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Enzymes
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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 2
03/08/2012

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enzymes
Definition
continue to function even when removed from celss
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cofactor
Definition
one or more organic ions
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coenzyme
Definition
transient carries of specific functional groups
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prosthetic group
Definition
coenzyme or metal ion bound together with an enzyme
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holoenzyme
Definition
catalytically active enzyme together with its bound coenzyme or metal ion
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apoenzyme; apoprotein
Definition
protein part of holoenzyme
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active site
Definition
where the enzyme-catalyzed rxn takes place
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substrate
Definition
molecule bound in the active site and acted on by the enzyme
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ground state
Definition
starting point of the rxn
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Standard free-energy change
Definition
deltaG
Term
biochemical standard free-energy change
Definition
deltaG'=-RT ln(K'eq)
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transition state
Definition
top of the curve on a rxn coordinate
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activation energy
Definition
deltaG, the difference between the ground state and transition state
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rxn intermediate
Definition
formation and decay of transient chemical species
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rate-limiting step
Definition
determined by the slowest step (the step that requires the most activation energy)
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equilibrium constant
Definition
K'eq = [P]/[S]
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rate constant
Definition
k=1.38*10e-23(T)(e^(-deltaG/RT))/6.63*10e-34
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rate equation
Definition
V=k[S]
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binding energy
Definition
energy derived from enzyme-substrate interaction
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specificity
Definition
the ability to discriminate between a substrate and a competing molecule
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entropy reduction
Definition
reducing randomness
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desolvation
Definition
the release of bound water from the substrate
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induced fit
Definition
when a substrate binds, both the substrate and enzyme undergo conformation (change in shape)
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specific acid-base catalysis
Definition
acid-base catalysis involving the two constituents of water
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general acid-base catalysis
Definition
catalysis involving the transfer of a proton to form a water molecule
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enzyme kinetics
Definition
process of determining the rate of the rxn and how it changes in response to experimental parameters
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initial rate
Definition
initial rate of the rxn
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maximum velocity
Definition
Fastest speed a rxn can take place
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pre-steady state
Definition
time at which substrates bind to most of the enzymes if not all
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steady state
Definition
products remain constant over time
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steady-state kinetics
Definition
analysis of initial rxn rates
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steady-state assumption
Definition
formation of ES = breakdown of ES
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michaelis-menten equation (rate equation)
Definition
Vo= Vmax[S]/(Km+[S])
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Lineweaver-Burk eqn
Definition
1/Vo=Km/Vmax + 1/Vmax
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dissociation constant
Definition
breakdown of a complex into two or more biomolecules
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turnover #
Definition
# of substrates converted to product in a given unit of time
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specificity constant
Definition
rate constant for the conversion of E+S to E+P.
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reversible inhibition
Definition
inhibitor of an enzyme that doesn't affect the enzyme for future rxns once the inhibitor is no longer bound
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competitive inhibitor
Definition
competes with the substrate for the active site of an enzyme
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mixed inhibitor
Definition
doesn't bind to active site, and will bind to either ES or E
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noncompetitive inhibition
Definition
a random molecule effects the S from being about to bind to the active site by blocking it
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suicide inactivators
Definition
undergoes normal enzymatic rxn but instead of being transformed into the normal product, the E becomes very reactive and irreversibly binds to the inactivator
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mechanism-based inactivators
Definition
product formed by suicide inactivators
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beta-lactamases
Definition
enzymes that cleave beta-lactam antibiotics
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retrovirus
Definition
possess an RNA genome and an enzyme, reverse transcriptase, that uses its RNA to synthesize DNA in the host cell
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regulatory enzymes
Definition
regulate catalytic activity
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allosteric enzymes
Definition
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covalent modification
Definition
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feedback inhibition
Definition
rate is slowed or sped up based on the need of the product; the more product the slower the rxn
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protein kinases
Definition
catalyzes the attachment of phosphoryl groups to specific amino acids
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protein phostphatases
Definition
removes catalyzed phosphoryl groups
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zymogen (proproteins/propenzymes)
Definition
an inactive precursor
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