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Protein Denaturation Flashcards

1
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Sum total of all the biochemical reactions

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Metabolism

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2
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Large biochemical molecules → smaller ones

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Catabolism

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Small biochemical molecules → larger ones

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Anabolism

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4
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interconversion of chemical compounds in the body

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Metabolism

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5
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Another term for catabolism

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“exergonic/exothermic”

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Another term for anabolism

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“endergonic/endothermic”

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7
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occurs at the “crossroads” of metabolism

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Amphibolism

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pathways taken by individual molecules, their interrelationships

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Metabolism

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9
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Produce more energy than they consume, releasing the chemical energy stored in organic molecules

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Catabolism

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10
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Consume more energy than they produce

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Anabolism

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11
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Acts as links between the anabolic and catabolic pathways

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Amphibolism

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12
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Release energy producing reducing equivalents via the respiratory chain

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Catabolism

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13
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mechanisms that regulate the flow of metabolites through the pathways

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Metabolism

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14
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Involving oxidative reactions

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Catabolism

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15
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Consume more energy than they produce

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Anabolism

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16
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Occurs in the mitochondria

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Catabolism

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17
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Occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum

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Anabolism

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18
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Amphibolism steps

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1st
breaks down metabolites (proteins, fats and carbohydrates) into smaller molecules and

2nd
produces energy - then used to synthesize more complex molecules from simple ones

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19
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Term for protein → amino acid → new protein

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Protein turnover/interconversion

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20
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Series of consecutive biochemical reactions that convert a starting material into an end product

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Metabolic Pathway

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21
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Types of Metabolic Pathway

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Linear
Cyclic
Branched

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22
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series of reactions generates a final product

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Linear Metabolic Pathway

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23
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series of reactions regenerates the first reactant

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Cyclic Metabolic Pathway

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24
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reacting molecule (reactant) that binds to the enzyme (complex formation)

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Substrate

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25
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catalyzes the reaction by acting upon the given substrates

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Enzyme

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26
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Produced when substrate binds to the enzyme
Intermediate reaction species that is /are formed

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Product

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27
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required by enzymes to further exert catalytic activity an organic molecule

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CoEnzyme

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28
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Another term for Product

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(enzyme-substrate complex)

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29
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Glutamate + Water products

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a-ketoglutarate + Ammonium

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30
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a-ketoglutarate + Ammonium substrate

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Glutamate + Water products

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31
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Glutamate + Water enzyme

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Glutamate Dehydrogenase

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32
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Glutamate Dehydrogenase coenzyme

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NAD
(Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)

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33
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Central Metabolic Pathway Steps

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Stage 1: Digestion and Hydrolysis
Stage 2: Degradation
Stage 3: Oxidation (citric acid cycle and electron transport)

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34
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Digestion and Hydrolysis Pathway

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Large Molecules
↓
Smaller Molecules
↓
Blood Stream

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35
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Degradation Pathway

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Molecules
↓
two- and three-carbon compounds

36
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Oxidation (citric acid cycle and electron transport) Pathway

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Small molecules
↓
ATP

37
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proteins are degraded and resynthesized

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Protein Turnover

38
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Uses of Amino Acids from Amino Acid Pool

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  1. Protein synthesis
  2. Synthesis of non-protein nitrogen-containing compounds
  3. Synthesis of non-essential amino acids
  4. Production of energy
39
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  • 75% of the free amino acids;
    replace old tissue (protein turnover) and build new tissue (growth)
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Protein synthesis

40
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Synthesis of non-protein nitrogen-containing compounds

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purines and pyrimidines of nucleic acids,

the heme of hemoglobin,

neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine and serotonin,

hormones such as insulin

41
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Location where partial digestion by the enzyme pepsin and its acid

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Stomach

42
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Location where further protein digestion by enzymes released by the organ

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Pancreas

43
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Location where final digestion of protein to amino acids takes place mostly inside the cells of this organ

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Small intestine

44
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Location where the amino acid absorbed into the portal wein and transported to this organ where they enter the general bloodstream

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liver

45
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Location where dietary protein present in the feces

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Anus

46
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Protein Digestion in the Stomach Chemical Reactions:

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A. Protein denaturation
B. Protein hydrolysis

47
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breakdown of the tertiary and secondary structure of proteins to expose them

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Protein denaturation

48
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Protein denaturation enzyme

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Hydrochloric acid in gastric juice

49
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Hydrochloric acid in gastric juice pH

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(pH 1.5 to 2.0)

50
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The cleaving into smaller peptide chains

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Protein hydrolysis

51
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HCl Activates _________ to ___________:

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zymogen pepsinogen to pepsin

52
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Pepsin affects hydrolysis of ________ of peptide bonds
in proteins

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10%

53
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Digested protein by the stomach

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chyme

54
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which cells produce HCl acid in the stomach

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Parietal cells

55
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Breakdown of peptide bonds

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Protein Digestion

56
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secreted by intestinal mucosal cells

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Aminopeptidase

57
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Enzymes in pancreatic juice and neutralizes acidic chyme

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Trypsin,
Chymotrypsin, and
Carboxypeptidase

58
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Trypsin, Chymotrypsin, and Carboxypeptidase pH

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7.0 and 8.0

59
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Activated form Trypsinogen

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Trypsin

60
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Activated form Chymotrypsinogen

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Chymotrypsin

61
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Activates Trypsinogen

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[Enteropeptidase]

62
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Activates Chymotrypsinogen

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[Trypsin]

63
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Enzymes: that continue to break down proteins into
peptides

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Trypsin,
Chymotrypsin,
Elastase

64
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Enzymes: splits off the amino acid at the carboxyl end of a
peptide

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Carboxypeptidase

65
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Enzymes: cleaves off the amino acid at the amino end of a
peptide

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Aminopeptidase

66
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Enzymes: splits dipeptides into single AA

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Dipeptidase

67
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Digest terminal peptide bonds to release amino acids

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Exopeptidase

68
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Types of exopeptidase

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Aminopeptidase
Carboxypeptidase

69
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digest internal peptide bonds

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Endopeptidase

70
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Connects small intestine to the liver

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Portal vein

71
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amino acid to liver cell through ATP

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Active transport

72
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Involves only the shuffling of amino groups among the amino acids

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Transamination

73
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Protein Degradation: Chemical reactions

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Transamination
Oxidative Deamination

74
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Removal of the α-amino groups – 1st step in the catabolism of most L-amino acids (liver)

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Protein Degradation

75
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Protein Degradation Mechanism:

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transfer of an amino (NH2) group from an amino acid to a keto acid

76
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Protein Degradation Enzyme:

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aminotransferases or transaminases

77
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Most amino acid product in transaminase

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L-glutamate

78
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Protein Degradation Purpose:

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to collect the amino groups from many different amino acids in the form of L-glutamate:

o functions as an amino group donor for biosynthetic pathways or for excretion pathways → elimination of nitrogenous waste products

o Cells contain different types of aminotransferases

79
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Intermediate carrier of amino groups at the active site of aminotransferases

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Prosthetic group

80
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Coenzyme form of pyridoxine, or vitamin B6

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Pyridoxal phosphate

81
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α-amino acid is converted → α - keto acid (used for a variety of reactions, including energy generation) with release of an ammonium ion

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Oxidative Deamination

82
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Occurs primarily in liver (hepatocytes) and kidney mitochondria and 2nd step of amino acid degradation

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Oxidative Deamination

83
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Oxidative Deamination Mechanism:

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ammonium ion (NH4) is liberated from the glutamate formed by transamination

84
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Oxidative Deamination Enzyme:

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L-glutamate dehydrogenase

85
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Oxidative Deamination Purpose:

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amino group of L-glutamate molecules must be removed from glutamate to prepare them for excretion

86
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amino acids that can become glutamate

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Arginine
Histidine
Proline
Glutamine

87
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Glutamate turn to ___________ by glutamate dehydrogenase

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α - ketoglutarate

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