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Biochemistry 545/645: Protein Structure, Nutrition, and Metabolism – Study Guide

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What is Biochemistry?

Characteristics of Life

Functional Groups

Chemical Bonds

Properties of Water

Acids and Bases

Buffer Solution

Amino Acid Groups

Amino Acid Three Letter Code

Amino Acid One Letter Code

Amino Acid Configuration

Essential Amino Acids

Nonpolar Amino Acids

Aromatic Amino Acids

Polar Amino Acids

Charged Amino Acids

Zwitterion

Non-Ionizable Vs. Ionizable R-Groups

Isoelectric Point

Isoelectric Point of Amino Acids with Ionizable R-Groups

Titrations of Amino Acids with Non-Ionizable R-Groups

Titrations of Amino Acids with Ionizable R-Groups

Amino Acids and Henderson-Hasselbalch

Protein Purification

Protein Extraction

Differential Centrifugation

Salting Out

Dialysis

Column Chromatography

Ion-Exchange Chromatography

Anion-Exchange Chromatography

Size Exclusion Chromatography

Affinity Chromatography

Specific Activity

HPLC

Spectrophotometry

Native Gel Electrophoresis

SDS-PAGE

SDS-PAGE Strategies

Isoelectric Focusing

2D-Electrophoresis

Diagonal Electrophoresis

Mass Spectrometry

Mass Spectrum

Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Peptide Mass Fingerprinting

Overview of Direct Protein Sequencing

Amino Acid Hydrolysis

FDNB

Chemical Cleavage of Bonds

Peptidases

Edman Degradation

Edman Degradation Sequenator and Sequencing Data Analysis

Edman Degradation Reaction Efficiency

Ordering Cleaved Fragments

Strategy for Ordering Cleaved Fragments

Indirect Protein Sequencing Via Geneomic Analyses

Peptide Bond

Primary Structure of Protein

Altering Primary Protein Structure

Drawing a Peptide

Determining Net Charge of a Peptide

Isoelectric Point of a Peptide

Approximating Protein Mass

Peptide Group

Ramachandran Plot

Atypical Ramachandran Plots

Alpha Helix

Alpha Helix Pitch and Rise

Alpha Helix Hydrogen Bonding

Alpha Helix Disruption

Beta Strand

Beta Sheet

Antiparallel and Parallel Beta Sheets

Beta Turns

Tertiary Structure of Protein

Protein Motifs and Domains

Denaturation

Anfinsen Experiment

Protein Folding

Chaperone Proteins

Prions

Quaternary Structure

Simple Vs. Conjugated Proteins

Fibrous and Globular Proteins

Introduction to Protein-Ligand Interactions

Protein-Ligand Equilibrium Constants

Protein-Ligand Fractional Saturation

Myoglobin vs. Hemoglobin

Heme Prosthetic Group

Hemoglobin Cooperativity

Hill Equation

Hill Plot

Hemoglobin Binding in Tissues & Lungs

Hemoglobin Carbonation & Protonation

Bohr Effect

BPG Regulation of Hemoglobin

Fetal Hemoglobin

Sickle Cell Anemia

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Enzymes

Enzyme-Substrate Complex

Lock and Key Vs. Induced Fit Models

Optimal Enzyme Conditions

Activation Energy

Types of Enzymes

Cofactor

Catalysis

Electrostatic and Metal Ion Catalysis

Covalent Catalysis

Reaction Rate

Enzyme Kinetics

Rate Constants and Rate Law

Reaction Orders

Rate Constant Units

Initial Velocity

Vmax Enzyme

Km Enzyme

Steady-State Conditions

Michaelis-Menten Assumptions

Michaelis-Menten Equation

Lineweaver-Burk Plot

Michaelis-Menten vs. Lineweaver-Burk Plots

Shifting Lineweaver-Burk Plots

Calculating Vmax

Calculating Km

Kcat

Specificity Constant

Zymogens

Chymotrypsin

Chymotrypsin's Catalytic Mechanism

Enzyme Inhibition

Irreversible Inhibition

Reversible Inhibition

Inhibition Constant

Degree of Inhibition

Apparent Km and Vmax

Inhibition Effects on Reaction Rate

Competitive Inhibition

Uncompetitive Inhibition

Mixed Inhibition

Noncompetitive Inhibition

Recap of Reversible Inhibition

Allosteric Regulation

Allosteric Kinetics

Allosteric Enzyme Conformations

Allosteric Effectors

Concerted (MWC) Model

Sequential (KNF) Model

Negative Feedback

Positive Feedback

Post Translational Modification

Ubiquitination

Phosphorylation

Glycogen Phosphorylase

Liver vs Muscle Glycogen Phosphorylase

Introduction to Biosignaling

G protein-Coupled Receptors

Stimulatory Adenylate Cyclase GPCR Signaling

cAMP & PKA

Inhibitory Adenylate Cyclase GPCR Signaling

Drugs & Toxins Affecting GPCR Signaling

Recap of Adenylate Cyclase GPCR Signaling

Phosphoinositide GPCR Signaling

PSP Secondary Messengers & PKC

Recap of Phosphoinositide Signaling

    Receptor Tyrosine Kinases

    Insulin

    Insulin Receptor

    Insulin Signaling on Glucose Metabolism

    Insulin Signaling as a Growth Factor

    Recap of Insulin Signaling

      Jak-Stat Signaling

      Lipid Hormone Signaling

      Summary of Biosignaling

      Signaling Defects & Cancer

      Nucleic Acids