AAMC C/P & B/B Enzyme Kinetics

Questions and Answers

What is relative rate in enzyme kinetics?

The rate of all reactions in the presence of a modulator

The ratio of reaction rates in the presence and absence of an inhibitor (correct)

The rate at which an enzyme catalyzes a reaction with an inhibitor (correct)

The total rate of all enzyme-catalyzed reactions

What wave property stays the same as we change mediums?

Frequency

What is volume flow rate?

It is a measure of the amount of fluid that flows through a given cross-sectional area over a specified time interval.

What is convergent evolution?

It refers to the process by which unrelated organisms evolve similar traits independently. Signup and view all the answers

What is optical isomerism?

An example of stereoisomerism where two molecules are non-superimposable mirror images due to a chiral center. Signup and view all the answers

What is a geometric isomer?

Isomers in which the order of atom bonding is the same but the arrangement of atoms in space is different. Signup and view all the answers

What are diastereomers?

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other. Signup and view all the answers

What is a dependent variable?

The variable that is measured in an experiment. Signup and view all the answers

What is leptin?

A hormone produced by adipose tissue that regulates energy balance and reduces appetite. Signup and view all the answers

What is ghrelin?

A hormone produced in the stomach that stimulates appetite. Signup and view all the answers

What are proton pump inhibitors?

Drugs that provide prolonged inhibition of gastric acid secretion. Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between chief cells and parietal cells?

Chief cells produce pepsinogen and gastric lipase, while parietal cells secrete hydrochloric acid. Signup and view all the answers

What produces the pancreas to help with digestion?

Pancreatic amylase, trypsin, chymotrypsin, pancreatic lipase, and bicarbonate. Signup and view all the answers

Which amino acid exhibits a beta-branched side chain?

Valine, isoleucine, and threonine. Signup and view all the answers

Which membrane transporter is electrogenic and translocates a net charge across the membrane?

An ion transporter. Signup and view all the answers

Which ideal solution exhibits the greatest osmotic pressure?

Usually salts and Cl2. Signup and view all the answers

Which event is directly mediated by a ligand-gated ion channel?

Influx of Na+ across the motor end plate resulting in the depolarization of the muscle fiber membrane. Signup and view all the answers

What is a palindromic sequence?

A DNA sequence that is the same when read either 5' to 3' or 3' to 5'. Signup and view all the answers

Which technique CANNOT be used to analyze gene expression?

Southern blotting. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Enzyme Kinetics and Biochemistry

Relative rate in enzyme kinetics compares reaction rates in the presence and absence of inhibitors or modulators; calculated as the ratio of these rates.
Volume flow rate quantifies fluid flow through a cross-sectional area over time, commonly measured in liters per second (L/s) or cubic meters per second (m³/s).
Proton pump inhibitors, such as omeprazole, inhibit gastric acid secretion in parietal cells, impacting stomach acidity.
Chief cells in the stomach produce pepsinogen (precursor to pepsin) and gastric lipase, while parietal cells secrete hydrochloric acid (HCl) and intrinsic factor for vitamin B12 absorption.
The pancreas contributes to digestion by producing enzymes like pancreatic amylase (carbohydrates), trypsin and chymotrypsin (proteins), and lipase (fats), along with bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid.

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Ghrelin (from the stomach) stimulates appetite, increasing before meals and decreasing after, influenced by stress and sleep.
Leptin (from adipose tissue) regulates energy balance, reducing appetite and promoting fat burning, levels increase with body fat.
Optical isomerism refers to molecules that are non-superimposable mirror images, while geometric isomers differ in spatial arrangement despite similar bonding order.
Diastereomers are stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other, influenced by the arrangement of substituents.

Transport Mechanisms and Osmotic Pressure

Electrogenic ion transporters, like the sodium-potassium pump, create transmembrane potential differences by moving specific ions across cell membranes.
The ideal solution with the greatest osmotic pressure is determined by its mole concentration, commonly exemplified by salts.
Ligand-gated ion channels directly mediate the influx of Na+ that depolarizes muscle fibers at the motor end plate.

Special Sequences and Gene Expression

Palindromic sequences in DNA read the same in both directions (5' to 3' and 3' to 5'), essential for certain biochemical processes.
Southern blotting is not used for analyzing gene expression, as it assesses DNA rather than RNA or protein levels.

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This quiz focuses on key concepts related to enzyme kinetics, specifically the definition and implications of relative rate in the presence of inhibitors or modulators. Test your understanding of how these factors influence enzyme activity and reaction rates.