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Six classes of enzymes

Six classes of enzymes. Factors affecting enzyme activity. Post-transcriptional modification/ Regulatory events pH Temperature Enzyme or Substrate concentration Cofactors. What do enzymes do?. A catalyst is a substance that accelerates a chemical reaction without itself

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Six classes of enzymes

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  1. Six classes of enzymes

  2. Factors affecting enzyme activity • Post-transcriptional modification/ Regulatory events • pH • Temperature • Enzyme or Substrate concentration • Cofactors

  3. What do enzymes do? A catalyst is a substance that accelerates a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any net change 6

  4. Dynamic Equilibria • Consider: A   B • The rate of the forward reaction (kf) is 10-4sec-1 • The rate of the back reaction (kb) is 10-6sec-1 • K = [B]/[A] or kf/kb = 100 • At equilibrium, there is 100X B than A • Enzymes accelerate these rates

  5. How do enzymes work? Free energy

  6. Reaction coordinate showing a transition state and activation energy

  7. Activation energy • The starting point for a reaction is called the ground state, which reflects the contribution to the free energy of the system by the reactant • Equilibrium between reactants (substrates; S) and products (P) reflects the difference in free energies of their ground states • In the previous example, free energy of P is lower than that of S, so the free energy is negative and equilibrium favors products (look at the y-axis) • Activation energy is the energy need to reach the transition state

  8. The transition state is an energetic barrier • A favorable equilibrium does not meant that a reaction occurs at a detectable rate • The rate is dependent on crossing the energy barrier for alignment of reacting groups, formation of transient intermediates, bond rearrangements, etc. • The molecules are raised to a higher energy level to overcome this level. • The peak of the “hill” is called the transition state

  9. Enzymes are catalysts • Catalysts enhance reaction rates by lowering activation energies • Intermediates can be observed • Do not affect reaction equilibria

  10. How do enzymes work? Transition state vs. Ground State theory Do enzymes accelerate catalysis by putting substrates in close proximity? OR As Pauling, among others, suggested is catalysis a result of an enzyme having a higher affinity for the transition state Still to this day a topic of debate, but presently it seems to be a little of both

  11. Enzymes have active sites

  12. Active site have unique designs

  13. The catalytic power of enzymes • The ability of enzymes to catalyze reactions lies in • 1. Chemical reactions of many types occur between substrates and enzyme function groups (amino acids, metal ions, cofactors). These reactions allow the rearrangement of covalent bonds during enzyme-mediated reactions • 2. Binding energy

  14. Binding energy is optimized for the transition state • Some weak interactions are formed in the ES complex, but the full complement of interactions are only met in the transition state. • The transition state exists as a brief point in time • These interactions also provide specificity!

  15. knon E + S E + (S)* E + S ES (ES)* Ks kcat KTS = [E][S]*/[ES]* = [(kcat/Km)/knon]-1 Affinity for the Transition state KTS For Triosephosphate isomerase KTS = 10-12, and Km = 10-4 Thus, this enzyme binds the transition state eight orders of magnitude more strongly than the substrate.

  16. Substrate binding also leads to rate enhancement through entropy reduction

  17. Recognition of transition state effects have led to developments in analogs and catalytic antibodies

  18. Components of catalytic mechanisms General acid-base catalysis Covalent catalysis Metal Ion catalysis (nucleophile, electrophile)

  19. Acid-Base Catalysis

  20. Several amino acids are capable of acid-base catalysis • Know Approx. pKa of Amino acids

  21. Covalent catalysis • A transient covalent bond is formed between enzyme and substrate • Covalent complexes undergo regeneration to give back free enzyme • Combo of Acid-base and Covalent 

  22. Metal Ion catalysis • Ionic interactions assist in orientation of substrate and stabilize charged transition states • Mediate oxidation-reduction reactions • Nearly 1/3 of all enzymes are metalloenzymes

  23. Examples of enzymatic reactions • Chymotrypsin – covalent catalysis; general acid-base catalysis • Hexokinase – induced fit • Enolase – metal dependence • Lysozyme – an unproven mechanism

  24. Hexokinase catalytic mechanism illustrates an additional important principle • Catalyzes the conversion of glucose and ATP to G6P and ADP; the hydroxyl group at C6 of glucose is similar in reactivity to water, how does this enzyme discriminate?

  25. Hexokinase undergoes a conformational change upon substrate binding • Specific for glucose binding not water

  26. Hexokinase a nice model for Koshland’s induced-fit mechanism • When glucose is not present, the enzyme is in an open, inactive form with catalytic amino acids out of position. • When glucose (not water), and ATP bind, the binding energy induces the conformational change to catalytically active form

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