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Purine and Pyrimidine Breakdown and Heme Flashcards

1
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Ribonucleotides are the Precursors
of

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Deoxyribonucleotides

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2
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converts ribonucleotides to deoxyribonucleotides

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ribonucleotide reductase

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3
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intermediate hydrogen-carrying protein that carries a pair of hydrogen atoms from NADPH to the ribonucleoside diphosphate

has pairs of –SH groups that carry hydrogen atoms

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thioredoxin

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4
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catalyzes the reduction of the oxidized form of thioredoxin by NADPH

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thioredoxin reductase

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5
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transfers reducing power from glutathione (GSH) to ribonucleotide reductase

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glutaredoxin

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6
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electrons are transmitted to the enzyme from NADPH via

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glutaredoxin or thioredoxin

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7
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Regulation of E. coli
Ribonucleotide Reductase

Each α subunit has two types of regulatory sites:

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  • one type affects overall enzyme activity
    • ATP activates the enzyme
    • dATP inactivates the enzyme
  • one type alters substrate specificity in response to the effector molecule that is bound
    • ATP or dATP favors reduction of UDP and CDP
    • dTTP favors reduction of GDP
    • dGTP favors reduction of ADP
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8
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Regulation of Ribonucleotide Reductase by Deoxynucleoside Triphosphates

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provides a balanced pool of precursors for DNA synthesis

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10
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Thymidylate is derived from:

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dCDP and dUDP

  • the immediate precursor of thymidylate (dTMP) is dUMP
  • in bacteria, a dUTPase converts dUTP to dUMP
  • dUTP forms by deamination of dCTP or by phosphorylation of dUDP
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12
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catalyzes the conversion of dUMP to dTMP

a one-carbon unit is transferred from N5,N10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to dUMP, then reduced to a methyl group

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thymidylate synthase

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13
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reduces dihydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate

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dihydrofolate reductase

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15
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Folic Acid Deficiency Leads to

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Reduced thymidylate synthesis

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16
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folic acid deficiency occurs in __________ of the human population

and up to ________ of people in impoverished communities

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10%; 50%

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17
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reduced thymidylate synthesis cause ______to be incorporated into DNA

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uracil

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18
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repair mechanisms remove the uracil by creating strand breaks that affect the structure and function of DNA and is associated with:

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cancer, heart disease, and neurological impairment

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19
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Degradation of Purines and Pyrimidines produces:

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Uric acid and urea respectively

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20
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removes the phosphate from purine nucleotides

adenylate yields adenosine

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5’-nucleotidase

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21
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deaminates adenosine to inosine

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adenosine deaminase

22
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inosine is hydrolyzed to:

oxidized to:

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hypoxanthine

xanthine

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24
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GMP Catabolism

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  • GMP is first hydrolyzed to guanosine, which is then cleaved to free guanine
  • guanine undergoes hydrolytic removal of its amino group to yield xanthine
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26
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flavoenzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of xanthine to uric acid

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xanthine oxidase

contains an atom of molybdenum and four iron-sulfur centers in its prosthetic group

molecular oxygen is the electron acceptor

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28
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Catabolism of Purnine Nucleotides

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29
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Catabolism of Pyrimidines:

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  • pathways for degradation lead to NH4+ production and thus to urea synthesis
  • carbons of thymine are degraded to succinyl-CoA
  • carbons of cytosine and uracil are degraded to acetyl-CoA
30
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leads to a 100-fold increase in [dATP], a strong inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase

causes severe immunodeficiency disease in which T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes do not develop properly

produces a general deficiency of other dNTPs in T lymphocytes

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adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency

31
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free purines can be salvaged and rebuilt into

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nucleotides

32
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catalyzes the reaction of a free adenine with PRPP to yield the corresponding adenine nucleotide

adenine + PRPP → AMP + PPi

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adenosine phosphoribosyl-transferase

33
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catalyzes the salvage of free guanine and hypoxanthine (the deamination product of adenine)

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hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase

34
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set of symptoms characterized by poor coordination, intellectual deficits, hostility, and compulsive self-destructive tendencies

caused by a genetic lack of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase activity

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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

35
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  • a disease of the joints caused by an elevated concentration of uric acid in the blood and tissues
    • often involves an underexcretion of urate
    • genetic deficiency of one or another enzyme of purine metabolism may also be a factor
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gout

36
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inhibitor of xanthine oxidase that is used in the treatment of gout

A

allopurinol

37
Q

at the active site, allopurinol is converted to

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oxypurinol, a strong competitive inhibitor

remains tighlty bound to the enzyme

38
Q

Many chemotherapies agents target enzymes in

specific targets include:

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Nucleotide Biosynthetic Pathways

thymidylate synthase and dihydrofolate reductase, enzymes that provide the only cellular pathway for thymine synthesis

39
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Thymidylate Synthesis and Folate Metabolism

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40
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agent that is converted to the deoxynucleoside monophosphate FdUMP in salvage pathways

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fluorouracil

41
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FdUMP binds and inactivates

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thymidylate synthase

42
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  • a folate analog that acts as a competitive inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase
    • used as a chemotherapeutic agent
    • aminopterin is a related compound that acts similarly
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methotrexate

43
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  • an antibiotic that binds to bacterial dihydrofolate reductase nearly 100,000 times better than to the mammalian enzyme
    • treats certain urinary and middle-ear bacterial infections
A

trimethoprim

44
Q

Glycine is a precursor to______

constructed from four molecules of the monopyrrole derivative porphobilinogen (derived from two molecules of δ-aminolevulinate)

A

porphyrins

make up the porphyrin nucleus in heme proteins

Porphyrin synthesis id feedback inhibited by heme which is the end-product of the heme synthesis pathway

45
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Biosynthesis of δ-Aminolevulinate in Higher Eukaryotes

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glycine reacts with succinyl-CoA in the first step to yield α-amino-β-ketoadipate, which is then decarboxylated to δ-aminolevulinate

46
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Two Major Pathways to δ-aminolevulinate

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47
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Biosynthesis of Protoporphyrin

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  • porphobilinogen = formed from two molecules of δ-aminolevulinate
  • protoporphyrin = formed from four molecules of porphobilinogen
    • iron is incorporated after assembly
  • porphyrias = human diseases caused by genetic defects in the biosynthesis of porphyrins
    • leads to the accumulation of pathway intermediates
48
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Biosynthesis of Heme From δ-aminolevulinate

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49
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Heme Degradation Has Multiple Functions

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  • degradation of iron-porphyrin (heme) generates bilirubin, which is converted to bile pigments
  • breakdown pathways protect cells from oxidative damage
50
Q

humans have at least _______ isozymes of heme oxygenase (HO)

A

three

51
Q

expression of HO-1 is induced by stress conditions:

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  • shear stress
  • uncontrolled angiogenesis (development of blood vessels)
  • hypoxia and hyperoxia
  • heat shock
  • ultraviolet light
  • hydrogen peroxide
52
Q
  • expression of HO-2 is found in ________ where it is continually expressed
  • HO-3 [is/is not] catalytically active…, but may play a role in _________.
A

brain and testes

is not; oxygen sensing

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