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Thrombus
Medical term for clot
Thrombin (factor IIa)
enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin
-activated via factor Xa and cofactor Va (from prothrombin)
Factor VII
integral membrane protein that is a member of immunoglobin super family called tissue factor
-Begins extrinsic pathway
Factor XII (Hageman factor)
starts intrinsic pathway
binds to negative surface
activated form XIIa
Serine Proteases in hibited by AT-III heparin complex
IXa,Xa,XIa,XIIa, VIIa, IIa (thrombin)
Warfarin
blocks gamma carboxylation (vit k dependent) of prothrombin II, VII, IX, X
prothrombin time
measures extrinisic pathway, inhibited by warfarin
activated thromboplastin time-
measured intrinsic pathways, inhibited by heparin
Platelets
measured by platelet function
should be 50,000 per mm^3
binding to COX 1 prevents platelet activation
half life is 10 days
vitamin k
post translational mod
adds an additional carboxyl to glutamic side chains forming gamma-carboxyglutamic acids (Gla)
Gla
gamma-carboxyglutamix acids
binds to Ca2+ (which anchors proteins to phospholipid membranes of platelets at site of injury)
Warfarin
coumadin
prevents post trans resulting in Gla
inihibits enzyme responsible for reduction of Vit K
inhibits the extrinsic pathway the most
phospatidyserine
usually on cytoplasmic side, but on outer surface of activated platelet
sticks to Ca+2 on Gla domains
heparin
activates anti thrombin II (ATIII)
ATIII
Serine protease inhibitor (Serpin)
Arg at its inhibitor site
Alpha I At Pittsburgh
results in hemophilia
Met to Arg
thrombin inhibiting without heparin activation
Plasmin
degrades fibrin, activated by tissue plasminogen activator(actually binds to fibrin)
Henderson Hasselback
ph = pka + log (base/acid)
Isoelectric point
pI = pka1 + pka2 /2
net charge is zero
Ionization of AA
Carboxyl is ionized first
Amine group next
side chain dependent on pka
pka
1/2 of protons have been removed from that group
cysteine to cystine
via oxidation forming disulfide bonds
AA light absorption
trp>tyr>phe
(phe is greater than tyr @ 200)
Kinases
phosphorylate proteins
Orthinine
not coded for my dna and not used to make protein
(hydrolysis of arginine -->orthinine and urea
Sickle cell AA mutation
glu to val
Hydrophobicity of AA
large aromatics are most hydrophobic, most acidic are least hydrophobic
Proteome
complement of proteins expressed by a genome
peptide bond
amide linkage, 50% double bond character(cant rotate)
Trysin
clease Arg and Lys groups
Non redundant AA
Met (start codon-ATG)
Trp
Secondary protein structure stabilized by
hydrogen bonds (h on Alpha amino and o on carboxyl)
Alpha helix characteristics
3.6 residues/turn
R groups point outward
prolines disrupt helix
ex. wool
majority of hemaglobin
Beta sheet
R groups are above an below
small R groups
ex. silk
majority of trypsin
Tertiary structure stabilized by
h bonds, salt bridges,hydrophobic interactions,disulfide bonds,van der waals
4 protein structure
2 or more polypeptide chains
h bonds,salt bridges,hydrophobic,van der waals
Proteins with Ig domains
MHC, CD4, Titin
Physical denaturation
loss of 2,3,4 structure
chaperonins
heat shock proteins
protect newly formed proteins from proteolysis and facilitate correct folding
Disulfide isomerases
enzymes that break and form disulfide bonds to ensure correct s-s links needed for stability
Kcat
Turnover number
number of substrate transformed per unit of enzyme when the enzyme is fully saturated with the enzyme
Trypsin cleaves...
carboxyl side of Lys or Arg
(negative arg at binding site forms salt bridges with these two)
Chymotrypsin cleaves...
carboxyl side of aromatic AA
(the more hydrophobic and longer...the better substrate it is)
Thrombin cleaves...
between Arg and Gly
Elastase cleaves...
after Gly or Ala
(narrowed binding pocket due to Vals)
Enzyme characteristics
Stereospecific
compartmentalized
Enzymes Thermodynamically
Lowers free energy of activation(lower the energy of the transition state)
Free energy of overall rxn stays the same
They increase the rate at which eq. is attained
Enzymes Chemically
stablize transition states of substrates
Active sites provide groups that aid in the formation of the transition state
Vmax
enzyme is in ES form
Effects on rate
Increasing temp, increases rate
PH dependent
Michaelis Menten Equation
V0=(vmax [s])/Km + [S]

Vo: initial rxn velocity
Vmax: maximal velocity
Km
Michealis constant
substrate concentration @ 1/2 Vmax
Measure of enzymes affinity to substrate
Best sustrate have low Km
Kcat/Km
gives catalytic efficiency
How fast a substrate is processed and how well it binds to an enzyme
Lineweaver Buerke plot
1/Vo by 1/[S]
X axis: -1/Km
Y axis: 1/Vmax
slope: Km/Vmax

best to analyze inhibitors on enzymes
Competitive inhibitor effect on kinetics
Km changed
Vmax unchanged
Non competitive inhibitor effect on kinetics
Vmax decreased (increasing S cannot overcome inhibition)
Km unchanged
binds to the E or the ES
Non competitive inhibitor
Bind to both free enzyme and ES complex
COX1
Need for blood platelets to make thromboxanes

Irreversibly inhibited by aspirin
Phospotases
dephoosphorylate
Keratins
2 alpha helix colied to make a protofibril which twist to make microfibril
in skin, nails and hair
alpha keratin (hair) is rich in S-S bonds
Collagen type I
found in skin, tendon and bone
2 alpha 1, 1 alpha 2 subunits
fibril structure
Location of Collagen type II
type III, IV
found in cartilage
cardiovascular system
basement membrane (mesh like)
Structure of collagen
Triple helical
1/3 glycine (on inside, allows close packing)
1/4 proline (stabalizes collagen)
contain HyP (hydroxyproline) and HyK(hydroxylysine)
Biosynthesis of collagen
1.synthesis of pro alpha chain
2. hydroxylation of pro and lys
3. glycosolation of HyLys
4.Procollagen triple helix formation (from C terminal)
5. Secretion out of er/golgi
6. cleavage of propeptides (end) via procollagen propeptidases
7. tropocollagen self assembly into fibril
8. aggregation to form fiber
collagen fibril assembly
quarter staggered array (tensile strength)
covalent cross link
Ehlers Dahlos VII
hyperextensible joints and stretchy skin
abnormal N terminal procollagen peptidase (deletion)
long tropocollagen prevents tight stacking and crosslink
Ehlers Dahlos IV
type 3 collagen
ruptured arteries and bowel
Ehlers Dahlos VI
deficiency in lysylohydroxylase (reduction in HyLys)
joint hypermobility and ocular rupture
Scurvy
oxygen and Vit C are required for correct formation fo prolxl hydoxylase and lysyl hydroxylase (hydroxylate Pro and Lys)
Carb chains on collagen
attach to HyLys on OH groups
makes collagen more hydrophilic
(only collagen contains HyLys)
diff types of collagen have diff numbers of CHO chains
HyPro
Stabilizes triple helix of collagen
increase Tm
Menkes Disease
failure to properly transport Cu 2+ (needed for lysyl oxidase rxn), not able to crosslink, weak collagen and fragile bones
HyLys
improves crosslinking
reduced in ED type VI
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
mutations resulting in replacement of gly with bulky groups (helix cant wind as tight)
Mutations at C terminal more severe (where winding begins)
Elastin
minor amt of HyPro (No HyLys)
desmosine
in elastin
crosslinks formed from 4 lysine residues btwn two peptide chains
Fibrillin
in elastic tissue
defect causes Marfans Syndrome
proteoglycans
convalently linked glusoaminglycans
Glycosaminglycan carb chains
very hydrophilic (carboxyl and sulfate groups)
added sulfates make these more hydrophilic
ECM protein binding
Collagen binds to fibronection and laminin --> attach to cell membrane via Integrins -->bind to RGD motif
Heme/Hemin effect on porphyrin synthesis
negative feedback inhibition
stops synthesis of glycine a succinyl COA to ALA
(not directly, actually decrease g-ALA synthesase mRNA stability/synthesis)
Lead effect on pophyrin synthesis
1. non competitive inhibitor that prevents dehydration of ALA to porphobilinogen (inhibits g-ALA dehydrogenase)
(leads to increased levels of ALA and anemia)
2. non competitive inhibitor of ferrochelatase
ferrochelatase
influences rate of Fe+2 incorporation into protoporphyrin X
Porphyrias
autosomal dominant and heterogeneous
increased excretion of porphyrins and precusors (purple urine)
erythropoetic or hepatic
Porphyria cutanea tarda
most common
bone marrow and liver
pts are PHOTOSENSITIVE
build up of uroporphyrinogen III
deficiency of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase
results from iron overload, hepatitis, HIV
Acute intermittent Porphyria
deficiency in hydroxymethybilane synthesase
dark urine (porphobilinogen)
caused by use of barbituates and ethanol (increase cp450)
pts ar not photsensitive
Yellow color of urine
urobilin
Brown color of feces
bacteria metabolism converts bilirubin-diglucoronide to stercobilin
Lead poisoning
effects 2nd step and last step
Ferrochelatase (protophyrin accumulates) and ALA dehydratase (ALA accumulates)
non competitive inhibitor
breakdown of bilirubin
In kupffer cells:
Heme to biliverdin (green)(release of CO) -->reduced to bilirubin (red-orange)
Bilirubin-albumin complex is transferred to the blood
Liver attaches carbohydrate to form diglucuronide (increases solubility)
Bilirubin diglucuronide is secreted in the bile
hemolytic jaundice
massive lysis of RBCs can lead to increased levels of unconjugated bilirubin in tissue because liver cant handle all of it
hepatocelluar jaundice
liver damage
bilirubin leaking from liver
Urine is dark and feces are pale
obstructive jaundice
blocked bile duct
pale feces and dark urine
Jaundice in newborns
common with premature babies
serum levels of bilirubin may rise to toxic levels
low levels of bilirubin glucuronyltransferase (liver enzyme)
TRT: exposure to UV light (bilirubin doesnt have to be conjugated to be secreted)
Bilirubin testing
"direct reacting"- conjugated bilirubin
"indirect reacting"- unconjugated -->jaundice
Urobilinogen
forms in intestine
glucuronic acid is removed by bacteria from conjugated bilirubin
Heptaglobin
carries Hb
hemopexin
carries heme
transferrin
carries 2 Fe 3+
Oxidoreductase
Catalyse oxidation-reduction reactions
Transferases
Catalyze C-, N-, or P-group transfer reactions
Hydrolases
Catalyze cleavage of bonds by water
Lyases
Catalyze addition groups to double bonds. Cleave of C-C, C-S, C-N
Isomerases
Catalyze racimization/isomeration reactions
Ligases
Catalyze condensation of 2 molecules wtih bonds between C,O,S,N (and cleavage of ATP and GTP)
Irreversible inhibition
covalently bonds
kinetics like non competitive inhibitors
Marker for MI
Creatine kinase MB
(found in heart muscle)
start to raise within a few hours of an MI and stay elevated for days
Heme is present in...
Hemoglobin
myoglobin
cytochromes
enterpeptidase
activates trypsionogen by limited proteolysis; cleaves at lysine preceded by 4 aspartic acids
Trypsin activates
chymotrypsinogen-chymotrysin
proelastase-elastase
procarboxtpeptidase-carboxypeptidase
prolipase-lipase
albumin
prealbumin peak
makes up 50% of blood volume
maintains osmotic pressure
carries bilirubin to liver
binds metal ions
used to treat shock from blood loss
alpha 1 region
include alpha1-antitrypsin (inhibits nuetrophil elastase)
alpha 2 region
ceruloplasmin,GC globin,alpha 2 lipoprotein (HDL),haptoglobin,prothrombin,antithrombin II
ceruloplasmin
carries copper
GC-globulin
carries Vit D
beta region
transferrin and hemopexin
gamma region
contains Immunogloblins
Deficiency in alpha1 antitrypsin
Glu to Lys mutation
leads to pulmonary emphysema
smoking makes it worse-->oxidizes inhibitory site (met) and it can no longer inactivate elastase because it cant fit in the active site
alpha 2 lipoprotein
carries HDL
Immune response
IgM and then IgG
hypervariable region
at amino terminal of Ig
light and heavy variable region
antigen binding site
light chains
kappa or lambda
a lymphocyte produces one or the other,not both
linked by disulfide bonds
heavy chains
linked to each other by S-S bonds
have Asn carbohydrate chains
constant region give integrity and binding sites for cell surface receptors
Papain
cleaves IgG into 2 Fab fragments and one Fc fragment
Fab fragment
binds (noncovalent) one antigenic epitope can be used for immunological test
IgG
most prevalent in blood
crossed placenta
gamma heavy chains
IgA
in respiratory and intestinal mucus and colostrum
dimer, alpha heavy chains, J chain, secretory component
IgM
largest
pentamer, mu heavy chains, j chains
can bind 10 antigens
IgE
monomeric, found on surface of mast cell
epsilon heavy chains
IgD
delta heavy chains
exists on surface of B cells, acts as antigen receptor to signal proliferation
Monoclonal antibodies
single epitope
very specific
large scale production
tight or loose binding
Major Histocompability complex (MHC)
important for immune system to recognize own proteins and to present peptide fragments of non host proteins
hypervariable binding domains
anchored by membrane spanning regions
important to match with organ transplant
Alpha hemoglobin
2 alpha subunits
2 beta subunits
Fetal Hemoglobin
two alpha subunits
two gamma subunits (Ser (neu) instead of His (+)
higher affinity for O2
binds BPG less tightly
present until about 6 mo
curve shift to left with HbF
Hb A2
2 alpha chains
2 delta chains
Embryonic Hb
2 zeta chains
2 epsilon chains
first 3 months in womb
Distal His
on side of O2 binding
protects from CO poisioning because it makes the CO bind less tightly
Methemoglobinemia (HbM)
oxidation of Fe2+ (ferrous) to Fe3+
beta chains do not bind O2
proximal His is replace by Tyr
blue fingers and blue toes
HbS
Glu --> Val (6 position Beta chain)
DeoxyS is less soluble than HbA
Carbonic anhydrase buffer
CO2 + H20 <-->H2CO3<-->HCO-3 + (H+)

pka is 6.1
Basic Amino Acids
positively charges
His
Arg
Lys
Acidic Amino Acids
negative charge
Asp
Glu
no charge
Gln
Asn
Hydrophic side chains
Val
Ala
Leu
Ile
Met
Phe
Tyr
Trp
Ionizable side chains
Asp
Glu
His
Lys
Arg
Cys
Hydrogen bonding side chains
thr
ser
Asn
Gln
Isozymes
catalyze the same reaction
genetically, physically and kinetically different
DNA helicase
unwinds DNA helix
Single stranded DNA binding proteins (ssb)
stabilize single stranded regions
Primase
RNA polymerase,synthesizes short RNA stretches
DNA polymerase III
makes leading strand and lagging strand
3-5 exonuclease activity
DNA polymerase I
3-5 exonuclease activity
5-3 exonuclease (removes RNA primer)
fills in gaps in Ozaki frags
clotimazole
inhibition of Gardos Channel (KCL cotransport)
prevents water loss from cell
Hydroxyurea
increase HbF