MIDTERM 01 - Enzymes & Isolation and Characterization of Nucleic Acids Flashcards
Are proteins that acts as catalysts in biochemical reactions
Enzymes
A substance that can be added to a reaction to increase the reaction rate without getting consumed in the process
Catalysts
A disaccharide composed of an alpha-D-glucose molecule + beta D-fructose molecule linked by alpha-1,4-glycosidic bond
Sucrose/Table sugar
A liquid sweetener made from table sugar (sucrose) and water
Invert sugar
A beta-fructofuranosidase mainly used in the food (confectionery) industry
Invertase
Commercial invertase is biosynthesized by yeast strains of __________ or __________
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces calsbergensis
Are sugars capable of acting reducing agents because it has a free aldehyde group or a ketone group
Reducing sugars
1 example of non-reducing sugar
Sucrose
Glucose + Glucose = __________
Maltose
Glucose + Galactose = __________
Lactose
Glucose + Fructose = __________
Sucrose
An aromatic compound that reacts with reducing sugars and other reducing molecules to form 3-amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid
DNS/3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid
DNS strongly absorbs light at __________ nm
540 nm
Method that detects the presence of free carbonyl group of reducing sugars; it involves the oxidation of aldehydes in glucose and ketones in fructose
DNS colorimetric method
The most favorable pH value; the point where the enzymes are most active
Optimum pH
Most of the enzymes rapidly become denatured at temperature above __________°C
40°C
Storage of enzymes at __________°C or below is generally the most suitable
5°C
Enzyme that contains only substrate and enzyme
Simple enzyme
Enzymes that are made up of protein groups (Apoenzyme) and nonprotein component (Cofactor)
Holoenzyme
Other name for Vitamin B2
Riboflavin
Other name for Vitamin B3
Niacin
Other name for Vitamin B5
Pantothenic acid
Meaning of FADH2
Flavine Adenine Dinucleotide
A cofactor that is bound tightly to the apoenzyme and is difficult to remove without damaging the enzyme
Prosthetic groups
Catalyze redox reactions (Enzyme classifications)
Oxidoreductase (EC 1)
Catalyzes the transport of 1 functional group from 1 molecule to another (Enzyme classifications)
Transferase (EC 2)
Catalyzes hydrolytic reaction or the breaking of bond involving the introduction of water (Enzyme classifications)
Hydrolase (EC 3)
Catalyzes non-hydrolytic cleavage-removal of a double bond or the breaking of a bond by an interaction of functional group (Enzyme classifications)
Lyase (EC 4)
Catalyzes the intramolecular rearrangement of atoms (Enzyme classifications)
Isomerase (EC 5)
Catalyzes reaction that join 2 molecules forming covalent linkage using an energy released from hydrolyzing pyrophosphate bond (Enzyme classifications)
Ligase (EC 6)
An enzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of fats; secreted by the pancreas and liver (Enzymes used in clinical diagnosis)
Lipase
Plasma lipase level may be __________ in liver disease, vitamin A deficiency, some malignancies, and diabetes
Low
An enzyme concerned with the breakdown of dietary starch and glycogen to maltose; present in pancreatic juices and saliva (Enzymes used in clinical diagnosis)
α-Amylase
Plasma amylase level may be __________ in liver disease
Low
Plasma amylase level may __________ in intestinal obstruction, mumps, acute pancreatitis, and diabetes
Increase
Secreted by the pancreas; elevated levels of this in plasma may occur during acute pancreatic disease (Enzymes used in clinical diagnosis)
Trypsin
Are a group of enzymes which hydrolyze phosphate esters at an alkaline pH; found in bone, liver, kidney, intestinal wall, lactating mammary gland, and placenta (Enzymes used in clinical diagnosis)
Alkaline phosphatases (ALP)
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels may be __________ in rickets and osteomalacia, hyperparathyroidism, Paget’s disease of bone, obstructive jaundice, and metabolic carcinoma (Enzymes used in clinical diagnosis)
Increased
Serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels may __________ in CHF as a result of injury to the liver
Increase