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Exam 2: Energy and Enzymes Flashcards

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1
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In what 2 circumstances do reactions take place?

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  1. Reactants collide in precise orientation
  2. Reactants have enough kinetic energy to overcome repulsion b/t the electrons that come in contact during bond formation (activation energy)
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What is energy?

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The ability to promote change or do work

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2 forms of energy

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kinetic and potential

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Kinetic energy is associated with…

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Movement

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Potential energy is associated with…

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Structure/location

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Chemical energy

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energy in molecular bonds, form of potential energy
=> structure of a molecule determines potential energy

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First Law of Thermodynamics

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be transformed

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Second Law of Thermodynamics

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Transfer of energy from one form to another INCREASES THE ENTROPY of a system => as entropy increases, there is less energy available for organisms to use

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Where do electrons have high potential energy

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In outer electron shells

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10
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Formula for free energy change

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ΔG=ΔH-TΔS

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ΔG

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Change in free energy

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ΔH

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Change in total energy (enthalpy)

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T

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Temperature in Kelvin

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ΔS

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Change in entropy

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ΔG > 0

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endergonic

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ΔG < 0

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exergonic

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17
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Which type of reaction occurs spontaneously?

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exergonic

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18
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Which type of reaction is thermodynamically favored?

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Exergonic

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19
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How can you conduct an endergonic reaction?

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Couple it with an exergonic reaction

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20
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What are 2 ways in which energetic coupling occurs?

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  1. Transfer of high energy electrons
  2. Transfer of a phosphate group
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21
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What are 3 examples of coupled reactions?

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  1. Redox reactions: electron transfer
  2. Electron carriers: NADH and FADH2 both receive high energy electrons to deliver to the right places
  3. ATP driven reactions: include high energy electrons
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22
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What are redox reactions?

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Reactions that involve transfer of electrons

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23
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The more CH bonds…

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The more reduced it is

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24
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The less CH bonds…

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The more oxidized it is

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25
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Reduced molecules have higher or lower potential energy?

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Higher, gains a proton

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oxidized molecules have higher or lower potential energy?

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Lower, loses a proton

27
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What is NADH

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Electron carrier; has reducing power (can give its electrons)

28
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Why does ATP have high potential energy

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The 3 negatively charged phosphate groups are very close together

29
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What is phosphorylation

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Transferring a phosphate group

30
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What does the hydrolysis of ATP result in

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ADP and inorganic phosphate

31
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Is hydrolysis endergonic or exergonic

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Exergonic, the entropy (disorder) of the products is higher

32
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What happens to the energy released during ATP hydrolysis?

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It is transferred to a protein during phosphorylation and usually causes a change in the protein’s shape

33
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3 factors affecting reaction rates

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  1. concentration of reactants
  2. temperature
  3. catalysts
34
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How does concentration of reactants affect reaction rates?

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Higher reactant concentration => higher opportunity for interaction

35
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How does temperature affect reaction rates?

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Heat causes molecules to move more rapidly and collide => speeds up reaction times
Cold causes molecules to move more slowly and collide less => slows reaction times

36
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How do catalysts affect reaction rates?

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They help to trigger reactions (important biological catalysts are enzymes)

37
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What is induced fit?

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Enzyme undergoing a conformational change when substrates bind to active site

38
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What 2 functions do enzymes perform?

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  1. Bring substrates together in precise orientation so electrons involved in the reactions can interact
  2. Lower activation energy
39
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What is activation energy?

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Amount of free energy required to reach transition state i.e. start a reaction

40
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Enzymes can catalyze in 3 different ways:

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  1. bring substrates closer and in proper orientation
  2. strain the substrate
  3. control the chemistry of the active site
41
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While enzymes can speed up reactions,

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they cannot make reactions spontaneous i.e. they only act on exergonic reactions

42
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Steps of enzyme catalysis

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  1. Initiation
  2. Transition state facilitation
  3. Termination
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Initiation

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Reactants bind to active site in specific orientation => enzyme-substrate complex

44
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Transition state facilitation

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interactions between enzyme and substrates lowers activation energy

45
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Termination

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Products released, enzyme unchanged

46
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What 2 things limit rate of catalysis? What does this mean?

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  1. Substrate present
  2. Enzyme available

=> enzymes are saturable

47
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What does it mean for an enzyme to be saturated?

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The max # of substrates are present/all active sites are occupied by the substrate

48
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What is velocity on an enzyme graph?

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Moles of product formed per second

49
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Vmax

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Max rate of moles of product formed per second in reaction
When enzyme is saturated, reaction can’t proceed any quicker (horizontal asymptote)

50
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Km

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Substrate concentration at half of Vmax

51
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What does a lower Km indicate?

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More efficient enzyme b/c it achieves half of its Vmax consuming less substrate concentration

52
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2 types of enzyme inhibitors

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Competitive, Non-competitive

53
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Which enzyme inhibitor binds to the active site? What does this do?

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Competitive, interferes with active site so substrate cannot bind

54
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Which enzyme inhibitor doesn’t bind to the active site? What does this do?

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Non-competitive, changes shape of enzyme so substrate cannot bind

55
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Vmax and Km of enzyme when competitive inhibitor is present

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Same and higher

56
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Vmax and Km of enzyme when non-competitive inhibitor is present

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Lower and same

57
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Allosteric regulation

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When a noncompetitive inhibitor activates or deactivates the enzyme

58
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Cofactor

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Inorganic ions that temporarily bind to enzyme for proper function

59
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Coenzyme

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Hold onto certain things for an enzyme to make catalysis smoother, example is NADH

60
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Prosthetic group

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Small molecule permanently attached to the enzyme

61
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How are enzymes affected by the environment?

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Most enzymes function maximally in a narrow range of temp and pH => may denature outside of that range

62
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Metabolic pathway

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Series of reactions, each step catalyzed by a different enzyme; sum of catabolic and anabolic pathways

63
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Feedback inhibition

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When an enzyme in a pathway is inhibited by the product of the reaction sequence, feedback inhibition occurs; how your cell knows when to stop

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