Metabolism Flashcards

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Define metabolism

A

A series of activities that provide cells with the molecules and energy they need to function and grow/divide

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2
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What are the molecules from metabolism used for?

A

Structure and reactions

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3
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What is the energy from metabolism used for?

A

Cell function

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4
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What is a multi-enzyme complex?

A

A stable assembly of enzymes usually involved in sequential catalytic reactions

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5
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What does rate of amino acid synthesis depend on?

A

Amount of amino acids and their individual biochemical activities

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6
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What is allosteric inhibition?

A

When molecules are binding to different sites which are not the active site

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7
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What is the role of enzyme multiplicity?

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Prevents one product from shutting down the pathway completely

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8
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Which 3 precursors is histidine derived from?

A

PRPP, ATP, and glutamine

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9
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What does PRPP contribute to histidine?

A

5 carbons

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10
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What does ATP contribute histidine?

A

A nitrogen and a carbon

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11
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What does glutamine contribute to histidine?

A

A carbon

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12
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How many amino acids are there?

A

20

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13
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How many amino acids can mammals synthesise?

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11

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14
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How many amino acids can plants synthesise?

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20

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15
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How many amino acids can bacteria synthesise?

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20

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16
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Where are the other 9 amino acids obtained from for mammals?

17
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Why can’t mammals synthesise the other 9 amino acids?

A

More complex so require more energy to synthesise

18
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Which are the 9 amino acids that mammals can’t synthesise?

A
  1. Tryptophan
  2. Isoleucine
  3. Histidine
  4. Phenylalanine
  5. Valine
  6. Threonine
  7. Methionine
  8. Leucine
  9. Lysine
19
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What are the 7 important intermediary pathways in humans?

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  1. glycolysis
  2. gluconeogenesis
  3. TCA cycle
  4. pentose phosphate pathways
  5. fatty acid catabolism
  6. urea cycle
  7. oxidative phosphorylation
20
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What are nucleosides?

A

Bases covalently joined to sugars

21
Q

How are deoxy-nucleotides formed?

A

By the reduction of ribonucleotides

22
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Which enzyme catalyses deoxy-nucleotide synthesis?

A

Ribonucleotide reductase

23
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How many subunits does ribonucleotide reductase have?

24
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What is the function of the first subunit (R1) in ribonucleotide reductase?

A

Site of reduction

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What is the function of the second subunit (R2) of ribonucleotide reductase?
Contains a stable free radical on a Tyr
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What do cancer cells need as precursors for RNA and DNA?
Nucleotides
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What is the role of chemotherapeutic agents?
Inhibit growth of tumours
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How do chemotherapeutic agents inhibit growth of tumours?
Reducing the amount of precursors available for RNA and DNA
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How can chemotherapeutic agents act to inhibit metabolism?
By targeting enzymes in nucleotide biosynthetic pathways
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How do the synthesis of the purine ring system and pyrimidine bases differ?
Purine ring system is built step by step, attached to sugar and phosphate whereas pyrimidine bases are synthesised separately to sugar and phosphate and then attached post-synthesis
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What does synthesis of AMP require?
GTP
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What does synthesis of GMP require?
ATP