BIOCHEM: ENZYME

Question 1

Catalysts for biochemical reactions

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Enzymes

Question 2

the substance on which an enzyme acts

Answer 2

Substrate

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–substance produced by the action of enzyme on substrate

Answer 3

Product

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– region or domain where the substrate binds

Answer 4

Active site

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– nonprotein component that assists in catalysis

Answer 5

• Cofactor

Question 6

composed entirely of protein (AA chains)

Answer 6

Simple enzyme

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– protein + nonprotein part

Answer 7

Conjugated enzyme

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– biochemically active conjugated enzyme

Answer 8

Holoenzyme

Question 9

provide additional chemically reactive functional groups
* May be permanently or temporarily bonded to the apoenzyme

Answer 9

Cofactors

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– small organic molecules ← Vitamins

Answer 10

Coenzymes

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– Zn2+, Mg2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Cu+, Cu2+ ← Minerals

Answer 11

Metal ions

Question 12

• small portion that actually participates in the
  interaction with a substrate

Answer 12

Active Site

Question 13

Intermediate reaction species that is formed
when the substrate binds to the active site

Answer 13

Enzyme-Substrate complex

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The enzyme has enough
flexibility to allow for small
changes in its shape or geometry

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Induced Fit Model

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The active site has a fixed, rigid
geometrical conformation

Answer 15

Lock and Key Model

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– enzyme catalyzes only one reaction;
e.g. catalase

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Absolute specificity

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enzyme acts only on molecules with a specific
functional group

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Group specificity

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– enzyme acts only on a specific chemical bond
e.g. phosphatase

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Linkage specificity

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– enzyme acts only on a particular
stereoisomer

Answer 19

Stereochemical specificity

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Catalyzes an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction

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Oxidoreductase

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Catalyzes transfer of a functional group from one molecule to another

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Transferase

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– catalyzes the transfer of an amino group

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Transaminases

Question 23

catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group

Answer 23

• Kinases

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Catalyzes a hydrolysis reaction

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Hydrolase

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Catalyzes rearrangement of atoms (isomerization) of a substrate in
a reaction, converting it into a molecule isomeric with itself

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Isomerase

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Catalyzes the addition of a group to a double bond OR
removal of a group to form a double bond in a manner that
DOES NOT involve hydrolysis or oxidation

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Lyase

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Catalyzes the bonding together of two molecules into one with the
use of ATP

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Ligase

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Measure of kinetic energy of molecules

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Temperature

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– temperature at
which an enzyme exhibits maximum activity

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Optimum temperature

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Can lead to changes on the charge of acidic
and basic amino acids located on the active site

Answer 29

pH

Question 30

Enzyme concentration is constant +
Substrate concentration is increased →
faster reaction rate until it reaches the
maximum reaction rate (velocity)

Answer 30

Substrate Concentration

Question 31

the number of substrate molecules transformed
per minute by one molecule of enzyme under optimum conditions

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Turnover number

Question 32

molecule that sufficiently
resembles the substrate in shape
and charge distribution that it
competes with the substrate for
occupancy of the active site

Answer 32

Competitive inhibitor

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as substrate concentration
increases and enzymes become fully
occupied

Answer 33

SATURATION

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molecule that decreases enzyme
activity by binding to a site other
than the active site

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Noncompetitive inhibitor

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molecule
that inactivates enzymes by
forming strong covalent bonds to
an amino acid side chain at the
active site

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Irreversible inhibitor

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Process in which activation or inhibition of the first reaction in a
sequence is controlled by a product of the reaction sequence

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Feedback Control

Question 37

inactive precursor of
proteolytic enzymes

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Zymogen (proenzyme)

Question 38

adding or removing a group from enzyme by
forming or breaking a covalent bond

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Covalent modification

Question 39

addition of a phosphate group ← kinases

Answer 39

Phosphorylation –

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– removal of a phosphate group ← phosphatases

Answer 40

Dephosphorylation

Question 41

Certain enzymes are not normally found in the blood and produced
only in certain types of cells

Answer 41

Diagnosis