Chap 5 Flashcards
Non-competitive inhibitors
Don’t bind to substrate binding site. They bind at another place and change the shape of the active binding side. Increasing substrate concentration has no effect on non-competitive inhibition
Competitive inhibitors
Have similar shape to substrate. They bind to the enzyme active binding site and outcompete the substrate.
If the substrate increases in amount, then the substrate can outcompete the competitive inhibitor.
Metabolism
Build up and breakdown of nutrients within the cell
Function of metabolism
Chemical reactions provide energy and create life-sustaining substances
What provides the energy for anabolic reactions?
Catabolic reactions
Many microbial metabolic pathways are beneficial instead of
Pathogenic
Breaks down complex molecules; provides energy and building blocks for anabolism; exergonic
Catabolism
Uses energy and building blocks to build complex molecules; endergonic
Anabolism
What is the role of ATP in coupling anabolic and catabolic reactions
- energy is released by hydrolysis of ATP
-energy is stored in molecules of ATP
dental plaque consists of
Bacteria
Facilitate metabolic reactions
Enzymes
Used by microbes and other cells to manage energy needs
ATP
Reactions couple with ATP synthesis
Catabolic
reactions that couple with ATP breakdown
Anabolic
Releases energy by oxidation of molecules
Catabolism
Uses energy to synthesize macromolecules that make up the cell
Anabolism
Metabolic pathways
sequence of metabolic reactions in a cell. They are catalyzed by enzymes.
Metabolic pathways are determined by
Enzymes
Enzymes are encoded by
genes
Sum of all chemical reactions that take place in an organism
metabolism
Metabolism includes
metabolism and anabolism
How is energy from catabolism stored?
ATP
How is energy wasted during anabolism and catabolism?
Energy is lost as heat
Collision theory
Chemical reactions happen when atoms, ions and molecules collide.
Activation energy
the collision energy you need for a chemical reaction to occur
Reaction Rate
Frequency of collisions that have enough energy to cause a chemical reaction
How can you increase reaction rate?
- Enzymes,
- Raising temperature,
- Raising pressure,
- Raising concentration,
Catalysts
speed up chemical reactions without being altered
Find the term: Biological catalysts
Enzymes
Enzymes act on a specific
substrate
Function of enzymes
Lower activation energy
enzyme-substrate complex
Substrate fitting into the enzymes active site
Substrate is transformed and rearranged into _________ which are released from the enzyme
Products
What happens to the enzyme when its used?
Enzyme is unchanged and can react with other substrates
A specific enzyme accepts a
specific substrate
Turnover number
the number of substrate molecules an enzyme converts to a product per second
Turnover number can be
Generally 1 to 10,000
Can be as high as 500,000
Oxidoreductase
Enzyme for oxidation-reduction reactions
Transferase
Enzyme for transfer of functional groups
Hydrolase
hydrolysis
Lyase
removal of atoms without hydrolysis
Isomerase
rearrangement of atoms
Ligase
joining of molecules; uses A T P
Enzyme components: Apoenzyme
protein portion (inactive when alone)
Enzyme components : Cofactor
nonprotein component
Enzyme components: Coenzyme
organic cofactor
Enzyme components: Holoenzyme:
apoenzyme plus cofactor (whole, active enzyme form)
Assist enzymes; electron carriers
NAD+
NADP+
FAD
CoA
NAD+
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADP+
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
FAD
Flavin adenine dinucleotide
Factors Influencing Enzyme Activity
- TEMPERATURE
- pH
- Substrate concentration
- Inhibitors
What can denature proteins?
- High temperature
- extreme pH
When does the enzyme catalyze at its maximum rate?
When the substrate concentration is high (high saturation)
Competitive inhibitors
fill the active site of an enzyme and compete with the substrate
interact with another part of the enzyme (allosteric site) rather than the active site in a process called allosteric inhibition
noncompetitive inhibitors
What can non-competitive inhibitors do ?
- Change the shape of the active site
- Can be reversible or non-reversible
What is allosteric inhibition?
inhibitors bind somewhere else other than the active site
Increasing the number of substrate has no effect on which kind of inhibition?
non-competitive
Feedback inhibition
The end product of a reaction allosterically inhibits enzymes from earlier in the pathway.
Ribozymes
RNA that works like catalysts. Binds to substrates and acts upon them.
Are ribozymes used up in reactions?
no
Ribozymes are frequently used in the cell to
cut and splice R N A
Ribozymes are also involved in
in protein synthesis in ribosomes
Oxidation
removal of electrons
Reduction
gain of electrons
Redox reaction:
an oxidation reaction paired with a reduction reaction
In biological systems, electrons and protons are removed at the same time; equivalent to
a hydrogen atom
Biological oxidations are often
dehydrogenations
A T P is generated by
by the phosphorylation of A D P with the input of energy
A T P is generated when
high energy PO4- is added to ADP
Electron transport chain system
Electrons are transferred from one electron carrier to another. The electron transport chain system is located on a membrane. The ETP releases energy to make ATP.
Chemiosmosis
Process where ATP is made from ADP using energy from the electron transport chain
Photophosphorylation only happens in
photosynthetic cells with light-trapping pigments like chlorophylls
What happens in photophosphorylation?
light energy is changed to chemical energy (ATP) during the oxidation from chlorophyll. The electrons pass through a system of carrier molecules.
Outline the three ways that A T P is generated.
1.Glycolysis,
2. Krebs Cycle,
3.Oxidative phosphorylation
What are Metabolic Pathways of Energy Production?
Series of enzymatically catalyzed chemical reactions
What is the purpose of Metabolic Pathways of Energy Production?
Extracts energy from organic compounds and stores it in chemical form (A T P)
The breakdown of carbohydrates to release energy typically occurs in three principle stages
1.Glycolysis
2.Krebs cycle
3.Electron transport chain (system)
Glycolysis
The oxidation of glucose to pyruvic acid produces A T P and N A D H
The metabolsim of glucose occurs in
almost every single cell
What is the term for the breakdown of glucose?
Glycolysis
Glycolysis is also called the
Embden-Meyerhof pathway
Main phases of glycolysis
Preparatory stage & Energy conservation stage
What happens in the preparatory stage?
uses two molecules of ATP to phosphorylate glucose. Makes it easier to break it apart into two 3-carbon molecules
What is produced in the energy conservation stage?
4ATP
2NADH
2 pyruvic acid molecules.
What happens at the end of glycolysis?
The energy found in glucose has been converted to a net of two ATP molecules and two NADH molecules
2 pyruvate
- 2 A T P are used
- Glucose is split to form two molecules: one glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (gram P), and one dihydroxyacetone phosphate (D H A P)
- D H A P is readily converted to gram P
Preparatory stage
- The two glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate molecules are oxidized to 2 pyruvic acid molecules
- 4 A T P are produced
- 2 N A D H are produced
Energy-conserving stage
Prepares glucose for utilization by the cell
Preparatory stage
Energy investment stage
Part of preparatory stage
1. ATP is used to phosphorylate glucose
Lysis stage
Part of preparatory stage
1. Doubly phosphorylated molecule is cleaved into two phosphorylated 3-carbon sugars
Results in a net gain of available energy by the cell in the form of ATP and NADH
Glycolysis
True or false: Energy is needed to start glycolysis?
True; ATP is needed
What happens in first step of glycolysis?
A phosphate group is transferred from ATP to glucose
What happens in the second step of glycolysis?
atoms of glucose 6-phosphate are rearranged to form fructose 6-phosphate
Third step of glycolysis
further energy is invested in the form of ATP forming fructose 1,6-bisphosphate
Fourth step of glycolysis
fructose 1,6-bisphosphate cleaved into two 3-carbon sugars, DHAP & G3P/GP
Glycolysis is named after which step ?
4th step
5th step of glycolysis
isomerase transforms the dihydroxyacetone phosphate into its isomer, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.
6th step of glycolysis
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is converted to 1,3-biphosphoglyceric acid
Each glucose molecule that goes through glycolysis results in the production of _ molecules of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
2, this is important because it makes two of each of the products from the 6th step onward
The phosphate in the 6th step does not come from ATP, it comes from
a free inorganic phosphate in solution
What happens during the oxidation of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
one NAD+ is reduced to NADH for each of the two 1,3-bisphosphoglyceric acid molecules formed
During the energy conserving stage, the two 3-carbon sugars are oxidized over several steps to
2 molecules of pyruvic acid
Glycolysis results in
Overall net gain of two molecules of A T P for each molecule of glucose oxidized
Equation for glycolysis
Glucose + 2 NAD+ + 2 ADP + 2 Pi –> 2 Pyruvate + 2 NADH + 2 H+ + 2 ATP + 2 H2O)
Purpose of pentose phosphate pathway
Breaks down five-carbon pentose sugars and/or glucose and produces N A D P H
Which pathway operates simultaneously with glycolysis?
Pentose phosphate pathway
Which pathway can provide intermediates for synthesis reactions?
Pentose phosphate pathway
Entner-Doudoroff pathway produces
N A D P H and A T P
Which pathway does not involve glycolysis; operates independently?
Entner-Doudoroff pathway
Which pathway Occurs in Pseudomonas, Rhizobium, and Agrobacterium
Entner-Doudoroff pathway
What is the value of the pentose phosphate and Entner-Doudoroff pathways if they produce only one A T P molecule?
they play critical roles in generating NADPH and metabolic intermediates
What happens in cellular respiration?
Oxidation of molecules liberates electrons to operate an electron transport chain
In cellular respiration, the final electron acceptor comes from
outside the cell and is inorganic
Aerobic respiration uses ______ as the final electron acceptor
oxygen
Anaerobic respiration uses what as the final electron acceptor?
a molecule other than oxygen
ATP is generated by what in cellular respiration?
oxidative phosphorylation
What happens during the krebs cycle?
Pyruvic acid (from glycolysis) is oxidized and
decarboxylation (loss of CO2 occurs
Oxidation of acetyl CoA to CO2 , making some ATP, energy containing NADH, and FADH2
What results from the two-carbon compound in the krebs cycle?
The resulting two-carbon compound attaches to coenzyme A, forming acetyl CoA and N A D H
In the Krebs Cycle, Oxidation of acetyl CoA produces
- N A D H,
- FADH2,
- ATP
- Liberates CO2 as waste
What happens in the first step of the krebs cycle?
acetyl CoA donates the Acetyl group to oxaloacetic acid to make citric acid
What makes the addition of the acetyl group to the oxaloacetate acid possible?
The high energy bond between the acetyl group and CoA makes the addition of the acetyl group to the oxaloacetate acid possible