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Principles of Biochemistry
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Chapter 7
Coenzymes and Vitamins
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Chapter 7 - Coenzymes and Vitamins
• Some enzymes require cofactors for activity
(1) Essential ions (mostly metal ions)
(2) Coenzymes (organic compounds)
Apoenzyme + Cofactor
(protein only)
Holoenzyme
(active)
(inactive)
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Coenzymes
• Coenzymes act as group-transfer reagents
• Hydrogen, electrons, or other groups can be
transferred
• Larger mobile metabolic groups can be attached
at the reactive center of the coenzyme
• Coenzyme reactions can be organized by their
types of substrates and mechanisms
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Fig 7.1 Types of cofactors
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7.1 Many Enzymes Require Inorganic Cations
• Enzymes requiring metal ions for full activity:
(1) Metal-activated enzymes have an absolute
requirement or are stimulated by metal ions
(examples: K+, Ca2+, Mg2+)
(2) Metalloenzymes contain firmly bound metal
ions at the enzyme active sites (examples:
iron, zinc, copper, cobalt )
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Fig 7.2 Mechanism of carbonic anhydrase
• Action of carbonic
anhydrase, a
metalloenzyme
• Zinc ion promotes the
ionization of bound
H2O. Resulting
nucleophilic OHattacks carbon of CO2
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Fig. 7.2 (continued)
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Iron in metalloenzymes
• Iron undergoes reversible oxidation and reduction:
Fe3+ + e- (reduced substrate)
Fe2+ + (oxidized substrate)
• Enzyme heme groups and cytochromes contain iron
• Nonheme iron exists in iron-sulfur clusters (iron is
bound by sulfide ions and S- groups from cysteines)
• Iron-sulfur clusters can accept only one e- in a reaction
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Fig 7.3 Iron-sulfur clusters
• Iron atoms are complexed
with an equal number of
sulfide ions (S2-) and with
thiolate groups of Cys side
chains
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7.2 Coenzyme Classification
• There are two classes of coenzymes
(1) Cosubstrates are altered during the reaction
and regenerated by another enzyme
(2) Prosthetic groups remain bound to the
enzyme during the reaction, and may be
covalently or tightly bound to enzyme
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Classification of coenzymes in mammals
(1) Metabolite coenzymes - synthesized from
common metabolites
(2) Vitamin-derived coenzymes - derivatives of
vitamins (vitamins cannot be synthesized by
mammals, but must be obtained as
nutrients)
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7.3 ATP and Other Nucleotide Cosubstrates
• Nucleoside triphosphates are examples
Fig 7.4 ATP
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Reactions of ATP
• ATP is a versatile reactant that can donate its:
(1) Phosphoryl group (g-phosphate)
(2) Pyrophosphoryl group (g,b phosphates)
(3) Adenylyl group (AMP)
(4) Adenosyl group
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SAM synthesis
• ATP is also a source of other metabolite
coenzymes such as S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)
• SAM donates methyl groups in many biosynthesis
reactions
Methionine + ATP
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Fig 7.5 S-Adenosylmethionine
• Activated
methyl group in
red
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S-Adenosylmethionine (SAM) is a methyl
donor in many biosynthetic reactions
• SAM donates the methyl group for the
synthesis of the hormone epinephrine from
norepinephrine
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Fig 7.6
• Nucleotide-sugar
coenzymes are
involved in
carbohydrate
metabolism
• UDP-Glucose is a
sugar coenzyme. It
is formed from UTP
and glucose
1-phosphate
(UDP-glucose product next slide)
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Fig 7.6 (continued)
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Vitamin-Derived Coenzymes and Nutrition
• Vitamins are required for coenzyme synthesis
and must be obtained from nutrients
• Animals rely on plants and microorganisms for
vitamin sources (meat supplies vitamins also)
• Most vitamins must be enzymatically
transformed to the coenzyme
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Table 7.1 Vitamins, nutritional deficiency diseases
Vitamin
Disease
Ascorbate (C)
Nicotinic acid
Riboflavin (B2)
Pantothenate (B3)
Thiamine (B1)
Pyridoxal (B6)
Biotin
Folate
Cobalamin (B12)
Scurvy
Pellagra
Growth retardation
Dermatitis in chickens
Beriberi
Dermatitis in rats
Dermatitis in humans
Anemia
Pernicious anemia
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Box 7.1 Vitamin C: a vitamin
but not a coenzyme
• A reducing reagent for hydroxylation of collagen
• Deficiency leads to the disease scurvy
• Most animals (not primates) can synthesize Vit C
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7.4 NAD+ and NADP+
• Nicotinic acid (niacin) is precursor of NAD and NADP
• Lack of niacin causes the disease pellagra
• Humans obtain niacin from cereals, meat, legumes
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Fig 7.8 Oxidized, reduced forms of NAD (NADP)
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Box 7.2 NAD Binding to Dehydrogenases
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NAD and NADP are cosubstrates
for dehydrogenases
• Oxidation by pyridine nucleotides always occurs
two electrons at a time
• Dehydrogenases transfer a hydride ion (H:-) from a
substrate to pyridine ring C-4 of NAD+ or NADP+
• The net reaction is:
NAD(P)+ + 2e- + 2H+
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Ordered mechanism for
lactate dehydrogenase
• Reaction of lactate dehydrogenase
• NAD+ is bound first and NADH released last
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Fig 7.9 Mechanism of lactate dehydrogenase
• Hydride ion (H:-)
is transferred from
C-2 of L-lactate to
the C-4 of NAD+
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7.5 FAD and FMN
• Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and Flavin
mono-nucleotide (FMN) are derived from
riboflavin (Vit B2)
• Flavin coenzymes are involved in oxidationreduction reactions for many enzymes
(flavoenzymes or flavoproteins)
• FAD and FMN catalyze one or two electron
transfers
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Fig 7.10 Riboflavin and its coenzymes
(a) Riboflavin, (b) FMN (black), FAD (black/blue)
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Fig 7.11 Reduction, reoxidation of FMN or FAD
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7.6 Coenzyme A (CoA or HS-CoA)
• Derived from the vitamin pantothenate (Vit B3)
• Participates in acyl-group transfer reactions with
carboxylic acids and fatty acids
• CoA-dependent reactions include oxidation of
fuel molecules and biosynthesis of carboxylic
acids and fatty acids
• Acyl groups are covalently attached to the -SH
of CoA to form thioesters
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Fig 7.12 Coenzyme A
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Fig. 7.12 Acyl carrier protein
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Fig. 7.13 Acetyl CoA
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7.7 Thiamine Pyrophosphate (TPP)
• TPP is a derivative of thiamine (Vit B1)
• Reactive center is the thiazolium ring (with a
very acidic hydrogen atom at C-2 position)
• TPP participates in reactions of:
(1) Decarboxylation
(2) Oxidative decarboxylation
(3) Transketolase enzyme reactions
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Fig 7.14 Thiamine (Vitamin B1) and TPP
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Fig 7.15 Mechanism of pyruvate
dehydrogenase (3 slides)
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Fig 7.15 (continued)
From previous slide
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Fig 7.15 (continued)
From previous slide
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7.8 Pyridoxal Phosphate (PLP)
• PLP is derived from Vit B6 family of vitamins
(deficiencies lead to dermatitis and disorders of
protein metabolism)
• Vitamin B6 is phosphorylated to form PLP
• PLP is a prosthetic group for enzymes
catalyzing reactions involving amino acid
metabolism (isomerizations, decarboxylations,
side chain eliminations or replacements)
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Fig 7.16 B6 Vitamins and pyridoxal
phosphate (PLP)
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Fig 7.17 Binding of substrate to a PLPdependent enzyme
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Fig. 7.17 (continued)
From
previous
slide
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Fig 7.18 Mechanism of transaminases
(5 slides)
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Fig 7.18 (continued)
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Fig 7.18 (continued)
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Fig 7.18 (continued)
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Fig 7.18 (continued)
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7.9 Biotin
• Biotin is required in very small amounts because it is
available from intestinal bacteria
• Avidin (raw egg protein) binds biotin very tightly and
may lead to a biotin deficiency (cooking eggs
denatures avidin so it does not bind biotin)
• Biotin (a prosthetic group) enzymes catalyze:
(1) Carboxyl-group transfer reactions
(2) ATP-dependent carboxylation reactions
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Fig 7.19 Enzyme-bound biotin
• Biotin is linked by an amide bond to the e-amino
group of a lysine residue of the enzyme
• The reactive center of biotin is the N-1 (red)
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Fig 7.20 Reaction catalyzed by
pyruvate carboxylase
Two step mechanism (next slide)
Step 1: Formation of carboxybiotin-enzyme complex
(requires ATP)
Step 2: Enolate form of pyruvate attacks the carboxyl
group of carboxybiotin forming oxaloacetate
and regenerating biotin
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7.10 Tetrahydrofolate (THF)
• Vitamin folate is found in green leaves, liver, yeast
• The coenzyme THF is a folate derivative where
positions 5,6,7,8 of the pterin ring are reduced
• THF contains 5-6 glutamate residues which
facilitate binding of the coenzyme to enzymes
• THF participates in transfers of one carbon units
at the oxidation levels of methanol (CH3OH),
formaldehyde (HCHO), formic acid (HCOOH)
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Fig 7.21 Pterin, folate and tetrahydrofolate (THF)
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Formation of tetrahydrofolate (THF) from folate
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Fig 7.22
• One-carbon
derivatives of
THF
Continued next slide
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Fig 7.22
(continued)
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Fig. 7.23 5,6,7,8, Tetrahydrobiopterin,
a pterin coenzyme
• Coenzyme has a 3-carbon side chain at C-6
• Not vitamin-derived, but synthesized by some
organisms
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7.11 Cobalamin (Vitamin B12)
• Coenzymes: methylcobalamin, adenosylcobalamin
• Cobalamin contains a corrin ring system and a cobalt
(it is synthesized by only a few microorganisms)
• Humans obtain cobalamin from foods of animal origin
(deficiency leads to pernicious anemia)
• Coenzymes participate in enzyme-catalyzed
molecular rearrangements in which an H atom and a
second group on the substrate exchange places
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Fig 7.24 Cobalamin (Vit B12) and its coenzymes
(a) Cobalamin.
Corrin ring
(black)
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Fig 7.24
(continued)
(b) Abbreviated
structure of cobalamin
coenzymes
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Fig 7.25 Intramolecular rearrangements
catalyzed by adenosylcobalamin enzymes
(a) Rearrangement of an H and substituent X on an
adjacent carbon
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Fig. 7.25 (continued)
(b) Rearrangement of methylmalonyl CoA
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Methylcobalamin participates in the
transfer of methyl groups
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7.12 Lipoamide
• Coenzyme lipoamide is the protein-bound form of
lipoic acid
• Animals can synthesize lipoic acid, it is not a vitamin
• Lipoic acid is an 8-carbon carboxylic acid with
sulfhydryl groups on C-6 and C-8
• Lipoamide functions as a “swinging arm” that carries
acyl groups between active sites in multienzyme
complexes
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Fig 7.26 Lipoamide
• Lipoic acid is bound via an amide linkage to the
e-amino group of an enzyme lysine
• Reactive center of the coenzyme shown in red
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Transfer of an acyl group between active sites
• Acetyl groups attached to the C-8 of lipoamide
can be transferred to acceptor molecules
• In the pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction the
acetyl group is transferred to coenzyme A to
form acetylSCoA
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7.13 Lipid Vitamins
• Four lipid vitamins: A, D, E, K
• All contain rings and long, aliphatic side chains
• All are highly hydrophobic
• The lipid vitamins differ widely in their functions
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A. Vitamin A (Retinol)
• Vit A is obtained from liver, egg yolks, milk
products or b-carotene from yellow vegetables
• Vit A exists in 3 forms: alcohol (retinol), aldehyde
and retinoic acid
• Retinol and retinoic acid have roles as protein
receptors
• Rentinal (aldehyde) is a light-sensitive compound
with a role in vision
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Fig 7.27 Formation of vitamin A
from b-carotene
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B. Vitamin D
• A group of related lipids involved in control of
Ca2+ utilization in humans
• Fig 7.28 Vitamin D3 and 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol
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C. Vitamin E (a-tocopherol)
• A reducing reagent that scavenges oxygen and
free radicals
• May prevent damage to fatty acids in membranes
Fig 7.29 Vitamin E (a-tocopherol)
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D. Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
• Required for synthesis of blood coagulation proteins
• A coenzyme for mammalian carboxylases that
convert glutamate to g-carboxyglutamate residues
• Calcium binds to the g-carboxyGlu residues of these
coagulation proteins which adhere to platelet surfaces
• Vitamin K analogs (used as competitive inhibitors to
prevent regeneration of dihydrovitamin K) are given to
individuals who suffer excessive blood clotting
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Structure of vitamin K and
Vit K-dependent carboxylation
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7.14 Ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q)
• Found in respiring organisms and
photosynthetic bacteria
• Transports electrons between membraneembedded complexes
• Plastoquinone (ubiquinone analog) functions in
photosynthetic electron transport
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Fig 7.30 (a) Ubiquinone,
(b) Plastoquinone
• Hydrophobic tail of each is composed of 6 to 10
five-carbon isoprenoid units
• The isoprenoid chain allows these quinones to
dissolve in lipid membranes
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Fig 7.31
• Three oxidation states of
ubiquinone
• Ubiquinone is reduced in
two one-electron steps
via a semiquinone free
radical intermediate.
Reactive center is shown
in red.
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7.15 Protein Coenzymes
• Protein coenzymes (group-transfer proteins) contain
a functional group as part of a protein or as a
prosthetic group
• Participate in:
(1) Group-transfer reactions
(2) Oxidation-reduction reactions where transferred
group is a hydrogen or an electron
• Metal ions, iron-sulfur clusters and heme groups are
commonly found in these proteins
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Fig 7.32 Stereo view of oxidized thioredoxin
• Cystine group is
on the surface
(sulfurs in yellow)
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7.16 Cytochromes
• Heme-containing coenzymes whose Fe(III)
undergoes reversible one-electron reduction
• Cytochromes a,b and c have different visible
absorption spectra and heme prosthetic groups
• Electron transfer potential varies among
different cytochromes due to the different
protein environment of each prosthetic group
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Fig 7.33 (a) Heme group of cyt a
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Fig 7.33 (b) Heme group of cyt b
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Fig 7.33 (c) Heme group of cyt c
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Fig 7.34 Absorption spectra of oxidized
and reduced cytochrome c
• Reduced cyt c (blue)
has 3 absorbance
peaks: a,b,g
• Oxidized cyt c (red)
has only a g (Soret)
band
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