Block 2 Flashcards
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what is chiral
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four different groups are bonded to the tetrahedral alpha carbon
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which isomer is found in protein
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L
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what do free amino acids in solution at neutral pH exist as
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dipolar ions
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what groups are charged
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amino group and carboxyl group
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proline
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(P), non-polar R group
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leucine
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(L), non-polar R group
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methionine
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(M), non-polar R group
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isoleucine
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(I), non-polar R group
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glycine
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(G), non-polar R group
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alanine
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(A), non-polar R group
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valine
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(V), non-polar R group
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phenylalanine
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(F), non-polar aromatic R group
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tryptophan
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(W), non-polar aromatic R group
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serine
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(S), polar R group
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thereonine
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(T), polar R group
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cyteine
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(C), polar R group
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asparagine
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(N), polar R group
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glutamine
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(Q), polar R group
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lysine
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(K), positively charged polar R group
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arginine
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(R), positively charged polar R group
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aspartate
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(D), negatively charged polar R group
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glutamate
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(E), negatively charged polar R group
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histidine
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(H), positively charged polar aromatic R group
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tyrosine
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(Y), polar aromatic R group
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what is primary structure
amino acid sequence of a protein
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what is secondary structure
the three-dimensional structure formed by hydrogen bonds between peptide and CO groups of amino acids that are near one another in the primary structure
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secondary structure examples
alpha helices, beta sheets and turns
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what is alpha helix
tightly-coiled rod-like structure, with R groups sticking out from the axis of the helix
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what is beta sheets
formed by adjacent beta strands, stabilised by hydrogen bonds between the polypeptide strands
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what is tertiary structure
the spatial arrangement of amino acids that are far apart in the primary structure and it refers to the pattern of disulphide bond formation
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what are myoglobin
very compact, the interior consists mainly of hydrophobic amino acids, and the exterior consists pf charged and polar amino acids
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what are motifs
combinations of secondary structures that are found in many proteins, some proteins have two or more similar or identical compact structures called domains
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what is the quaternary structure
proteins that are composed of multiple polypeptide chains
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post-translational modification
converting a proprotein by proteolytic cleavage to a mature protein. addition of various chemical groups modifying the: N-terminal amino group, C-terminal carboxyl group, side chains of amino acids throughout the length of the protein
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what can the lack of appropriate protein modification
pathological conditions
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what does an enzyme do
Lowers the activation energy, increased rate of reactions, not consumed in the reaction, does not affect the equilibrium
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what are the properties of the active site
positioning of substrate molecules in the most favourable relative orientation for the reaction to occur, perfectly complementary to the transition state, amino acid side chains of the active site stabilise the electron distribution of the transition state
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Oxidoreductases
oxidation and reduction reactions Dehydrogenases- addition or removal of two-electron transfer to O2 forming H2O2.
Oxygenases- two-electron transfer to ½ O2 forming H2O incorporate O2 into product
Hydroxylases- incorporate ½ O2 into product as -OH and form H2O Peroxidases- use as H2O2 as oxygen donor, forming H20
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Transferases
transfer a chemical group from one substrate to another
Kinases- transfer phosphate from ATP onto the substrate
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Hydrolases
hydrolysis is water spliting the bond of C-O, C-N, O-P and C-S bonds
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Lyases
addition across a carbon-carbon double bond
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Isomerases
intramolecular rearrangements
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synthetases
formation of bonds between two substrates frequently linked to the utilisation of ATP
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what does ionisation state vary with
pH in solution
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where is rotation permitted in the amino acid chain
N-C bond
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why do chemical reactions proceed faster at higher temperatures
molecules move faster so they have a greater chance of colliding, electrons gain activation energy easier
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what happens when an enzyme is denatured
loss of hydrogen bonding, unfolding, precipitation, loss of activity
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what does high Km correspond to
low affinity for substrate
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what does low Km correspond to
high affinity for substrate
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what is an enzyme inhibitors
Decrease the enzyme’s ability to bind substrate, Lower the enzyme’s catalytic activity
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reversible inhibitors
non-covalent (equilibrium) binding to enzyme, many are relatively unspecific, mechanism: blocking substrate binding or hindering catalytic steps
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irreversible inhibitors (inactivators)
bind to enzyme covalently (“suicide inhibitor”), many are substrate analogues, undergo part of reaction, transition state covalent intermediate does not break down
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competitive inhibitors
competes with the substrate for binding at the active site, inhibition is a function of the relative affinities of the substrate and the inhibitor for binding the enzyme, inhibition is a function of the relative concentrations of substrate and inhibitor
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mixed inhibitors
Mixed inhibitors do not bind in the active site, Inhibitor can bind prior to substrate or to the enzyme-substrate complex, Mixed inhibitors distort the substrate binding site, which affects: apparent substrate affinity, catalytic turn-over (slowing catalysis), Mixed inhibitors can either increase or decrease Km and decrease Vmax
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non-competitive inhibitor
It binds to the enzyme at a position separate from the active site, No competition for binding with the substrate, The apparent affinity for the substrate is unchanged, but the rate of reaction is slowed
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allosteric inihibitor
increase Km and hence lower the apparent affinity of the enzyme for its substrate, decease in the substrate affinity leads to a decrease of enzyme activity
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how are sugar alcohols formed
reduction of the aldehyde group of glucose to a hydroxyl group.
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what is dehydrogenase
addition or removal of two-electron transfer to O2 forming H2O
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what is oxygenases
two-electron transfer to 1/2 O2 forming H2O incoporate O2 into product
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what is hydroxylases
incorporate 1/2. O2 into product as -OH and form H2O
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what is peroxidases
use as H2O as oxygen donor forming H2O
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what is transferases
transfer a chemical group from one substrate to another
kinases- transfer phosphate from ATP onto substrate
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what is hydrolyses
water splits the bond of C-O, C-N, O-P, C-S
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what is lyases
addition across a carbon-carbon double bond
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what is isomerases
intramolecular rearrangements
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what is synthetases
formation of bonds between two substrates frequently linked to utilisation of ATP
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what is a disaccharide
condensation between two monosaccharides
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what is an oligosaccharide
three to ten monosaccharides
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what are intrinsic sugars
sugars contained within cell walls
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what are extrinsic sugars
sugars that are free in solution
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what is sucrose made from
one glucose and one fructose
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what is lactose made from
one glucose and one galactose
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what is maltose made from
two glucoses
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what do saturated molecules contain
no double bonds
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what do unsaturated molecules contain
double bonds
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what are the eight functions of proteins?
- catalysts
- transport molecules
- storage
- mechanical support
- immune protection
- movement
- transmission of nerve impulses
- growth and differentiation
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what two mirror image forms do amino acids exist as and where are they found?
L isomer (found in proteins) and D isomer (not in proteins)
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what kind of ions do amino acids exist as in solution at a neutral pH?
dipolar
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what two groups on the amino acid are charged?
carboxyl (COO-) and amine group (NH3+)
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what can the unique side chains of amino acids vary in?
size, shape, charge, hydrogen bonding capacity, hydrophobic character and chemical reactivity
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what does a change in pH do to the charge of the amino acids?
- acidic pH - more positive charge (both groups protonated)
- alkali pH - more negative charge (both groups deprotonated)
- neutral pH - no charge (Zwitterionic form)
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what is the difference between non polar and polar R groups?
- non polar - rich in CH2 groups, hydrophobic
- polar - hydrophillic
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what is an aromatic R group?
polar or non polar benzene ring
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explain peptide-bond formation
- condensation reaction releasing water
- carboxyl group and amino acid group link to form peptide bond
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what are four features of primary protein structure and how many amino acids are found per protein?
- amino acid sequence
- polarity
- disulfide bonds/ bridges
- peptide bonds
- 50 - 2000
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what is the amino terminal end?
the beginning of a polypeptide chain
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what is the variable part of primary structure?
distinctive amino acid side chains
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what is the molecular weight for an amino acid?
110g mol-1, 1 Dalton=1gmol-1
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what are disulfide bonds/bridges?
- cross linked polypeptide chain
- formed by oxidation of 2 cysteines (crosslinked=cystine)
- important for insulin function (pre molecule) as it provides stability
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what are peptide bonds?
- planar (C alpha, C, O, N, H, C alpha)
- partial double bond character - resonance, so rotation around bond prohibited
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what form of peptide bonds is favoured and why?
trans form as steric clashes arise in the cis form
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where is rotation permitted and what does this allow?
- about the N-C alpha bond (phi bond) and C alpha carbonyl bond (the psi bond)
- allows protein folds in many ways
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what are the principles of protein folding?
- complete freedom means no protein folds
- possible because restrictions by the ridged of the peptide bond, restricted set of allowed psi and phi angles (steric hinderance)
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name the five properties of secondary structure
- three dimensional
- hydrogen bonds between peptide NH and CO groups
- near each other in amino acids in primary structure
- alpha helices, beta strands and turns
- hydrogen bond between amino acid i and i+4
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explain the structural features of alpha helices
- tightly-coiled and rod-like
- R groups stick out from axis
- all CO and NH groups on backbone form H bonds except those at the end of the helix.
- coiled
- stabilised by intrachain H bonds
- right-handed (winds around)
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what are beta sheets formed by? and how are the side chains placed?
adjacent beta strands that have side chains alternating above and below the plane
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what is the difference in beta sheets and beta strands formation?
beta strands - can be parallel, antiparallel or mixed
beta sheets - can be flat or twisted
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what do hairpin turns and omega loops do?
change the direction of the polypeptide
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tertiary structure refers to the pattern of ..........., and the ..... is linked by .......
1. disulfide-bond formation
2. cysteine
3. disulfide bridges
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what is tertiary structure?
the spatial arrangement of amino acids, far apart in primary structure
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the interior of globular proteins consist mainly of ........ amino acids. The exterior of globular proteins consists of ...... and ...... amino acids
1. hydrophobic
2. charged
3. polar
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how does a pore form in the middle of a membrane protein?
- lots of beta strands that consist of lipids, as membrane proteins have the reverse distribution of hydrophillic and hydrophobic amino acids
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what is a motif and a domain?
motif - super secondary structure, combos of secondary structure found in many proteins
domain - proteins that have two or more similar or identical compact structures (bigger)
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true or false? cell surface protein CD4 consists of 6 similar domains
false - consists of 4
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what is the function of beta-mercaptoethanol?
- reduces disulfide bonds
- is oxidised forming dimers
- need long polypeptide chains
- separation of proteins according to size
- unfolds and opens up disulfide bridges
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name five qualities of quaternary structure
- proteins composed of multiple polypeptide chains (subunits)
- can be as simple as two identical polypeptide chains or as complex as dozens of different polypeptide chains.
- 2 alpha subunits and 2 beta subunits
- contains heme group
- NEED SUBUNITS TO ACHIEVE QUATERNARY STRUCTURE
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what are the relative frequencies of amino acid residues in secondary structure? (name as many as possible)
- Glu, Ala, Leu, Met, Gln, Lys, Arg, His ---> alpha helix
- Val, Ile, Tyr, Cys, Trp, Phe, Thr ----> beta sheets
- Gly, Asn, Pro, Ser, Asp ----> reverse turns
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Trp repressor has VDLLKN on the ......
Class I histocompatibility complex has VDKLLN on the ......
1. alpha helix
2. beta strand
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lymphotactin exists in .... conformations, which are ......
1. 2
2. in equilibrium
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what are post-translational modifications?
- converts a proprotein (eg. insulin) by proteolytic cleavage to a mature protein
- the addition of various chemical groups modifying the: N-terminal amino group, the C-terminal carboxyl group and the side chains of amino acids throughout the length of the protein.
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what can a lack of appropriate protein modification result in?
pathological problems
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what can a lack of hydroxylation of proline in collagen result in?
scurvy (vitamin C deficiency)
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what can a lack of carboxylation of clotting proteins result in?
haemorrhaging (vitamin K deficiency)
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name five examples of post-translational modifications (not exhaustive)
- chemical groups like hydroxyl, carboxyl, methyl, acetyl or phosphate
- small proteins like ubiquitin (ubiquitinylation)
- fatty acids like myristoyl or prenyl groups
- branched glycosylations
- glycosyl phosphatidyl inositol (GPI) anchors
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CaaX consensus with "C" being ..... , "X" being the ..... and "a" being any .....
1. cysteine
2. C-terminal amino acid
3. amino acid
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what do lipid groups allow?
attachment
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what are five properties of catalysts?
- lowers activation energy
- accelerates chemical reaction
- increases rate
- is not consumed in reaction
- does not affect equilibrium
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what are the three stages to an enzyme catalysed reaction?
Enz+S <--> Enz-S <--> Enz-P <--> Enz+P
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what are the two outcomes of a substrate being strained on the active site?
- lowers activation energy
- increases reaction rate
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in what three ways can enzymes catalyse a reaction?
- donating or withdrawing electrons
- stabilising or generating free radical intermediates
- forming temporary covalent bonds (a transition state intermediate)
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what are the two methods of substrate-enzyme binding?
- lock and key
- induced fit
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what are three types of cofactors?
- metal groups (hexokinase Mg2+)
- prosthetic groups (covalently bound organic molecules (heme, lipoic acid))
- coenzyme (tightly but not covalently bound organic molecule (NAD)
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what three factors are vital of the substrate for specificity?
- shape
- charge
- conformation
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what are six classes of enzyme and the reaction they catalyse?
- oxidoreductases - reduction and oxidation (redox)
- transferases - transfer chemical group from one substrate to another
- hydrolases - hydrolysis
- lyases - addition across a carbon-carbon double bond
- isomerases - intramolecular rearrangements
- synthetases - formation of bonds between two substrates
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what is 1 enzyme unit (EU) equivalent to?
1 microliter min-1 (product formed)
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what is specific activity and what does it indicate?
1. activity of an enzyme per mg of total protein in enzyme preparation
2. purity of enzyme
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what is specific activity and what does it indicate?
1. activity of an enzyme per mg of total protein in enzyme preparation
2. purity of enzyme
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for what three reasons is a curve hyperbolic? (rate decreasing)
- accumulation of product
- depletion of substrate
- denaturation of enzyme
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for meaningful quantitative assays of enzyme activity, ......... (......) must be measured
1. initial velocities
2. V0: reaction rates
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what are five factors affecting enzyme activity?
- pH
- temperature
- enzyme concentration
- substrate
- enzyme covalent modification
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does an increase in [E] always result in a linear increase in rate? Why or why not? (hint - dimerisation)
no
- increase enzyme - enzyme dimer active, monomer inactive, low activity, dimer dissociates at low concentration
- increase enzyme - active monomer, enzyme dissociates to less active dimer at high concentration
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how is the Michaelis constant (Km) calculated
concentration of substrate at 1/2 Vmax (maximum velocity)
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what is the Michaelis-Menten equation and what does it describe?
v = Vmax[S]/Km+[S]
describes dependence of rate of reaction on concentration of substrate at steady state and vast molar excess
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A high Km indicates 1/2 Vmax is a ...... concentration, and corresponds to ...... substrate affinity
A low Km indicates 1/2 Vmax is a ..... concentration, and corresponds to ..... substrate affinity.
1. higher
2. low
3. lower
4. high
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if a reaction has low Km and high [S], how will it proceed and how will small changes in [S] affect the rate?
proceeds at maximum rate
rate is not affected
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in reactions with high Km, small changes in [S] can ......
cause large changes to rate
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When considering reactions with two substrates, which type of reaction may result in converging lines on a lineweaver - Burk double reciprocal graph?
sequential reaction - each substrate binds in turn
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what is an allosteric enzyme?
An enzyme that changes its conformation upon binding of an effector, resulting in a change in binding affinity at the active site
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On a graph plotting [S] against rate, what type of curve will an allosteric enzyme show ? Why ?
sigmoidal - when in a multi-subunit complex, binding of a substrate to the active site of the first subunit leads to change in conformation facilitating binding of substrate to other active sites
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what is covalent modulation in enzymes?
involves the addition/removal of covalent bonds resulting in structural changes that can allow or prevent substrate binding
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What are the differences between reversible & irreversible inhibitors?
reversible - non-covalent binding to enzyme, unspecific, blocks substrate binding or hindering catalytic steps
irreversible - binds to enzyme covalently (suicide inhibitor), substrate analogues, undergo part of reaction, transition state covalent intermediate doesn't break down
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how do competitive inhibitors act?
competes with substrate for binding of active site, functions of relative affinities and concentrations
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How are Km & Vmax affected by competitive inhibition ?
Km - increased
Vmax - unchanged
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How are Km and Vmax affected by pure, non-competitive inhibition?
Km - unchanged
Vmax - decreased
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How are Km & Vmax affected by mixed, non-competitive inhibition?
Km - increased
Vmax - decreased
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what are four functions of carbohydrates?
- coating of cell surfaces
-modification of secreted proteins
- part of receptors for a variety of pathogens
- form the basis of human blood groups
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what are the names of the sugars with carbon numbers from three to seven?
3 - triose
4 - tetroses
5 - pentoses
6 - hexoses
7 - heptoses
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what is a general formulae for sugars?
(CH2O)n (n is between 3 and 7)
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which part of sugars makes them reactive?
carbon-oxygen double bonds
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what is ring-chain tautomerism and the mechanism behind it?
- conversion of an open chain sugar to its ring form
- occurs via nucleophilic attack of the C1 carbon by the C5 carbon hydroxyl group
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what is a hemiacetal?
a molecule with a C attached to a -OH and -O group
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how can alpha and beta forms of hemiacetals be distinguished and which form is generally more stable? and why?
- in alpha forms the hydroxyl group on C1 points down from the plane of the ring whilst on beta forms it points up
- beta forms are generally more stable, as the -OH group is "out of the way" of the other groups
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what is the name of the process by which alpha and beta forms exchange between each other?
mutarotation
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what is the ketone equivalent of hemiacetals?
hemiketals (five membered rings, furanoses)
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how is a sugar alcohol formed?
reduction of an aldehyde group to a hydroxyl group
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for what two reasons can a monosaccharide be joined to an alcohol, amine or phosphate group?
- to form signalling molecules
- facilitate the molecules metabolism
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under what three circumstances is an O-glycosidic bond formed?
- between a sugar and an alcohol
- between two sugars
- between a sugar and a protein
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what three things does phosphorylation do to a sugar?
- makes sugars anionic (not charged, can leave the cell)
- traps sugars within the cell)
- creates a reactive intermediate of sugar metabolism
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what type of reaction forms a disaccharide?
condensation (between two monosaccharides)
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what is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic sugars?
intrinsic- contained within plant cell walls (good ones eg. fruit and veg)
extrinsic - free in solution (bad ones eg. dental plaque exempt lactose)
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what is the structure of sucrose?
glucosyl-fructose - made from one glucose and one fructose
1', 2' oxygen
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What is the structure of maltose?
glucosyl-glucose, made from two glucoses
1',4' O and glycosidic bond
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what is the structure of isomaltose?
isoform of maltose linked 1-6
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what is the structure of lactose?
galactosyl-glucose, made from one galactose and one glucose
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what is the structure of trehalose?
glucosyl- glucose, made from two glucoses
1',1' O link
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what are the two components of starch and a description of each's structure?
- amylose - makes up 20-30% of starch, chain of glucose molecules with an alpha-1',4' glycosidic link
- amylopectin - makes up the rest of starch, chain of glucose molecules (alpha-1',4' link) and every 30th glucose branch to other glucose residues (alpha-1',6' link)
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what is the structure of glycogen?
very similar to amylopectin but more branched
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how can starch granules be made digestible?
cooking - swells the granules
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how is starch made available as energy?
split by amylase into dextrin and then into glucose, maltose and isomaltose
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what does it mean if something is osmotically active?
it draws water towards it
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what causes lactose intolerance and what causes the symptoms?
- decrease in lactase activity
- fermentation to lactate with production of methane and hydrogen gas, osmotically active and draws water into intestine causing flatulence and diarrhoea
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glycogen is the storage form of ......
glucose
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how can the reducing and non-reducing ends of a polysaccharide be determined?
reducing end has a free anomeric carbon
non-reducing end has an acetal
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what is an acetal?
molecule with two single bonded oxygens attached to the same carbon atom
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why does glycogen not have a reducing end and what does the high number of non-reducing ends mean for it as a molecule?
the "reducing end" glucose residue is not free and is covalently bound to a protein called glycogenin as a beta-linkage to a surface tyrosine residue
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what type of enzyme is glycogenin and what is its structure in the context of glycogen?
- glucosyltransferase
- sits as a dimer in the core of glycogen
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what is a glycoprotein?
proteins bonded to oligosaccharide chains via amino acid side chains
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at which amino acids and where in the cell do O- and N-glycosylation occur?
O-glycosylation - serine or threonine in the Golgi
N-glycosylation - asparagine in the ER
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what are proteoglycans?
proteins modified with glycosaminoglycans
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what are mucins?
attachment to protein via N-acetylgalactosamine
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what are two types of N-linked glycans?
- high-mannose
- complex
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what does amphipathic mean?
A molecule with both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions.
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what are two traits of fatty acids?
- saturated (no double bonds)
- unsaturated (double bonds)
- usually 12-22 carbons long
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what are two examples of non-glycerol lipids?
sphingolipids and cholesterol
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what is the benefit of a fluid membrane?
they can accommodate conformational changes changes in proteins without losing integrity. This allows for ligand binding, channel opening/closing etc.
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what reaction can convert phosphatidylinositol into many different signalling molecules? What are three examples of these signalling molecules?
- phosphorylation
- PIP, PIP2, PIP3
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what two products of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate (PIP2) break down into and why are they important?
- inositol trisphosphate (IP3)
- diacylglycerol (DAG)
- important as they are intracellular signals
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what is the function of phosphatidic acid and phosphatase (PAP)?
converts phosphatidate to diacylglycerol (DAG)
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what is the function of diacylglycerol (DAG)?
- reacts with activated alcohols to form phospholipids
- reacts with fatty acyl CoA to form triacylglycerols
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what is the process behind de novo GPL synthesis?
combination of an activated alcohol (headgroup) with diacylglycerol
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what are two roles of sphingomyelin?
- major structural component of membranes
- source of messenger molecules
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what is the precursor to sphingomyelin and what enzyme catalyses the conversion?
- ceramide
- sphingomyelin synthase
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how are gangliosides formed?
addition of a sugar to a sphingolipid
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....... is phosphorylated by ...... forming sphingosine 1-phosphate, a key signalling molecule
1. sphingosine
2. sphingosine kinase
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what are three roles of cholesterol?
- maintains membrane bilayer integrity
- regulates membrane permeability
- precursor to steroids, vitamins and bile salts
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what are the three steps to cholesterol biosynthesis?
- synthesis of isopentyl pyrophosphate (via mevalonate)
- condensation of six isopentyl pyrophosphate to form squalene
- squalene cyclisation to lanosterol, which is processed to cholesterol
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why is HMG-CoA reductase vital for regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis?
it catalyses the committed steps of cholesterol synthesis
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in what four ways can HMG-CoA reductase be regulated?
- rate of synthesis of mRNA
- rate of translation of mRNA to protein
- rate of degradation of protein
- phosphorylation state of protein
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how do sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) and SREBP cleavage acting protein (SCAP) act to regulate the rate of HMG-CoA reductase mRNA synthesis?
Sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) is a transcription factor
When [cholesterol ] is high, SCAP (SREBP cleavage activating protein ) & SREBP are bound, preventing SREBP from acting as a transcription factor as its sealed in the membrane .
When [cholesterol] is low, SCAP & SREBP travel to the Golgi , where SREBP is cleaved twice, releasing the DNA binding domain to act on DNA
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how is rate of translation of HMG-CoA reductase mRNA to protein regulated?
nonsterol metabolites derived from mevalonate act as regulators
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how is phosphorylation state of HMG-CoA reductase regulated?
phosphorylation occurs by AMP-activated protein kinase
phosphorylation decreases catalytic activity of HMG-CoA reductase
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how is cholesterol transported?
via body fluids in lipoproteins particles
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what are the types of "good" and "bad" cholesterol?
good - high density lipoprotein (HDL)
bad - low density lipoprotein (LDL)
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what is a function of bile salts?
detergents (solubilise dietary lipids) - can emulsify fats and modify the permeabilization properties of lipid membranes
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what are the five classes of steroid?
- progestagens
- glucocorticoids
- mineralocorticoids
- androgens
- oestrogens
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what are statins?
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors used to lower lipid concentrations to reduce cholesterol
