ENZYMES Flashcards
all reactions in our body are mediated by
ENZYMES
are protein that catalyzes and increases reactions without being changed in the overall process
ENZYMES
among the many biological reactions that are energetically possible, enzyme selectively channel ____
REACTANTS which are referred to as SUBSTRATES
direct all metabolic events
ENZYMES
concluded that fermentation was catalyzed by a vital force contained within the yeast cells called “ferments”, which were thought to function only within living organisms.
LOUIS PASTEUR
according to him, alcoholic fermentation is an act correlated with the life and organization of yeast cells not with the death or putrefaction of the cell
LOUIS PASTEUR
GLUCOSE molecular formula
C6H12O6
an enzyme found on yeast that is capable of converting carbohydrates (glucose) into two molecules of ethyl alcohol and two molecules of carbon dioxide
ZYMASE
first used the term enzyme, which literally means “in yeast”
1878, GERMAN PHYSIOLOGIST
WILHELM KUHNE
the word enzyme literally means
“IN YEAST”
- began to study the ability of yeast extracts that lacked any living yeast cells to ferment sugar.
- He also found that the sugar was fermented even when there were no living yeast cells in the mixture.
- He named the enzyme that brought about the fermentation of sucrose as zymase
1897
EDUARD BUCHNER
when did Eduard Buchner received a nobel prize in biochemical research & his discovery of cell free fermentation
1907
Essential for breakdown of nutrients that are used to supply energy and chemical building blocks.
ENZYMES
TRUE OR FALSE
most enzymes are proteins
TRUE
one of the most important role of an enzyme
CATALYSIS
most enzymes are proteins except
RIBOZYMES
are nucleic acids but act as enzymes
RIBOZYMES
structurally, most of the enzymes are
GLOBULAR
considered as the most efficient catalyst known
ENZYMES
enzymes can speed the rate of reaction by a factor up to
10, 20
more than a thousand folds
non enzymatic catalyst typically enhance the rate of the reaction by factors of
10, 10
the substance wherein the enzymes act upon
SUBSTRATE
has a specific geometric shape wherein specific substrate would fit in
ACTIVE SITE
The basic function of an enzyme
INCREASE THE RATE OF A REACTION
Most enzymes act specifically with how many reactant (called a substrate) to produce products
ONLY ONE
enzymes are regulated from a state of what activities
low to high and vice versa
the minimum energy needed to start a chemical reaction
ACTIVATION ENERGY
WITH OR WITHOUT ENZYME
higher activation energy is needed
WITHOUT ENZYME
WITH OR WITHOUT ENZYME
lower activation energy is need
WITH ENZYME
Enzyme that is capable of hydrolyzing or breaking down lactose to form glucose & galactose
LACTASE
Most genetic disorders are due to a deficiency in
ENZYME FUNCTION
a hereditary disease that is caused by the lack of a liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase.
PHENYLKETONURIA
pku
Phenylektonuria is caused by the lack of what enzyme
PHENYLALANINE HYDROXYLASE
if nawala si phenylalanine hydroxylase, what set of enzyme would take effect
TRANSAMINASE
transaminase will lead to the accumulation of a substance known as
PHENYLPYRUVIC ACID
an amino acid that is most commonly found in protein-containing foods such as meat, cow’s milk, over the counter infant formulas (both regular and soy) and breast milk.
PHENYLALANINE
ratio of the case of pku
1:150,000
- common disease, 1:150,000
- an inborn error of metabolism
- can be found in the recessive genes that are found on the both sides of the parents
- probability of getting is 1 in 4 (high, 25% chance)
PHENYLKETONURIA
CAN CAUSE
* mental retardation
* convulsions
* behavior problems
* skin rash
* musty body odor
BABIES ARE TESTED USING
* formula fed
* breast fed
* reaction is needed to be checked within 24 hours after taking milk
* to confirm, retest in 7-10 days
IF POSITIVE, DIET RESTRICTIONS ARE:
NO
* meat
* dairy products
* dry beans
* nuts
* eggs
PHENYLKETONURIA
in testing pku, reaction is needed to be checked within how many hours after taking the milk
24 hours
to ensure the test for pku, how many days should the baby be retested to catch earlier false negatives
7 - 10 days
long term effect of pku
irreversible brain damage & mental retardation
treatment of pku
elimination of phenylalanine from the diet
RA about newborn screening
RA 9288
Enzymes may require a non-peptide (non-protein) component as a
COFACTOR
The peptide component is called
APOENZYME
cofactor is called
COENZYME
combined functional unit of apoenzyme + coenzyme is called
HOLOENZYME
Cofactors that are tightly bound to the polypeptide are called
PROSTHETIC GROUPS
an enzyme has what structure
complex 3D structure
- Important part of an enzyme.
- The shape and the chemical environment inside this permits a chemical reaction to proceed more easily.
ACTIVE SITE
are the reactants that are activated by the enzyme.
SUBSTRATE
- May be inactive in its original synthesized structure;
- a protein that forms an active enzyme system by combination with a coenzyme and determines the specificity of this system for a substrate.
APOENZYME
inactive protein
APOENZYME
- nonprotein portion
- activates enzyme
- cofactor
- binds specifically to apoenzyme to complete the shape of the active site
COENZYME
- active protein
- capable of performing its job by catalysis
- product of apoenzyme + coenzyme
HOLOENZYME
- The inactive form of the apoenzyme
- May contain several extra amino acids in the protein which are removed, and allows the final specific tertiary structure to be formed before it is activated as an apoenzyme.
PROENZYME OR ZYMOGEN
proenzyme is also known as
ZYMOGEN
either one or more inorganic ions or metal ion activator
COFACTOR
complex organic or metalloorganic molecule
COENZYME
the site other than the active site
ALLOSTERIC SITE
- acts as transient carriers of specific functional groups
- Derived from vitamins, organic nutrients
COSUBSTRATE
- If a coenzyme or a cofactor is very tightly or even covalently bound to the enzyme protein
- Examples include derivatives of B vitamins: pyridoxal phosphate, FMN, FAD, thiamine pyrophosphate, biotin and METAL IONS of Co, Cu, Mg, Mn, and Zn.
PROSTHETIC GROUPS
FMN
Flavin mononucleotide
FAD
Flavin adenine dinucleotide
enzymes that contain tightly bound metal ions
METALLOENZYMES
common suffix for enzymes
-ase
hydrolyze proteins
PROTEASES
remove hydrogen atoms
DEHYDROGENASE
catalyze rearrangement in configuration
ISOMERASE