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Metabolism, Enzymes Flashcards

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Metabolism in Mitochondria

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  1. Fatty acid oxidation (β-oxidation)
  2. Acetyl-CoA production
  3. TCA
  4. Oxidative phosphorylation
  5. ketogenesis
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Cytoplasm metalbolism

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  1. Protein synthesis (RER)
  2. Glycolysis
  3. Fatty acid synthesis
  4. Steroid synthesis (SER)
  5. Cholesterol synthesis
  6. HMP shunt
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Metabolism in both cytoplasm and mitochondria

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  1. Urea cycle
  2. Heme synthesis
  3. Gluconeogenesis
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Kinases

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Enzyme that uses ATP to add high energy phosphate group onto substrate

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Phosphorylase

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Enzyme that adds inorganic phosphate onto substrate without ATP

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Dehydrogenase

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Catalyzes oxidation-reduction reactions (pyruvate dehydrogenase)

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Phosphatese

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Enzyme that removes phosphate group from substrate

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Hydroxylase

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Adds hydroxyl group (-OH) onto substrate

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Carboxylase

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Transfer CO2 groups with the help of biotin

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Site of HMP shunt

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Cytoplasma

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10
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Mutase

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Relocates a functional group within a molecule (vit b12 dependent methylmalonyl coa mutase)

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Site of heme synthesis

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Both cytoplasm and mitochondria

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12
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Acetyl coa production site

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Mitochondria

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13
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Urea cycle site

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Both cytoplasm and mitochondria

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Gluconeogenesis

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Both mitochondria and cytoplasm

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15
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Rate-determining enzyme of glycolysis

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Phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1)

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Rate-determining enzyme of gluconeogenesis

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Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate

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17
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Rate-determining enzyme oF TCA

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Isocitrate dehydrogenase

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18
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Rate-determining enzyme of glycogenesis

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Glycogen synthase

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19
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Rate-determining enzyme of glycogenolysis

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Glycogen phosphorylase

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20
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Rate-determining enzyme of HMP shunt

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Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)

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21
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Rate-determining enzyme of De novo pyrimidine synthesis

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Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase II

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Rate-determining enzyme of De novo purine synthesis

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Glutamine - PRPP - amidotransferase

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23
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Rate-determining enzyme of Urea cycle

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Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I

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Rate-determining enzyme of fatty acid synthesis

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Acetyl coa carboxylase

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25
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Rate-determining enzyme of fatty acid oxidation

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Carnitine acyltransferase I

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26
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Rate-determining enzyme of ketogenesis

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HMG-Coa synthase

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27
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Rate-determining enzyme of Cholesterol synthesis

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HMG-Coa reductase

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29
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Rte-determining enzymes of metabolic processes - means

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Irreversible

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29
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Phosphorofructokinase regulators

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AMP+ ATP- Citrate- Fructose-2,6-biphosphate +

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30
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Fructose 1.6 biphosphatase regulators

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ATP+ AMP - citrate + Fructose 2.6 biphosphatate -

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Isocitrate dehydrogenase reaction

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Isocitrate to a-ketoglutarate

32
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Fructose 1.6 biphosphatase reaction

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Fructose 1.6 biphosphate to fructose 6 phosphate

33
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Isocitrate dehydrogenase regulators

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ADP+ ATP- NADH -

34
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Glycogen phosphorylase regulators

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  1. Epinephrin + 2. ATP - 3. Glucagon + 4. ADP+
  2. Insulin - 6. Glucose -6-phosphate -
35
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Glycogen synthase regulators

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  1. Glucose - phosphate +
  2. Insulin +
  3. Epinephrin -
  4. Glucagon -
  5. CORTISOL +
36
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G6PD reaction

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Glucose-6-phosphate to 6-phosphogluconolactone

37
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G6PD regulators

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NADP(+) +

NADPH -

38
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Rate determining enzyme of De novo pyrimidine synthesis

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Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase type II

39
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Rate-determining enzyme of De novo purine synthesis

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Glutamine - PRPP - amidotransferase

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Glutamine - PRPP - amidotransferase regulators

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AMP-
IMP-
GMP-

41
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Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I regulators

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N-acetylgutamate +

42
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HMG - coa reductase (cholesterol synthesis)

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Insulin +
T4 +
Glucagon -
Cholesterol -

43
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HMG reductase reaction

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HMG-coa to mevalonate

44
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Acetyl coa carboxylase regulators

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Insulin +
Citrate +
Glicagon-
PALMITOYL - COA -

45
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Carnitine acyltranserase I (fatty acid oxidation) regulator

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Malonyl - coa -

46
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ATP production

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Malate-aspartate shuttle - 32 ATP
Glycerol-3-P shuttle - 30 ATP
Anaerobic glycolysis - 2 ATP

47
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Arsenic/ATP production

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Arsenic causes glycolysis to produce zero net ATP/replace Pi

48
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ATP function

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ATP hydrolysis can be couples to energetically unfavorable reactions

50
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Malate-aspartate shuttle - tissue and ATP number

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Heart and liver (32ATP)

50
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Nicotinamides:

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NAD+ (vitamin B3)

NADP+

51
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Glycerol-3-phosphate shuttle - tissue and ATP number

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Muscle (30ATP)

52
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Flavin nucleotides

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FAD+ (vitamin B2)

53
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NAD+ is generally used in

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Catabolic process to carry reducing equivalents away as NADH

54
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NADPH is a product of

55
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NADPH is used in

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  1. Anabolic process (steroids and fatty acid synthesis) as a supply of reducing equivalents
  2. Respiratory burst
  3. Cytochrome P-450
  4. Glutathiome reductase
56
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ATP carries

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Phosphorl groups

57
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Coa , lipoamide carry

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Acyl groups

58
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NADH, NADPH, FADH2 carry

59
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Biotin carries

60
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SAM carries

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CH3 groups

61
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Tetrahydrofolate carries

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1-carbon unit

62
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TPP carries

63
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First step of glycolysis

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Phosphorylation of glucose (glucose -6-P)

64
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First step for glycogen synthesis

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Phosphorylation of glucose (glucose -6-P)

65
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Glucose to glucose-6-P (enzyme)

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Hexokinase or glucokinase depending on tissue.
Low glucose concentration - hexokinase
High glucose concentration - glucokinase

66
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Hexokinase differ to glucokinase in

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  1. Location 2. Km. 3. Vm. 4. Induction by insulin 5. Feedback inhibited by glucose-6-P 6. Gene mutation associated with maturity - onset diabetes of young
68
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Hexokinase vs Glucokinase according to location

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Hexokinase –> Most tissues bit not liver and cell pancreas

Glucokinase –> Liver and β cells of pancreas

69
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Hexokinase vs Glucokinase according to Km

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Lower –> hexokinase

Glucokinase –> higher

69
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Hexokinase or glucokinase is induced by insulin

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Glucokinase

70
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Hexokinase vs Glucokinase according to Vmax

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hexokinase –> Lower

Glucokinase –> higher

71
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Hexokinase or glucokinase is feedback inhibited by glucose -6-P

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Hexokinase

72
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Hexokinase or glucokinase is associated with gene mutation of MODY

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Glucokinase

73
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Hexokinase or glucokinase is associated fructose -6-P negative regulation

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Glucokinase

74
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Hexokinase regulation

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Glucose 6-P -

75
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Glucokinase regulation

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Fructose-6-P -

Biochemistry FA (16 decks)

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