Enzymes Flashcards
What are the AA necessary for purine synthesis?
Glycine, Asp, Glutamine (GAG) and N10 Formyltetrahydrofolate (TH4) and CO2
What are the components of a Pyrimidine?
Carbamoyl Phosphate and Asp
What is the start of the purine base pathway?
Ribose to PRPP using PRPP synthase
What is the first commited step in Purine de novo?
Gln PhosphoriboAT: PRPP to 5 PRamine
Main enzymes in purine salvage are??
APRT and HGPRT to make free bases into nucleotides using PRPP
What inhibits Gln PhosphoriboAT?
Nuclleotides
WHat inhibtis PRPP synthase?
GDP/ADP
What is the Branching point of purine de novo?
IMP
What does GMP inhibit in the de novo pathway?
IMP Dehydrogenase
What does AMP inhibit in the purine de novo pathway?
Adenylosuccinate synthase
AMP degrades into what product?
Hypoxanthine
GMP degrades into what product?
Xanthine
Hypoxanthine degrades into what product?
Xanthine
Xanthine degrades into which product?
Uric Acid
What drug inhibits xanthine to uric acid?
Allopurinol
What is goes into pyrimidine de novo?
Gln+CO2+Asp+ ATP to make carbamoyl P
What enzyme makes carbamoyl P?
CPSII
What converts Ortic Acid to UMP?
UMP synthase (def causes orotic aciduria)
Ribonucleotides are converted to deoxyribonucelotides by…?
RR
What drug inhibits RR?
Hydroxyurea
What enzyme is needed to convert dUMP to dTMP?
Thymidylate synthase (acitivated by N5/10 methylene THF)
What convertsDHF to THF?
DHFR
What drug inihibts DHFR?
MTX
What drug inhibits dTMP formation?
5-FU for thymidylate synthase
What causes an increase in erythopetin?
Decrease tissue oxygenation