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Biochem Exam 2
Bartlett UGACOP F11
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Biochemistry
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09/22/2011

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Term
Feedback Inhibition
Definition
Product of pathway inhibits enzyme acting on steps earlier in the pathway
Term
Feed Forward Regulation
Definition
Reactants stimulate enzymes farther down the pathway (Happens in Metabolism)
Term
Regulation occurs at what step
Definition
Rate-Limiting Step
Gives body most amount of time to control it because it proceeds most slowly
Term
T/F
Each step has the same enzymes and rate constants
Definition
F
Each step has different enzymes and rate constants
Term
Committed Step
Definition
Enzyme that catalyzes the formation of a unique product
Term
Allosteric Regulation
Definition
Sigmodial Curve
Control of both main variables gives us more control
Term
Regulatory Protein
Definition
enzyme production or function is stimulated or inhibited by the presence of a protein -- binding can turn it on or off
Term
Phosphorylation
Definition
Covalent Modification -- AA targets
Kinase and Phophatase
Term
Sulfation
Definition
Covalent Modification
Add Sulfate group to hydroxyl group AA
Serine, Threonine, Tyrosine
Term
Glycosylation
Definition
Covalent Modification
Adding Sugars, N/O linked
Term
Acetylation
Definition
Covalent Modification
Blocking N terminus by adding acetyl group.
Term
Benefits of Acetylation
Definition
80% of all proteins @ N terminus
Adds stability, and makes more hydrophobic
Term
Zymogen
Definition
Synthesized in inactive form, activated by peptide bond cleavage (inactive form -ogen or Pro-)
Term
Lactate Dehydrogenase
Definition
turns pyruvate into lactate
4 different types: Liver,muscles,WBC,RBC,Brain, Kidney, heart
Term
Lactate Dehydrogenase subunits
Definition
a - under aerobic conditions
b - under anaerobic conditions
Term
Allosteric Control
Definition
enzymes that are controlled non covalently at a site other than active site
Term
Activation
Definition
Positive Control
Term
Inhibition
Definition
Negative Control
Term
Homotropic Regulators
Definition
Ligand is a substrate
Term
Heterotropic
Definition
Ligand is not a direct substrate
Term
Regulating Compounds
Definition
Effectors, Modulators, Modfiers, Regulator, Ligand
Term
Carbohydrate Functions
Definition
Primary source of NRG, Structural component of tissue/organ, Lubricate/Support Connective Tissue, Combine with proteins = glycoprotein, Make DNA/RNA
Term
Monosaccharide
Definition
1 sugar unit Carbohydrate
Aldehyde or Ketone
Term
D-form Carbohydrate
Definition
Methylene group drawn above ring
Term
L-Form Carbohydrate
Definition
Methylene group drawn below ring
Term
Polysaccharide
Definition
10+ sugar units
Term
Oligosaccharide
Definition
2-10 Sugar Units
Term
alpha
Definition
opposite side of ring
Term
beta
Definition
same side of ring
Term
Suffix of most carbs
Definition
-ose
Except Sialic Acid
Term
Lactose
Definition
glucose + galactose (from milk)
hydrolyzed by: Lactase (hydrolase)
Term
Disaccharides digestion
Definition
must be hydrolyzed into monosaccharide by a hydrolase
Term
Lactose Intolerance
Definition
Bloating,Nausea,Cramping,Pain,Diarrhea
From deficiency of lactase - accumulation of Lactose
Term
Sialic Acid
Definition
Top Carbs in body - used in making glycoproteins
chain of Sia @ end of proteins indicate length of protein life
Term
Sialydase
Definition
hydrolase enzyme that removes Sialic Acid from proteins
Term
Raffinose
Definition
trisaccharide
galactose, glucose, fructose
Term
Stachyose
Definition
oligosaccharide
2 gal, 1 glu, 1 fru
Term
Cerbascose
Definition
Oligosaccharide
3 gal, 1 glu, 1 fru
Term
alpha 1,6-galactose linkages
Definition
exist in raffinose, stachyose, cerbascose
Term
a-d-galatosidase
Definition
metabolizes carbs with a-1,6-linkages
aspergillius in Bean-o
Term
Heparin
Definition
sulfated polysaccharide - Anti-coagulant
manufactured is 6,000 unit repeat
Term
Hurler's/Hunter's Syndrome
Definition
results from deficiency in enzyme to metabolize heparin
no treatment - skeletal abnormalities, retardation, early death
Term
Aminoglycosides
Definition
Broad Spectrum Antibiotics
most have trisaccharide portion
strep, neo, kana, tobra (-mycin)
Term
Guncotton
Definition
cellulose + nitric acid (nitrocellulose)
mix with nitroglycerin = dynamite
because highly unstable
Term
Guncotton + Camphor
Definition
Makes Celluloid when mixed @ room Temp
Billiard balls, false teeth, dolls, combs
Term
Once all Sialic Acids on protein have been removed:
Definition
protein will be degraded by circulating proteases
Term
Maltose
Definition
Disaccharide
Term
Starch
Definition
Polysaccharide
Term
Sucrose
Definition
Oligosaccharide
Term
Lactose
Definition
Oligosaccharide
Term
Sucrose
Definition
Oligosaccharide
Term
Lactose
Definition
Oligosaccharide
Term
Food Carbohydrates
Definition
Want to convert monosaccharides into ATP
We will store NRG in phosphodiester bonds
Term
Bucket Analogy
Definition
NADH - carries a lot of NRG
FADH - carries a little NRG
Term
Glycolysis Location
Definition
Cytosol
Most other metabolic reactions occur in mitochondria
Term
T/F Glycolysis produces most of the NRG in the body
Definition
False
Not a Heavy producing pathway
Term
Glycolysis conditions
Definition
Under Aerobic and Anaerobic(only glycolysis)
Term
Cells without Mitochondria (RBC's)
Definition
Glycolysis is the main NRG producing pathway
Term
Pyruvate or Lactate?
Definition
Anaerobic - convert pyruvate to lactate
Others - can convert, but shuttle pyruvate to TCA after oxidized to AcetylCoA
Term
Glucose Transporter
Definition
Some require insulin binding
Term
Glycogen
Definition
when there is too much NRG
stored form = polymer of glucose
Term
Kinase
Definition
phosphorylates somethin
Term
Benefits of Phosphorylation
Definition
Free Glucose levels low, charged molecule so can't cross membrane easily, makes step nonreversible
Term
Reversible RXN
Definition
no activation energy barrier (responds to equilibrium)
Term
# of ATP from NADH
Definition
3
Term
Redox reaction that creates or uses NADH/FAD
Definition
then we always use a dehydrogenase
Term
mutase
Definition
subclass of isomerase
when 1 functional group is taken off and reestablishes a functional group into same molecule
Term
Glycolysis
Definition
when there is an NRG shortage
Term
Glycerol
Definition
3 C molecule that is the backbone of triglycerides
Term
Most used NRG pathway
Definition
Glycolysis
Term
Most sensitive cells to Glycolysis Enzyme deficiency
Definition
cells lacking mitochondria because they are completely dependent
Term
Deficiency in pyruvate kinase or phosphofructokinase
Definition
result in anemia
PFK - also hemolysis >> RBC's lysing spontaneously and myopathy
Term
Fructose origin
Definition
from sucrose
(glucose + fructose)
Term
Galactose origin
Definition
from lactose
glucose + galactose
Term
Starch
Definition
heavy polymer of glucose
Term
Fructokinase
Definition
phosphorylates fructose on C1
Term
Hexokinase
Definition
phosphorylates fructose on C6
Term
Final step
Definition
phosphorylate glyceraldehyde on 3 position
Term
Compare glycolysis/fructose metabolism
Definition
no NRG conservation - simpler to converge to main pathway than fructose pathway
Term
Galactosemia
Definition
uridyl transferase deficiency
vomiting/diarrhea with milk consumption
mental retardation/death
Term
Glucogenesis
Definition
biosynthesis of glucose from lactate, AA and glycerol
occurs in liver (90%) and kidney (10%)
Term
Glucogenesis pro
Definition
provide glucose when dietary intake is insufficient
**major route of elimination of lactate
Term
Cory Cycle
Definition
EBC + Kidney take glucose through glycolysis to lactate
liver takes it through glucogenesis back to glucose
Term
Major purpose of glucogenesis
Definition
maintain AA balance
Term
another pro
Definition
provision of biosynthetic precursors
needed to make glycoproteins and structural carbs
Term
Glucogenesis is reverse of glycolysis except:
Definition
the 3 irreversible steps
hexokinase, phosphofructokinase, and pyruvate kinase
Term
Regulation of glucogenesis
Definition
cell receptors for glucagon and glucocorticoids activate
cell receptors for insulin inhibit
Term
Pyruvate Carboxylase
Definition
Activator - Acetyl CoA
Inhibit - ADP, Glutamate
Term
Phosphoenolpyruvatecarboxykinase
Definition
Inhibit - ADP
Term
Fructose 1,6 biphosphate
Definition
Inhibitors - AMP, Pi
Activate - Citrate
Term
Phosphatase
Definition
removes phosphate group from pathway to activate
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