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Enzymes Flashcards

1
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catalyze oxidation reduction reactions

A

Oxidoreductase

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2
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What are some examples of Oxioreductases?

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dehydrogenases

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3
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catalyze transfer of some groups from one substrate to other

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Transferases

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4
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What are some examples of transferases?

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Kinases

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5
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catalyze hydrolysis reactions by adding H2O

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Hydrolases

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6
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What are some examples of Hydolases?

A

Gastrointestinal digestive enzymes

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7
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catalyze the breakdown of compound without adding H2O

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Lysases

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8
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catalyze isomerization reactions

A

Isomerases

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9
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What are some examples of isomerases?

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Recemase or mutase

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10
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catalyze ligation reaction

A

Ligases

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11
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What are the ABCs that ligases need?

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ATP, Biotin, CO2

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12
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What is ∆G <0?

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Thermodynamically spontaneous (energy released, often irreversible)

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13
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What is ∆G >0?

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thermodynamically non-spontaneous (energy required)

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14
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What is ∆G =0?

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reaction at equilibrium (freely reversible)

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15
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What are three important factors that affect enzyme activity?

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  • substrate concentration
  • temperature
  • pH
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16
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What are 4 other factors that affect enzyme activity?

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  • Enzyme concentration itself
  • product concentration
  • presence of activators or inhibitors
  • availability of coenzymes
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17
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What is the Michaelis-Menten equation?

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V1= Vmax[S]/{Km +[S]}

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18
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What does a small/low Km represent?

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high affinity of the enzyme

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19
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What are the classes of enzymes? (Think Over the HILL)

A 
Oxidorreductase
Transferases
Hydrolass
Isomerase
Lysases
Ligases
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20
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What is seen in the competitive inhibition graph?

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they cross; no change in vmax, km increases

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21
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What is seen in the non-competitive inhibition graph?

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they don’t cross; no change in km, vmax decreases

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22
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What is the Lineweaver-Burk equation?

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1/v = [(km1/vmaxs)+ (1/vmax)]

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23
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What is the km for hexokinase?

A

.05mM

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24
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What is the km for glucokinase?

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5mM

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25
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What do Statin drugs inhibit?

A

HMG-CoA reductase

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26
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Negative allosteric effectors cause what shift in the reaction curve?

A

Right

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27
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Enzymes following michaelis menten kinetics show what curve?

A

Hyperbolic

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28
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Allosteric Enzymes show what curve?

29
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What are the positive allosteric effectors of PfK-1 which shift the curve to the left?

A

AMP and fructose 2,6-bisphosphate

30
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What are the negative allosteric effectors of PfK-1 which shift the curve to the right?

A

ATP and citrate

31
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What is the subunit composition of LDH1?

32
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What is the subunit composition of LDH2?

33
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What is the subunit composition of LDH3?

34
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What is the subunit composition of LDH4?

35
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What is the subunit composition of LDH5?

36
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Where is LDH1 located?

A

Heart, RBC

37
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What is the importance of LDH1?

38
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Where is LDH2 located?

A

Heart, RBC, kidney

39
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What is the importance of LDH2?

A

Megaloblastic anemia

40
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Where is LDH3 located?

A

Brain, kidney, WBC

41
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What is the importance of LDH3?

A

Leukemia, malignancy

42
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Where is LDH4 located?

A

Lung, muscle

43
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What is the importance of LDH4?

A

Pulmonary infarction

44
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Where is LDH5 located?

A

Liver, muscle

45
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What is the importance of LDH5?

A

Liver disease, muscle injury

46
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What is the subunit composition of CK1?

47
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What is the subunit composition of CK2?

48
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What is the subunit composition of CK3?

49
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Where is CK1 located?

50
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Where is CK2 located?

51
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Where is CK3 located?

A

Skeletal Muscle

52
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What is the importance of CK1?

A

no clinical significance

53
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What is the importance of CK2?

54
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What is the importance of CK3?

A

Muscular dystrophy

55
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Which type of CK is the most abundant?

56
Q

Which type of LDH is most abundant?

57
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When do CK-MB levels appear in plasma with MI?

A

3-6 hours following chest pain

58
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When do CK-MB levels reach its peak of activity during an MI?

A

12-24 hours

59
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When do Ck-MB levels return to baseline during an MI?

A

48-72 hours

60
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When do LDH1 levels appear in plasma with MI?

A

48 hours following chest pain

61
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When do LDH1 levels reach its peak of activity during an MI?

A

72-96 hours

62
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When do LDH1 levels return to baseline during an MI?

63
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When do cTI levels appear in plasma with MI?

A

4-8 hours following chest pain

64
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When do cTI levels reach its peak of activity during an MI?

A

12-24 hours

65
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When do cTI levels return to baseline during an MI?

66
Q

Which test is this?

appears in plasma 3-6 hours following chest pain, reach its peak of activity at 12-24 hours, and return to baseline at 48-72 hours

67
Q

Which test is this?

appears in plasma 48 hours following chest pain, reach its peak of activity at 72-96 hours, and return to baseline at 10 days

68
Q

Which test is this?

appears in plasma 4-8 hours following chest pain, reach its peak of activity at 12-24 hours, and return to baseline at 7-10 days

A

cardiac troponin (cTI)

Biochem Block 1 (10 decks)

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