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L17: biosynthesis of nonessential & specialized AA's Flashcards

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Creatine Kinase rxn

A

Creatine + ATP -> Creatine-P (“ATP buffer” in muscle)

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2
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Keq for Creatine kinase rxn?

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30

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3
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Characteristics of Creatinine

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  • breaks down product of creatine-P in our muscle
  • it is produced at a fairly constant uncatalyzed rate
  • yield depends on muscle mass; higher in men
  • clearance rate tells us how well the kidney is working
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4
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3 reactions that form Glutamate

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Transamination: alpha-KG + AA -> Glutamate + alpha-AA
Reductive amination: alpha-KG + NH3 + NADPH -> glutamate + NADP+
Hydrolysis: glutamine + H2O -> glutamate + NH3

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5
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Enzymes for:

  1. transamination
  2. reductive amination
  3. hydrolysis of glutamate
A
  1. transaminase
  2. GDH
  3. glutaminase
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6
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the reaction that forms Glutamine

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glutamate + NH3 + ATP -> glutamine + ADP + Pi

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2 reactions that form Aspartate

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Transamination: OAA + glutamate -> aspartate + alpha-KG
Hydrolysis: asparagine + H2O -> aspartate + NH3

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8
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the reaction that forms Asparagine

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Asp + Gln + ATP -> Asn + AMP + PPi + Glu

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the reaction that forms Alanine

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Pyruvate + Glutamate -> alanine + alpha-KG

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10
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What is the Alanine shuttle?

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it is an inter-organ transfer of ammonia nitrogen. Alanine prevents ammonia toxicity.

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11
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What is the key step in proline biosynthesis?

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the reduction of glutamate to glutamate semi-aldehyde

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12
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what can glutamate semi-aldehyde do?

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it can undergo a side transamination reaction to form ornithine

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13
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glutamate is a precursor for ___?

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it is a precursor for arginine synthesis in the Urea Cycle

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14
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hydroxyproline biosynthesis

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prolyl residue + O=O + alpha-KG -> hydroxyprolyl residue + glutamate

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15
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prolyl hydroxylase is ___?

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it is easily deactivated, forming bound Fe(iii)-O-, which must be reduced by vitamin C to restore enzyme

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16
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what does vitamin C deficiency lead to?

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it leads to unstable collagen (the basis of Scurvy)

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17
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what does hydroxyproline stabilize?

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it stabilizes collagen by forming key hydrogen bonds within the tropocollagen triple helix

18
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Serine biosynthesis

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can from 2 ways from 3-phosphoglycerate

19
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Tyrosine biosynthesis

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Phe + NADPH + O2 -> Tyr + NADP+ + H2O

20
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deficiency in phenylalanine hydroxylase?

A

Phenylketonuria (PKU)- high serum Phe and high urinary phenylpyruvate

21
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Molecular basis of PKU?

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rare genetic condition, autosomal recessive, blood Phe rises to 20X above the normal level

22
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Elevated Phe __?

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damages nerve function

23
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is PKU a treatable disease?

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Yes; requires strict “low-phenylalanine” diet, close supervision, becomes a balancing act when a PKU woman is pregnant.

24
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Cysteine biosynthesis

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Methionine is a substrate needed.

Met + ATP -> S-adenosyl-methionine(SAM) -> S-adenosyl-homocysteine -> homocysteine -> cystathionine -> CYSTEINE

25
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Specialized AA synthesis: Thyroxin

A

look at slide 85 :)

26
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T3 is formed from T4 by ___?

A

peripheral deiodinase

27
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T3 binds to __?

A

mobile receptors/transcription factors

28
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T3 increases __?

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basal metabolic rate:

  • increase O2 consumption and the rate of ATP hydrolysis
  • stimulates fat mobilization, raising plasma fatty acids
  • enhances insulin-dependent glucose uptake, gluconeogenesis, and glycogenolysis
29
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Which amino acids are neurotransmitters?

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Glutamate, aspartate, D-Serine, and Glycine

30
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what is the main excitatory neurotransmitter?

A

glutamate (serine also excitatory)

31
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What are the neurotransmitters that are converted from amino acids?

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  • gamma-aminobutyric (glutamate)
  • dihydroxy-phenylalanine (phenylalanine)
  • serotonin (tryptophan)
32
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how is gamma-aminobutyric acid formed?

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it is formed by the decarboxylation of L-glutamate in a vitamin B6-dependent reaction

33
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how is D-serine formed?

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it is formed by the racemization of L-serine in a vitamin B6-dependent reaction

34
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Heme biosynthesis

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  • synthesized in a complex series of steps catalyzed by enzymes in mitochondrial and cytosolic compartments
  • the first step occurs in the mitochondrion
35
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Heme biosynthesis rxn

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Succinyl-CoA + Glycine -> alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) + CoA + CO2

36
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What does ferrochelatase do?

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it inserts Fe(ii) into protoporphyrin IX to form HEME

37
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Deranged heme production leads to ___?

38
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Iron deficiency is ___

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a leading cause of anemia

39
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what replaces Fe2+ in iron deficiency?

40
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how does Pb2+ produce anemia?

A

by inhibiting heme synthesis; lead has a sweet taste making this s problem for children
- ingested Pb2+ catalyzes DNA strand cleavage

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