Enzymes Flashcards
Key Characteristics of Enzymes
- ___ ___ ___ - 10_ to 10__ greater than uncatalyzed reactions.
- ____ ____ ___– _______ relevant conditions.
- ____ ___ ___ - Precise interaction of substrate and enzyme (enzyme-substrate complex).
- ____ __ ______ – ____ control, ____ modifications, ____ of enzyme (synthesis and degradation)
- •Accelerate the___ ____ _____, not the ____ of product and reactants in equilibrium.
- Higher reactions rates - 106 to 1012 greater than uncatalyzed reactions.
- Milder reaction conditions – physiologically relevant conditions.
- Greater reaction specificity - Precise interaction of substrate and enzyme (enzyme-substrate complex).
- Capacity for regulation – allosteric control, covalent modifications, turnover of enzyme (synthesis and degradation)
- Accelerate the rate reaching equilibrium, not the composition of product and reactants in equilibrium.
Cofactors of Enzymes
____ + ____ = _____
Coenzymes that are tightly bound are ____ ____,
while coenzymes loosely bound are known as ________
Apoenzyme + cofactor = holoenzyme
Coenzymes that are tightly bound are prosthetic group, while coenzymes loosely bound are known as co-substrates
Classification of Enzymes
1) O______: ____
2) T______: ___ ____
3) H______: ___ ___ (transfer ___ ___ to ___)
4) L______: ________/_____ of ____ to form ___ ___
5) I______: ________(____ ____ ___)
6) L______: Ligation of _substrates at the expense of ____ ____
1) Oxidoreductastes: Redox
2) Transferases: group transfer
3) Hydrolases: hydrolysis rxns (transfer fcnal group to H20)
4) Lyases: addition/removal of groups to form double bonds
5) Isomerases: Isomerization (intramolecular group transfer)
6) Ligases: Ligation of 2 substrates at the expense of ATP hydrolysis
Active Site of an Enzyme
- •The active site is a ___ ___ or____ formed by side chains of different amino acids from different parts of the sequence.
- •Substrates bind to the crevice by ___ _____ interactions. Formation of ___________complex.
- •Specificity of the enzyme is determined by the ___ ____ of ___ ___ in the active site.
- •The _____ of the bound substrate molecules and the _____ of these molecules towards one another affects the ____ ____
- The active site is a 3-D cleft or crevice formed by side chains of different amino acids from different parts of the sequence.
- Substrates bind to the crevice by weak non-covalent interactions. Formation of Enzyme-substrate complex.
- Specificity of the enzyme is determined by the exact orientation of the side chains in the active site.
- The proximity of the bound substrate molecules and the orientation of these molecules towards one another affects the catalytic power.
Enzyme Specificity
•Specificity of the enzyme is determined by the exact _____ of the ____ ___ in the active site that interact with the substrate.
•Two theories to explain the specificity of enzymes
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•Specificity of the enzyme is determined by the exact orientation of the side groups in the active site that interact with the substrate.
•Two theories to explain the specificity of enzymes
–Lock and key
–Induced fit models
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Enzyme Specificity
Lock and Key model: Substrate interacts with the enzyme by ___ ___ ___ interactions. ____ has a ____ ____to fit into the active site, analogous to a lock and key.
Induced fit model: The ____ ___ of the enzyme takes on a____ ____ to the ___ ___, once the substrate is bound. This a ____ process. (More accepted model)
Lock and Key model: Substrate interacts with the enzyme by short range weak interactions. Substrate has a matching shape to fit into the active site, analogous to a lock and key.
Induced fit model: The active site of the enzyme takes on a complementary shape to the transition state, once the substrate is bound. This a dynamic process. (More accepted model)
How Enzymes Operate
- The free-energy difference (ΔG) between the products and reactants determines the _____ of the reaction.
- Energy required to ____ the conversion of reactants to products determines the ____of the reaction. (____ ____)
•The free-energy difference (ΔG) between the products and reactants determines the spontaneity of the reaction.
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•Energy required to initiate the conversion of reactants to products determines the rate of the reaction. (Activation energy ΔG‡)
Transition State
- When substrates are converted to products, they go through a state known as the transition state.
- The transition state has a ___ ___ ___ than the products or substrates.
- This is due to the bonds being ___ ___ in the ___ or due to ___ and ____ ___ ____
- The difference in energy between the substrate and the transition state is known as the ___ _____
- The final change of the energy DG is _____ by the ____ ___ since this energy is____ when the ____are formed.
- When substrates are converted to products, they go through a state known as the transition state.
- The transition state has a higher free energy than the products or substrates.
- This is due to the bonds being maximally strained in the substrate or due to unstable and strained electronic configurations.
- The difference in energy between the substrate and the transition state is known as the activation energy.
- The final change of the energy DG is unaffected by the activation energy since this energy is returned when the products are formed.
Activation Energy ΔG‡
•Enzymes ____ the activation energy without changing the ____ for the reaction.
•This allows more molecules to ______________.
•The transition stage is stabilized by progressive formation of ___ and ____ bonds. (____ ____ and ____ ___)
•The transition state can either _____________ or __________
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•Enzymes lower the activation energy without changing the DG for the reaction.
•This allows more molecules to reach the transition state.
•The transition stage is stabilized by progressive formation of weak and tighter bonds. (electrostatic interactions and by covalent intermediates)
•The transition state can either collapse back to the substrate or form the product.
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The Relationship between Km and Vmax
- The velocity of a reaction is dependent on the ___________
- Known as the Michaelis-Menten Equation
Where
Vmax=
Km=
- The velocity of a reaction is dependent on the concentration of the substrate.
- Known as the Michaelis-Menten Equation
Where
Vmax=maximal velocity
Km= Michaelis constant=[substrate] at which rate is ½ the maximal rate
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The Relationship between Km and Vmax
- At very low substrate concentration, [S] is ____than KM, V0 =________; the rate is_________________.
- At high substrate concentration, when [S] is____ than KM, V0 = ____; the rate is ____ and ____ of _____ ____
- When [S] = KM, then V0 = Vmax/2. Thus, KM is equal to the substrate concentration at which the reaction rate is half its maximal value.
•A Higher KM implies the substrate has a ____ affinity for the enzyme, while a low KM implies a ____ affinity for the enzyme.
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•At very low substrate concentration, [S] is less than KM, V0 = (Vmax/KM)[S]; the rate is directly proportional to the substrate concentration .
•At high substrate concentration, when [S] is greater than KM, V0 = Vmax; the rate is maximal, independent of substrate concentration.
•When [S] = KM, then V0 = Vmax/2. Thus, KM is equal to the substrate concentration at which the reaction rate is half its maximal value.
•A Higher KM implies the substrate has a low affinity for the enzyme, while a low KM implies a higher affinity for the enzyme.
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Lineweaver-Burk or Double Reciprocal Plots
•The Vmax can be accurately determined using the double reciprocal plots.
•Useful for distinguishing between ____/ _____inhibition.
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Equation
Intercepts
Slope
•The Vmax can be accurately determined using the double reciprocal plots.•Useful for distinguishing between competitive and non competitive inhibition.
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Enzyme Inhibition
•Enzyme inhibition can be either___ or _____
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•An irreversible inhibitor dissociates ___ ___ from an enzyme because it is tightly bound to the enzyme by___ or ____interactions.
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•Reversible inhibition can be classified as ___ ___ or ____
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•Enzyme inhibition can be either reversible or irreversible.
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•An irreversible inhibitor dissociates very slowly from an enzyme because it is tightly bound to the enzyme by covalent or non-covalent interactions.
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•Reversible inhibition can be classified as competitive, uncompetitive or non-competitive inhibition.•
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Competitive, non-competitive and uncompetitive inhibition
•Competitive inhibitor ____ with the ___ for the _____. Increasing the overall concentration of the substrate ___________
•Non-competitive inhibitors ____ ___ _____ for the substrate binding site. Increasing the substrate concentration has can _____________.
•Uncompetitive inhibitors bind to the________________. Overall it _____ the Vmax and the Km of the enzyme.
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•Competitive inhibitor competes with the substrate for the active site. Increasing the overall concentration of the substrate can overcome the inhibition.
•Non-competitive inhibitors do not compete for the substrate binding site. Increasing the substrate concentration has can not effect on the inhibition.
•Uncompetitive inhibitors bind to the enzyme-substrate complex. Overall it decreases the Vmax and the Km of the enzyme.
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Effects of Competitive and Non-competitive Inhibitors on the Km and Vmax
- Competitive inhibition – The Km____ in the presence of the inhibitor, while the Vmax _____.
- Non-competitive inhibition – The Km _____, while the Vmax _____ in the presence of the inhibitor.
- Competitive inhibition – The Km increases in the presence of the inhibitor, while the Vmax remains the same.
- Non-competitive inhibition – The Km remains the same, while the Vmax decreases in the presence of the inhibitor.