BIOCHEM 291 DO OR DIE CARDS Flashcards
Chemical Reactions: Reaction Energy (G)
___________how fast the products are formed. Measured very early in reaction (before reverse reaction). Units: mole/sec, μmol/min, etc
Free energy change G (Gibbs Free Energy): difference between initial free energy of the ________ and the products.
Reaction rate or velocity (v):
reactants
General Properties of ENZYMES
1—Enzymes are ______= decrease activation energy
2–increase the ____ of the reaction
3–
Enzymes alter the ____ ____but NOT the reaction equilibrium (Keq)
4–Enzymes ________ force a nonspontaneous reaction (–ΔG)to proceed
CATALYSTS
rate
reaction rate
cannot
General Properties of ENZYMES
1–Most enzymes are PROTEINS
2–pH and temperature-dependent:
3–Possess a catalytic site: binds the reactants and facilitates the biochemical reaction
4–Maintain specificity
5–Saturable
6–Can be regulated
7–Many have a prosthetic group attached to apoprotein forming a _________
– If the prosthetic group is a metal, it is a _________
holoenzyme
metalloenzyme
General Properties of ENZYMES
Forms of regulation:
a. ________ (stimulators): increase the rate of reaction
b. _______: decrease the rate of reaction
- **They act by competing with the natural metabolite for the active site of the enzyme, therefore they are _____ _________
a. Reversible: Their effect can be overcome by addition of MORE natural substrate
ex. Methotrexate
b. Irreversible: ELIMINATES enzyme’s function.
ex. Penicillin
Activators
Inhibitors
Competitive inhibitors.
Coenzymes
Coenzymes (Co-substrates) are:
1. _________ cofactors required for enzyme action
2. Can be _______ (Mg ++, Ca++, Na+, Cl-) or
organic (NAD/NADH + H+, FAD/FADH2, CoASH)
3. Many are vitamin derivatives (especially B vitamins). ***Many coenzymes are derived from the B complex!!! & Not all vitamins are coenzymes!! (A..C..D..E..K)
4. Some are prosthetic groups of enzymes (covalently bound)
Non-protein
inorganic
Enzyme kinetics
Kinetics assesses how ______ of an enzymatic reaction is affected by a host of factors, including [substrate], coenzymes, activators, inhibitors, pH, temperature, phase of the moon, etc
Generally, experiments are done to obtain information about 1. the specificity of an enzyme for a particular substrate 2. mechanism of activation / inhibition of enzyme activity
__________________– Measures velocity of a reaction, with increasing substrate concentrations, keeping pH and temperature at optimum.
velocity
Michaelis-Menten Equation:
Mitochondrial Energetics
Adenosine triphosphate = Universal currency of energy»»ATP
ATP Is the primary donor of ____ ____for metabolic and other biochemical reactions
• ATP ______ is very high in the body; each molecule lasts about a minute before being consumed
• The total amount in the body is ~100g, however strenuous exercise consumes ~_____/min
• ATP regeneration must therefore be highly efficient!
free energy
turnover
500g
Carbon-containing fuel molecules like glucose or fats, are oxidized to _____ and the energy release is used to convert ADP and Pi to ATP
CO2
Energy from food is extracted in three stages
Stage 1–No energy is generated here
Stage 2:• Numerous small carbon compounds are degraded to a common end product
– ________
• Some energy (ATP) is generated in this step, but some is also consumed.
Stage 3:= The acetyl group of acetyl CoA is
completely oxidized to ____
***Electrons are released, captured by intermediates (NAD+ and FAD), and used to power a proton gradient that synthesizes large amounts of ATP.
AcetylCoA
CO2
Krebs cycle
1–Two carbons are oxidized to CO2
2–NADH and FADH2 are coenzymes (molecules that enable or enhance enzymes) that store energy and are utilized in ______ ________.
3–The citric acid cycle is ________
(both catabolic and anabolic)
oxidative phosphorylation
amphibolic
Oxidative Phosphorylation
• The citric acid cycle is always followed by oxidative phosphorylation.
• Oxidative phosphorylation is the terminal process of ________ ________… Via the electron transport chain (ETC) Electrons are transferred from NADH or FADH2 to molecular
oxygen.
O2 oxidizes NADH and FADH2 and the energy released is used for phosphorylation of ____ to ATP
This process extracts the energy from NADH and FADH2, recreating NAD+ and FAD, so that the cycle can continue.
cellular respiration
ADP
Definition of Carbohydrate
Carbohydrate: from ‘carbon’ and ‘water’ (hydro) ratio of H to O in many carbs is 2:1 (like H2O) *Carbon-based molecules, rich in hydroxyl groups ex. Aldehydes or _____
Ketones
Classifications of Carbohydrates
- ________: Carbs that cannot be further hydrolyzed by digestive enzymes. (Of course, they can still be broken down by metabolic enzymes) ex. D-ribose and D-glucose
- __________: Each molecule can be hydrolyzed into two monosaccharides by disaccharidase. Ex Maltose and Sucrose, Lactose
- ___________: polymers of 3+ monosaccharide residues Oligosaccharide:
Monosaccharides
Dissaccharides
Polysaccharides
Dietary Fibers
Starch vs. Cellulose= Both are polymers of
________
1–Starch: α1-4 (amylose)
2–Cellulose: β1-4
D-glucose
Properties of Carbohydrates
Phosphorylation of Sugars:
- Phosphate group comes from ATP
- requires specific enzyme called a ______
- creates reactive intermediates
- makes the sugar anionic and prevents it from leaving the cell
kinase
Properties of Carbohydrates
Reducing sugars
- Have a FREE aldehyde or ketone group
- Act as REDUCTANT
- Get _______ by acquiring oxygen
- Become an acid
oxidized
Sources of body carbohydrates
Exogenous foods:
– Starch
– Disaccharides
– Monosaccharides
• Endogenous
1–___________ = Making new glucose
2–____________ = Breakdown of glycogen
Gluconeogenesis
Glycogenolysis
GLYCOLYSIS: Using glucose for energy
Aerobic glycolysis = metabolic breakdown of glucose to _________ for the release of energy
Keys to remember: 1. Occurs in cytosol of cell 2. Requires NAD+ 3. Only occurs when there is O2 avail. O2 does NOT participate directly, but is \_\_\_\_\_ for ETC to generate NAD+, which does participate directly
**Summary of Aerobic Glycolysis
1. Costs 2 ATP + Yields 4 ATP
= Net 2 ATP
- Yields 2 NADH
So…4 ATPs are actually made, but 2 are consumed …net 2 ATPs produced & 2 NADH made (each worth 3 ATPs in ETC) in ______ glycolysis
pyruvate
required
aerobic
GLYCOLYSIS------Fate of pyruvate Pyruvate in liver!! 1--Gluconeogenesis = Glucose 2--post glycolysis/pre-KREB'S = Acetyl-CoA 3--transamination = L-alanine 4--lactate dehydrogenase = Lactate
Know
in limbo’ Post-glycolysis / Pre-Krebs
1–Pyruvate enters the _______, then is converted to Acetyl-CoA
2–Conversion occurs by the ________ _______ complex
Keys to remember:
a. Per glucose, 2 NADH are generated (worth 6 ATP)
b. Acetyl-CoA and NADH + H+ are _______
c. CO2 is a metabolic waste product, which can be excreted or used
d. Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is a ________ enzyme
mitochondria
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
ergogenic
regulatory
Gluconeogenesis
Major function of this pathway:
1–Biosynthesis of GLUCOSE from ___-_______ precursors
2–Essential for the maintenance of blood glucose at a normal level (preventing hypoglycemia)**Consumes 6 ATP/glucose
> > > > The majority of this process is the reverse of glycolysis
non-carbohydrate
Four enzymes specific to ___________ are involved:
- Pyruvate carboxylase
- PEP carboxykinase
- Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase
- Glucose-6-phosphatase
Glycolysis vs Gluconeogenesis??
Glycolysis has ________ ________
gluconeogenesis
Irreversible reactions!!
GLYCOGENESIS and GLYCOGENOLYSIS
Glycogenesis —involves
a) the creation of an activated precursor
b) linking the precursor into a linear growing polymer.
c) Branching by removing and rejoining short sections from the end of the linear polymers.
Glycogenolysis —is likewise relatively simple. Only one enzyme is needed to release most of the glucose from glycogen; a second enzyme rearranges the polymer and a third is needed to remove the remaining branching sugar.
Know
Glycogenesis: biosynthesis of glycogen
Key enzymes:
1–UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase =
Activates glucose by attaching UDP
2–______ ______—Attaches glucose unit (from UDP-Glucose) to an existing primer in α1>4
3–______ ______
a) Removes 7 glucose residues from growing glycogen polymer (11 residues)
b) attaches to a nearby glycogen in α1 > 6
Glycogen synthase
Branching enzyme