Key enzyme concepts/definitions Flashcards
Irreversible inhibitors
- combine covalently with enzyme to irreversible inactivate the enzyme.
example is suicide inhibitor
suicide inhibitor
form of irreversible inhibitor in which the inhibitor is unreactive until it is acted upon by the enzymatic mechanism, which causes the inhibitor to covalently bind permanently
apoenzyme
an enzyme that is missing something, such as the cofactor.o
holoenzyme
the whole enzyme with no missing parts such as the cofactor
zymogen
- inactived form of an enzyme, typically a digestive enzyme.
This enzyme is not activated until it reached its location of use, because it is a protease. If it is activated before reaching the point of use, this enzyme may have digestive effects on the surrounding organs. It is activated by an already active copy of itself, which cleaves off a piece of the zymogen tht was keeping it from activation.
can be recognized with -ogen or pro-.
Cofactor
- metal ions, other organic molecules other than vitamin derivs
coenzyme
- vitamin derivative, subset of cofactor
prosthetic group
- nonprotein covalently bonded to a protein, act as carriers
example is a heme prosthetic group that is covalently attached through side chain interactions to a protein, this prosthetic group is an iron atom surrounde by a protoporphyrin ring
B1
TPP
B2
FMN, FAD
B3
NAD, NADP
B5
Co-A
B6
PLP
B7
Biotin
Lipoic Acid
Lipoamide
B9
THFA
B12
AdCbl, MeCbl
vitamins mneumonic
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