Enzymes - Exam 2 Flashcards
fermentation definition & example
transformation of raw materials ; sugar/starch -> liquor
biotransformation definition
defined precursor -> target product
binding sites
bind molecules, catalyze reactions, specific ligands, reversible
activation energy
energy required to get reaction going, enzymes decrease this
oxidoreductases
1 molecule oxidized, 1 reduced
example of oxidoreductase reaction
lactate (lactate dehydrogenase) pyruvate
transferases
transfer carbon, nitrogen, phosphate
example of transferase reaction
serine (serine hydroxymethyl transferase) glycine
hydrolases
hydrolytic cleavage reaction, add H2O, nucleases/proteases
example of hydrolase reaction
urea + H2O (urease) CO2 + 2NH3
lyases
cleavage of C-C, C-S, C-N bonds
example of lyase reaction
pyruvate (pyruvate decarboxylase) acetaldehyde
isomerases
rearrangement of bonds within single molecule
example of isomerase reaction
methylmalonyl CoA (methylmalonyl CoA mutase) succinyl CoA
ligases
join 2 molecules, energy dependent
example of ligase reaction
pyruvate (pyruvate carboxylase) oxaloacetate
polymerases
synthesis of DNA & RNA
proteases
hydrolyzing bonds between amino acids
kinases
add P groups to molecules
ATPases
hydrolyze ATP
synthases
anabolic reactions (condense 2 molecules)
active site
where substrate binds, specific, conformational change
holoenzyme
require cofactors, active
example of cofactors
Cu2+, Fe2+, etc.
apoenzyme
no cofactors, inactive