Enzymes And Vitamins Flashcards

1
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This is the process of chemical and physical change which goes on continually in the living organism

A

Metabolism

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2
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The acceleration of a chemical reaction by some substance which itself undergoes no permanent chemical change.

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Catalysis

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3
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The catalysts of biochemical reactions are

A

Enzymes

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4
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are composed of long chains of amino acids that have folded into a very specific three-dimensional shape which contains an active site.

A

Enzymes

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5
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a region on the surface of an enzyme to which substrates will bind and catalyzes a chemical reaction.

A

Active site

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6
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a molecule that an enzyme reacts

A

Substrate

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7
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Enzymes have molecular weights ranging from

A

10,000 to 2,000,000

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8
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are macromolecules that catalyze chemical reactions in the body.

A

Enzymes

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9
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Enzymes catalyze reactions by weakening?

A

chemical bonds

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10
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Has a unique 3d shape

A

Enzymes

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11
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Each enzyme has a unique 3-D shape, including a surface groove called on

A

Active site

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12
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are enzymes made of ribonucleic acids.

A

Ribozymes

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13
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catalyzes only the hydrolysis of urea and not that of other amides, even closely related ones

A

Urease

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14
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an enzyme that cleaves the peptide bonds of protein molecules—but not every peptide bond, only those on the carboxyl side of lysine and arginine residues.

A

Trypsin

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15
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specifically catalyzes the hydrolysis of only the last amino acid on a protein chain-the one at the C-terminal end.

A

carboxypeptidase

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16
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They catalyze the hydrolysis of any triglyceride, but they still do not affect carbohydrates or proteins

A

Lipases

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17
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hydrolyzes the amino acid L-arginine (the naturally occurring form) to a compound called L-ornithine and urea but has no effect on its mirror image, D-arginine.

A

arginase

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18
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earliest studies were performed in 1835 by the Swedish chemist who termed their chemical action catalytic?

A

Jon Jakob Berzelius

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19
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earliest studies were performed in 1835 by the Swedish chemist Jon Jakob Berzelius who termed their?

A

chemical action catalytic

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20
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What year the first enzyme was obtained in pure form?

A

1926

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21
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In 1926, the first enzyme was obtained in pure form, a feat accomplished by?

A

James B. Sumner

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22
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He was able to isolate and crystallize the enzyme urease from the jack bean.

A

James B. Sumner

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23
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James B. Sumner work was to earn him the?

A

1947 Nobel Prize

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24
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  • They discovered a complex procedure for isolating pepsin.
  • Shared the 1947
    Nobel Prize with Sumner.
A

John H. Northrop and Wendell M.
Stanley

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25
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speeds up the removal of hydrogen from lactate

A

lactate dehydrogenase

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26
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catalyzes the hydrolysis of phosphate ester bonds under acidic conditions.

A

Acid phosphatase

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27
Q

the names of most enzymes end in

A

-ase

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28
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Some enzymes, however, have older names, which were assigned before their actions were clearly understood. Among these are? ( all enzymes of the digestive tract. )

A

pepsin, trypsin, and chymotrypsin

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29
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catalyze oxidations and reductions

A

EC 1 - oxidoreductases

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30
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catalyze the transfer of a group of atoms, such as from one molecule to another

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EC 2 - transferases

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31
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catalyze hydrolysis reactions

A

EC 3 - hydrolases

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32
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catalyze the addition of two groups to a double bond or the removal of two groups from adjacent atoms to create a double bond

A

EC 4 - lyases

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33
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catalyze isomerization reactions

A

EC 5 - isomerases

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34
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catalyze the joining of two molecules

A

EC 6 - ligases

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35
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an enzyme that oxidizes a substrate by transferring one or more hydrides (H-) to an acceptor, usually NAD+/NADP+ or a flavin coenzyme FAD or FMN.

A

Dehydrogenase

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36
Q

tricarboxylic acid cycle, (TCA cycle),
also called?

A

Krebs cycle and citric acid cycle

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37
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The second stage of cellular respiration. the three-stage process by which living cells break down organic fuel molecules in the presence of oxygen to harvest the energy they need to grow and divide.

A

tricarboxylic acid cycle, (TCA cycle)

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38
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An enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction reaction involving molecular oxygen (O2) as the electron acceptor.

A

Oxidase

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39
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An enzyme that catalyzes a type of reaction between an amino acid and alpha-keto acid.

A

Transaminase

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40
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an enzyme that transfers phosphate groups from high-energy molecules, such as ATP, to specific substrates.

A

Kinase

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41
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a water-soluble enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester chemical bonds in water-soluble substrates. It helps your body digest fats.

A

Lipase

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42
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  • an enzyme that breaks starch down into sugar.
  • an enzyme, or special protein, that helps you digest carbohydrates
A

Amylase

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43
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an enzyme that catalyzes (increases reaction rate or “speeds up”) proteolysis, breaking down proteins into smaller polypeptides or single amino acids, and spurring the formation of new protein products.

A

Peptidase

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44
Q

enzymes that catalyze decarboxylation of amino acids, beta-keto acids, and alpha-keto acids.

A

Decarboxylases

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45
Q

an enzyme that catalyzes the structural rearrangement of isomers.

A

Isomerase

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46
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an enzyme that catalyzes the shifting/movement of a functional group from one position to another within the same molecule.

A

Mutase

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47
Q

Other enzymes contain nonprotein portions called?

A

cofactors

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48
Q

The protein (polypeptide) portion of the enzyme is called an?

A

apoenzyme

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49
Q

Organic cofactors are called

A

coenzymes

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50
Q

Enzyme along with its
cofactor?

A

Holoenzyme

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51
Q

When cofactor Is
Removed Enzyme is?

A

Apoenzyme

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52
Q

What vitamins are important group of coenzymes which are essential to the activity of many enzymes.

A

B vitamins

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53
Q

Another important coenzyme which is part of several oxidoreductases as well as part of hemoglobin.

A

heme

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54
Q
  • The compound on which the enzyme works, and whose reaction it speeds up, is called the?
A

substrate

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55
Q

usually binds to the enzyme surface while it undergoes the reaction.

A

Substrate

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56
Q

The substrate binds to a specific portion of the enzyme during the reaction, called the?

A

active site

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57
Q

is any process that initiates or increases the action of an enzyme. It can be the simple addition of a cofactor to an apoenzyme or the cleavage of a polypeptide chain of a proenzyme.

A

Activation

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58
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A process that makes an active enzyme less active or inactive.

A

Inhibition

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59
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bind to the active site of the enzyme surface, thereby preventing the binding of substrate.

A

Competitive inhibitors

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60
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bind to some other portion of the enzyme surface and sufficiently alter the tertiary structure of the enzyme so that its catalytic effectiveness is eliminated. That is, the enzyme cannot catalyze while the inhibitor is bound.

A

Noncompetitive inhibitors

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61
Q

The nonprotein part of an enzyme necessary for its catalytic function.

A

Cofactor

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62
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A nonprotein organic molecule, frequently a B vitamin, that acts as a cofactor.

A

Coenzyme

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63
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A three-dimensional cavity of the enzyme with specific chemical properties that enable it to accommodate the substrate.

A

Active site

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64
Q

A compound that binds to an enzyme and lowers its activity.

A

Inhibitor

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65
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This person suggested that catalysts speed up reactions by combining with the substrate to form some kind of intermediate compound. In an enzyme- catalysed reaction, this intermediate is called the enzyme substrate complex.

A

Arrhenius

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66
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Arrhenius suggested that catalysts speed up reactions by combining with the substrate to form some kind of intermediate compound. In an enzyme- catalysed reaction, this intermediate is called the?

A

enzyme-substrate complex.

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67
Q

This model assumes that the enzyme is a rigid three-dimensional body.
The surface that contains the active site has a restricted opening into which only one kind of substrate can fit, just as only the proper key can fit exactly into a lock and turn it open.

A

lock-and-key model

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68
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A model explaining the specificity of enzyme action by comparing the active site to a lock and the substrate to a key.

A

Lock-and-key model

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69
Q

He introduced the induced-fit model,

A

Daniel Koshland

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70
Q

the changes occurring in the shape of the cavity upon substrate binding to the changes in the shape of a glove when a hand is inserted.

A

induced-fit model

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71
Q

forms covalent or very strong noncovalent bonds. The site of attack is an amino acid group that participates in the normal enzymatic reaction.

A

Irreversible inhibitor

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72
Q

forms weak, noncovalent bonds that readily dissociate from an enzyme. The enzyme is only inactive when the inhibitor is present.

A

Reversible inhibitor

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73
Q

A survey of known active sites of enzymes shows that five amino acids participate in the active sites in more than 65% of all cases. They are, in order of their dominance, what are those amino acids?

A

His > Cys > Asp > Arg > Glu

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74
Q

before A and B can become C and D, they must pass through a?

A

transition state

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75
Q

The energy required to climb this hill is the?

A

activation energy

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76
Q

is a protease, an enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds as we saw with trypsin.

A

papain

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77
Q

helps attract the peptide and hold it in the correct orientation via hydrogen bonding

A

histidine

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78
Q

The sulfur on the cysteine side chain performs a type of reaction called a?

A

nucleophilic attack

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79
Q

This enzyme catalyzes the transfer of the phosphate group from phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to ADP, an important step in glycolysis.

A

pyruvate kinase

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80
Q

Enzyme activity is regulated by five mechanisms:

A

• Feedback Control
• Proenzymes
• Allosterism
• Protein Modification
• Isoenzymes

81
Q

• is an enzyme regulation process in which formation of a product inhibits an earlier reaction in the sequence.
• The reaction product of one enzyme may control the activity of another, especially in a complex system in which enzymes work cooperatively. For example, in such a system, each step is catalyzed by a different enzyme:

A

Feedback control

82
Q

Some enzymes are manufactured by the body in an inactive form. To make them active, a small part of their polypeptide chain must be removed. These inactive forms of enzymes are called?

A

proenzymes

83
Q

Proenzymes are also called?

A

Zymogens

84
Q

a protein that becomes an active enzyme after undergoing a chemical change.

A

Proenzyme (zymogen)

85
Q

Enzyme regulation based on an event occurring at a place other than the active site but that creates a change in the active site.

A

Allosterism

86
Q

an enzyme regulated by allosterism mechanism is called an

A

allosteric enzyme

87
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an enzyme in which the binding of a regulator on one site on the enzyme modifies the enzyme’s ability to bind the substrate in the active site.

A

Allosteric enzyme

88
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The substance that binds to an allosteric enzyme is called a

A

regulator

89
Q

the site to which regulator attaches is called a

A

regulatory site

90
Q

The modulator, also called the? Can have a positive or negative effect on allosteric enzyme activity

A

regulator or effector

91
Q

can have a postive or negative effect on allosteric enzyme activity

A

modulator

92
Q

bind with an allosteric site on the enzyme and stabilize the ACTIVE conformation therefore speeding up the reaction rate.

A

Positive Modulators (activators)

93
Q

bind to an allosteric site that stabilizes the INACTIVE conformation of the molecule therefore slowing the
reaction rate.

A

Negative Modulators (inhibitors)

94
Q

Binding of a regulator to a site other than the active site changes the shape of the active site.

A

The allosteric effect

95
Q

In allosterism this more active form is regulators are seen to function by active site changes the referred to as the

A

R form

96
Q

R form, where “R” stands for?

A

relaxed

97
Q

In allosterism the less active form is referred to as?

A

T form

98
Q

T form, where “T” stands for?

A

taut

99
Q

The modification is usually a change in the primary structure, typically by addition of a functional group covalently bound to the apoenzyme.

A

protein modification

100
Q

Enzymes that catalyze such
phosphorylation go by the common name of

A

kinases

101
Q

catalyzes the oxidation of lactate to pyruvate, and vice versa.

A

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)

102
Q

Two kinds of subunits in isoenzymes, called?

A

H and M

103
Q

The enzyme that dominates in the heart is an

A

H4 enzyme

104
Q

In the liver and skeletal muscles, what type of subunit dominates?

A

M-type

105
Q

Other types of tetramer combinations exist in different tissues:

A

H3M, H2M2 and HM3

106
Q

Other types of tetramer combinations exist in different tissues:
H3M, H2M2, and HM3. These different forms of the same enzyme are called?

A

isozymes or isoenzymes

107
Q

enzymes that perform the same function but have different combinations of subunits and thus different quaterary structures.

A

Isozymes (Isoenzymes)

108
Q

LDH is used to convert lactate to? in the heart.

A

pyruvate

109
Q

The M4 isozyme favors the production of?

A

lactate

110
Q

The distribution of LDH isozymes can be seen using the technique of?

A

electrophoresis

111
Q

The distribution of LDH isozymes can be seen using the technique of electrophoresis, where samples are separated in a gel using an?

A

electric field

112
Q

a molecule that mimics the transition state of a chemical reaction and that is used as an inhibitor of an enzyme.

A

Transition-state analog

113
Q

catalyzes a reaction that converts L-proline to D-proline.

A

Proline racemase

114
Q

it has been over 50 years since the last of the known vitamins was discovered. What is the vitamin?

A

Vitamin B12

115
Q

Solubility characteristics divide the vitamins into two major classes:

A

the water-soluble vitamins and the fat (lipid)-soluble vitamins.

116
Q

must be constantly replenished in the body because they are rapidly eliminated from the body in the urine. They are carried in the bloodstream, are needed in frequent, small doses, and are unlikely to be toxic except when taken in unusually large doses.

A

Water-soluble vitamins

117
Q

are found dissolved in lipid materials. They are, in general, carried in the blood by protein carriers, are stored in fat tissues, are needed in periodic doses, and are more likely to be toxic when consumed in excess of need.

A

The fat-soluble vitamins

118
Q

Water-soluble vitamins function as?

A

coenzymes

119
Q

has the simplest structure of the 13 vitamins

A

Vitamin C

120
Q

Vitamin C, which has the simplest structure of the 13 vitamins, exists in two active forms in the human body:

A

an oxidized form and a reduced form

121
Q

Vitamin C also functions as a? for water-soluble substances in the blood and other body fluids.

A

General antioxidant

122
Q

Vitamin C’s biosynthesis involves?

A

L-gulonic acid

123
Q

L-gulonic acid, an acid derivative of the monosaccharide?

A

L-gulose

124
Q

An intake of what mg/day? of vitamin C saturates all body tissues with the compound.

A

100 mg/day

125
Q

Vitamin B involves four topics:

A

nomenclature, function, structural characteristics, and dietary sources.

126
Q

Water-soluble vitamins:

A

• Thiamin (vitamin B1)
• Riboflavin (vitamin B2)
• Niacin (nicotinic acid, nicotinamide, vitamin B3)
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine)
• Folate (folic acid)
• Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)
• Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)
• Biotin
• Vitamin C

127
Q

Fat-solube vitamins

A

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin D
• Vitamin E
• Vitamin K

128
Q

B vitamin structure is very diverse. The only common thread among structures is that all structures, except that of ? , involve heterocyclic nitrogen ring systems.

A

pantothenic acid

129
Q

B vitamin structure is very diverse. The only common thread among structures is that all structures, except that of pantothenic acid, involve?

A

heterocyclic nitrogen ring systems

130
Q

The element sulfur is present in two structures, what are those?

A

(thiamin and biotin) and B12

131
Q

vitamin B12 contains a?

A

metal atom

132
Q

have been linked positively to improvement in cardiovascular health.

A

niacin and folate

133
Q

is the most effective treatment currently available to increase low levels of HDL

A

prescription niacin

134
Q

Another study shows that younger women (26-46 years old) who consume 800 μg of folate per day reduce the risk of developing ? by almost a third compared to those who consume less than 200 μg/day

A

high blood pressure

135
Q

Many of the functions of the fat-soluble vitamins involve processes that occur in?

A

cell membranes

136
Q

Normal dietary intake provides a person with both ? forms of vitamin A

A

preformed and precursor

137
Q

Preformed vitamin A forms are called?

A

retinoids

138
Q

The retinoids include?

A

retinal, retinol, and retinoic acid

139
Q

The major carotenoid with vitamin A activity is? which can be cleaved to yield two molecules of vitamin A.

A

beta-carotene

140
Q

is a yellow to red-orange pigment plentiful in carrots, squash, cantaloupe, apricots, and other yellow vegetables and fruits, as well as in leafy green vegetables (where the yellow pigment is masked by green chlorophyll).

A

Beta-carotene

141
Q

In the eye, vitamin A (as retinal) combines with the protein opsin to form the visual pigment rhodopsin.

A

Vision

142
Q

participates in the conversion of light energy into nerve impulses that are sent to the brain.

A

Rhodopsin

143
Q

is the process whereby immature cells change in structure and function to become specialized cells.

A

Regulating Cell Differentiation

144
Q

covers outer body surfaces as well as lining internal cavities and tubes.

A

Epithelial tissue

145
Q

Lack of vitamin A (as retinoic acid) causes such surfaces to become?

A

drier and harder than normal

146
Q

In men, vitamin A participates in?

A

sperm development

147
Q

In women, normal fetal development during pregnancy requires?

A

vitamin A

148
Q

The two most important members of the vitamin D family of molecules are?

A

vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)

149
Q

is produced in the skin of humans and animals by the action of sunlight (ultraviolet light) on its precursor molecule,

A

Vitamin D3

150
Q

It is produced from the plant sterol ergosterol through the action of light.

A

Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)

151
Q

Both the cholecalciferol and the ergocalciferol forms of vitamin D must undergo two further hydroxylation steps before the vitamin D becomes fully functional. The first step, which occurs in the liver, adds a?

A

-OH group to carbon 25

152
Q

Both the cholecalciferol and the ergocalciferol forms of vitamin D must undergo two further hydroxylation steps before the vitamin D becomes fully functional. The first step, which occurs in the liver, adds a -OH group to carbon 25. The second step, which occurs in the kidneys, adds a?

A

-OH group to carbon 1

153
Q

The rest of the body’s vitamin D supplies are made within the body (skin) with the help of?

A

sunlight

154
Q

triggers the deposition of calcium salts into the organic matrix of bones by activating the biosynthesis of calcium-binding proteins.

A

Vitamin D

155
Q

There are four forms of vitamin E:

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alpha-, beta-, delta-, and gamma-tocopherol.

156
Q

The tocopherol form with the greatest biochemical activity is?

A

alpha-tocopherol

157
Q

is the main form of vitamin E in vitamin-E rich foods.

A

Gamma-tocopherol

158
Q

Plant oils (margarine, salad dressings, and shortenings), green and leafy vegetables, and whole-grain products are sources of?

A

vitamin E

159
Q

Only a few foods, including liver, fatty fish (such as salmon), and egg yolks, are good natural sources of?

A

vitamin D

160
Q

Foods derived from plants provide carotenoids, which serve as precursor forms of?

A

vitamin A

161
Q

The primary function of vitamin E in the body is as?

A

antioxidant

162
Q

a compound that protects other compounds from oxidation by being oxidized itself

A

antioxidant

163
Q

is particularly important in preventing the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in membrane lipids.

A

Vitamin E

164
Q

Vitamin E’s antioxidant action involves it giving up the hydrogen present on its ? group to oxygen-containing free radicals.

A

—OH

165
Q

A most important location in the human body where vitamin E exerts its antioxidant effect is the? , where exposure of cells to oxygen (and air pollutants) is greatest.

A

lungs

166
Q

cells that pass through the lungs, as well as the cells of the lung tissue itself, benefit from vitamin E’s protective effect.

A

red and white blood cells

167
Q

Infants, particularly premature infants, do not have a lot of vitamin?

A

Vitamin E

168
Q

is administered to the infant along with oxygen to give antioxidant protection.

A

vitamin E

169
Q

Vitamin E has also been found to be involved in the conversion of ? to prostaglandins.

A

arachidonic acid (20:4)

170
Q

is found in animals and humans and can be synthesized by bacteria, including those found in the human intestinal tract.

A

Vitamin K2

171
Q

are the form of vitamin K found in vitamin K supplements.

A

Menaquinones

172
Q

is essential to the blood-clotting process.

A

Vitamin K

173
Q

is sometimes given to presurgical patients to ensure adequate prothrombin levels and prevent hemorrhaging.

A

Vitamin K

174
Q

is also required for the biosynthesis of several other proteins found in the plasma, bone, and kidney.

A

Vitamin K

175
Q

In 1969, He proposed that an immunogen (a molecule that elicits an antibody response) would elicit antibodies with catalytic activity if the immunogen mimicked the transition state properties (shape, charge) of the reaction.

A

William Jencks

176
Q

They created the first catalytic antibodies

A

Richard Lerner and Peter Schultz

177
Q

is a protein designed to bind to specific molecules on the immunogen

A

antibody

178
Q

antibody is a protein designed to bind to specific molecules on the immunogen, the antibody will, in essence, serve as a?

A

fake active site

179
Q

an antibody that has catalytic ability because it was created by using a transition-state analog as an immunogen.

A

Abzyme

180
Q

an organic compound, essential in small amounts for the proper functioning of the human body that must be obtained from dietary sources because the body cannot synthesize it

A

Vitamin

181
Q

The site of tremendous biochemical activity called metabolism.

A

Living cell

182
Q

Enzymes are high molecular weight compounds made up principally of chains of amino acids linked together by

A

peptide bonds

183
Q

Enzymes catalyze reactions by weakening chemical bonds, which lowers?

A

Activation energy

184
Q

Another type of regulation of enzyme activity occurs when the same enzyme appears in different forms in different tissues.

A

Isoenzyme

185
Q

a molecule that elicits an antibody response

A

immunogen

186
Q

are considered in conjunction with enzymes

A

Vitamins

187
Q

are often required for women during pregnancy and for people recovering from certain illnesses.

A

supplemental vitamins

188
Q

manufactured in the laboratory, are identical to the vitamins found in foods.

A

synthetic vitamins

189
Q

introduces a double bond into the ring, producing L-ascorbic acid.

A

oxidase

190
Q

contain a higher concentration of vitamin C than any other organ in the body.

A

adrenal glands

191
Q

B vitamins that have more than one form of the vitamin exists.

A

niacin and vitamin B6

192
Q

must be chemically modified before they become functional within the coenzymes

A

B vitamins

193
Q

Foods derived from animals, including egg yolks and dairy products, provide? that are easily hydrolyzed to retinoids in the intestine.

A

retinyl esters

194
Q

Foods derived from plants provide?

A

carotenoids

195
Q

Four major functions of Vitamin A in a body:

A
  1. Vision
  2. Regulating cell differentiation
  3. Maintenance of health of Epithelial tissues
  4. Reproduction and Growth
196
Q

Vitamin K1, also called?

A

phylloquinone

197
Q

Vitamin K2 has several forms, called?

A

menaquinones

198
Q

has a side chain that is predominantly saturated; only one carbon-carbon double bond is present. It is a substance found in plants.

A

Vitamin K1

199
Q

This vitamin side chains have several carbon-carbon double bonds, in contrast to the one carbon-carbon double bond present in phylloquinone.

A

Vitamin K2