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unit 6 enzymes Flashcards

1
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enzymes usually have what structure

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tertiary

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2
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reactants aka

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substrates

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3
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intermediates are not

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isolatable/purifiable

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4
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rate of rxn dependent on

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[reactants]
temperature
ph
activation E and the energy barrier
[products] (like if reach equilibrium)
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5
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catalysts help

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lower energy barrier/activation energy, would make rxn more likely to occur

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6
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forward and reverse reactions occur

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simultaneously at diff rates

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7
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() rxn rate are faster

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initial

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8
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equilibrium state

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concentration of products cannot increase further, forward and reverse reactions still occurring but NO NET CHANGE

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9
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equilibrium constant Keq

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[products]/[reactants]

Keq=k1 (forward rxn) /k-1 (reverse rxn)

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10
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how Keq calculated

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from equilibrium concentrations or ratio of rate constants

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11
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activation energy (Ea or delta G*)

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when two reactants collide A+B, energy is realeased.

Must be greater than the energy barrier for the reaction to proceed

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12
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energy barrier

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amount of energy required for the formation of products

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13
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what represents the net difference of energy

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delta G

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14
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start low energy and end at high means it

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cost us energy

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15
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+delta g means

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cost us energy and is endergonic

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16
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-delta g means

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released energy exorgonic

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17
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high energy to low means

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released energy -G

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18
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reaction rate/ velocity

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how fast the products are formed.

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19
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when measure velocity

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very early in rxn (before reverse rxn)

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20
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units for velocity

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mole/sec, umol/min

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21
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free energy change delta G (gibbs free energy)

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difference between initial free energy of the reactants and products

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22
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delta g ultimately determines the

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final concentrations of reactants and products BUT NOT THE REACTION RATE

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23
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what actually affects rate

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activation energy

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24
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what is delta G0

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change in free energy from standard state, 1.0 M concentrations of substrates and products to equilibrium

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25
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standard state STP

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25 degrees C (298K) 1 stm ph 7

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26
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If free energy of products is lower than subtrates thes signs of delta G0 will be

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negative -

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27
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if free energy is higher than products/products it will be

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positive +

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28
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-delta g will occur () although () is not known

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spontaneously, rate

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29
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enzymes are 6 things

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  1. catalysts
  2. protein
  3. ph and temperature dependent
  4. specific
  5. saturable
  6. inhibitors, stimulators
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30
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catalysts 4 key things

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increase rate of reaction
are not consumed
bind to substrates (reactants), lower Ea
don’t change Keq

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31
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things that like enzymes

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bases, acids, metals, heat

32
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enzymes are mostly

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proteins

33
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enzyme proteins are

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rnas (ribozymes)

34
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holoenzyme

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enzyme proteins have a prosthetic group attached to a apoprotein

35
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prosthesis means

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to make something whole again

36
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ex of holoenzyme

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enzyme change shapes because of b12

37
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metalloenzyme

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a protein enzyme that prosthetic group is a metal

a type of holoenzyme

38
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enzyme as ph and temperature dependent means

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has optimal ph and temperatures, and chemicals that denature proteins denature enzyme activity

39
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what kind of specificity do enzymes have

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absolute (substrate) specificity or group specificity

or optical specificity

40
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what is optical specificity

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the ability to distinguish between L- and D- forms of amino acids or sugars

41
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catalytic site

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binds reactants and facilitates the reaction

42
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specificity is dictated by the () of the enzyme and substrate

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3-D structure of the catalytic site

43
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cells require a minimum of () point attachment

A

3

44
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induced fit means

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the substrate changes conformation in the catalytic site (NOT lock and key modle)

45
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what does it mean for the enzyme to be saturable

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a reaction mixture (cytoplasm of cell) has a fixed amount of enzymes so the reaction rate increases with [substrate] to a point until all enzymes are busy

46
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activator enzymes do what

A

increase rate of reaction

47
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inhibitor enzymes do what

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decrease rate of reaction

48
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enzyme inhibitors are generally

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structural analogs of metabolites

49
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competitive inhibitors

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inhibitor enzymes act by competing with the natural metabolite for the active site of the enzyme

50
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reversible competitive inhibitors

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effect can be overcome by addition of more natural substrate

enzyme binds to something like fake glucose but they can get off and go to real glucose

51
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irreversible competitive inhibitors

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it eliminates enzymes function, vmax is reduced

bind to fake glucose and cant get off

52
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4 things coenzymes can be

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  1. secondary substrates required for the catalytic actions of certain enzymes
  2. inorganic or organic
  3. vitamin derivative
  4. prosthetic groups of enzymes
53
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ex of inorganic coenzymes

A

mg2+ ca2+ na+ cl-

54
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ex of organic coenzymes

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NAD/NADH+H, FAD/FADH2, coASH

55
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what are the cofactors for B vitamins

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NAD/NADH+H, FAD/FADH2, coASH

56
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ex of coenzyme as vitamn derivative

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B vitamins especially

57
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how are the prosthetic groups of enzymes bounded

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covalently (share electrons)

58
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allosteric effectors or ligands

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substances other than substrates which regulate an enzymes activity by binding to the allosteric site of the enzyme

59
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what is an effector def

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affects the effect of the enzyme

60
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allosteric site def

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catalytic site or another site of enzyme

61
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binding the activator or inhibitor changes the enzymes () especially the catalytic site

A

conformation

62
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a kinetic plot demonstrates a non-linear

A

S curve

63
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positive allosteric kinetics shows

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acceleration

64
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negative allosteric kinectics shows

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deceleration

65
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binding of o2 to hemoglobin: when u bind one what else happens

A

you increase the chance of binding another

66
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enzyme kinetics asses what

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how velocity of an enzymatic reaction is affected bya host of factors including substrate concentration, coenzymes, activators, inhibitors, ph, temperature, phase of the moon…

67
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experiments are done to obtain infor abouth

A

specificity of an enzyme for a particular substrate

mechanism of action.inhibition of enzyme activity

68
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michaelis menten equation

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measures velocity of a reaction with increasing substrate concentrations keeping ph and temperature at optimum

69
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what is the actual michaelis menten equation

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v=Vmax[S] / (Km+ [S])

70
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the substrate with the () Km (michaelis) is favored

A

lower = greater affinity

71
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what is Km

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the [substrate] that produces a velocity of 1/2 max

= how strong an affinity an enzyme has for tis subtrate

72
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lineweaver-burk (double reciprocal) plot

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1/v = (Km/Vmax [S]) + 1/Vmax

aka y=mx+b’p[;

73
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what does lineweaver-burk remove

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removes the uncertainty of the vmax plateau of michaelis-menten eq.

74
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with lineweaver burk plot how do u find vmax

A

when u hit the velocity/y axis

75
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with lineweavers burk plot how get km

A

when it his the substrate axis

76
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michaelis menten and lineweaver burk are only good for () kinets because additional substrate binding (o2 to hb) may alter rate of reaction

A

non-allosteric

77
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what are the 4 types of enzme naming

A 
trivial name (chymotrypsin)
hybrid name (substrate + ase)
descriptive name (substrate + description + ase lactate dehydrogenase)
IUB systematic classification and nomenclature

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