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Term
Enzymes are the agents of _____
Definition
metabolic function
Term
Enzyme: a biological _____
Definition
catalyst
Term
Enzyme: a biological catalyst
with the exception of some____ that catalyze their own splicing (Section 10.4), all enzymes are_____
Definition
RNAs. proteins
Term
enzymes can ____ the rate of a reaction by a factor of up to _____ over an uncatalyzed reaction
Definition
increase. 10 to the 20th
Term
enzymes can ____  the rate of a reaction by a factor of up to ____ over an uncatalyzed reaction
Definition
increase. 1020
Term
some enzymes are so ____  that they catalyze the reaction of only one ____; others catalyze a family of similar reactions
Definition
specific. stereoisomer
Term
Enzymes produce products in very _____ -> often much greater than ____
Definition
high yields. 95%
Term

Enzymes can accelerate reactions as much as 1020 over uncatalyzed rates!

 

Urease is a good example:

Catalyzed rate: 3x104/sec

Uncatalyzed rate: 3x10 -10/sec

Ratio is:  !

Definition
1 X 1014
Term
 

D-amino acid oxidase only oxidizes ____ and not ____ .

Definition
D-amino acids.  L-amino acids
Term
[image]
Definition
look at me again
Term
[image]
Definition
look at me again
Term
 

The breakdown of glucose by ___  provides a prime example of a metabolic pathway. Ten enzymes mediate the reactions of glycolysis.

Definition
glycolysis
Term
 

Enzymes are highly regulated at

      the ___ level

      the ____ level

      the ____  level

Definition

activity

protein

gene

Term
 

Oxidoreductases

Act on many chemical groupings to add or remove ____  atoms or ______.

Definition

hydrogen

electrons

Term
Oxidoreductases
Definition
Spell it
Term
 

Transferases

Transfer functional groups between ___  and _____  molecules.

Definition

donor

acceptor

Term
Kinases are specialized ____  that regulate metabolism by transferring ______  from ATP to other molecules.
Definition

transferases

phosphate

Term
 

Transferases

Definition
Spell it
Term
 

Hydrolases

Add water across a _____ , hydrolyzing it.

Definition
bond
Term
Hydrolases
Definition
Spell it
Term
 

Lyases

Add ____,  _____ or _____ across double bonds, or remove these elements to produce double bonds or other cleavages involving electron rearragenement.

 

Definition

water

ammonia

carbon dioxide

Term
 

Lyases

 

Definition
spell it
Term
 

Lyases

Add water, ammonia or carbon dioxide across ____ , or remove these elements to produce ______or other cleavages involving _____ rearragenement.

 

Definition

double bonds

double bonds

electron

Term
 

Isomerases

Carry out many kinds of isomerization: ____ isomerizations, mutase reactions (shifts of chemical groups) and others.

Definition
L to D
Term

 

Isomerases

Definition
Spell it
Term
 

Isomerases

Carry out many kinds of isomerization: L to D isomerizations, ___ reactions (shifts of ____ ) and others.

Definition

mutase

chemical groups

Term
 

Ligases

Catalyze reactions in which two chemical groups are  ____ (or ligated) usually with the use of energy from ____.

Definition

joined

ATP

Term
 

Act on many chemical groupings to add or remove hydrogen atoms or electrons.

Definition

Oxidoreductases

Term

 

Transfer functional groups between donor and acceptor molecules.

Definition
Transferases
Term

Add water across a bond, hydrolyzing it.

Definition

Hydrolases

Term

 

Add water, ammonia or carbon dioxide across double bonds, or remove these elements to produce double bonds or other cleavages involving electron rearragenement.

Definition
Lyases
Term

 

Carry out many kinds of isomerization: L to D isomerizations, mutase reactions (shifts of chemical groups) and others.

Definition
Isomerases
Term

 

Catalyze reactions in which two chemical groups are joined (or ligated) usually with the use of energy from ATP.

Definition
Ligases
Term
 

Examples                  RXN

Oxidoreductasesà Alcohol Dehydrogenaseà turns ___ into ______.

Definition

Ethanol

Acetaldehyde

Term
 

Transferasesà Hexokinase à turns _____ into _____

 

Definition

D-Glucose

D-Glucose-6-phosphate

Term

Hydrolase à Carboxypeptidase à turns a molecule with a  _____ bond into a ____

 

Definition

double

single

Term

Lyases à Pyruvate decarboxylase à turns ___  into ____

 

 

Definition

Pyruvate

Acetaldehyde

Term
Isomerases à Maleate isomerase à Turns ___ into  ____

 

 

Definition

Maleate

Fumarate

Term

Ligases à Pyruvate Carboxylase à Turns  ___ into ____.

Definition

Pyruvate

Oxaloacetate

Term

  

_______à Alcohol Dehydrogenaseà turns Ethanol into Acetaldehyde

 

Definition
Oxidoreductases
Term

_______à Hexokinase à turns D-Glucose into D-Glucose-6-phosphate

 

Definition
Transferases
Term

 ______à Carboxypeptidase à turns a molecule with a double bond into a single

 

Definition
Hydrolase
Term

 ______à Pyruvate decarboxylase à turns Pyruvate into Acetaldehyde

 

Definition
Lyases
Term

 ______à Maleate isomerase à Turns Maleate into Fumarate

 

Definition
Isomerases
Term

 _______à Pyruvate Carboxylase à Turns Pyruvate into Oxaloacetate

Definition
Ligases
Term
 

ENZ.                 Optimum pH

 

Pepsin              _____

 

Definition
1.5
Term

                     pH 

Catalase      _____ 

 

Definition
7.6
Term

                 pH 

Trypsin     ______ 

 

Definition
7.7
Term

                           pH 

Fumarase         ____

 

Definition
7.8
Term

 

                                       pH

Ribonuclease               ____

Arginase                       ____

Definition

7.8

9.7

Term
 

______ changes the rate of the catalyze reaction ( rate ___ as temperature goes up)

 

 

Definition

Temperature

increase

Term
However, there is an optimum temperature, why?

 

• Increasing temperature will eventually lead to _______.

Definition
protein denaturation
Term

 

Enzyme Kinetics

Definition
Term
 Free Energy of RXN

For a reaction taking place at constant temperature and pressure, e.g., in the body→  _____.

 

                                 

Definition
 A <=> B
Term

the change in free energy is represented by this rxn

___________________

Definition
ΔG°= ΔH° - TΔS°
Term
 
 

The change in free energy is related to the equilibrium constant, Keq, for the reaction by

______________________________

 

Definition
ΔG° = -RT in Keq
Term
 

An enzyme alters the rate of a reaction, but not its _____ change or position of _______

Definition

free energy

equilibrium

Term
[image]
Definition

look at me again

Term
 

The rate of a reaction depends on its______ , D

Definition
activation energy
Term

 

The rate of a reaction depends on its activation energy, denoted as _____(or symbol is)?

Definition
D
Term
 

a enzyme provides an alternative pathway with a ____ activation energy

Definition
lower
Term
  left off on slide 16 on 06A enzymes I v 4.1 file
Definition
Term

Understand the difference between ΔG0 and ΔG0

 

 The overall free energy change, ΔG0, for a reaction is related

to the ________.

Definition
equilibrium constant
Term
The free energy of activation, ΔG0‡,  for a reaction is related to the _____.
Definition
rate constant
Term
 

The overall free energy change, _____  for a reaction is related

 

to the equilibrium constant

Definition
ΔG0
Term
 

The free energy of activation, ____ for a reaction is related

 

to the rate constant

Definition
 ΔG0‡, 
Term
[image]
Definition
look at changes
Term
 

         In an enzyme-catalyzed reaction  S → P

substrate, S: a ______

 active site: the small portion of the _______ where the substrate(s) becomes bound by ______ forces, e.g.,  ______bonding, _______attractions, van der Waals attractions

 

Definition

reactant

enzyme surface

noncovalent

hydrogen

electrostatic

Term
 enzyme-catalyzed reaction  S → P

Specificity is controlled by _____ - the unique fit of substrate with enzyme controls the selectivity for substrate and the product yield – all refered to as the  ______.

Definition

structure

ACTIVE SITE

Term
[image]
Definition
Term
 Two models have been developed to describe formation of the enzyme-substrate complex

 

lock-and-key model: substrate binds to that portion of the enzyme with a __________.

induced fit model: binding of the substrate induces a______ in the ______  of the enzyme that results in a complementary fit

Definition

complementary shape

change

conformation

Term
 

Two models have been developed to describe formation of the enzyme-substrate complex

_____: substrate binds to that portion of the enzyme with a complementary shape

______: binding of the substrate induces a change in the conformation of the enzyme that results in a complementary fit

Definition

lock-and-key model

induced fit model

Term
[image]
Definition
Term
[image]
Definition
Formation of a prodcut
Term

 For the reaction-->

A + B ---> P

The rate of reaction is given by rate equation--->

Definition
Rate = k[A] f[B]g
Term

Rate = k[A] f[B]g

 

Where k is a proportionality constant called the specific ________.

Order of reaction: the ______ of the exponents in the rate equation .

Definition

rate constant

sum

Term
File, Enzymes I 4.1. slide 24 ??
Definition
Term
[image]
Definition
 

Chymotrypsin catalyzes the selective hydrolysis of peptide bonds where the carboxyl is contributed by Phe and Tyr

it also catalyzes hydrolysis of the ester bond of p-nitrophenyl esters

Term
[image]
Definition
Term
 Non-Allosteric Enzyme Behavior

Chymotrypsin

 

Point at which the rate of reaction does ______, enzyme is _____ , maximum rate of reaction is _____.

 

Definition

not change

saturated

reached

Term
[image]
Definition
Term
 

Initial rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction versus substrate concentration...look at pic-->

 

Definition
[image]
Term
Michaelis-Menten Model

 

for an enzyme-catalyzed reaction--> (rxn)-->

 

Definition
[image]
Term
 

Michaelis-Menten Model

the rates of formation and breakdown of ES are given by these equations ---->

Definition
[image]
Term
 Michaelis-Menten Model

At the steady state the equation is-->

Definition
[image]
Term

 

Michaelis-Menten Model

when the steady state is reached, the concentration of free enzyme is the total less that bound in ES----represented by equation-->

 

Definition

[E]=[E]t-[ES]

Term

 

Michaelis-Menten Model

substituting for the concentration of free enzyme and collecting all rate constants in one term gives the equation--->

 

where KM is called the Michaelis constant

Definition
[image]
Term

KM is called the _____  _____.

Definition
Michaelis constant
Term
 Michaelis-Menten Model

in the initial stages, formation of product depends only on the rate of breakdown of ES---represented by equa.--->

Definition
Term

 Michaelis-Menten Model

if substrate concentration is so large that the enzyme is saturated with substrate [ES] = [E]T

equa.-->

Definition
[image]
Term
 Michaelis-Menten Model

substituting k2[E]T = Vmax into the top equation gives  --->

Definition
[image]
Term
 
when [S]= KM, the equation reduces to
Definition
[image]
Term
Graphical determination of Vmax and KM from a plot of reaction velocity, V, against substrate concentration, [S].
Definition
[image]
Term
 

Vmax is the constant rate reached when the enzyme is completely ______ with substrate, a value that frequently must be estimated from such a graph.

Definition
saturated
Term
 Lineweaver-Burk Plot

which has the form y = mx + b, and is the formula for a straight line . equation?

Definition
[image]
Term

 Lineweaver-Burk Plot

a plot of 1/V versus 1/[S] will give a ___ line with slope of KM/Vmax  and y intercept of 1/Vmax

such a plot is known as a Lineweaver-Burk ______  ______  ______.

Definition

straight

double reciprocal plot

Term

Lineweaver-Burk Plot

 

a plot of 1/V versus 1/[S] will give a straight line with slope of _______and y intercept of ______ such a plot is known as a Lineweaver-Burk double reciprocal plot

Definition

KM/Vmax 

1/Vmax

Term
 Lineweaver-Burk Plot

KM is the dissociation constant for ___ ; the greater the value of KM, the ____tightly S is bound to E

Vmax is the maximum ______

Definition

ES

less

velocity

Term
 Lineweaver-Burk Plot

_____ is the dissociation constant for ES; the greater the value of ____ , the less tightly S is bound to E

 ____ is the maximum velocity

Definition

KM

KM

Vmax

Term
 Lineweaver-Burk Plot

 

Definition
[image]
Term

Turnover Numbers

Vmax is related to the turnover number of _____:also called kcat

 

Definition
enzyme
Term

 Turnover Numbers

Vmax is related to the turnover number of enzyme:also called ______. 

 

Definition
kcat
Term

 Turnover Numbers

Vmax is related to the turnover number of enzyme:also called kcat

 

Definition
[image]
Term
 Turnover Numbers and KM

Values for some typical enzymes

Definition
[image]
Term
 Enzyme Inhibition

Reversible inhibitor: a substance that binds to an ____  to ____ it, but can be

Definition

enzyme

inhibit

released

Term

 Enzyme Inhibition

 

competitive inhibitor: binds to the ___ ____ site and blocks access to it by ____.

Definition

active (catalytic)

substrate

Term

 Enzyme Inhibition

 

noncompetitive inhibitor: binds to a site other than the _____ _______ ; inhibits the enzyme by changing its ___.

 

Definition

active site

conformation

Term
 Enzyme Inhibition

Irreversible inhibitor: a substance that causes inhibition that _____  _____ _____.

usually involves formation or breaking of  ___ ____ to or on the enzyme

Definition

cannot be reversed

covalent bonds

Term

 

__________: a substance that binds to an enzyme to inhibit it, but can be released

Definition
Reversible inhibitor
Term

 

__________: binds to the active (catalytic) site and blocks access to it by substrate

Definition
competitive inhibitor
Term

 

___________: binds to a site other than the active site; inhibits the enzyme by changing its conformation

Definition
noncompetitive inhibitor
Term
 

____________: a substance that causes inhibition that cannot be reversed

usually involves formation or breaking of covalent bonds to or on the enzyme

Definition
Irreversible inhibitor
Term
 Competitive Inhibition

substrate must compete with inhibitor for the _____; more substrate is required to reach a given ________.

Definition

active site

reaction velocity

Term
 Competitive Inhibition

substrate must compete with inhibitor for the active site; more substrate is required to reach a given reaction velocity

 

Definition
[image]
Term
 Competitive Inhibition

substrate must compete with inhibitor for the active site; more substrate is required to reach a given reaction velocity

we can write a dissociation constant, KI for EI

Definition
[image]
Term
look at me....
Definition
[image]
Term
Structures of succinate, the substrate of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), and malonate, the competitive inhibitor. Fumarate (the product of SDH action on succinate) is also shown.  
Definition
[image]
Term

Competitive Inhibition

 

Definition
[image]
Term
Competitive Inhibition
Definition
[image]
Term
 Competitive Inhibition

 

 

In a Lineweaver-Burk double reciprocal plot of 1/V versus 1/[S], the  ______ (and the x intercept) changes but the y intercept does not _____.

 

Definition

slope

change

Term

 Competitive Inhibition

Definition
[image]
Term
 Noncompetitive Inhibition

 

 

several equilibria are involved.....

Definition
[image]
Term
 The maximum velocity VImax has the form
Definition
[image]
Term
Noncompetitivee inhibition
Definition
[image]
Term
 Noncompetitive Inhibition

 

because the inhibitor does not interfere with binding of substrate to the active site, KM is ______.

increasing substrate concentration cannot overcome ______  _______.

Definition

unchanged

noncompetitive inhibition

Term
Noncompetitive Inhibition
Definition
[image]
Term
Noncompetitive Inhibition
Definition
[image]
Term
Noncompetitive Inhibition
Definition
[image]
Term

 Inhibitor Type

Competitive Inhibitor

Specifically at the catalytic site, where it competes with ______ for binding in a dynamic equilibrium- like process. Inhibition is  ______ by substrate.

Definition

 substrate

reversible

 

Term

 Inhibitor Type

Competitive Inhibitor

Kinetic effect

 

Vmax is _______; Km, as defined by [S] required for 1/2 maximal activity, is increased.

Definition
unchanged
Term

 Inhibitor Type

Noncompetitive Inhibitor

 

Binds E or ES complex other than at the _____  site. Substrate binding ______, but ESI complex cannot form products. Inhibition ____ _____ reversed by substrate.

Definition

catalytic

unaltered

cannot be

Term

 Inhibitor Type

Noncompetitive Inhibitor

 

 

Km appears unaltered; Vmax is ________ proportionately to inhibitor _____________.

Definition

decreased

concentration

Term
 Other Types of Enzyme Inhibition

 

Uncompetitive- inhibitor _____ bind to the ES complex but not to free _____.   Vmax decreases and KM decreases.

 

 

Mixed- Similar to noncompetitively, but binding of I affects binding of S and vice versa.

 
Definition

can

E

Term
 Enzymes with Non-Michaelis Kinetics – Allosteric

Sigmoidal shape- characteristic of allosterism

Again Max. velocity reached, but different mechanism

Definition
[image]
Term
 What Factors Influence Enzymatic Activity

 

 

Enzymes are highly regulated at

the activity level

 

Substrate-level Control; Product inhibition

 

Definition
Term

What Factors Influence Enzymatic Activity

Rate slows as product ________.

 

Rate depends on ______  availability

 

________ effectors may be important

 

 

Definition

accumulates

substrate

Allosteric

Term

Feedback Control (inhibition)

 

 

The protein level

Enzymes can be modified _______: reversibly or irreversibly

Zymogens, isozymes and modulator proteins may play a role

 

Definition
covalently
Term

Translation – to make more or less ______.

Protein turnover

Compartmentalization

 

the gene level

Genetic controls - induction and repression

Definition

 protein

 

Term
[image]
Definition
understand me
Term
 Allosteric Enzymes

Allosteric: Greek allo + steric, other shape

Allosteric enzyme: an _____ whose biological activity is affected by other ______ binding to it.

these substances change the enzyme’s activity by altering the conformation(s) of its _____.

Definition

oligomer

substances

4° structure

Term
 Allosteric effector: a substance that modifies the behavior of an  _________; may be an

allosteric ______ or an allosteric _______.

Definition

allosteric enzyme

inhibitor

activator

Term
 Aspartate transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

   __________    _____________.

Definition
feedback inhibition
Term
[image]
Definition
Term
 ATCase

Figure à Rate of ATCase catalysis vs substrate conc.

Definition
[image]
Term
 ATCase

Figureà ATCase catalysis in presence of CTP; ATP

Definition
[image]
Term
 ATCase

catalytic unit:  ___ subunits organized into  trimers ___

regulatory unit: 6 subunits organized into 3 trimers

Definition

6

3

Term
 Allosteric Enzymes

The key to allosteric behavior is the existence of multiple forms for the ___ ___ of the enzyme.

Definition
4° structure
Term

 Allosteric Enzymes

 

allosteric effector: a substance that modifies the ____ of an allosteric enzyme

Definition
4° structure
Term

 Allosteric Enzymes

 

homotropic effects: allosteric interactions that occur when several ____ molecules are bound to the ____; e.g., the binding of ____  to _____

Definition

identical

protein

aspartate

ATCase

Term

  Allosteric Enzymes

 

heterotropic effects: allosteric interactions that occur when ______ substances are bound to the ______ ; e.g., inhibition of ATCase by ____  and activation by ______.

 

Definition

different

protein

CTP

ATP

Term
 Allosteric Enzymes

 

________: a substance that modifies the 4° structure of an allosteric enzyme

Definition
allosteric effector
Term
 Allosteric Enzymes

__________: allosteric interactions that occur when several identical molecules are bound to the protein; e.g., the binding of aspartate to ATCase

Definition
homotropic effects
Term

 Allosteric Enzymes

________: allosteric interactions that occur when different substances are bound to the protein; e.g., inhibition of ATCase by CTP and activation by ATP

 

Definition
heterotropic effects
Term
 General Features of Allosteric Regulation

Action at "another site"

Enzymes situated at key steps in ______ are modulated by

 

_______effectors.

Definition

metabolic pathways

allosteric

Term
 General Features of Allosteric Regulation

Action at "another site"

 

These effectors are usually produced _____ in the pathway

 

Definition
elsewhere
Term
 General Features of Allosteric Regulation

Action at "another site"

 

Effectors may be feed-forward ______ or feedback ____.

 

 

Kinetics are ____ ("S-shaped")

Definition

activators

inhibitors

sigmoid

Term
 {Sigmoid v (allosteric)} versus { [S] plot (non competitive inhibition) }. The dotted line represents the hyperbolic plot characteristic of normal Michaelis - Menten-type enzyme kinetics.
Definition
[image]
Term
 Models for Allosteric enzymes

The ______ Model

 

The _______ Model

Definition

Concerted

Sequential

Term
 The Concerted Model

Wyman, Monod, and Changeux - 1965

 

The enzyme has two conformations

R (relaxed): binds _____  tightly; the active form

Definition
substrate
Term
 The Concerted Model

T (tight or taut): binds _____ less tightly; the inactive form

Definition
substrate
Term
 The Concerted Model

 

In the absence of substrate, most enzyme molecules are in the  _______ form.

Definition
T (inactive)
Term

 The Concerted Model

 

The presence of ____ shifts the equilibrium from the T (inactive) form to the R (active) form

Definition
substrate
Term

 The Concerted Model

 

In changing from T to R and vice versa, all subunits change _________ simultaneously; all changes are concerted

Definition
conformation
Term
 The Concerted Model

Wyman, Monod, and Changeux - 1965

The enzyme has two conformations

________: binds substrate tightly; the active form

________: binds substrate less tightly; the inactive form

 

Definition

R (relaxed)\

T (tight or taut)

Term
 Concerted Model

A ______ protein with two subunits

both change from ___ to ___ at the same time

Definition

hypothetical

T

R

Term
 Concerted Model

Figureà Monod-Wyman-Changeaux model

Definition
[image]
Term
[image]
Definition
Term
  Sequential Model

Koshland - 1966

the binding of substrate induces a conformational change from the ___ form to the ____ form

Definition

T

R

Term
 Sequential Model

Koshland - 1966

the change in conformation is induced by the fit of the  ______ to the enzyme, as per the induced-fit model of substrate binding

 

Definition
substrate
Term
 Sequential Model

Koshland - 1966

the change in conformation is induced by the fit of the substrate to the enzyme, as per the _____ of substrate binding

 

Definition
induced-fit model
Term
 Sequential Model

Figureà Sequential model for cooperative binding of substrate to an allosteric enzyme

Definition
[image]
Term

 Sequential Model

Figureà Allosteric activation and inhibition also occur by the induced-fit mechanism

Definition
[image]
Term
 Enzymes can be modified covalently

 

_______ Modification

_______ Modification

Definition

Reversible

Irreversible

Term
 Phosphorylation

the side chain -OH groups of Ser, Thr, and Tyr can form  _______ esters

phosphorylation by ATP can convert an inactive precursor into an ______ ______.

Definition

phosphate

active enzyme

Term
 

Irreversible Covalent Modifications:

Are known as ______

 

 

Definition

Zymogens

Term
 Zymogens

Zymogen: an _____ precursor of an ______; cleavage of one or more _____  ______ transforms it into the active enzyme

 

Definition

inactive

enzyme

covalent bonds

Term
 Zymogens

 Chymotrypsinogen

synthesized and stored in the _____

 a single polypeptide chain of 245 amino acid residues cross linked by five disulfide (-S-S-) bonds

Definition
pancreas
Term
 Zymogens

when secreted into the small intestine, the digestive enzyme ______ cleaves a 15 unit polypeptide from the N-terminal end to give p-chymotrypsin

Definition
trypsin
Term
 Zymogens

_________: an inactive precursor of an enzyme; cleavage of one or more covalent bonds transforms it into the active enzyme

Definition
Zymogen
Term
 The Active Site

1. Which amino acid residues on an enzyme are in the ____ _____  and  ____ the reaction?

Definition

active site

catalyze

Term
 The Active Site

2. What is the spatial relationship of the _______ ______ _______ residues in the active site?

Definition
essential amino acids
Term
 The Active Site

3. What is the _________ by which the essential amino acid residues catalyze the reaction?

 

Definition
mechanism
Term

 The Active Site

As a model, we consider chymotrypsin, an enzyme of the digestive system that catalyzes the selective hydrolysis of peptide bonds in which the carboxyl group is contributed by Phe or Tyr

 

Definition
Term
 The Serine Proteases

Trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, thrombin,  

subtilisin, plasmin, TPA

Enzyme and substrate become linked in a ______ ______at

 

one or more points in the reaction pathway

Definition
covalent bond
Term
 The Serine Proteases

Trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, thrombin,  

 

subtilisin, plasmin, TPA

The formation of the ________ ______provides chemistry that

 

speeds the reaction

Definition
covalent bond
Term
 The Serine Proteases

Trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, thrombin,  

 

subtilisin, plasmin, TPA

All involve a _______ in catalysis - thus the name

 

Definition
serine
Term
 The Serine Proteases

Trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, thrombin,  

subtilisin, plasmin, TPA

 

Ser is part of a "catalytic triad" of _____, _____, ______.

Definition
Ser, His, Asp
Term
 The Serine Proteases

Trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, thrombin,  

subtilisin, plasmin, TPA

Serine proteases are _____ , but locations of the three

crucial residues differ somewhat

Definition
homologous
Term
 The Serine Proteases

Trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, thrombin,  

 

subtilisin, plasmin, TPA

Enzymologists agree, however, to number them always as His-

57, Asp-102, Ser-195

 

Burst kinetics yield a hint of how they work!

Definition
Term
 

Chymotrypsin

because Ser-195 and His-57 are required for activity, they must be close to each other in the active site

results of x-ray crystallography show the definite arrangement of amino acids at the active site

in addition to His-57 and Ser-195, Asp-102 is also involved in catalysis at the active site

Definition
Term
 Coenzymes

Coenzyme: _____ organic molecule that takes part in an _____ reaction and is regenerated for further reaction

 

 

Definition

nonprotein

enzymatic

Term
 Coenzymes

organic compounds, many of which are vitamins or are metabolically related to vitamins are ______ - molecules that bring unusual chemistry to the enzyme active site

 

Definition
coenzymes
Term
 Vitamins

Vitamins and coenzymes are classified as "___ ____" and "____ _____"

 

The water-soluble coenzymes exhibit the most interesting chemistry

 

Definition

water-soluble

fat-soluble

Term
 Vitamins

Fat-soluble Vitamins:_____,_____,_____,_____.

 

Definition
A, D, E, K
Term
 Vitamins

Water-soluble Vitamins:

  B1 – Thiamine  C – Ascorbic acid

  B2 -  Riboflavin 

  B3 -  Niacin

  B5 -  Pantothenic Acid

  B6 -  Pyridoxal

  B7 – Biotin

  B9 -  Folic acid

  B12 - Cyanocobalamin

Definition
Term
 Nicotinic Acid and the Nicotinamide Coenzymes

aka pyridine nucleotides

These coenzymes are _____ _____ ______

 

Definition
two-electron carriers
Term

Nicotinic Acid and the Nicotinamide Coenzymes

They transfer _____ ____ ____  to and from substrates

Definition
hydride anion (H-)
Term
 

Nicotinic Acid and the Nicotinamide Coenzymes

Two important coenzymes in this class:

 

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide ________

 

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate ______

 

Definition

(NAD+)

(NADP+)

Term
 NAD+/NADH

NAD+ is a ____ ____ oxidizing agent, and is reduced to ______.

Definition

two-electron

NADH

Term

 NAD+/NADH

NAD+ is involved in a variety of _____ ____ oxidation/reduction reactions.

Definition
enzyme-catalyzed
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