by which an enzyme acts
Substrate
What do you call the metal ions that participate directly in substrate binding or catalysis and extend the mechanistic capabilities of an enzyme?
Cofactor
What enzymes require a metal ion cofactor?
Metal Activated Enzymes
What enzyme contains metal ions that serve as prosthetic group?
Metalloenzymes
What organic molecules participate directly in substrate binding (catalysis) and extend mechanistic capabilities of an enzyme?
Coenzyme
_____ is permanently associated with the enzyme
Prosthetic group
What is the non-protein component that is transiently associated with the enzyme?
Cosubstrate
What is an enzyme without its nonprotein moiety and catalytically inactive?
Apoenzyme
Some enzymes require non-proteins for enzymatic activity. What is the term for an enzyme with its nonprotein moiety that is catalytically active?
Holoenzyme
What are the two models for enzyme specifity?
Lock and Key model & Induced fit model
What model describes enzymes as resembling a lock while the particular substrate acts as the key?
Lock and Key model
What model is being described when the active site of an enzyme is modified or altered upon binding of the substrate?
Induced Fit Model
What are the Enzyme Catalysis Strategies?
Catalysis by Proximity and Orientation, Acid-Base Catalysis, Catalysis by Strain, Covalent Catalysis, and Ribozymes
An Enzyme Catalysis Strategy where substrate molecules must come within bond-forming distance in order to interact?
Catalysis by Proximity and Orientation
An Enzyme Catalysis Strategy where the enzyme allow subtrates to bind in a manner that places reactive groups in appropriate orientations to chemically interact?
Catalysis by Proximity and Orientation
An Enzyme Catalysis Strategy where the acceleration of the reaction is achieved by the catalytic transfer of a proton?
Acid-Base Catalysis
What are the two types of Acid-Base Catalysis?
Specific Acid/Base Catalysis and General Acid/Base Catalysis
What are the only participating acids or bases in specific acid/base catalysis?
Protons or Hydroxide ions
Enzymes bind substrates in a conformation that weakens the bond targeted for cleavage through physical distortion and electronic polarization.
Catalysis by Strain
Involves formation of a covalent bond between enzyme and one or more substrate.
Covalent Catalysis
Residues on the enzyme that participate in Covalent catalysis are?
Cysteine or Serine, Histidine(occasionally)
An Enzyme Catalysis Strategy that follows a ping-pong mechanism
Covalent Catalysis
Consisted of Catalytic RNAs and most act in RNA processing
Ribozymes
Ribozymes satisfy several enzymatic criteria, what are these?
Substrate specific, Enhance reaction rate, Emerge from reaction unchanged
Performs the vitally important and highly complex process of synthesizing long polypeptide chains following the instructions encoded in mRNA molecules
Ribosomes
Enzymes are proteins except for?
Ribozymes
What are the three distinctive features of enzymes?
Catalytic power, specificity, and regulation
What are the non protein components that are essential for the catalysis to occur?
Cofactors and coenzymes
____ is the systematic study of the rate of reactions
Kinetics
____ is a transient, high-energy intermediate condition where bonds in the substrate are maximally strainedA
Transition State
Where does the transition state appear in the energy diagram of a chemical reaction?
At the apex of the energy profile in the energy diagram
Describes the direction in which the reaction will tend to proceed. It describes in quantitative form the direction and the concentration of the reactant and products present at equilibrium.
Free Energy Change/ ΔG
The energy input required to initiate a reaction is referred to as the ____
energy of activation
Enzymes lower the ________ energy required for a reaction by providing an alternate energetically favorable pathway.
activation
TRUE OR FALSE. Higher energy of activation, the faster the reaction will proceed
FALSE, the slower the reaction will proceed
Enzymes lower the ________ energy required for a reaction by providing an alternate energetically favorable pathway.
activation
Regardless in the presence or absence of enzymes, the overall concentration of reactants and products remain constant, thus, the ____ is unaffected.
equilibrium constant
Temprature increases the rate of uncatalyzed and enzyme-catalyzed reactions by increasing ___ and ___ of the reacting molecules.
kinetic energy and collision frequency
What is the “collision theory of capital kinetics”?
“For two molecules to react, they must collide and that they must have sufficient kinetic energy to overcome energy barrier”
However, further increase in temperature does not increase activity any more because at temperatures too high, heat energy can disrupt noncovalent interaction that maintains the ____ of proteins.
3D structure
The rate of almost all enzyme-catalyzed reactions significantly depends on ________ concentration, also known as pH.
hydrogen ion
This affects active site ionization, and enzyme denaturation
hydrogen ion concentration
pH at which maximal enzyme activity is achieved is ____
variable