Allosteric Regulation — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ serves as the allosteric activator of muscle glycogen phosphorylase.

Answer: 5'AMP

Flashcard 2: Glycogen synthase belongs to the _____ group of enzymes.

Answer: transferase

Flashcard 3: _____ are enzymes that catalyze the same reaction, but differ in AA sequence, Subunit composition, Electrophoretic mobility, Tissue localization and Substrate affinity

Answer: Isoenzymes

Flashcard 4: While most enzymatic reactions follow a hyperbolic curve (Michaelis-Menten kinetics), _____ kinetics follow a sigmoidal curve

Answer: allosteric

Flashcard 5: Sigmoid-shaped graph which is a property of _____ enzymes

Answer: multimeric

Flashcard 6: lead inhibits _____ and _____ enzymes

Answer: ALA dehydratase

Extra: 

Flashcard 7: Ethanol may be converted to _____ via the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase

Answer: acetaldehyde

Flashcard 8: When using an irreversible competitive inhibitor, the _____ changes, while the Km remains the same

Answer: Vmax

Flashcard 9: Dihydrofolate may be converted to _____ via the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase

Answer: tetrahydrofolate

Flashcard 10: When using a _____ inhibitor, the Km changes, while the Vmax remains the same

Answer: reversible competitive