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Enzyme Regulation
Medical School Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
Graduate
09/17/2011

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At what point in their pathway are enzymes regulated?
Definition
Typically at the beginning, this makes sense physiologically from an efficiency perspective
Term
What are the four main strategies of enzyme regulation?
Definition
1. Allosteric Control
2. Multiple forms of enzymes
3. Reversible covalent modification
4. Proteolytic activation
Term
What are the two states of an enzyme?
Definition
R and T state
Term
What is the R-State of an enzyme?
Definition
More active state
Term
What is the T-state of an enzyme?
Definition
less active state
Term
What allosteric factor inhibits Aspartate transcarbamoylase (ACTase)?
Definition
CTP
Term
What allosteric factor has a positive heterotropic effect on Aspartate transcarbamoylase (ACTase)?
Definition
ATP
Term
How does CTP effect ACTase?
Definition
stabalizes the T state
Term
What is the K' or K0.5?
Definition
Defined as initial velocity/Vmax
Term
What sort of K' would you see with negative allosteric effects?
Definition
Higher then baseline
Term
What sort of K' would you see with positive allosteric effects?
Definition
Lower then baseline
Term
What factors should one consider when you have competing allosteric factors?
Definition
affinity and relative concentrations
Term
What are isoenzymes?
Definition
families of enzymes that catalyze the same reaction.
Term
What are the reversible covalent enzyme modifications?
Definition
Phophorylation
Adenylylation
Uridylylation
ADP-ribosylation
Methylation
Term
What are the enzymes of phosphorylation?
Definition
Kinase: puts phosphate on
Phosphytase: takes phosphate off
Term
What is a zymogen?
Definition
an inactive protein. Many times potentially destructive proteins are stored and transported as zymogens
Term
What are some examples of zymogens?
Definition
Digestive enzymes, blood clotting, insulin, collagenase-enzyme, caspases
Term
What is competitive inhibition? What effects does it have on Km and Vmax?
Definition
Competitive inhibition is when substrate analogs compete with substrate for binding spots. In this type of inhibition Km is increased and Vmax is unchanged
Term
What are examples of competitive inhibition?
Definition
Methanol and ethylene glycol as well as methotrexate
Term
How does non-competitive inhibition work? What is the effect on Vmax and Km?
Definition
Noncompetitive inhibition works by binding reversibly on a site different from the site that the substrate binds too. The net effect is to decrease Vmax and leave Km unchanged
Term
What are examples of noncompetitive inhibition?
Definition
Physiostigmine, captopril, and allopurinol
Term
How does uncompetitive inhibition work? What is the effect on Km and Vmax?
Definition
These are factors that only bind to enzyme-substrate complexes. They lower both Km and Vmax
Term
What is the effect of irreversibly inhibition on Vmax and Km?
Definition
Vmax decreases but Km remains unchanged
Term
What are examples of irreversible inhibition?
Definition
Penicillin, Aspiring, and Organophosphates
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