Enzymes are protein molecules that catalyze chemical reactions within cells. They accelerate reactions by lowering the activation energy needed. Enzymes are highly specific and only catalyze one or a few related reactions. They achieve specificity through the active site, where substrates bind through non-covalent bonds. Factors like temperature, pH, substrate and enzyme concentration can affect enzyme activity. Coenzymes are small molecules that bind to enzymes and assist catalytic reactions by transferring atoms or groups. The Michaelis-Menten kinetic model describes how enzyme activity depends on substrate concentration, reaching maximum velocity (Vmax) at higher concentrations. The Michaelis constant (Km) represents the substrate concentration at which the reaction rate is half of V
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Enzyme, a substance that acts as a catalyst in living organisms, regulating the rate at which chemical reactions proceed without itself being altered in the process.
In the induced-fit theory of enzyme-substrate binding, a substrate approaches the surface of an enzyme (step 1 in box A, B, C) and causes a change in the enzyme shape that results in the correct alignment of the catalytic groups (triangles A and B; circles C and D represent substrate-binding groups on the enzyme that are essential for catalytic activity). The catalytic groups react with the substrate to form products (step 2). The products then separate from the enzyme, freeing it to repeat the sequence (step 3). Boxes D and E represent examples of molecules that are too large or too small for proper catalytic alignment. Boxes F and G demonstrate binding of an inhibitor molecule (I and I′) to an allosteric site, thereby preventing interaction of the enzyme with the substrate. Box H illustrates binding of an allosteric activator (X), a nonsubstrate molecule capable of reacting with the enzyme.
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Biological catalysts.
Protein in nature.
Catalyze chemical reactions without being changed at the end of the reaction.
Enzymes can speed up the rate of biochemical reactions in the cells.
Chemical reactions that occur within a living organism are called metabolism.
Metabolic reaction starts with the substrate and ends with product.
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7. Thousands of chemical reaction reactions proceeding
very rapidly at any given time within living cells
Transformation are catalyzed by enzymes which are
usually protein in nature.
Enzymes are biocatalysts accelerating the rate of
chemical reactions.
Enzyme catalysis is very rapid, one molecule of
enzyme can act on 1000moles of substrate/min.
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9. Lack of enzymes lead to block in the metabolic
pathways causing a group of diseases termed inborn
errors of metabolism.
Definitions and terminology
Apoenzyme; is the protein part of the enzyme.
Coenzyme; is a nonprotein, low Mwt, heat stable substance
binding loosely with the enzyme and regenerated after the
reaction (few coenzyme can bind firmly “covalently” and they
are termed prosthetic group).
Holoenzyme: represents the enzyme and its coenzyme.
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10. Substrate: the molecule upon which the enzyme act to
form the product.
Substrate binding site (active site): particular region
on the surface having a specific arrangement of
chemical groups formulated to bind a specific substrate.
Allosteric sites: some enzymes contain other sites
“allosteric sites” where small molecules (allosteric
effectors) can bind resulting in increased or decreased
activity of the enzyme for its substrate.
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16. Classification of enzymes
1. Oxidoreductases: catalyze oxidation and reduction reactions. Use
oxygen as an electron acceptor but do not incorporate it into the
substrate.
Examples:
Dehydrogenases: Use molecules other than oxygen (e.g, NAD+ ) as an
electron acceptor.
Oxygenases: directly incorporate oxygen into the substrate.
Peroxidases: use H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) as an electron acceptor.
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17. 2. Transferase: transfer groups other than O2 and H.
Methyltransferases: transfer methyl groups between substrates.
Aminotransferases: transfer NH2 from amino acids to keto acids,
Kinases: transfer PO3
− from ATP to substrate, e.g., Hexokinase:
Phosphorylases: transfer PO3
− from inorganic phosphate to substrate.
Hexokinase
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18. 3.Hydrolases: Hydrolyse in the presence of water.
Phosphatases: remove PO3
− from substrate.
Phosphodiesterases: cleave phosphodiester bonds such as those in
nucleic acid.
Proteases: Cleave amide bonds such as those in proteins.
4. Lyases: cleaves C-C , C-S or certain C-N bonds without addition of
water. Some call it synthase (form new product without using ATP).
Decarboxylases: produce CO2 via elimination reaction.
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19. 5.Isomerase: interconvert isomers, for example:
Racemases: interconvert L (levorotatary) and D (dextrorotatary)
stereoisomers.
Mutases: transfer groups between atoms.
6.Ligases: catalyze formation of bonds between C and O, S, N
coupled to hydrolysis of high energy phosphate (ATP).
Carboxylase: add CO2 to substrate.
Synthetases: link 2molecules via an ATP-dependent reaction.
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20. Catalytic activity
Substrate specificity and the active site:
An enzyme catalyzed reaction is initiated when
the enzyme binds to form an enzyme-substrate
complex .
In general enzyme molecules are larger than
substrate molecules.
Binding occurs at the active site of the enzyme.
The unique catalytic properties of the enzyme
are based on its 3-dimensional structure and on
the active site whose chemical groups may be
brought into close proximity from different
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21. Active site of enzyme
1. Active site occupies a small part of the enzyme and is situated in a cleft
in the enzyme where the substrate binds.
2. Binding of the substrate to the active site depends on presence of
specific groups or atoms in the active site for the substrate binding and
catalysis.
3. During binding, these specific groups may realign themselves to
provide the unique conformation permitting exact fitting of the
substrate in the active site.
4. Binding of substrate to the active site is through non-covalent bonds
(electrostatic bonds, hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions).
5. Amino acid residues at the active site are called catalytic residues and
catalysis occurs at this site.
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23. Second Model: Induced Fit Model:
The binding site is not fully formed. Binding of the substrate to the
enzyme will induce a conformational change in the enzyme directing
appropriate amino acids to the active site. Some times, these changes
are accompanied by changes in the substrate to provide a perfect fit
for substrate binding and catalysis.
Induced Fit Model
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24. Specificity of Enzymes
Enzymes are highly specific and catalyze only one type of
reaction.
1. Absolute specificity: The enzyme is specific for one
substrate e.g.; urease acts only on urea; glucose oxidase
oxidizes only glucose but not other monosaccharides.
2. Relative specificity: The enzyme acts on a group of closely
related substrates: pancreatic lipase hydrolyzes alpha ester
bonds in triglycerides irrespective of the nature of fatty acid
attached. (bond specificity).
3. Group specificity: Most proteolytic enzymes show group
specificity, for example; trypsin hydrolyzes peptide bonds
provided only by arginine and lysine. (bond and group
specificity).
4. Stereospecificity: Human enzymes are specific for L-amino
acids and D-monosaccharides.
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25. 25
Activation Energy
Imagine a chemical reaction
as the process of rolling a huge
stone (reactant) up a hill so
that it rolls down and breaks
into tiny pieces (products).
1
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26. 26
Activation energy is the
energy needed to roll the stone
up the hill.
Activation Energy
Imagine a chemical reaction
as the process of rolling a huge
stone (reactant) up a hill so
that it rolls down and breaks
into tiny pieces (products).
1
2
27. 27
Once over the hill, the rest of
the reaction occurs.
Activation Energy
Imagine a chemical reaction
as the process of rolling a huge
stone (reactant) up a hill so
that it rolls down and breaks
into tiny pieces (products).
1
Activation energy is the
energy needed to roll the stone
up the hill.
2
3
28. 28
Activation Energy
Imagine a chemical reaction
as the process of rolling a huge
stone (reactant) up a hill so
that it rolls down and breaks
into tiny pieces (products).
1
Activation energy is the
energy needed to roll the stone
up the hill.
2
Once over the hill, the rest of
the reaction occurs.
3
The stone rolls down and breaks into
tiny pieces (products are formed).
4
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The stone rolls down and breaks into
tiny pieces (products are formed).
The energy needed to start a chemical
reaction is called activation energy.
Activation Energy
Imagine a chemical reaction
as the process of rolling a huge
stone (reactant) up a hill so
that it rolls down and breaks
into tiny pieces (products).
1
Activation energy is the
energy needed to roll the stone
up the hill.
2
Once over the hill, the rest of
the reaction occurs.
3
4
5
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Enzymes as catalysts Enzymes lower the activation
energy of a reaction so that it occurs more readily.
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37. Features of coenzymes
i. Coenzymes are heat stable and mostly derived from vitamins.
ii. They are low molecular weight substances.
iii. The coenzyme combines loosely to the enzyme by non-covalent
linkage. When the reaction completed, the coenzyme is released
from the apoenzyme.
Coenzymes derived from water-soluble vitamins (B-complex group)
can be divided into 2 groups:
a) Coenzymes involved in hydrogen transfer reactions: they donate
or accept hydrogen or electrons, e.g., NAD+, NADP+ , FAD+ and.
Lactate + NAD+ Pyruvate + NAD+ + H +
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38. b) Coenzymes taking part in reactions transferring a group
other than H + :
CO2 Biotin.
NH2 Pyridoxal phosphate (PLP).
Effect of Metals:
Metal cofactors may bound reversibly or tightly to enzymes.
Reversible binding occurs in Metal activated enzymes (e.g.
magnesium in kinases and phosphotransferase).
Tight binding occurs in metalloenzymes (e.g. Ca2+ for lipases).
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42. Vmax
Vmax /2
Vmax /2
A
B
C
Vi
Substrate conc.[ S ]
Km
Velocity (V)
Effect of substrate concentration
The initial rate ( or initial velocity, Vi) of an enzyme catalyzed reaction
is dependent on substrate concentration [ S ]. If substrate concentration
[ S ] increased, while other conditions kept constant, the initial
velocity, Vi “point A” (velocity measured when very little substrate has
Vmax /2
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43. Reacted) increased to a maximum velocityVmax (point C) with no
subsequent increase.
Plotting the velocity of an enzyme catalyzed reaction at different
substrate concentration is demonstrated in the figure:
Point A represents the initial velocity; small number of enzymes is
occupied with the substrate [ES].
Point C represent maximal velocity (Vmax ); all free enzymes are
saturated with the substrate and present as [ES].
Point B half of the enzyme molecules are saturated with the
substrate, velocity is half maximal velocity (Vmax /2) at this enzyme
concentration. The substrate concentration required to produce half
maximal velocity of the enzyme catalyzed reaction is termed
Michaelis constant “Km ”.
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44. Michaelis-Menten kinetic theory of enzyme action
Michaelis-Menten formulated an equation which relates the rate of
enzyme (velocity) catalyzed reaction to substrate concentration:
Where;
Vi –is the rate (or velocity) of the reaction.
Vmax –is the rate when the enzyme is fully saturated with substrate.
Km - Michaelis constant; is the substrate concentration at
which the reaction rate is half maximal velocity.
Vmax /2 [ S ]
Km + [ S ]
Vi =
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45. Lineweaver-Burk Plot
Represents a linear form of Michaelis-Menten equation and it requires
few points to define Km ( it is the method often used to determine Km
which is expressed as molarity or moles/L).
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46. Importance of Km
1- Km is a constant for a particular enzyme under standardized
conditions.
2- Km values are used practically in enzyme assay.
3- Km and Vmax can be affected by pH, temperature and other factors.
4- Km denotes enzyme affinity for its substrate. The higher the
Km the lower the enzyme affinity for its substrate.
5- Km permits evaluation of the inhibitor type (explained later).
6- Isoenzymes differ in their Km .
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47. Enzyme Inhibition
Enzyme inhibition is one way of regulating enzyme activity. Most
therapeutic drugs function by inhibition of a specific enzyme.
In the body some of the processes controlled by enzyme inhibition
are blood coagulation, blood clot dissolution (fibrinolysis) and
inflammatory reactions.
Types of inhibitors:
1. Competitive inhibition.
2. Non-competitive inhibition.
3. Uncompetitive inhibition.
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48. Competitive inhibition:
Occurs at the substrate binding site.
The inhibitor is a structural analogue of the substrate, so
both are competing for binding at the enzyme active site.
Succinate and malonate are 2 structural analogues. So
malonate blocks the action of succinate dehydrogenase
on succinate.
Allopurinol is a competitive inhibitor for xanthine oxidase
and used to treat Gout.
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57. Enzyme regulation
1-regulation of enzyme quantity:
The amount of enzyme may be
increased by increasing the rate of synthesis.
Decreased by decreasing the rate of degradation.
A- Regulation by induction
Induction of synthesis of a particular enzyme.
The effector is called inducer (substrate, Hormone).
B-Regulation by repression:
Number of enzyme molecules decreased by
repression.
The effector is called repressor.
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58. 2-Regulation of catalytic activity
Regulatory enzymes:
Control of metabolic pathway may be accomplished by modulation of
key enzymes---catalyse the first step of metabolic sequence (rate-
limiting step) that control the overall pathway.
A-Allosteric regulation:
Regulate key enzyme.
Allosteric enzymes oligomeric proteins (more than one subunit).
Allosteric enzymes posses 2 sites:
i-Catalytic site (active site).
ii- allosteric site-where allosteric modifier bind.
Binding causes conformational changes in the enzyme which can
either increase (positive allosteric modifier) or decrease (negative
allosteric modifier).
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59. Feedback inhibition:
The end product of metabolic pathway results in
allosteric inhibition of the first enzyme in the pathway.
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60. B-Covalent Modification
Covalent modification ----Addition of group to the enzyme by
covalent bond or removal of group by cleaving the covalent
bond.
Covalent modification include phosphorylation and
dephosphorylation, acetylation and deacetylation, methylation
and demethylation.
In mammals phosphorylation and dephosphorylation.
Phosphoylation (OH group of -----Kinases(ATP).
Dephosphorylation-----Phosphoprotein phosphatase.
Glyogen synthase +P inactive (Glycogen
synthesis)
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62. C-Proenzymes:
o Is another form of covalent modification but is irreversible.
o Some enzymes are synthesized and secreted in the form of
inactive precursor called zymogen.
o Zymogen Proteolytic cleavage active E + small polypeptide.
o Proteolytic cleavage conformational change reveals
active site.
1- Many proteolytic enzymes of the stomach and pancreas are
secreted as zymogens activated in alimentary canal (this
prevents autolysis of cellular structural proteins). Examples:
Pepsinogen, procarboxypeptidase and trypsinogen.
2- Enzymes of blood clot formation and dissolution secreted
as zymogens and activated when required.
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63. Hormonal regulation of enzymes:
Regulation via cAMP (cyclic adenosine
monophosphate) which is the second messenger of
may hormones (hormone is the first messenger).
cAMP activate protein kinases
phosphorylate
Target Enzymes
become
active or inactive
(covalent
modification)
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64. Enzymes in clinical medicine
The principles of enzymology outlined previously are
applied clinically in 3 ways:
1) Diagnosis and prognosis of diseases.
2) Some enzymes are used as therapeutic agents
3) Enzymes as diagnostic reagents.
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65. Diagnosis and prognosis of diseases
Changes in concentration and activity of plasma enzymes reflect
changes that have occurred in a particular tissue or organ.
Plasma enzymes are of two types:
1-Functional enzymes: synthesized in the liver and present in
the blood in high concentration (perform physiological functions
in the blood-----enzymes associated with blood coagulation..
2-Non-functional plasma enzymes:
intracellular enzymes present in very low levels in the
blood (in healthy state) and has no function.
They are released in the plasma as a result of cellular
damage (e.g myocardial infarction &hepatitis).
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66. Enzymes of Diagnostic importance
Enzyme Diagnostic Use
1. Amylase and Lipase
2. Acid phosphosphatase
3. Creatine kinase
4. Aspartate transaminase
(AST)
5. Alanine
aminotransferase
Pancreatitis
Prostate cancer
Myocardial infarction and
Muscle diseases
Myocardial infarction and
hepatitis
Viral hepatitis
Bone & Liver diseases
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67. Isoenzymes in diagnosis
Isoenzymes are different molecular forms of the
same enzyme (differ in amino acid sequence).
Synthesized by different tissues.
Isoenzymes catalyze the same reaction.
They migrate differently in electrophoresis
(because they contain different numbers of charged
amino acids).
They are made of different subunits.
Isoenzymes of clinical application include: Lactate
dehydrogenase (LDH) and Creatine Kinase (CK).
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68. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH):
Tetrameric enzyme formed by combination of 2 subunits: H
(Heart) and M (Muscle):
Total LDH is increased in hepatocellular damage, leukemia and
hemolytic anemia In Myocardial infarction total LDH as well as
LDH-1 increased.
Type Subunit Tissue of
origin
LDH-1
LDH-2
LDH-3
LDH-4
LDH-5
H4
H3M1
H2M2
H1M3
M4
Heart muscle
RBCs
Brain
Liver
Muscles
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69. CK is a dimer having 2 subunits : B for brain and M for
muscles:
CK-1---BB-brain, CK-2---MB-heart and CK-3---MM-
muscles.
In myocardial infarction (MI): both CK and LDH
increased
CK increased within 4-6hrs after chest pain and return to
normal within 3days.
LDH return to normal within prolonged time.
Creatine Kinase (CK)62
70. Enzymes as therapeutic agents
1. Streptokinase: prepared from streptococcus and used in
clearing blood clots in MI. Sterptokinase activates
plasminogen forming plasmin cleaves fibrin into
several soluble components.
2. Asparaginase: used in adult leukemia. Decreases
asparagine level which is needed for tumor cells.
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71. Enzymes as diagnostic reagents.
Determination of
Glucose oxidase glucose estimation
Uricase uric acid
Urease Urea
Cholesterol oxidase cholesterol
Lipase triglycerides
Enzymes used in ELISA ---technique used.
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