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Chapter 13
Bioenergetics & Biochemical Reaction Types
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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 3
02/10/2016

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Term
homolytic cleavage
Definition
each atom leaves the bond as a radical, carrying one unpaired electron
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heterolytic cleavage
Definition
more common than homolytic cleavage; one atom retains both bonding electrons
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What is the complement to a nucleophile in biochemical reactions?
Definition
electrophile
Term
What bond formation is the goal of an aldol condensation?
Definition
a C-C bond
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Claisen condensation
Definition
the carbanion is stabilized by the carbonyl of an adjacent thioester; ex) the citric acid cycle
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kinases
Definition
the large family of enzymes that catalyze phosphoryl group transfers with ATP as donor
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phosphorylation potential
Definition
the actual free energy of hydrolysis of ATP under intracellular conditions
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thioesters
Definition
a sulfur atom replaces the usual oxygen in the ester bond; have large, negative, standard free energies of hydrolysis
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adenylylation
Definition
nucleophilic attacks at the alpha position of ATP which displace PPi & transfer adenylate as an adenylyl group
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inorganic pyrophosphatase
Definition
the ubiquitous enzyme which hydrolyzes the PPi formed as a byproduct of the adenylylation to two Pi
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Is nucleoside diphosphate kinase found in all cells?
Definition
yes!
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adenylate kinase
Definition
lowers the ADP concentration & at the same time replenishes ATP during period of intense demand for ATP
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polyphosphate kinase-2
Definition
an enzyme which catalyzes the reversible synthesis of GTP from polyphosphate & GDP
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