E1 Basics, Metabolis, Regulation, And Bioenergetics Flashcards
Describe the structure of a carbonyl.
Carbon double bond Oxygen
What is the common structure of an amino?
NH2
Describe the structure of an aldehyde?
Carbonyl, Hydrogen, and R group
Describe the structure of a ketone?
Carbonyl with 2 R groups
What is the common structure of an ester?
Carbonyl bond to R group and Oxygen, R group bond to Oxygen
What are the two common structures of a carboxyl?
COOH; carbonyl bond to OH and R group
What is the common structure of a hydroxyl?
OH
What is the common structure of a methyl?
CH3
Describe the structure of a phosphate.
PO4
Describe the structure of a thioester.
Carbonyl bond to an R group and Sulfur and an R group bond to the Sulfur
NAD+ and NADH is a derivative of what vitamin?
Niacin/ Vitamin B3
NAD+ is the ________ form and an electron _______.
Oxidized; acceptor
NADH is the ________ form and is an electron ________.
Reduced; donor
FAD and FADH2 are derivatives of what vitamin?
Riboflavin; Vitamin B2
FAD is the ________ form and is an electron ________.
Oxidized; acceptor
FADH2 is the ________ form and is an electron ________.
Reduced; donor
Coenzyme A/CoA is a derivative of what vitamin?
Pantothenic acid; Vitamin B5
What is the function of CoA?
Hold and transfers acetyl or acyl groups
What bond is associated with coenzyme A?
Thioester bond
What is the purpose of breaking the thioester bond on CoA?
Liberates chemical energy and that energy can be coupled to another reaction
Adenosine triphosphate/ATP is considered the _______ _______ of the cell.
Energy currency
What are the high energy phosphate compound/nucleotides?
ATP, GTP, UTP, TTP, CTP
Are most enzymes carbs, lipids, or protein?
Protein
Will enzymes lower or raise the activation energy of a reaction?
Lower
Since enzymes will not be “used up” meaning we will make more if needed, they are considered to be what?
Inducible
What does inducible mean?
Enzyme that is normally present in minute quantities within a cell, but whose concentration increased dramatically when a substrate compound is added.
What are the two requirements for enzymes?
Activity depends on structure and some need cofactors/coenzymes
Are cofactors organic or inorganic? What are some examples?
Inorganic; Iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc
Are coenzymes simply or complexly organic? What are some examples?
Complex; biotin, CoA, Vitamin B12, FAD, NAD+, pyridoxal phosphate
What does the classification of enzymes depend on?
The reaction they catalyze
Define Kinase.
Add a phosphate
Define mutase.
Shift a group on a molecule
Define phosphorylase.
Remove a phosphate
Define synthase/synthetase.
Building
Define isomerase.
Rearrange the atoms
Define dehydrogenase.
Oxidize/reduce something (redox)
________ is the loss of electrons and ________ is the gain of electrons.
Oxidation; Reduction
In oxidation, what will you gain and what will you lose?
Gain- oxygen; Lose- hydrogen and electrons
In reduction, what will you gain and what will you lose?
Gain- hydrogen and electrons; Lose- oxygen
What are four ways glucose-6-phosphate will be used in metabolism?
Gluconeogenesis, pentode phosphate pathway, eventually make ATP, glycogen synthesis and breakdown
Catabolism is to Anabolism as ________ is to ________.
Breakdown; Building
True or False- Proteins becoming amino acids is a form of anabolism.
False- catabolism
True of False- Anabolic reactions build larger molecules from smaller molecules, therefore are energy producing pathways.
False
Catabolic pathways are ________ reactions that require oxidized coenzymes.
Oxidation
What are the oxidized coenzymes for a catabolic pathway?
NAD+ and FAD
Are catabolic pathways exergonic or endergonic?
Exergonic