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Biochemistry Flashcards

1
Q

do enzymes affect the position of the equilibrium?

A

no, they speed up the rate at which a reaction reaches equilibrium

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2
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what do enzymes do to the activation energy?

A

enzymes lower the activation energy

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3
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enzymes with a cofactor are called

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holoenzyme

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4
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enzymes without a cofactor

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apoenzyme

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5
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protein kinases carry out which reaction

A

phosphorylation reactions

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6
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Vmax

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maximum rate of reaction at unlimited substrate concentration

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7
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Km

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50% Vmax

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8
Q

competitive inhibitor

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binds to active site, Vmax remains same, Km varies

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9
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non-competitive inhibitor

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binds to site other than active site, Km remains same, Vmax varies

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10
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nucleoside

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base and sugar

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11
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nucleotide

A

nucleoside and phosphate group

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12
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purines

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adenine and guanine

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13
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pyrimidines

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uracil, cytosine, thymine

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14
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eukaryotic cells have three types of polymerases

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pol I, pol II, pol III

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15
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pol II

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synthesises all mRNA

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16
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transcription stages

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RNA polymerase binding
DNA chain separation
transcription initiation
elongation
termination

17
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translation stages

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initiation, elongation, termination

18
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3 tRNA binding sites

A

exit, peptidyl, aminoacyl

19
Q

degenerate

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many amino acids have more than one codon

20
Q

unambiguous

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each codon codes only for one amino acid

21
Q

glycolysis

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conversion of glucose to pyruvate

22
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what is the net gain of ATP per glucose

A

4 ATP

23
Q

which kinase phosphorylates glucose

A

hexokinase

24
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which kinase phosphorylates fructose-6-phosphate

A

phosphofructokinase

25
Q

what does pyruvate kinase do?

A

converts phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate

26
Q

phosphofructokinase

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key enzyme in control of glycolysis

27
Q

negative modulators

A

ATP
citrate
H+

28
Q

positive modulators

A

AMP
fructose-2
6-biphosphate

29
Q

NAD in glycolysis

A

NAD+ reduced to NADH + H+

30
Q

from each acetyl-coA, TCA cycle generates

A

3 NADH + H+
1 FADH2
1 GTP
2 CO2

31
Q

standard redox potential

A

a measure of how readily a substance donates an electron
negative= reduced form of x has lower affinity for electrons than hydrogen
positive= reduced form of X has higher affinity for electrons than hydrogen

32
Q

inhibitors of oxidative phosphorylation

A

cyanide
azide
CO

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