CP504 – Lecture 3
Enzyme kinetics and associated reactor design:
Introduction to enzymes,
enzyme catalyzed reactions and
simple enzyme kinetics
- learn about enzymes
- learn about enzyme catalyzed reactions
- study the kinetics of simple enzyme catalyzed reactions
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What is an Enzyme?
Enzymes are mostly proteins, and hence they consists of
amino acids.
Enzymes are present in all living cells, where they help
converting nutrients into energy and fresh cell material.
Enzymes breakdown of food materials into simpler
compounds.
Examples:
- pepsin, trypsin and peptidases break down proteins
into amino acids
- lipases split fats into glycerol and fatty acids
- amylases break down starch into simple sugars
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What is an Enzyme?
Enzymes are very efficient (biological) catalysts.
Enzyme catalytic function is very specific and effective.
Enzymes bind temporarily to one or more of the reactants of
the reaction they catalyze.
By that means, they lower the amount of activation energy
needed and thus speed up the reaction.
Enzymes does not get consumed in the reaction that it
catalyses.
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Enzyme classification
Oxidoreductase: transfer oxygen atoms or electron
Transferase: transfer a group (amine, phosphate, aldehyde,
oxo, sulphur, etc)
Hydrolase: hydrolysis
Lyase: transfer non-hydrolytic group from substrate
Isomerase: isomerazion reactions
Ligase: bonds synthesis, using energy from ATPs
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Examples
Examples of
of enzyme
Enzymecatalyzed
Catalysedreactions
Reactions
Example 1:
CO2+ H2O
Carbonic anhydrase
H2CO3
Carbonic anhydrase is found in red blood cells.
It catalyzes the above reaction enabling red blood cells
to transport carbon dioxide from the tissues (high CO2)
to the lungs (low CO2).
One molecule of carbonic anhydrase can process
millions of molecules of CO2 per second.
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Examples of enzyme catalyzed reactions
Example 2:
2H2O2
Catalase
2H2O + O2
Catalase is found abundantly in the liver and in the red
blood cells.
One molecule of catalase can breakdown millions of
molecules of hydrogen peroxide per second.
Hydrogen peroxide is a by-product of many normal
metabolic processes.
It is a powerful oxidizing agent and is potentially
damaging to cells which must be quickly converted into
less dangerous substances.
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Industrial use of catalase
- in the food industry for removing hydrogen peroxide from milk
prior to cheese production
- in food-wrappers to prevent food from oxidizing
- in the textile industry to remove hydrogen peroxide from
fabrics to make sure the material is peroxide-free
- to decompose the hydrogen peroxide which is used (in some
cases) to disinfect the contact lens
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Examples of Industrial Enzymes
See the hand out on the same topic
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More on enzymes
Enzymes are very specific.
Absolute specificity - the enzyme will catalyze only one
reaction
Group specificity - the enzyme will act only on molecules that
have specific functional groups, such as amino, phosphate or
methyl groups
Linkage specificity - the enzyme will act on a particular type of
chemical bond regardless of the rest of the molecular structure
Stereochemical specificity - the enzyme will act on a particular
steric or optical isomer
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Source: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/molecu1.htm
E+S
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ES
Source: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/molecu1.htm
Lock & Key Theory Of Enzyme Specificity
(postulated in 1894 by Emil Fischer)
E+S
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ES
E+P
Source: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/molecu1.htm
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Active Site Of Enzyme Blocked By Poison Molecule
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Source: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/molecu1.htm
Induced Fit Model
(postulated in 1958 by Daniel Koshland )
E+S
ES
E+P
Binding of the first substrate induces a conformational shift that
helps binding of the second substrate with far lower energy than
otherwise required. When catalysis is complete, the product is
released, and the enzyme returns to its uninduced state.
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Source: http://www.mun.ca/biology/scarr/Induced-Fit_Model.html
Simple Enzyme Kinetics
E+S
k1
k3
ES
E+P
k2
which is equivalent to
[E]
S
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P
S
for substrate (reactant)
E
for enzyme
ES
for enzyme-substrate complex
P
for product
Michaelis-Menten approach to the rate equation:
E+S
k1
ES
k3
E+P
k2
Assumptions:
1. Product releasing step is slower and it determines the
reaction rate
2. ES forming reaction is at equilibrium
3. Conservation of mass (CE0 = CE + CES)
Initial concentration of E
Concentration of E at time t
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Concentration of ES at time t
Michaelis-Menten approach to the rate equation:
E+S
k1
ES
k3
E+P
k2
Product formation (= substrate utilization) rate:
rP = - rS = k3 CES
(1)
Since ES forming reaction is at equilibrium, we get
k1 CE CS = k2 CES
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(2)
Michaelis-Menten approach to the rate equation:
E+S
k1
ES
k3
E+P
k2
Using CE0 = CE + CES in (2) to eliminate CE, we get
k1 (CE0 – CES) CS = k2 CES
which is rearranged to give
CES =
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CE0CS
k2/k1 + CS
(3)
Michaelis-Menten approach to the rate equation:
E+S
k1
k3
ES
E+P
k2
Using (3) in (1), we get
rP = - rS =
k3CE0CS
k2/k1 + CS
=
rmaxCS
KM + CS
where rmax = k3CE0
(5)
and KM = k2 / k1
(6)
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(4)
Briggs-Haldane approach to the rate equation:
E+S
k1
ES
k3
E+P
k2
Assumptions:
1. Steady-state of the intermediate complex ES
2. Conservation of mass (CE0 = CE + CES)
Initial concentration of E
Concentration of E at time t
Concentration of ES at time t
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Briggs-Haldane approach to the rate equation:
E+S
k1
ES
k3
E+P
k2
Product formation rate:
rP = k3 CES
(7)
Substrate utilization rate:
rs = - k1 CECS + k2 CES
(8)
Since steady-state of the intermediate complex ES is assumed,
we get
k1 CECS = k2 CES + k3 CES
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(9)
Briggs-Haldane approach to the rate equation:
E+S
k1
ES
k3
E+P
k2
Combining (7), (8) and (9), we get
rP = - rS = k3 CES
(10)
Using CE0 = CE + CES in (9) to eliminate CE, we get
k1 (CE0 - CES)CS = (k2 + k3)CES
which is rearranged to give
CES =
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CE0CS
(k2+k3)/k1 + CS
(11)
Briggs-Haldane approach to the rate equation:
E+S
k1
k3
ES
E+P
k2
Combining (10) and (11), we get
rP = - rS =
k3CE0CS
(k2+k3)/k1 +CS
where rmax = k3CE0
and KM = (k2 + k3) / k1
=
rmaxCS
KM + CS
(5)
(13)
When k3 << k2 (i.e. product forming step is slow),
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KM = k2 / k1
(6)
(12)
Simple Enzyme Kinetics (in summary)
[E]
S
rP = - r S =
P
rmaxCS
KM + CS
where rmax = k3CE0 and KM = f(rate constants)
rmax is proportional to the initial concentration of the enzyme
KM is a constant
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