Enzymes Flashcards
Name and action
Phosphofructokinase (PFK)
Glycolytic
phosphorylates fructose 6-phosphate in glycolysis
*controls rate of glycolysis
Citrate Synthase (CS)
oxidative
catalyzes the first reaction of the citric acid cycle (Krebs Cycle or the tricarboxylic acid [TCA] cycle): the condensation of acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate to form citrate
Malate dehydrogenase (MDH)
oxidative
reversibly catalyzes the oxidation of malate to oxaloacetate using the reduction of NAD+ to NADH
Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)
oxidative
used in citric acid cycles and ECT
catalyzes the conversion of succinate to fumarate
Creatine Kinase (CK)
ATP + PCr
Regulates the concentration of ATP.
Used in a reversible reaction to convert creatine to phosphocreatine and ADP.
Myokinase (MK)
ATP + PCr
catalyzes the interconversion of adenine nucleotides
Phosphorylase (PHOS)
Glycolytic
- rate limiting enzyme of glycolyis
converts glycogen into glucose-6-phosphate
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
Glycolytic
Converts pyruvate to lactate
*allows glycolysis to continue at a greater rate for longer
Myosin ATPase
ATP + PCr
Catalyses ATP + H2O ADP + phosphate. ATP hydrolysis provides energy for actomyosin contraction.