Ch 9 pp 166-172
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In allosteric enzymes, where do allosteric activators and inhibitors bind?

  • Catalytic site
  • Cooperative site
  • Substrate site
  • Allosteric site (correct)
  • What effect do allosteric effectors have on enzyme-substrate affinity?

  • They decrease it
  • They stabilize it
  • They increase it (correct)
  • They have no effect
  • How do allosteric enzymes usually exhibit substrate binding?

  • Positive cooperativity (correct)
  • No cooperativity
  • Competitive binding
  • Negative cooperativity
  • In the 'T' conformation of allosteric enzymes, what is the affinity for substrate?

    <p>Low</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What conformation does the first substrate molecule change to upon binding in allosteric enzymes?

    <p>Relaxed 'R' state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of fashion do allosteric enzymes generally change to the new conformation?

    <p>Concerted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the rate-limiting step in metabolic pathways?

    <p>It influences flux through the rest of the pathway</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when the rate-limiting enzyme in a pathway is inhibited?

    <p>Accumulation of the pathway precursor occurs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does feedback regulation usually involve the rate-limiting enzyme?

    <p>Allosteric regulation by the end product of the pathway</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is feed-forward regulation associated with?

    <p>Increased supply of substrate to an enzyme with a high Km</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do regulatory enzymes of pathways usually exist as tissue-specific isozymes?

    <p>Because regulation matches function in different cell types</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of GK, the low-affinity enzyme found in the liver?

    <p>It is a single-polypeptide chain with one active catalytic site</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of enzymes exhibit sigmoidal velocity versus substrate concentration plots?

    <p>Allosteric enzymes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect do allosteric activators have on enzyme activity?

    <p>Increase enzyme activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which molecules regulate rate-limiting enzymes in fuel oxidation pathways?

    <p>Allosteric activators ADP and AMP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of protein kinases in enzyme regulation?

    <p>Increase enzyme activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do allosteric effectors compare to competitive and noncompetitive inhibitors in terms of regulation?

    <p>Provide stronger regulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of covalent modification in enzyme regulation?

    <p>To alter enzyme conformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process directly activates or inhibits enzymes?

    <p>Covalent modifications like acetylation and lipid moieties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What activates muscle glycogen phosphorylase kinase, aiding in ATP synthesis for muscle contraction?

    <p>Ca2+-calmodulin and protein kinase A</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What influences the activity of G-proteins by increasing GTP hydrolysis?

    <p>GAPs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes conformational changes to activate or inhibit the function of various proteins?

    <p>Ca2+-calmodulin binding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What initiates a phosphorylation cascade by increasing cAMP levels?

    <p>Hormones like epinephrine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What regulates various cellular functions through reversible protein association?

    <p>G-proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which family is NOT part of the Ras superfamily of small G-proteins?

    <p>Nit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What prevents premature cleavage of proteins at their sites of synthesis or secretion?

    <p>Zymogens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What process involves the regulation of gene transcription, translation, and messenger RNA stabilization?

    <p>Enzyme synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzyme's maximal capacity in the liver is increased with continued ingestion of ethanol through induction of gene transcription?

    <p>MEOS (cytochrome P450-2E1)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are metabolic pathways?

    <p>Sequential reactions catalyzed by separate enzymes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may a metabolic pathway have at which an intermediate becomes the precursor for another pathway?

    <p>Branch point</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Regulation of Enzyme Activity and Metabolic Pathways

    • The Ras superfamily of small G-proteins is divided into five families: Ras, Rho, Arf, Rab, and Ran.
    • These monomeric G-proteins are bound to a lipid membrane through a lipid anchor and regulate the assembly and activity of protein complexes at these sites.
    • Proteolytic cleavage is irreversible and involves zymogens, precursor proteins that must undergo proteolytic cleavage to become fully functional enzymes.
    • Zymogens prevent premature cleavage of proteins at their sites of synthesis or secretion.
    • Enzymes involved in blood clotting, such as fibrinogen and prothrombin, are zymogens that are cleaved to the active form by other proteases.
    • Tissues adjust the rate of protein synthesis to vary the amount of different enzymes present.
    • Regulation of enzyme synthesis occurs through gene transcription, translation, and messenger RNA stabilization, which can be induced or repressed.
    • Protein degradation can be selectively regulated, as seen in skeletal muscle during fasting or infective stress.
    • The regulation of enzyme activity controls metabolic pathways and physiologic processes to match the body’s requirements.
    • The maximal capacity of MEOS (cytochrome P450-2E1) in the liver is increased with continued ingestion of ethanol through induction of gene transcription.
    • Metabolic pathways are a series of sequential reactions catalyzed by separate enzymes, with a common function of converting substrates to end products.
    • Each step in a pathway is usually catalyzed by a separate enzyme, and a pathway may have a branch point at which an intermediate becomes the precursor for another pathway.

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