Module 3: Chemical Reactions Flashcards

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Acid/Base Reaction

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  1. transfer of protons from one species to another
  2. most common
  3. change in charge (either charges to neutral or neutral to charged)
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Substitution Reaction

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switching one group for another

*usually see swinging arrow into and out of reaction
Types: Nucleophilic, aromatic, acyl

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Nucleophilic Substitution

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addition of a nucleophile to an electrophile

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Aromatic Substitution

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sub of a Hydrogen on an aromatic ring with another group (NOT Oxygen or nitrogen <- then it would be considered REDOX)

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Acyl Substitution

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addition of a nucleophile to a carbonyl group (esters, amides, carboxylic acids) or sulfonate group or phosphate group.

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Nucleophile

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  1. electron rich (provide e- to create new bonds)
  2. Nucleus loving <3
  3. anions (look for neg charge), heteroatoms w/ lone pair, alkenes, alkynes
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Electrophile

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  1. electron poor species
  2. electron loving <3
    (carbocations, carbonyl group, alkenes, alkynes)

*Hydrogen can never be the electrophile.

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Catalyst

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  1. help increase the rate at which the reaction occurs

All biochem reactions utilize enzymes and cofactors as catalysts

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Catalysis

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  1. increase reaction rate
  2. takes alternate pathway
  3. Catalysts do NOT appear in product
  4. Catalysts are NOT consumed (recycled for something else) - if they were, we would burn too much energy.
notice 4 distinct steps (humps)

Krebs cycle - glycolysis

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Elimination Reaction

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  1. removing a group completely from the molecule

look for a double or triple bonds created!!!
*usually an arrow going away from reaction

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Addition Reaction

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  1. adding a group to a molecule (usually start with a ketone or aldehyde)

*usually arrow coming into reaction

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REDOX Reactions

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changing the oxidation state of a group on a molecule
1. Oxidation - increase bonds to O or N, or decrease in bonds to H
2. Reduction - decrease in bonds to O or N, or increase in bonds to H

*usually see a half circle arrow swinging through reaction (NAD+ to NADH, etc)

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Isomerization Reaction

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  1. rearrangement of groups within the same molecule
  2. Least common
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Enzymes

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  1. globular proteins end in -ase.
  2. main catalysts used in reactions

*helps decrease activation energy required for a chemical reaction - makes Delta G negative (Exothermic)

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How are enzymes classified?

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  1. Efficiency (natural better than chemical/lab catalysts)
  2. Specificity
  3. Regulation
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What is
Delta G?

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  1. Gibbs Free energy - want to be negative
  2. a measure of whether or not a chemical process will or will not work.
  3. based on Delta H (enthalpy) and Delta S (entropy) and temperature
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Delta H

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Enthalpy - measure of energy difference btwn products and reactants (endothermic & exothermic)

We want exothermic - we want to produce energy

*we do not want a system that requires energy.

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Delta S

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entropy = degree of disorder

enzymes create more disorder via confirmational change - we want this!

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Cofactors

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  1. Non-protein component required to allow an enzyme to perform its role!
    - bind with enzyme

*REDOX need a co-factor.

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Types of Cofactors

Inorganic

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Mg, Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Mb (minerals)

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Types of Cofactors

Organic

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vitamin derivitives

(usually B vitamins)

22
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Enzyme Classes

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  1. Transferase (sub)
  2. Hydrolase (sub - using water)
  3. Oxidoreductase (redox)
  4. Lyase (elimination)
  5. Ligase (addition)
  6. Isomerases (isomerization)
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Transferase Enzyme

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  1. Transfer functional groups
  2. Substitution reactions (*acyl, nuclephilic, aromatic)

*acyl usually uses hydrolase (look for use of H2O)

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Hydrolase Enzyme

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  1. breaks bonds using water!!!
  2. usually substitution reactions (mostly acyl - ester to a carboxylic acid)

*saponification (hydrolysis of fats)

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Oxidoreductase Enzyme & examples

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  1. catalyze REDOX reactions

*CYP450s, MAOs, dehydrogenase (alcohol), H2O2

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Ligase Enzymes

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  1. join two molecules together
  2. addition reactions (“The Catch All!”)
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Lyase Enzyme

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  1. breaks chemical bonds (Elimination - NOT REDOX)

*ATP > cAMP

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Isomerase Enzyme

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  1. promote structrual shifts in the substrate
29
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ID the reactions

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*ignore the “addition” :)