Protein- Metabolism Flashcards
Essential or Nonessential - Phenylalanine
Essential
Tryptophan hydroxylase
converts tryptophan to 5-hydroxytryptophan
an intermediate in the synthesis of serotonin.
requires BH4
Essential or Nonessential - Glycine
Nonessential - glucose
how does bilirubin get to the liver
it is only slightly water soluble so binds noncovalently to albumin.
where is fumarate formed in urea cycle?
argininosuccinate lyase to convert arginosuccinate into fumarate and arginine.
which amino acids are degraded into alpha-ketoglutarate
Arginine, histidine, glutamine, and proline –> glutamate –> alpha ketoglutarate
Ubiquitination
Series of 3 enzymes E1-3 add ubiquitin to lysine (poly ubiquitin) to target protein for degradation by proteosome.
Requires ATP
Proteosome unwinds protein and degrades them into Amino Acids.
mycophrenolic acid
drug that reversibly inhibits GMP formation
prevents T and B cell proliferation and graft cell rejection.
Cytosine Arabinoaside
inhibitor of DNA polymerase
5’ Nucoleotidase
removes the phosphate in purine degradation
what is SAM
a carbon donor and high energy storage unit.
similar to ATP except that a methyl group replaces the phosphate.
essential for methylation of protein,nucleic acids, lipids,c carbs, epineprine to NE
Epigenetics host defense
Cancer
treats depression.
Bilirubin-Glucuronyl Tranferase
facilitates the conjugated of bilirubin in the hepatocyte.
bilirubin –> bilirubin diglucuronide
This is called conjugation
converts UDP glucuronic acid to UDP
delta-Aminolevulinic acid synthase
glycine + Succinyl CoA (from TCA) condensation to form –> Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA)
in Heme Synthesis
requires PLP, rate limiting step of porphyrin biosynthesis
in MITO
formation of urogilinogen
hydrolyzation of bilirubin diglucoruonide in gut to yeild urobiolinogen.
some is recycled back to enter portal blood.
what is the intermediate fromed in purine synthesis?
IMP
Regulation of Urea Cycle
1) aminotranaminases with [Prod] & [reactants]
2) Carbomyl phosphate synthase I
3) [Glutamate], [alpha ketoacid] and [NH3]
4) Glutamate dehydrogenase and ATP vs ADP levels
R group type - Tryptophan
NP
NO synthase
occurs in nerve and muscle
converts Arginine into cirtulline and forms NO in the process
requires tetrahydrofolate and NADPH
CTP synthetase
converts UTP to CTP with addition of glutamine and ATP
R group type - Lysine
Basic
Porphyria
rare, inherited defect in heme syntehsis resulting in accumulation of porphyrins
which portion of urea cycle does asparate enter?
arginosuccinate synthase
Essential or Nonessential - Asparagine
Non essential - synthesized from glucose
Pyrimidine synthesis starting materials
2ATP
CO2
Glutamine