1. 6
An Introduction to Metabolism

2. How the Hydrolysis of ATP Performs Work
The three types of cellular work (mechanical, transport, and chemical) are powered by the hydrolysis of ATP
In the cell, the energy from the exergonic reaction of ATP hydrolysis can be used to drive endergonic reactions
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3. The recipient molecule is now called a phosphorylated intermediate
ATP drives endergonic reactions by phosphorylation, transferring a phosphate group to some other molecule, such as a reactant
The recipient molecule is now called a phosphorylated intermediate
Overall, the coupled reactions are exergonic
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4. Phosphorylated intermediate
Figure 6.9
NH3
NH2
DGGlu = +3.4 kcal/mol
Glu
Glu
Glutamic acid Ammonia
Glutamine
(a) Glutamic acid conversion to glutamine
NH3 P
NH2
ADP
ADP P
ATP i
Glu
Glu
Glu
Glutamic acid
Phosphorylated
intermediate
Glutamine
(b) Conversion reaction coupled with ATP hydrolysis
DGGlu = +3.4 kcal/mol
Figure 6.9 How ATP drives chemical work: energy coupling using ATP hydrolysis
NH3
NH2
ATP
ADP P
Glu
Glu i
DGGlu = +3.4 kcal/mol
DGATP = 7.3 kcal/mol
+ DGATP = 7.3 kcal/mol
Net DG = 3.9 kcal/mol
(c) Free-energy change for coupled reaction
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5. (a) Glutamic acid conversion to glutamine
Figure 6.9-1
NH3
NH2
DGGlu = +3.4 kcal/mol
Glu
Glu
Glutamic acid
Ammonia
Glutamine
(a) Glutamic acid conversion to glutamine
Figure How ATP drives chemical work: energy coupling using ATP hydrolysis (part 1: a nonspontaneous reaction)
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6. Phosphorylated intermediate Phosphorylated intermediate
Figure 6.9-2 P
ADP
ATP
Glu
Glu
Glutamic acid
Phosphorylated
intermediate
NH3 P
ADP
NH2
ADP P i
Glu
Glu
Figure How ATP drives chemical work: energy coupling using ATP hydrolysis (part 2: phosphorylation)
Phosphorylated
intermediate
Glutamine
(b) Conversion reaction coupled with ATP hydrolysis
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7. (c) Free-energy change for coupled reaction
Figure 6.9-3
DGGlu = +3.4 kcal/mol
NH3
NH2
ATP
ADP P
Glu
Glu i
DGGlu = +3.4 kcal/mol
DGATP = 7.3 kcal/mol
+ DGATP = 7.3 kcal/mol
Figure How ATP drives chemical work: energy coupling using ATP hydrolysis (part 3: coupled free energy change)
Net DG = 3.9 kcal/mol
(c) Free-energy change for coupled reaction
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8. Transport and mechanical work in the cell are powered by ATP hydrolysis
ATP hydrolysis leads to a change in a protein’s shape and often its ability to bind to another molecule
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9. (a) Transport work: ATP phosphorylates transport proteins.
Figure 6.10
Transport protein
Solute
ATP
ADP P i P P i
Solute transported
(a) Transport work: ATP phosphorylates transport proteins.
Vesicle
Cytoskeletal track
Figure 6.10 How ATP drives transport and mechanical work
ATP
ADP P
ATP i
Motor protein
Protein and vesicle moved
(b) Mechanical work: ATP binds noncovalently to motor proteins and then is hydrolyzed.
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10. The Regeneration of ATP
ATP is a renewable resource that is regenerated by addition of a phosphate group to adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
The energy to phosphorylate ADP comes from catabolic reactions in the cell
The ATP cycle is a revolving door through which energy passes during its transfer from catabolic to anabolic pathways
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11. catabolism (exergonic, energy-releasing processes) Energy for cellular
Figure 6.11
ATP
H2O
Energy from
catabolism (exergonic,
energy-releasing
processes)
Energy for cellular
work (endergonic,
energy-consuming
processes)
Figure 6.11 The ATP cycle
ADP P i
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12. Concept 6.4: Enzymes speed up metabolic reactions by lowering energy barriers
A catalyst is a chemical agent that speeds up a reaction without being consumed by the reaction
An enzyme is a catalytic protein
Hydrolysis of sucrose by the enzyme sucrase is an example of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction
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13. (C12H22O11) (C6H12O6) (C6H12O6) Sucrase + H2O + O H O OH Sucrose
Figure 6.UN02
Sucrase +
H2O + O
H O OH
Sucrose
(C12H22O11)
Glucose
(C6H12O6)
Fructose
(C6H12O6)
Figure 6.UN02 In-text figure, sucrose hydrolysis, p. 131
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14. The Activation Energy Barrier
Every chemical reaction between molecules involves bond breaking and bond forming
The initial energy needed to start a chemical reaction is called the free energy of activation, or activation energy (EA)
Activation energy often occurs in the form of heat that reactant molecules absorb from the surroundings
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15. Progress of the reaction
Figure 6.12 A B C D
Transition state A B
Free energy E A C D
Reactants A B
Figure 6.12 Energy profile of an exergonic reaction
DG < 0 C D
Products
Progress of the reaction
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16. How Enzymes Speed Up Reactions
Instead of relying on heat, organisms carry out catalysis to speed up reactions
A catalyst (for example, an enzyme) can speed up a reaction by lowering the EA barrier without itself being consumed
Enzymes do not affect the change in free energy (∆G); instead, they hasten reactions that would occur eventually
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17. Animation: How Enzymes Work
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18. Progress of the reaction
Figure 6.13
Course of
reaction
without
enzyme EA
without
enzyme
EA with
enzyme
is lower
Reactants
Free energy
Course of
reaction
with enzyme
DG is unaffected
by enzyme
Figure 6.13 The effect of an enzyme on activation energy
Products
Progress of the reaction
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19. Substrate Specificity of Enzymes
Enzymes are very specific for the reactions they catalyze
The reactant that an enzyme acts on is called the enzyme’s substrate
The enzyme binds to its substrate, forming an enzyme-substrate complex
The active site is the region on the enzyme where the substrate binds
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20. Enzymes change shape due to chemical interactions with the substrate
Enzyme specificity results from the complementary fit between the shape of the enzyme’s active site and the shape of the substrate
Enzymes change shape due to chemical interactions with the substrate
This induced fit of the enzyme to the substrate brings chemical groups of the active site together
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21. Video: Enzyme Induced Fit
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22. Substrate Active site Enzyme Enzyme-substrate complex Figure 6.14
Figure 6.14 Induced fit between an enzyme and its substrate
Enzyme
Enzyme-substrate
complex
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23. Catalysis in the Enzyme’s Active Site
In an enzymatic reaction, the substrate binds to the active site of the enzyme
The active site can lower an EA barrier by
Orienting substrates correctly
Straining substrate bonds
Providing a favorable microenvironment
Covalently bonding to the substrate
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24. Substrates enter Substrates are active site. held in active site by
Figure 6.15-s1
Substrates enter
active site.
Substrates are
held in active site by
weak interactions.
Substrates
Enzyme-substrate
complex
Figure 6.15-s1 The active site and catalytic cycle of an enzyme (step 1)
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25. Substrates enter Substrates are active site. held in active site by
Figure 6.15-s2
Substrates enter
active site.
Substrates are
held in active site by
weak interactions.
Substrates
Enzyme-substrate
complex
Figure 6.15-s2 The active site and catalytic cycle of an enzyme (step 2)
Substrates are
converted to
products.
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26. Substrates enter Substrates are active site. held in active site by
Figure 6.15-s3
Substrates enter
active site.
Substrates are
held in active site by
weak interactions.
Substrates
Enzyme-substrate
complex
Figure 6.15-s3 The active site and catalytic cycle of an enzyme (step 3)
Products are
released.
Substrates are
converted to
products.
Products
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27. Substrates enter Substrates are active site. held in active site by
Figure 6.15-s4
Substrates enter
active site.
Substrates are
held in active site by
weak interactions.
Substrates
Enzyme-substrate
complex
Active site
is available
for new
substrates.
Figure 6.15-s4 The active site and catalytic cycle of an enzyme (step 4)
Enzyme
Products are
released.
Substrates are
converted to
products.
Products
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28. The rate of enzyme catalysis can usually be sped up by increasing the substrate concentration in a solution
When all enzyme molecules in a solution are bonded with substrate, the enzyme is saturated
At enzyme saturation, reaction speed can only be increased by adding more enzyme
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29. Effects of Local Conditions on Enzyme Activity
An enzyme’s activity can be affected by
General environmental factors, such as temperature and pH
Chemicals that specifically influence the enzyme
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30. Effects of Temperature and pH
Each enzyme has an optimal temperature and pH at which its reaction rate is the greatest
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31. Optimal temperature for typical human enzyme (37C)
Figure 6.16
Optimal temperature for
typical human enzyme (37C)
Optimal temperature for
enzyme of thermophilic
(heat-loving)
bacteria (75C)
Rate of reaction 20 40 60 80
100
120
Temperature (C)
(a) Optimal temperature for two enzymes
Optimal pH for pepsin
(stomach
enzyme)
Optimal pH for trypsin
(intestinal
enzyme)
Figure 6.16 Environmental factors affecting enzyme activity
Rate of reaction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pH
(b) Optimal pH for two enzymes
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32. Optimal temperature for typical human enzyme (37C)
Figure
Optimal temperature for
typical human enzyme (37C)
Optimal temperature for
enzyme of thermophilic
(heat-loving)
bacteria (75C)
Rate of reaction
Figure Environmental factors affecting enzyme activity (part 1: temperature) 20 40 60 80
100
120
Temperature (C)
(a) Optimal temperature for two enzymes
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33. (b) Optimal pH for two enzymes
Figure
Optimal pH for pepsin
(stomach
enzyme)
Optimal pH for trypsin
(intestinal
enzyme)
Rate of reaction
Figure Environmental factors affecting enzyme activity (part 2: pH) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pH
(b) Optimal pH for two enzymes
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34. Figure
Figure Environmental factors affecting enzyme activity (part 3: cyanobacteria)
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35. Cofactors Cofactors are nonprotein enzyme helpers
Cofactors may be inorganic (such as a metal in ionic form) or organic
An organic cofactor is called a coenzyme
Most vitamins act as coenzymes or as the raw materials from which coenzymes are made
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36. Enzyme Inhibitors
Competitive inhibitors bind to the active site of an enzyme, competing with the substrate
Noncompetitive inhibitors bind to another part of an enzyme, causing the enzyme to change shape and making the active site less effective
Examples of inhibitors include toxins, poisons, pesticides, and antibiotics
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37. (b) Competitive inhibition (c) Noncompetitive inhibition
Figure 6.17
(a) Normal binding
(b) Competitive inhibition
(c) Noncompetitive inhibition
Substrate
Active site
Competitive
inhibitor
Enzyme
Figure 6.17 Inhibition of enzyme activity
Noncompetitive
inhibitor
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38. The Evolution of Enzymes
Most enzymes are proteins encoded by genes
Changes (mutations) in genes lead to changes in amino acid composition of an enzyme
Altered amino acids in enzymes may alter their activity or substrate specificity
Under new environmental conditions a novel form of an enzyme might be favored
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39. Concept 6.5: Regulation of enzyme activity helps control metabolism
Chemical chaos would result if a cell’s metabolic pathways were not tightly regulated
A cell does this by switching on or off the genes that encode specific enzymes or by regulating the activity of enzymes
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40. Allosteric Regulation of Enzymes
Allosteric regulation may either inhibit or stimulate an enzyme’s activity
Allosteric regulation occurs when a regulatory molecule binds to a protein at one site and affects the protein’s function at another site
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41. Allosteric Activation and Inhibition
Most allosterically regulated enzymes are made from polypeptide subunits
Each enzyme has active and inactive forms
The binding of an activator stabilizes the active form of the enzyme
The binding of an inhibitor stabilizes the inactive form of the enzyme
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42. Active site (one of four)
Figure 6.18
(a) Allosteric activators and inhibitors
(b) Cooperativity: another type of allosteric activation
Allosteric enzyme
with four subunits
Active site
(one of four)
Substrate
Regulatory site (one of four)
Activator
Inactive form
Stabilized active form
Active form
Stabilized active form
Oscillation
Non-
functional
active site
Figure 6.18 Allosteric regulation of enzyme activity
Inhibitor
Inactive form
Stabilized inactive form
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43. (a) Allosteric activators and inhibitors
Figure
(a) Allosteric activators and inhibitors
Allosteric enzyme
with four subunits
Active site
(one of four)
Regulatory
site (one
of four)
Activator
Active form
Stabilized
active form
Oscillation
Non-
functional
active site
Figure Allosteric regulation of enzyme activity (part 1: activation and inhibition)
Inhibitor
Inactive form
Stabilized
inactive form
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44. Cooperativity is a form of allosteric regulation that can amplify enzyme activity
One substrate molecule primes an enzyme to act on additional substrate molecules more readily
Cooperativity is allosteric because binding by a substrate to one active site affects catalysis in a different active site
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45. (b) Cooperativity: another type of allosteric activation
Figure
(b) Cooperativity: another type of allosteric activation
Substrate
Figure Allosteric regulation of enzyme activity (part 2: cooperativity)
Inactive form
Stabilized active form
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46. Feedback Inhibition
In feedback inhibition, the end product of a metabolic pathway shuts down the pathway
Feedback inhibition prevents a cell from wasting chemical resources by synthesizing more product than is needed
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47. Enzyme 1 (threonine deaminase)
Figure 6.19
Active site available
Threonine
in active site
Enzyme 1
(threonine
deaminase)
Isoleucine
used up by
cell
Intermediate A
Feedback
inhibition
Enzyme 2
Intermediate B
Enzyme 3
Intermediate C
Isoleucine
binds to
allosteric
site.
Figure 6.19 Feedback inhibition in isoleucine synthesis
Enzyme 4
Intermediate D
Enzyme 5
End product
(isoleucine)
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48. Organization of Enzymes Within the Cell
Structures within the cell help bring order to metabolic pathways
Some enzymes act as structural components of membranes
In eukaryotic cells, some enzymes reside in specific organelles; for example, enzymes for cellular respiration are located in mitochondria
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49. 1 mm Mitochondrion The matrix contains enzymes in solution that
Figure 6.20
Mitochondrion
The matrix contains
enzymes in solution that
are involved in one stage
of cellular respiration.
Figure 6.20 Organelles and structural order in metabolism
Enzymes for another
stage of cellular
respiration are
embedded in the
inner membrane.
1 mm
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50. 1 mm Mitochondrion The matrix contains enzymes in solution that
Figure
Mitochondrion
The matrix contains
enzymes in solution that
are involved in one stage
of cellular respiration.
Figure Organelles and structural order in metabolism (part 1: TEM)
Enzymes for another
stage of cellular
respiration are
embedded in the
inner membrane.
1 mm
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51. Figure 6.UN03a
Figure 6.UN03a Skills exercise: making a line graph and calculating a slope (part 1)
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52. Figure 6.UN03b
Figure 6.UN03b Skills exercise: making a line graph and calculating a slope (part 2)
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53. DG is unaffected by enzyme Course of reaction without EA enzyme
Figure 6.UN04
Course of
reaction
without
enzyme EA
without
enzyme
EA with
enzyme
is lower
Reactants
Free energy
DG is unaffected
by enzyme
Course of
reaction
with enzyme
Figure 6.UN04 Summary of key concepts: enzymes and activation energy
Products
Progress of the reaction
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54. Figure 6.UN05
Figure 6.UN05 Test your understanding, question 12 (kinetic and potential energy)
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