Chapter 4: Protein Structure and Function Flashcards
When a carboxyl group of the amino acid on the left attaches to the amino group of another AA on the right what does it make?
peptide bond
What is the difference between small proteins and large proteins in gel electrophoresis?
small proteins migrate further
large proteins stay closer to the start site
How does acidosis affect our bodies?
- denatures proteins
- hyperkalemia
3.Kussmaul breathing
4.more GABA
Which is the only enzyme that cuts to the left?
carboxypeptidase
Which enzyme cuts to the right of LYS and ARG?
Trypsin (trippin in LA)
Which enzyme cuts to the right of PHE, TRP, TYR
chymotripsin
Which enzyme cuts to the right of GLY, ALA, SER
Elastase (GAS to “last”)
Which cuts to the right of MET?
CNBr
Which enzyme cuts tot he right of the amino terminal amino acid?
Aminopeptidase
Which enzyme can break disulfide bonds?
Mercaptoethanol
Name two acute phase reactants?
CRP and ESR
What is the best test to detect excess protein in the serum during infections?
PROCALCITONIN
Which cells make acute phase reactants?
T cells and macrophages
Non specific deposition of acute phase reactants?
Amyloidosis
Diagnosis of Acute Amyloidosis
apple green birefrigence on Congo red stain
Amyloid alpha in developing countries?
chronic infection
Amyloid alpha in developed countries?
RA,SLE,IBD
Alpha Beta amyloidosis are found in which groups?
Downs syndrome and Alzheimer pts
Which betalipoprotein is most common in Alzheimers?
Betalipoprotein E4
What are neurofibrillary tangles of Alzheimers?
oxidized proteins building up
What is the main amyloid in Alzheimers?
Amyloid Precursor protein (APP)
What vitamin can you give Alzheimer patients to prevent oxidation of the proteins?
Vitamin E
Which amyloid is associated with renal failure?
AB-2
Which amyloid is associated with MEN2?
AE and AF
Which amyloid is associated with Multiple Myeloma?
AL L is for light chains (Bence Jones proteins in urine)
Which amyloid is associated with aging?
transthyretin
When two or more proteins are interacting with each other it is called
cooperativity
When two or more enzymes are cooperating it is called
allosterism (the allosteric enzyme is the rate limiting enzyme because it controls everything)
When substrate concentration no longer affects Vmax, all the binding sites are filled up, this is called
zero order elimination
first order elimination
proportion or percent eliminated per hour
When something says eliminates a set amount every hour that is
zero order elimination
examples of drugs that are zero order
alcohol, aspirin, phenytoin
When half the enzyme’s active sites are occupied by drug that is called
Km Km=1/2Vmax
What is the main difference between competitive and noncompetitive inhibitors?
Competitive inhibitors bind to the same site, the Km increases and the Vmax stays the same; noncompetitive inhibitors bind to different (allosteric) sites, Vmax decreases and Km stays the same.
Name an organ where you will find the lowest Km for any substrate (highest affinity or potency)?
brain
Which hemoglobin has 2 alpha-2beta chains?
HbA (adult)
Which hemoglobin has 2 alpha-2 delta?
HbA 2 (2% normal)
Which hemoglobin has 2 alpha-2 gamma chains?
HbF (fetal)
Which hemoglobin doesn’t like to drop off it oxygen?
HbF
What does hydroxyurea do in sickle cell pts?
induces more HbF
What is right shift of the oxygen hemoglobin dissociation curve mean?
It means hemoglobin willing to give up oxygen because hypoxia, acidosis, high altitude, increase in 2,3 BPG, or increase in temperature
What does left shift mean?
Hemoglobin less willing to give up oxygen because increase in HbF, CO, or Met hemoglobin.
When you are exercising, you have created a right shift, and if you keep pushing the body to oxygenate, you will force HbF and myoglobin to desaturate and give their oxygen, this is called?
second wind
When CPK leaks out of a muscle it is called?
myositis
What are the top reasons for myositis?
- hypothyroidism 2. Cushings 3. drugs (statin, INH, rifampin, steroids) 4. infection i.e. taenia solium from raw pork