Enzyme Kinetics Flashcards

1
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Factors (4) that affect enzyme kinetics

A

Temperature, pH, presence of activators/inhibitors, substrate

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2
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What effect does pH have on a protein?

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pH affects protonation/deprotonation of an active site and can lead to denaturation in extremes.

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3
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What is the optimal temperature for enzyme activity?

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37 degrees Celsius

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4
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As temperature increases by 10 degree increments toward 37 degrees Celsius, the enzyme’s activity increases by ___.

A

2x

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5
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Why is transition state energy important for enzyme-substrate binding?

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Transition state energy is used for the enzyme to complete its rxn

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6
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Why do enzymes have no effect on the Keq ([P]/[S])?

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Enzymes are released at the end of the reaction. Enzymes “cancel out” at the end of the reaction.

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7
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In a zero order reaction, the substrate is ____ so the reaction is dependent on concentration of___.

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saturated, enzyme

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8
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First order reactions are dependent on ____ concentration.

A

substrate

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9
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Second order reactions are often treated as ___-___ ___ reactions because the amount of one of the ____ is kept very high.

A

pseudo-first order, substrates
E.g. think of water being in high concentration. We ignore water when it is one of the substrates because the reaction becomes independent of water.

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10
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Which step in the Michaelis-Mentin model is the rate limiting step?

A

K2

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11
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Write out the Michaelis Menten Equation.

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v= [vmax {S}]/[Km + {S}]

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12
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The Km value equals ___ in first order kinetics.

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1/2 vmax

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13
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If you want to understand the enzyme activity, run the experiment at ___ ___ reaction conditions. If you want to understand the substrate activity, run the experiment at ___ ___ reaction conditions.

A

zero order, first order

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14
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What does the Km value mirror?

A

The substrate concentration.

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15
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The amount of substrate that yields product per molecule of enzyme available. Also called the turnover rate.

A

Kcat

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16
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Enzymes with a high K2/Km (or Kcat/Km) value are reaching ____ ____.

A

Kinetic perfection

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17
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Kcat/Km is also called the ___ ___.

A

Specificity constant

18
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When comparing two enzymes, saturate with [S] and choose the enzyme with the highest what?

A

Specificity constant

Explanation: means that the enzyme binds to the substrate with high affinity and has a high turnover rate.

19
Q

What does having an easily diffusible product (like carbon dioxide) do to the specificity constant?

A

Increases the value

20
Q

What types of reactions form a ternary complex?

A

single displacement and random

21
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How do single displacement reactions appear on a Lineweaver-Burk graph?

A

The lines intersect at vmax

22
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How do double displacement reactions appear on a Lineweaver-Burk graph?

A

The lines are parallel

23
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Double displacement reactions are also called ___ ___ reactions.

24
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What are the three types of reversible enzyme inhibitors?

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Competitive, noncompetitive, uncompetitive

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How to overcome competitive inhibition?
increase [S]
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Competitive Inhibition (change or no change): Km__ and Vmax___.
No change for Km, change in Vmax
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Where does the inhibitor bind in noncompetitive inhibition?
At a separate site than the substrate
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Noncompetitive Inhibition (change or no change): Km__ and Vmax ___.
No change for Km, change in Vmax
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What is a subcategory of noncompetitive inhibition?
Mixed inhibition
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Mixed Inhibition (change or no change): Km___ and Vmax___.
Change in Km, no change in Vmax
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What must happened before an uncompetitive inhibitor binds?
The enzyme and substrate are already bound
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Uncompetitive Inhibition (change or no change): Km___ and Vmax___.
Km apparent change, vmax decrease
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How does uncompetitive inhibition appear on a Lineweaver-Burk graph?
Parallel lines
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1. What does Methotrexate compete against? 2. What process is shut down? 3. Which enzyme is inhibited?
1. folic acid 2. DNA synthesis 3. dihydrofolate reductase
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Statins are competitive inhibitors for ___ _____ used in _____ synthesis.
HMG-CoA reductase, cholesterol synthesis
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What is an example of irreversible inhibition in relation to bacteria?
Antibiotics Explantation: drug covalently binds to Ser residue in transpeptidase which polymerizes peptidoglycan of gram (-) bacteria.
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Arsenite is a noncompetitive inhibitor of what enzyme family?
Lipoamide DH | E.g. PDH, and alpha ketoglutarate DH
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What enzyme stabilizes the transition state?
stickase
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How do enzymes affect Keq?
Do not. Reaction reaches equilibrium faster only
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What does a mixed inhibitor graph look like?
No intersection on axes. Change in both values