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Biochem Important Enzymes
Biochem Important Enzymes
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Biochemistry
Graduate
11/23/2012

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Term
Fructokinase
Definition
Fructose --> F1P
(liver, kidney, intestine)
(ATP)
Term
Galactokinase
Definition
Galactose --> Galactose 1 P
(ATP)
Term
Galactose-1-phosphate urdiyl transferase (GALT)
Definition
Galactose 1p --> Glucose 1P
Term
Aldose reductase
Definition
Galactose-->Galactitol
Glucose--> Sorbitol
Term
G6PD
Definition
acts on Glucose 6 phosphate. HMS shunt (pentose phosphate pathway)
Term
Transketolase
Definition
Ribulose-5-P (Ribose 5-P) --> Glyceraldehyde 3P, Fructose 6P
(TPP)
Term
Glucose-6-phosphatase
Definition
Glucose 6P--> glucose
Gluconeogenesis. counterpart of glucokinase
Term
Fructose-6-phosphatase
Definition
Fructose 1,6 BP--> Fructose 6P
+ATP
-F26P
Term
Pyruvate carboxylase
Definition
Pyruvate-->OAA
(ATP, biotin, CO2)
+acetyl-CoA, Glucagon, Cortisol
Term
PEP carboxylase
Definition
OAA-->PEP
(GTP)
Term
fructose 2,6-bisphosphate
Definition
F26BP = insulin = Glycolysis
overrides PFK1 inhibition in liver
Term
Hexokinase
Definition
Glc-->Glc 6P
(ATP)
-Glc6P
Term
Glucokinase
Definition
Glc-->Glc6P
(ATP)
+Insulin
-Fructose 6P
Term
Phosphofructosekinase 1 (PFK1)
Definition
Fructose 6P--> Fructose 1,6 BP
RLS
(ATP)
+AMP, F26BP
-ATP, Citrate
Term
Phosphofructosekinase 2 (PFK2)
Definition
Bifunctional enzyme
Fed: Breaks down F26BP for gluconeogenesis
+glucagon

Fasting: increase F26BP to override PFK1 inhibition in liver
+insulin
Term
Glycogen synthase
Definition
Glc 1P --> Glycogen
a-1,4 linkages
Glycogen Storage
Term
Glycogen phosphorylase
Definition
Glycogen --> Glc 1P
Term
Branching Enzyme
Definition
Glycogen Storage
a 1-6 linkages
moves glycogen chain
Term
Debranching Enzyme
Definition
Glycogen mobalization
transferase - moves branch
glucoside - releases last glc. creates free Glucose
Term
Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Definition
Ethanol --> Acetaldehyde
Term
Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase
Definition
Acetaldehyde --> Acetate

*causes hangovers, deficient in asians
Term
Bile
Definition
TG-->micelles
Term
Pancreatic Lipase
Definition
breaks down TG in intestine
-cleaves off FA on carbon 1 and 3
Term
malic enzyme
Definition
malate --> pyruvate
produces NADPH used for FA synthesis
Term
Acetyl CoA Carboxylase
Definition
Acetyl-CoA --> Malonyl CoA
RLS of FA synthesis
(biotin, ATP, CO2)

+citrate
-palmitoyl CoA

further regulation:
kinase: +AMP
PP2A:
+insulin
-glucagon, epinephrine
Term
Fatty Acid Synthase
Definition
builds FA from malony-CoA
(contains Pantothenic Acid)
Term
Desaturase
Definition
Adds double bonds to FA (can't insert past carbon 9)
Term
Microsomes
Definition
extends FA beyond 16 carbons
-in ER
Term
Glycerol 3P Dehydrogenase
Definition
DHAP --> Glycerol 3P
Term
Glycerol Kinase
Definition
Glycerol 3P --> Glycerol
(only in the liver)
Term
Lipoprotein Lipase
Definition
degradation of TG circulating in chylomicrons
(only on endothelium of capilaries)
+insulin (facilitates release)
Term
ACAT
Definition
CHOL + FA --> Cholesterol ester (CE)
(in intestinal mucosa cell)
Term
pancreatic esterase
Definition
in intestine, cleaves fatty acid off of Chol ester
(CE are too greasy to go through a membrane)
Term
esterase
Definition
CE-->Chol
Term
HMG-CoA Reductase
Definition
HMG-CoA --> Mevalonate
De Novo Chol Synthesis
RLS
in ER of all cells
Term
7 a-hydroxylase
Definition
regulated enzyme in bile acid synthesis
+insulin
Term
Acyl CoA Synthase
Definition
Fa --> Fa-CoA
activates the FA
RLS of beta oxidation
(ATP)
Term
Carnitine Acyltransferase
Definition
CAT 1 - transfers FA of FA-CoA onto carnitine to transfer it into across inner mitochondrial matrix for beta oxidaiton
-malonyl CoA
CAT 2 - transfers FA from carnitine back onto CoA
Term
Acyl Coa Dehydrongenase
Definition
enzyme of beta oxidation; long, medium, and short form
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