DNA: Nucleotide Metabolism Flashcards
Universal energy currency in all cells. ____ also used.
ATP. GTP.
Participates in many biochemical reactions
Purines & Pyrimidines
3 major coenzymes
NAD+, FAD & Coenzyme A
Are components of 3 major coenzymes
Adenine Nucleotides
Are activated intermediates in many biosynthesis
Nucleotide derivatives
Biosynthesis: UDP to
Glucose to Glycogen
Biosynthesis: CDP to
Diacyglycerol to Phosphoglycerine
Are metabolic regulators
Nucleotides
2nd messenger in many hormone actions
cAMP
Are activated precursor in nucleic acid synthesis.
Nucleoside triphosphates
Critical reactions in ______ & ______ biosynthesis are target for cancer chemotherapy and viral disease treatment.
Purine & Pyrimidine.
In purine nucleotide synthesis, Purine Ribonucleotides formed ________. Purines are not initially synthesized as ______.
De novo. Free bases.
First purine derivative is
Inosine Mono-phosphate(IMP)
AMP & GMP are formed from
IMP
Enumerate the 10 biosynthetic steps in purine biosynthesis
“PAFNR CAFFR” *refer to handout
1st step in Purine Biosynthesis: ___ displacement by ___. Thru
PP. NH2. Glutamine.
2nd step in Purine Biosynthesis: addition of ________. Thru
Glycine. ATP + Glycine
3rd step in Purine Biosynthesis: ______ group transfer. Thru
Formyl. N10Formyl THF
4th step in Purine Biosynthesis: ___ transfer. Thru
NH2. ATP + Glutamine
5th step in Purine Biosynthesis: _____ closure. Thru
Ring. ATP.
6th step in Purine Biosynthesis: ______ addition. Thru
COO-. CO2
7th step in Purine Biosynthesis: _____ addition. Thru
Aspartate. ATP + Aspartate
8th step in Purine Biosynthesis: ________ loss. Thru
Fumarate. Fumarate
9th step in Purine Biosynthesis: _______ group transfer. Thru
Formyl. N10Formyl THF
10th step in Purine Biosynthesis: ring _______.
Closure
The activated sugar used in purine nucleotide synthesis is
5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate “PRPP”
PRPP is generated by the action of __________ and requires energy in the form of ____. This action releases ____. Therefore , 2 high energy ______ equivalents are consumed during the reaction. First committed step in purine synthesis (regulated) Inhibited by ____ & ____ (allosteric)
PRPP synthetase. ATP. AMP. Phosphate. ADP & GDP.
The major site of purine synthesis
Liver
Synthesis of purine nucleotides begin with _____ and leads to the first fully formed nucleotide, ___________.
PRPP. Inosine 5’-monophosphate “IMP”
The purine base is built upon the ribose by several _________ & _______ reactions.
Amidotransferase. Transformylation.
The synthesis of IMP requires __ moles of ATP, __ moles of glutamine, __ mole of glycine, __ mole of CO2, __ mole of aspartate and __ moles of formate.
- 2.
The formyl moieties are carried on tetrahydrofolate (THF) in the form of ____________ and ___________.
N5, N10. Methenyl- THF and N10-formyl-THF.
Sources of atom in Purine Biosynthesis
Glycine, Glutamine, Aspartate, N5 N10 Methenyl THF, N10 Formyl THF & CO2. “GGANNC”
Synthesis of AMP/GMP: ___ represents a branch point of purine biosynthesis, because it can be converted into either ___ or ___ through two distinct reaction pathways.
IMP. AMP or GMP.
Synthesis of AMP/GMP: The pathway leading to AMP requires energy in the form of ___; that leading to ___ requires energy in the form of ___.
GTP. GMP. ATP.
Synthesis of AMP/GMP: allows the cell to control the proportions of AMP & GMP to near equivalence.
Utilization of GTP in the pathway to AMP
Synthesis of AMP/GMP: the accumulation of excess GTP will lead to accelerated ___ synthesis from ____ instead., at the expense of ___ synthesis.
AMP. IMP. GMP.
Synthesis of AMP/GMP: Conversely, since the conversion of IMP to GMP requires ATP, the accumulation of excess ATP leads to accelerated synthesis of ___ over that of ___.
GMP. AMP.
The essential rate limiting steps in purine biosynthesis occur at the
First two steps of the pathway
The synthesis of PRPP by PRPP synthetase is feed-back inhibited by
Purine-5’-nucleotides. (Predominantly AMP & GMP)
The amidotransferase reaction (2nd step) catalyzed by _________ is also feedback inhibited by binding ATP, ADP & AMP at one inhibitory site and GTP, GDP & GMP at another. Conversely the activity of the enzyme is stimulated by _____.
PRPP glutamyl amidotransferase. PRPP.
Purine biosynthesis is regulated in the branch pathways from IMP to AMP and GMP. The accumulation of excess AMP leads to accelerated synthesis of ___,and excess of this leads to accelerated synthesis of ___.
GMP. AMP.
Catabolism of the purine nucleotides leads ultimately to the production of _______ which is insoluble and is excreted in the urine as _________.
Uric acid. Sodium urate crystals.
The synthesis of nucleotides from the purine bases and purine nucleosides takes place in a series of steps known as the
Salvage pathways
The free purine bases _______, ______ & ______, can be converted to their corresponding nucleotides by ___________.
Adenine. Guanine. Hypoxanthine. Phosphoribosylation.
Two key transferase enzymes that are involved in the salvage of purines
Adenosine phosphoribosyltransferase(APRT) and Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase(HGPRT)
Hypoxanthine + PRPP IMP + PPi and Guanine + PRPP GMP + PPI. Catalyzed by
Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase(HGPRT)
Adenine + PRPP AMP + PPI. Catalyzed by
Adenosine Phosphoribosyltransferase
A critically important enzyme of purine salvage in rapidly dividing cells which catalyzes the deamination of adenosine to inosine.
Adenosine deaminase
Deficiency in ADA results in the disorder called
Severe combined immunodeficiency “SCID”
Can also contribute to the salvage of the bases through a reversal of the catabolism pathways. However, this pathway is less significant than those catalyzed by the phosphoribosyltransferases.
Purine nucleotide phosphorylases
The synthesis of AMP from IMP and the salvage of IMP via AMP catabolism have the net effect of deaminating _______ to _______. This process has been termed as
Aspartate. Fumarate. Purine nucleotide cycle.
This cycle is very important in muscle cells, because increases in the muscle activity create a demand for an increase in the TCA cycle, inorder to generate more ____ for the production of ___.
Purine nucleotide cycle. NADH. ATP.