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10399381378exergonic/endergonicenergy exits/enters the system, negative/positive dG0
10399381379exothermic/endothermicheat exits/enters the system, negative/positive dH1
10399381380entropydS is always positive, disorder of universe tends to increase2
10399381381enthalpydH = dE + PdV, heat3
10399381382Gibbs free energydG = dH - TdS, negative dG means reaction is spontaneous and favorable, this is determined by both Keq and Q dG' = - RTlnK'eq dG = dG' + RTlnQ, Q = Keq but not at any given time ATP -> ADP + P, dG = -124
10399381383activation energyenergy required to produce the transition state, catalyst/enzyme stabilize the transition state and reduce Ea without changing dG higher Ea means slower reaction rate drawing a reaction coordinate graph5
10399381384enzymesphysiological catalysts increase reaction rate so it happens in a biologically relevant time-frame, not used up in reaction, specific to a reaction (important for regulation) interact with substrate at active site, always stereospecific and can form specific stereoisomers from non-chiral molecules can interact with different substrates that have similar chemical linkages induced-fit model vs. lock-key model dimers have two similar proteins connected by hydrophobic amino acids or by *disulfide bonds* heterodimer- two different proteins homodimer- two identical proteins common types: 1. kinases takes phosphate group from donor (ATP) 2. phosphatases removes phosphate group 3. phosphorylases adds phosphate group 3. ligases combine two molecules 4. lyases break apart a molecule, form double bond 5. isomerases convert between isomers 6. transferases transfer functional groups from one molecule to another (sometimes includes kinases and phosphatases)6
10399381385activating enzymes*zymogen* is an inactive enzyme that needs to be cleaved *apoenzyme* is an inactive enzyme that needs a cofactor phosphorylation can activate/deactivate allosteric interactions can regulate7
10399381386hydrolyzing enzymeshydrolysis breaks bonds lipase- hydrolysis of lipids (triacylglycerol breaks apart into glycerol and 3 fatty acids) protease- hydrolysis of proteins (proteins are cleaved to activate subunits) endonuclease- hydrolysis of nucleotides in middle of a strand (restriction enzymes cut at palindromes) exonuclease- hydrolysis of nucleotides at the ends of a strand ribonuclease- hydrolysis of RNA (protected from my 5'-caps and 3'-poly A tails) amylase, glycosidase- hydrolysis of carbohydrates8
10399381387enzyme regulation1. regulated at allosteric site 2. regulated by modifications like phosphorylation on vs. off states negative feedback- product inhibits enzyme positive feedback- product activates enzyme oxytocin is example of positive feedback, needs external regulator to eventually stop process9
10399381388oxidation/reductionloss/gain of hydrogen atoms, gain/loss of charge10
10399381389Bronsted-Lowry acid/baseproton donor/acceptor11
10399381390Lewis acid/baseelectron pair acceptor/donor, usually in coordinate covalent bonds12
10399381391acid/base-dissociation constantlarge Ka/Kb means stronger acid/base Ka = [H3O+][A-]/[HA] Kb = [HB+][OH-]/[B]13
10399381392amphotericcan act as either acid or base, amino acids conjugate base of a weak polyprotic acid is always amphoteric each time a polyprotic acid donates another proton, it becomes a weaker acid14
10399381393pHpH = -log[H+], water at 25C has pH = 7 pH + pOH = 1415
10399381394pKapKa = -logKa lower pKa/pKb is the stronger the acid/base16
10399381395bufferweak acid and its conjugate base bicarbonate buffer system, carbonic acid and bicarbonate17
10399381396amino acidsmemorize their structure, names, letters, properties, physiological pH Nonpolar: PI GALVY MWF "my PI goes to Galveston on mon/wed/fri" Acidic: DE (negative at physiological pH) Basic: HRK (positive at physiological pH) alanine - ala - A glycine - gly - G valine - val - V leucine - leu - L isoleucine - ile - I proline - pro - P phenylalanine - phe - F tryptophan - trp - W tyrosine - tyr - Y (10.1) serine - ser - S threonine - thr - T cysteine - cys - C (8) methionine - met - M lysine - lys - K (10.5) arginine - arg - R (12.5) histidine - his - H (6.1) aspartic acid - asp - D (3.9) glutamic acid - glu - E (4.1) asparagine - asn - N glutamine - gln - Q amino group (10) carboxyl group (2)18
10399381397conservative substitutionbinding affinity is not affected by the substitution, indicates that the original amino acid is not involved in binding or does not change conformation of enzyme if binding affinity goes up or down, it is not conservative19
10399381398average weight of amino acid110 Da (g/mol)20
10399381399Henderson-Hasselbalch equationpH < pKa, will be protonated pH > pKa, will be deprotonated21
10399381400isoelectric pointpH of amino acid where net charge is 0, zwitterion pI = average of the pKas of the two functional groups22
10399381401peptide bondamino group attacks the carboxyl group during synthesis proteolytic cleavage breaks peptide bonds by hydrolysis N-C synthesis, N-terminus is synthesized first and written first23
10399381402disulfide bridgecysteines are oxidized to cystine in a disulfide bridge join together multiple subunits of proteins reducing conditions in a gel will break apart disulfide bridges and thus the subunits24
10399381403pi stackingtryptophan and other aromatic compounds can undergo pi stacking interactions with each other25
10399381404protein primary structureorder of amino acids, sequence, N-C synthesis, defined by peptide bonds nonpolar sequences prefer to be on the inside of a protein or in the transmembrane region26
10399381405protein secondary structurealpha-helix is right-handed, 3.6 aa per turn, no prolines, favorable for transmembrane proteins, defined by hydrogen bonds between backbone components beta-sheet is parallel or antiparallel, hydrogen bond prolines and glycines are used for turns in protein structure27
10399381406protein tertiary structureinteractions between residues in the chain covalent: disulfide bonds non-covalent: hydrophobic interactions- hydrophobic residues fold in the interior of the protein polar interactions- van der Waals ionic interactions- acid/base side groups28
10399381407protein quarternary structureinteractions between residues between different polypeptides, allows connection of subunits to form protein29
10399381408hydrophobic forcehydrophobic collapse- proteins fold to push hydrophilic sections to the exterior and hydrophobic sections to the interior solvation shell- water molecules interact unfavorably with hydrophobic sections, so water molecules forced to lock their orientation and form shells around the protein this low entropy and high free energy state is relieved by protein folding30
10399381409protein unfoldingsigmoidal since its a cooperative process determines thermodynamic stability31
10399381410drugsIC50 is concentration of drug that inhibits 50% of cells Kd is dissociation constant between drug and target, with a lower value indicating higher affinity drugs are metabolized by the body for excretion32
10399381411vmaxall active sites on enzymes are occupied, vmax constant kinetic measurement depends on: 1. type of enzyme 2. concentration of enzyme when there is high concentration of substrate. vmax is more important than Km33
10399381412Kmconcentration of substrate to reach 1/2 vmax thermodynamic measurement essentially the affinity of E for S, high affinity means low Km, depends on the properties of the binding site always assume reversibility if vmax is lowered than Km is lowered too when there is low concentration of substrate, Km is more important than vmax34
10399381413competitive inhibitionsame vmax, increased km inhibitor binds at active site can always be out competed by additional substrate, so vmax doesn't change35
10399381414noncompetitive inhibitiondecreased vmax, same km inhibitor binds at allosteric site alters shape of active site, so vmax decreases binds to enzyme and enzyme-substrate substrate with same affinity36
10399381415uncompetitive inhibitiondecreased vmax, decreased Km inhibitors binds to ES complex, mixed inhibition type I increased substrate increases inhibitor effectiveness locks S in active site, so decreases vmax and km37
10399381416mixed inhibitiondecreased vmax, increased/decreased km binds at allosteric site, better affinity than substrate type I: prefers to bind ES complex, so decreased Km type II: prefers to bind E alone, so increased Km38
10399381417Michaelis-Menten equationv = vmax[S]/(Km+[S]) vmax = k_cat*[E] *catalytic efficiency = k_cat/Km*39
10399381418Lineweaver-Burke plotinverse of rxn speed is y inverse of substrate conc. is x 1/Vmax is y-intercept 1/Km is x-intercept useful for testing inhibitor's effect on vmax and Km, plot two lines with and without inhibitor *slope is Km/vmax*40
10399381419ternary complex mechanismsboth substrates occupy active site at same time: 1. ordered mechanism- one substrate must bind first 2. random order mechanism- doesn't matter which is first41
10399381420specific activityunits of enzyme per total protein mg use specific activity to calculate purity use just the units of enzyme (specific activity times total protein) to calculate yield42
10399381421cellular respirationNAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide) accept electrons by getting reduced, later get oxidized on delivery to ETC glucose is oxidized to CO2, O2 is reduced to H2O 1. glycolysis occurs in the cytosol 2. PDC and TCA cycle occurs in mitocondrial matrix, except in prokaryotes where it occurs in cytosol 3. ETC and oxidative phosphoylation occurs on inner mitochondrial membrane, except in prokaryotes where it occurs on cell membrane43
10399381422electron carriersNADH -> NAD+ + H+ + 2e- FADH2 -> FAD+ + H+ + 2e- NADH and FADH2 carry 2 electrons CoQ carries 1 or 2 electrons cytochrome C carries 1 electron44
10399381423glycolysisall cells possess this pathway, occurs in cytoplasm glucose is oxidized and split into two pyruvates, produced net 2 ATP, 2 NADH 3 key steps: 1. hexokinase- converts glucose to glucose-6-P, uses ATP 2. phosphofructokinase (PFK) - converts fructose-6-P to fructose-1,6-P2, committed step of glycolysis, allosterically inhibited by high ATP 3. pyruvate kinase- converts PEP to pyruvate, produces 2 ATP "goodness gracious, father franklin did go buy phat pumpkins (to) prepare pies" *"GG, final fantasy did get boring playing people punching people"*45
10399381424steps in glycolysis that create/require energyrequire ATP (2 ATP investment for 1 glucose): 1. hexokinase- glucose to glucose-6-P 2. PFK- fructose-6-P to fructose-1,6-P2 create ATP (4 ATP total, 2 ATP net for 1 glucose): 1. phosphoglycerate kinase- 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate to 3-phosphoglycerate 2. pyruvate kinase- PEP to pyruvate create NADH (2 total for 1 glucose): 1. GAP DH- glyceraldehyde-3-P to 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate46
10399381425fermentationaerobic conditions- pyruvate enters Krebs cycle, NADH from glycolysis is oxidized in ETC anaerobic conditions- 2 ATP produced, 2 NADH must go back to regenerate NAD+ to continue glycolysis to regenerate NAD+, pyruvate reduced to ethanol (yeast) or lactate (muscle), toxic when building up47
10399381426pyruvate dehydrogenase complexoxidative decarboxylation, pyruvate oxidized to acetyl-CoA (loses a carbon) uses up CoA, NAD+ reduced to NADH, releases CO2 TPP- prosthetic group which is a covalently bound cofactor that helps with decarboxylation, derived from thiamine (vitamin B) thiamine deficiency would increase rate of anaerobic glycolysis allosteric regulation- ATP and fatty acids inhibit, since acetyl-CoA goes to fatty acid synthesis and ATP synthesis48
10399381427cofactors of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex1. TPP- thiamine derived 2. lipoic acid 3. FAD+ 4. NAD+ (converted to NADH, so technically not cofactor) 5. CoASH (attached to pyruvate to form acetyl-CoA)49
10399381428TCA cycleacetyl-CoA converted to citric acid, OAA from previous cycle also converted to citric acid each turn produces *2 CO2, 3 NADH, 1 GTP, 1 FADH2* each glucose does two turns aconitase- only enzyme name that doesn't match product "can I keep selling sex for money, officer?"50
10399381429regulation of TCA cyclesubstrate availability- amino acids can be converted to alpha-ketoglutarate to speed up TCA cycle substrates inhibit their own enzyme- citrate inhibits citrate synthase, succinyl-CoA inhibits aKG DH allosteric regulation- ATP, NADH inhibit TCA cycle51
10399381430steps in TCA cycle that create energycreate NADH (3 total for 1 turn, 6 total for 1 glucose): 1. pyruvate DH complex- pyruvate to acetyl-CoA (technically not part of TCA cycle) 2 isocitrate DH- isocitrate to alpha-ketoglutarate 3. aKG DH- alpha-ketoglutarate to succinyl-CoA 4. malate DH- malate to OAA create GTP (1 total for 1 turn, 2 total for 1 glucose): 1. succinyl-CoA synthetase- succinyl-CoA to succinate create FADH2 (1 total for 1 turn, 2 total for 1 glucose): 1. succinate DH- succinate to fumarate52
10399381431oxidative phosphorylationtwo steps: 1. ETC- empty the electron carriers 2. chemiosmosis- make ATP 3 complexes pump H+ to intermembrane space: 1. NADH dehydrogenase- converts NADH to NAD+, CoQ carries electrons to complex 3 2. converts FADH2 to FAD+, CoQ carries electrons to complex 3 3. cytC reductase- cytC carries electrons to complex 4 4. cytC oxidase- O2 accepts electrons, converts to H2O ATP synthase- H+ flows allowed to flow from intermembrane space to matrix, converts ADP to ATP NADH produces 3 (2.5) ATP, moves 10 H+ FADH2 produces 2 (1.5) ATP, moves 6 H+53
10399381432energetics of glucose catabolism (ATP count)1. glycolysis- 2 ATP, 2 NADH (5 - 2 to bring NADH into mitochondria = ~3 ATP) 2. PDC- 2 NADH (~5 ATP) 3. 2 GTP (2 ATP), 6 NADH (~15 ATP), 2 FADH2 (~3 ATP) ideal total: *38 ATP per glucose* (actual: 30 ATP) prokaryotes ideal total: 38 ATP anaerobic glycolysis: 2 ATP54
10399381433gluconeogenesisactivated by low glucose, high ATP requires 6 ATP, 2 NADH to convert pyruvate to glucose slightly different from glycolysis because pyruvate kinase is irreversible, so instead pyruvate is converted to OAA, then to PEP bypasses acetyl-CoA, which means fatty acids cannot be converted to glucose first step by pyruvate carboxylase happens in mitochondria, then transported out to cytosol formation of glucose, fructose-6-P, and PEP are irreversible steps that push equilibrium to favor gluconeogenesis glycogen- stored in liver, converted to glucose55
10399381434steps in gluconeogenesis that require energyrequire ATP (6 total for 1 glucose): pyruvate carboxylase- pyruvate to OAA PEP carboxykinase- OAA to PEP phosphoglycerate kinase- 3-phosphoglycerate to 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate require NADH (2 total for 1 glucose): GAPDH- 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate to glyceraldehyde-3-P adding phosphate to glucose and fructose at the end does not require ATP56
10399381435starting materials of gluconeogenesislactate, pyruvate, glycerol (enters through DHAP), amino acids (enter through pyruvate), any TCA cycle intermediates (enter through OAA)57
10399381436glycogenolysisglycogen is converted to glucose-6P glycogen phosphorylase- just add phosphate group, no ATP required regulation: allosteric- ATP and glucose inhibit glycogenolysis hormonal- epinephrine and glucagon activates glycogenolysis, insulin inhibits, all done through cAMP/pkA signalling 3 endpoints: 1. glycolysis- energy source for muscles 2. gluconeogenesis- glucose-6-phosphatase is only in live, converts to glucose and releases to blood 3. pentose phosphate pathway58
10399381437regulation of cellular respirationhigh ATP and citrate indicate Kreb's cycle activity, both inhibit PFK allosterically, activate fructose-1,6-P2ase (FBP) substrate availability- glucose influx activate glycolysis, OAA influx activates gluconeogenesis insulin- released with high glucose, activate PFK, promotes glycolysis, also recruits glucose transporters to plasma membrane, *increases storage in glycogen and lipids* glucagon- released with low glucose, inhibit PFK, activate FBP, promotes gluconeogenesis, *breaks down stored glycogen and lipids*59
10399381438pentose-phosphate pathwaystarts with glucose-6-P getting converted by GAPDH *releases 2 NADPHs total* oxidative phase- glucose-6-P converted to ribulose-5-P, 2 NADPHs and CO2 produced non-oxidative phase- ribulose-5-P converted to ribose-5-P and glycolysis intermediates (2 GAP, 2 fructose-6-P) it takes *3 glucose-6-P* to make it through both phases 3 goals: 1. NADPH for reducing power in fatty acid synthesis 2. NADPH for eliminating free radicals 3. ribose-5-P for producing nucleotides60
10399381439fatty acid oxidation (beta oxidation)saturated fatty acids- dehydrogenase to create double bond (produce FADH2), then produce NADH to create ketone, breaks off acetyl-CoA, repeat unsaturated fatty acids- isomerase to move double bond, then produce NADH to create ketone, break off acetyl-CoA, repeat in mitochondrial matrix needs *2 ATP* to initially activate fatty acid need 1 FAD, 1 NAD+ for each 2 C removed produces *1 FADH2, 1 NADH*61
10399381440fatty acid metabolismenergy stored as triglycerides, glycerol, fatty acids lipase is enzyme that breaks down triglycerides 1. in cytosol, fatty acid activated by addition of S-CoA to carboxylic end 2. in matrix, fatty acid undergoes beta oxidation to acetyl-CoA 3. goes to TCA cycle62
10399381441fatty acid ketogenesisduring starvation, glucose level fall and fatty acids are oxidized to supplement TCA cycle in liver cells, remaining acetyl-CoA produced react together to form ketone bodies, enter brain or other organs to be reconverted to acetyl-CoA 2 acetyl-CoAs combined to form acetoacetate, which can split to beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetone63
10399381442fatty acid synthesisstarts with acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA (from acetyl-CoA, using bicarbonate), activated to acetyl-ACP and malonyl-ACP acetyl-ACP to acetyl-FAS (with fatty acid synthase attached) fatty acid synthase helps combine malonyl-ACP with acetyl (release CO2), NADPH to remove ketone, then NADPH to remove double bond in cytosol need *2 NADPH* for each 2 carbons added64
10399381443protein catabolismprotein broken down to amino acids by proteases 3 endpoints: 1. can be used to construct other proteins 2. amino end can be used for nucleotides or urea (excretion) 3. remaining carbon skeleton can be converted to acetyl-CoA or glucose65
10399381444metabolic ratehow quickly an organism uses up stored energy reserves (protein, lipids, sugars)66
10399381445metabolic statesabsorptive state- glucose storage as glycogen in liver, fatty acid storage as triglycerides in adipose tissue, brain and muscle still using up glucose post-absorptive state- glycogen broken down to glucose in liver, triglycerides broken down to acetyl-CoA to power TCA cycle and ketogenesis (which can enter brain)67

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