Chapter 30 - AA Degradation and the Urea Cycle Flashcards
T/F: There is no protein whose sole job is to act as a storage depot for amino acids
True
amino acid input in animals
- protein turnover
- dietary proteins
- amino acid biosynthesis
amino acid utilization in animals
- synthesis of proteins
- synthesis of nitrogenous molecules
- degradation of amino acids carbon skeleton (acetyl coA)
half-life of regulatory proteins
minutes to hours
half-life of collagen
weeks/months/years
2 major protein degradation pathways
- ubiquitin-proteasome pathway
- chemical signals
average dietary intake of protein
70-100g/day
Generally, proteins are too large to be absorbed intact so….
they are digested into amino acids and di- and tri- peptides
proteolysis
the hydrolytic cleavage of proteins by proteases; occurs in stomach and small intestine
endopeptidases
- trypsin
- chemotrypsin
- elastase
exopeptidases
- carboxypeptidases A + B
- amino peptidases
acidic environments…
denature proteins and enhance proteolysis
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
a condition where the stomach acid leaks back to the esophagus
-The K+/H+ pump in the
membrane of specialized stomach cells pumps protons into the stomach in exchange for K+ at the expense of ATP hydrolysis
-generates acidic environment and releases heat
medications for GERD
- antacids
- histamine H2 receptor clockers
- proton pump inhibitors
zymogens
inactive proteolytic enzymes so that they don’t breakdown proteins in the cells where they are made and stored
how are zymogens activated?
by proteolysis, which allows for proper folding of the enzyme
pepsin
preferentially cleaves pepDde bonds between hydrophobic amino acids and aromaDc amino acids
trypsin
cleaves peptide bonds following Arg or Lys residues
chymotrypsin
preferentially cleaves peptide bonds after an aromatic amino acid
elastase
cuts after amino acids with smaller, hydrophobic side chains such as Glycogen, Ala
T/F: proteases self-inactivate
TRUE
Excess amino acids are not secreted or stored, so have to be……
metabolized to other molecules that can be excreted or used for other purposes
transamination reaction
reversible reaction that transfers amino group to a-KG
-catalyzed by aminotransferase
obligatory step of transamination
degradation of amino acids (except Lys and Thr and Pro)
aminotransferases/transaminases required the coenzyme _________________.
pyridoxal phosphate; derived from pyridoxine (vit B6)
glutamate + pyruvate –»
alanine + a-KG
-catalyzed by alanine transaminase
glutamate + oxaloacetate –»
aspartate + a-KG
-catalyzed by AST
fate of glutamate in liver
transported to mitochondria and undergoes oxidative deamination to release ammonia
ratio of ammonia vs ammonium depends on?
pH
-pH 7.4 = 98.3% NH4+ (ammonium)
oxidative deamination of glutamate
- reversible rxn that removes amino group from Glu as NH4+
- catalyzed by glutamate dehydrogenase
- in mitochondrial matrix