132-455: Gastric hydrogen potassium ATPase , also known as H/K ATPase , is an enzyme which functions to acidify the stomach. It is a member of the P-type ATPases , also known as E 1 -E 2 ATPases due to its two states. The gastric hydrogen potassium ATPase or H/K ATPase is the proton pump of the stomach . It exchanges potassium from the intestinal lumen with cytoplasmic hydronium and
264-487: A catalytic triad , stabilize charge build-up on the transition states using an oxyanion hole , complete hydrolysis using an oriented water substrate. Enzymes are not rigid, static structures; instead they have complex internal dynamic motions – that is, movements of parts of the enzyme's structure such as individual amino acid residues, groups of residues forming a protein loop or unit of secondary structure , or even an entire protein domain . These motions give rise to
396-489: A conformational ensemble of slightly different structures that interconvert with one another at equilibrium . Different states within this ensemble may be associated with different aspects of an enzyme's function. For example, different conformations of the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase are associated with the substrate binding, catalysis, cofactor release, and product release steps of the catalytic cycle, consistent with catalytic resonance theory . Substrate presentation
528-511: A type of enzyme rather than being like an enzyme, but even in the decades since ribozymes' discovery in 1980–1982, the word enzyme alone often means the protein type specifically (as is used in this article). An enzyme's specificity comes from its unique three-dimensional structure . Like all catalysts, enzymes increase the reaction rate by lowering its activation energy . Some enzymes can make their conversion of substrate to product occur many millions of times faster. An extreme example
660-428: A 0.5% to 2% risk of stomach cancer. H. pylori induced gastritis may present as acute gastritis with stomach ache , nausea , and ongoing dyspepsia (indigestion) that is sometimes accompanied by depression and anxiety. Where the gastritis develops into chronic gastritis, or an ulcer, the symptoms are the same and can include indigestion , stomach or abdominal pains, nausea, bloating , belching , feeling hunger in
792-413: A consequence of inflammation that allows stomach acid and the digestive enzyme pepsin to overwhelm the protective mechanisms of the mucous membranes . The location of colonization of H. pylori , which affects the location of the ulcer, depends on the acidity of the stomach. In people producing large amounts of acid, H. pylori colonizes near the pyloric antrum (exit to the duodenum) to avoid
924-408: A continuation of the bacterial outer membrane which gives protection against the gastric acidity. The sheath is also the location of the origin of the outer membrane vesicles that gives protection to the bacterium from bacteriophages. Flagella motility is provided by the proton motive force provided by urease-driven hydrolysis allowing chemotactic movements towards the less acidic pH gradient in
1056-474: A first step and then checks that the product is correct in a second step. This two-step process results in average error rates of less than 1 error in 100 million reactions in high-fidelity mammalian polymerases. Similar proofreading mechanisms are also found in RNA polymerase , aminoacyl tRNA synthetases and ribosomes . Conversely, some enzymes display enzyme promiscuity , having broad specificity and acting on
1188-430: A first-line immune system defence. Phagocytic leukocytes and monocytes infiltrate the site of infection, and antibodies are produced. H. pylori is able to adhere to the surface of the phagocytes and impede their action. This is responded to by the phagocyte in the generation and release of oxygen metabolites into the surrounding space. H. pylori can survive this response by the activity of catalase at its attachment to
1320-466: A lifetime, or can harm the stomach and duodenal linings by inflammatory responses induced by several mechanisms associated with a number of virulence factors . Colonization can initially cause H. pylori induced gastritis , an inflammation of the stomach lining that became a listed disease in ICD11 . This will progress to chronic gastritis if left untreated. Chronic gastritis may lead to atrophy of
1452-460: A major role in the pathogenesis of H. pylori . The HtrA protein enables the bacterium to transmigrate across the host cells' epithelium, and is also needed for the translocation of CagA. The virulence of H. pylori may be increased by genes of the cag pathogenicity island; about 50–70% of H. pylori strains in Western countries carry it. Western people infected with strains carrying
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#17328918227381584-567: A member of the eukaryotic class of P-type ATPases . Like the Ca and the Na/K ATPases, the H/K ATPase functions as an α, β protomer. Unlike other eukaryotic ATPases, the H/K ATPase is electroneutral, transporting one proton into the stomach lumen per potassium ion retrieved from the gastric lumen. As an ion pump the H/K ATPase is able to transport ions against a concentration gradient using energy derived from
1716-447: A mouse model. Similarly, RecN protein plays an important role in DSB repair. An H. pylori recN mutant displays an attenuated ability to colonize mouse stomachs, highlighting the importance of recombinational DNA repair in survival of H. pylori within its host. An effective sustained colonization response is the formation of a biofilm . Having first adhered to cellular surfaces,
1848-507: A positive protective effect against asthma , esophageal cancer , inflammatory bowel disease (including gastroesophageal reflux disease and Crohn's disease ), and others. Some studies suggest that H. pylori plays an important role in the natural stomach ecology by influencing the type of bacteria that colonize the gastrointestinal tract. Other studies suggest that non-pathogenic strains of H. pylori may beneficially normalize stomach acid secretion, and regulate appetite. In 2023, it
1980-464: A quantitative theory of enzyme kinetics, which is referred to as Michaelis–Menten kinetics . The major contribution of Michaelis and Menten was to think of enzyme reactions in two stages. In the first, the substrate binds reversibly to the enzyme, forming the enzyme-substrate complex. This is sometimes called the Michaelis–Menten complex in their honor. The enzyme then catalyzes the chemical step in
2112-439: A range of different physiologically relevant substrates. Many enzymes possess small side activities which arose fortuitously (i.e. neutrally ), which may be the starting point for the evolutionary selection of a new function. To explain the observed specificity of enzymes, in 1894 Emil Fischer proposed that both the enzyme and the substrate possess specific complementary geometric shapes that fit exactly into one another. This
2244-454: A relatively long (1186- amino acid ) protein. The cag pathogenicity island (PAI) has about 30 genes, part of which code for a complex type IV secretion system (T4SS or TFSS). The low GC-content of the cag PAI relative to the rest of the Helicobacter genome suggests the island was acquired by horizontal transfer from another bacterial species. The serine protease HtrA also plays
2376-479: A short half-life of approximately 90 minutes. Acid pump antagonists (APAs) or potassium-competitive acid blockers (PCABs) are a third type of inhibitor that blocks acid secretion by binding to the K active site. APAs provide faster inhibition than PPIs since they do not require acid activation. Revaprazan was the first APA used clinically in east Asia, and other APAs are being developed since they appear to provide better acid control in clinical trials. Inactivation of
2508-451: A species' normal level; as a result, enzymes from bacteria living in volcanic environments such as hot springs are prized by industrial users for their ability to function at high temperatures, allowing enzyme-catalysed reactions to be operated at a very high rate. Enzymes are usually much larger than their substrates. Sizes range from just 62 amino acid residues, for the monomer of 4-oxalocrotonate tautomerase , to over 2,500 residues in
2640-446: A steady level inside the cell. For example, NADPH is regenerated through the pentose phosphate pathway and S -adenosylmethionine by methionine adenosyltransferase . This continuous regeneration means that small amounts of coenzymes can be used very intensively. For example, the human body turns over its own weight in ATP each day. As with all catalysts, enzymes do not alter the position of
2772-463: A sterol glucoside that H. pylori glycosylates from the cholesterol in the gastric gland cells, and inserts it into its outer membrane. This cholesterol glucoside is important for membrane stability, morphology and immune evasion, and is rarely found in other bacteria. The enzyme responsible for this is cholesteryl α-glucosyltransferase (αCgT or Cgt), encoded by the HP0421 gene. A major effect of
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#17328918227382904-570: A strong association with pre-senile dementia. Enzyme Enzymes ( / ˈ ɛ n z aɪ m z / ) are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions . The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates , and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products . Almost all metabolic processes in the cell need enzyme catalysis in order to occur at rates fast enough to sustain life. Metabolic pathways depend upon enzymes to catalyze individual steps. The study of enzymes
3036-555: A strong host cell inflammatory response. About 4% of the genome encodes for outer membrane proteins that can be grouped into five families. The largest family includes bacterial adhesins . The other four families are porins , iron transporters, flagellum -associated proteins, and proteins of unknown function. Like other typical gram-negative bacteria, the outer membrane of H. pylori consists of phospholipids and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The O-antigen of LPS may be fucosylated and mimic Lewis blood group antigens found on
3168-442: A thermodynamically unfavourable one so that the combined energy of the products is lower than the substrates. For example, the hydrolysis of ATP is often used to drive other chemical reactions. Enzyme kinetics is the investigation of how enzymes bind substrates and turn them into products. The rate data used in kinetic analyses are commonly obtained from enzyme assays . In 1913 Leonor Michaelis and Maud Leonora Menten proposed
3300-457: Is k cat , also called the turnover number , which is the number of substrate molecules handled by one active site per second. The efficiency of an enzyme can be expressed in terms of k cat / K m . This is also called the specificity constant and incorporates the rate constants for all steps in the reaction up to and including the first irreversible step. Because the specificity constant reflects both affinity and catalytic ability, it
3432-838: Is orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase , which allows a reaction that would otherwise take millions of years to occur in milliseconds. Chemically, enzymes are like any catalyst and are not consumed in chemical reactions, nor do they alter the equilibrium of a reaction. Enzymes differ from most other catalysts by being much more specific. Enzyme activity can be affected by other molecules: inhibitors are molecules that decrease enzyme activity, and activators are molecules that increase activity. Many therapeutic drugs and poisons are enzyme inhibitors. An enzyme's activity decreases markedly outside its optimal temperature and pH , and many enzymes are (permanently) denatured when exposed to excessive heat, losing their structure and catalytic properties. Some enzymes are used commercially, for example, in
3564-421: Is a process where the enzyme is sequestered away from its substrate. Enzymes can be sequestered to the plasma membrane away from a substrate in the nucleus or cytosol. Or within the membrane, an enzyme can be sequestered into lipid rafts away from its substrate in the disordered region. When the enzyme is released it mixes with its substrate. Alternatively, the enzyme can be sequestered near its substrate to activate
3696-407: Is an oligomeric protein complex that causes a progressive vacuolation in the epithelial cells leading to their death. The vacuolation has also been associated with promoting intracellular reservoirs of H. pylori by disrupting the calcium channel cell membrane TRPML1 . VacA has been shown to increase the levels of COX2 , an up-regulation that increases the production of a prostaglandin indicating
3828-691: Is an unusually high number providing a defence against bacteriophages . Single-cell transcriptomics using single-cell RNA-Seq gave the complete transcriptome of H. pylori which was published in 2010. This analysis of its transcription confirmed the known acid induction of major virulence loci, including the urease (ure) operon and the Cag pathogenicity island (PAI). A total of 1,907 transcription start sites 337 primary operons , and 126 additional suboperons, and 66 mono cistrons were identified. Until 2010, only about 55 transcription start sites (TSSs) were known in this species. 27% of
3960-454: Is called enzymology and the field of pseudoenzyme analysis recognizes that during evolution, some enzymes have lost the ability to carry out biological catalysis, which is often reflected in their amino acid sequences and unusual 'pseudocatalytic' properties. Enzymes are known to catalyze more than 5,000 biochemical reaction types. Other biocatalysts are catalytic RNA molecules , also called ribozymes . They are sometimes described as
4092-437: Is described by "EC" followed by a sequence of four numbers which represent the hierarchy of enzymatic activity (from very general to very specific). That is, the first number broadly classifies the enzyme based on its mechanism while the other digits add more and more specificity. The top-level classification is: These sections are subdivided by other features such as the substrate, products, and chemical mechanism . An enzyme
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4224-556: Is either exposed to double-strand DNA damage that must be repaired or requires some other recombination-mediated event. In particular, natural transformation is increased by DNA damage in H. pylori , and a connection exists between the DNA damage response and DNA uptake in H. pylori . This natural competence contributes to the persistence of H. pylori . H. pylori has much greater rates of recombination and mutation than other bacteria. Genetically different strains can be found in
4356-749: Is fully specified by four numerical designations. For example, hexokinase (EC 2.7.1.1) is a transferase (EC 2) that adds a phosphate group (EC 2.7) to a hexose sugar, a molecule containing an alcohol group (EC 2.7.1). Sequence similarity . EC categories do not reflect sequence similarity. For instance, two ligases of the same EC number that catalyze exactly the same reaction can have completely different sequences. Independent of their function, enzymes, like any other proteins, have been classified by their sequence similarity into numerous families. These families have been documented in dozens of different protein and protein family databases such as Pfam . Non-homologous isofunctional enzymes . Unrelated enzymes that have
4488-526: Is its flagellum . H. pylori has from two to seven flagella at the same polar location which gives it a high motility. The flagellar filaments are about 3 μm long, and composed of two copolymerized flagellins , FlaA and FlaB, coded by the genes flaA , and flaB . The minor flagellin FlaB is located in the proximal region and the major flagellin FlaA makes up the rest of the flagellum. The flagella are sheathed in
4620-473: Is often derived from its substrate or the chemical reaction it catalyzes, with the word ending in -ase . Examples are lactase , alcohol dehydrogenase and DNA polymerase . Different enzymes that catalyze the same chemical reaction are called isozymes . The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology have developed a nomenclature for enzymes, the EC numbers (for "Enzyme Commission") . Each enzyme
4752-418: Is often referred to as "the lock and key" model. This early model explains enzyme specificity, but fails to explain the stabilization of the transition state that enzymes achieve. In 1958, Daniel Koshland suggested a modification to the lock and key model: since enzymes are rather flexible structures, the active site is continuously reshaped by interactions with the substrate as the substrate interacts with
4884-409: Is one of the few known types of bacterium that has a urea cycle which is uniquely configured in the bacterium. 10% of the cell is of nitrogen , a balance that needs to be maintained. Any excess is stored in urea excreted in the urea cycle. A final stage enzyme in the urea cycle is arginase , an enzyme that is crucial to the pathogenesis of H. pylori . Arginase produces ornithine and urea, which
5016-462: Is only one of several important kinetic parameters. The amount of substrate needed to achieve a given rate of reaction is also important. This is given by the Michaelis–Menten constant ( K m ), which is the substrate concentration required for an enzyme to reach one-half its maximum reaction rate; generally, each enzyme has a characteristic K M for a given substrate. Another useful constant
5148-530: Is responsible for an estimated 89% of all gastric cancers and is linked to the development of 5.5% of all cases cancers worldwide. H. pylori is the only bacterium known to cause cancer. Extragastric complications that have been linked to H. pylori include anemia due either to iron deficiency or vitamin B12 deficiency , diabetes mellitus , cardiovascular illness, and certain neurological disorders. An inverse association has also been claimed with H. pylori having
5280-404: Is seen. This is shown in the saturation curve on the right. Saturation happens because, as substrate concentration increases, more and more of the free enzyme is converted into the substrate-bound ES complex. At the maximum reaction rate ( V max ) of the enzyme, all the enzyme active sites are bound to substrate, and the amount of ES complex is the same as the total amount of enzyme. V max
5412-419: Is supported by transformation -mediated recombinational repair , that contributes to successful colonization. H. pylori is naturally competent for transformation. While many organisms are competent only under certain environmental conditions, such as starvation, H. pylori is competent throughout logarithmic growth. Transformation (the transfer of DNA from one bacterial cell to another through
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5544-403: Is the ribosome which is a complex of protein and catalytic RNA components. Enzymes must bind their substrates before they can catalyse any chemical reaction. Enzymes are usually very specific as to what substrates they bind and then the chemical reaction catalysed. Specificity is achieved by binding pockets with complementary shape, charge and hydrophilic / hydrophobic characteristics to
5676-422: Is the combined set of 30 sequenced strains, encodes 2,239 protein families ( orthologous groups OGs). Among them, 1,248 OGs are conserved in all the 30 strains, and represent the universal core . The remaining 991 OGs correspond to the accessory genome in which 277 OGs are unique to one strain. There are eleven restriction modification systems in the genome of H. pylori . This
5808-408: Is the enzyme primarily responsible for the acidification of the stomach contents and the activation of the digestive enzyme pepsin (see gastric acid ). The H/K ATPase is found in parietal cells , which are highly specialized epithelial cells located in the inner cell lining of the stomach called the gastric mucosa . Parietal cells possess an extensive secretory membrane system and the H/K ATPase
5940-455: Is the major protein constituent of these membranes. A small amount of H/K ATPase is also found in the renal medulla . The H/K ATPase is a heterodimeric protein , the product of 2 genes. The gene ATP4A encodes the H/K ATPase α subunit, and is a ~1000-amino acid protein that contains the catalytic sites of the enzyme and forms the pore through the cell membrane that allows the transport of ions. Hydronium ions bind to two active sites present in
6072-399: Is the most abundant protein, its expression representing about 10% of the total protein weight. H. pylori possesses five major outer membrane protein families. The largest family includes known and putative adhesins . The other four families are porins , iron transporters, flagellum -associated proteins, and proteins of unknown function. Like other typical gram-negative bacteria,
6204-417: Is the third highest cause of worldwide cancer mortality as of 2018. Because of the usual lack of symptoms, when gastric cancer is finally diagnosed it is often fairly advanced. More than half of gastric cancer patients have lymph node metastasis when they are initially diagnosed. Chronic inflammation that is a feature of cancer development is characterized by infiltration of neutrophils and macrophages to
6336-790: Is useful for comparing different enzymes against each other, or the same enzyme with different substrates. The theoretical maximum for the specificity constant is called the diffusion limit and is about 10 to 10 (M s ). At this point every collision of the enzyme with its substrate will result in catalysis, and the rate of product formation is not limited by the reaction rate but by the diffusion rate. Enzymes with this property are called catalytically perfect or kinetically perfect . Example of such enzymes are triose-phosphate isomerase , carbonic anhydrase , acetylcholinesterase , catalase , fumarase , β-lactamase , and superoxide dismutase . The turnover of such enzymes can reach several million reactions per second. But most enzymes are far from perfect:
6468-611: The DNA polymerases ; here the holoenzyme is the complete complex containing all the subunits needed for activity. Coenzymes are small organic molecules that can be loosely or tightly bound to an enzyme. Coenzymes transport chemical groups from one enzyme to another. Examples include NADH , NADPH and adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Some coenzymes, such as flavin mononucleotide (FMN), flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), and tetrahydrofolate (THF), are derived from vitamins . These coenzymes cannot be synthesized by
6600-606: The atmosphere . It contains a hydrogenase that can produce energy by oxidizing molecular hydrogen (H 2 ) made by intestinal bacteria . H. pylori can be demonstrated in tissue by Gram stain , Giemsa stain , H&E stain , Warthin-Starry silver stain , acridine orange stain , and phase-contrast microscopy . It is capable of forming biofilms . Biofilms help to hinder the action of antibiotics and can contribute to treatment failure. To successfully colonize its host, H. pylori uses many different virulence factors including oxidase , catalase , and urease . Urease
6732-411: The cag PAI have a stronger inflammatory response in the stomach and are at a greater risk of developing peptic ulcers or stomach cancer than those infected with strains lacking the island. Following attachment of H. pylori to stomach epithelial cells, the type IV secretion system expressed by the cag PAI "injects" the inflammation -inducing agent, peptidoglycan, from their own cell walls into
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#17328918227386864-603: The genus name Helicobacter derives) is thought to have evolved to penetrate the mucous lining of the stomach , helped by its flagella , and thereby establish infection. The bacterium was first identified as the causal agent of gastric ulcers in 1983 by Australian physician-scientists Barry Marshall and Robin Warren . In 2005, they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery. Infection of
6996-511: The law of mass action , which is derived from the assumptions of free diffusion and thermodynamically driven random collision. Many biochemical or cellular processes deviate significantly from these conditions, because of macromolecular crowding and constrained molecular movement. More recent, complex extensions of the model attempt to correct for these effects. Enzyme reaction rates can be decreased by various types of enzyme inhibitors. A competitive inhibitor and substrate cannot bind to
7128-426: The urea present in the stomach to produce ammonia and bicarbonate , which are released into the bacterial cytosol and the surrounding environment, creating a neutral area. The decreased acidity (higher pH) changes the mucus layer from a gel-like state to a more viscous state that makes it easier for the flagella to move the bacteria through the mucosa and attach to the gastric epithelial cells. Helicobacter pylori
7260-629: The E2 conformation, allowing hydronium to be released in the lumen. The E2 conformation binds potassium, and reverts to the E1 conformation to release phosphate and K into the cytoplasm where another ATP can be hydrolyzed to repeat the cycle. The β subunit prevents the E2-P conformation from reverting to the E1-P conformation, making proton pumping unidirectional. The number of ions transported per ATP varies from 2H/2K to 1H/1Kdepending on
7392-450: The accumulation of mutations and genomic instability as well as gastric carcinogenesis. It has been shown that expression of two DNA repair proteins, ERCC1 and PMS2 , was severely reduced once H. pylori infection had progressed to cause dyspepsia . Dyspepsia occurs in about 20% of infected individuals. Epigenetically reduced protein expression of DNA repair proteins MLH1 , MGMT and MRE11 are also evident. Reduced DNA repair in
7524-428: The acid-secreting parietal cells at the fundus (near the entrance to the stomach). G cells express relatively high levels of PD-L1 that protects these cells from H. pylori -induced immune destruction. In people producing normal or reduced amounts of acid, H. pylori can also colonize the rest of the stomach. The inflammatory response caused by bacteria colonizing near the pyloric antrum induces G cells in
7656-437: The active site and are involved in catalysis. For example, flavin and heme cofactors are often involved in redox reactions. Enzymes that require a cofactor but do not have one bound are called apoenzymes or apoproteins . An enzyme together with the cofactor(s) required for activity is called a holoenzyme (or haloenzyme). The term holoenzyme can also be applied to enzymes that contain multiple protein subunits, such as
7788-502: The active site. Organic cofactors can be either coenzymes , which are released from the enzyme's active site during the reaction, or prosthetic groups , which are tightly bound to an enzyme. Organic prosthetic groups can be covalently bound (e.g., biotin in enzymes such as pyruvate carboxylase ). An example of an enzyme that contains a cofactor is carbonic anhydrase , which uses a zinc cofactor bound as part of its active site. These tightly bound ions or molecules are usually found in
7920-407: The animal fatty acid synthase . Only a small portion of their structure (around 2–4 amino acids) is directly involved in catalysis: the catalytic site. This catalytic site is located next to one or more binding sites where residues orient the substrates. The catalytic site and binding site together compose the enzyme's active site . The remaining majority of the enzyme structure serves to maintain
8052-582: The antrum to secrete the hormone gastrin , which travels through the bloodstream to parietal cells in the fundus. Gastrin stimulates the parietal cells to secrete more acid into the stomach lumen, and over time increases the number of parietal cells, as well. The increased acid load damages the duodenum, which may eventually lead to the formation of ulcers. Helicobacter pylori is a class I carcinogen , and potential cancers include gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas and gastric cancer . Less commonly, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of
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#17328918227388184-578: The average values of k c a t / K m {\displaystyle k_{\rm {cat}}/K_{\rm {m}}} and k c a t {\displaystyle k_{\rm {cat}}} are about 10 5 s − 1 M − 1 {\displaystyle 10^{5}{\rm {s}}^{-1}{\rm {M}}^{-1}} and 10 s − 1 {\displaystyle 10{\rm {s}}^{-1}} , respectively. Michaelis–Menten kinetics relies on
8316-474: The bacteria enables the formation of a biofilm which furthers persistent colonisation. In the layers of the biofilm, H. pylori can escape from the actions of antibiotics, and also be protected from host-immune responses. In the biofilm, H. pylori can change the flagella to become adhesive structures. In addition to using chemotaxis to avoid areas of high acidity (low pH), H. pylori also produces large amounts of urease , an enzyme which breaks down
8448-411: The bacteria produce and secrete extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). EPS consists largely of biopolymers and provides the framework for the biofilm structure. H. pylori helps the biofilm formation by altering its flagella into adhesive structures that provide adhesion between the cells. Layers of aggregated bacteria as microcolonies accumulate to thicken the biofilm. The matrix of EPS prevents
8580-417: The bacteria to become locally established. Arginase promotes the persistence of infection by consuming arginine; arginine is used by macrophages to produce nitric oxide, which has a strong antimicrobial effect. The ammonia produced to regulate pH is toxic to epithelial cells. H. pylori must make attachment with the epithelial cells to prevent its being swept away with the constant movement and renewal of
8712-502: The body de novo and closely related compounds (vitamins) must be acquired from the diet. The chemical groups carried include: Since coenzymes are chemically changed as a consequence of enzyme action, it is useful to consider coenzymes to be a special class of substrates, or second substrates, which are common to many different enzymes. For example, about 1000 enzymes are known to use the coenzyme NADH. Coenzymes are usually continuously regenerated and their concentrations maintained at
8844-447: The cause of dyspepsia, heartburn, bleeding from the stomach, and, rarely, gastric outlet obstruction. Larger polyps may have become cancerous . Colorectal polyps may be the cause of rectal bleeding, anemia, constipation, diarrhea, weight loss, and abdominal pain. Virulence factors help a pathogen to evade the immune response of the host, and to successfully colonize . The many virulence factors of H. pylori include its flagella,
8976-487: The cell, the CagA protein is phosphorylated on tyrosine residues by a host cell membrane-associated tyrosine kinase (TK). CagA then allosterically activates protein tyrosine phosphatase / protooncogene Shp2 . These proteins are directly toxic to cells lining the stomach and signal strongly to the immune system that an invasion is under way. As a result of the bacterial presence, neutrophils and macrophages set up residence in
9108-471: The chemical equilibrium of the reaction. In the presence of an enzyme, the reaction runs in the same direction as it would without the enzyme, just more quickly. For example, carbonic anhydrase catalyzes its reaction in either direction depending on the concentration of its reactants: The rate of a reaction is dependent on the activation energy needed to form the transition state which then decays into products. Enzymes increase reaction rates by lowering
9240-607: The consensus Shine–Dalgarno sequence in H. pylori . The proteome of H. pylori has been systematically analyzed and more than 70% of its proteins have been detected by mass spectrometry , and other methods. About 50% of the proteome has been quantified, informing of the number of protein copies in a typical cell. Studies of the interactome have identified more than 3000 protein-protein interactions . This has provided information of how proteins interact with each other, either in stable protein complexes or in more dynamic, transient interactions, which can help to identify
9372-425: The conversion of starch to sugars by plant extracts and saliva were known but the mechanisms by which these occurred had not been identified. French chemist Anselme Payen was the first to discover an enzyme, diastase , in 1833. A few decades later, when studying the fermentation of sugar to alcohol by yeast , Louis Pasteur concluded that this fermentation was caused by a vital force contained within
9504-511: The damage caused to the stomach lining can bring about the development of atrophic gastritis and ulcers within the stomach itself or the duodenum (the nearest part of the intestine). At this stage, the risk of developing gastric cancer is high. However, the development of a duodenal ulcer confers a comparatively lower risk of cancer. Helicobacter pylori is a class 1 carcinogenic bacteria , and potential cancers include gastric MALT lymphoma and gastric cancer . Infection with H. pylori
9636-631: The depletion of host cholesterol by Cgt is to disrupt cholesterol-rich lipid rafts in the epithelial cells. Lipid rafts are involved in cell signalling and their disruption causes a reduction in the immune inflammatory response, particularly by reducing interferon gamma . Cgt is also secreted by the type IV secretion system, and is secreted in a selective way so that gastric niches where the pathogen can thrive are created. Its lack has been shown to give vulnerability from environmental stress to bacteria, and also to disrupt CagA-mediated interactions. Colonization induces an intense anti-inflammatory response as
9768-729: The development of different mechanisms of tolerance that enable the persistence of H. pylori . These mechanisms can also help to overcome the effects of antibiotics. H. pylori has to not only survive the harsh gastric acidity but also the sweeping of mucus by continuous peristalsis , and phagocytic attack accompanied by the release of reactive oxygen species . All organisms encode genetic programs for response to stressful conditions including those that cause DNA damage. Stress conditions activate bacterial response mechanisms that are regulated by proteins expressed by regulator genes . The oxidative stress can induce potentially lethal mutagenic DNA adducts in its genome. Surviving this DNA damage
9900-433: The energy of the transition state. First, binding forms a low energy enzyme-substrate complex (ES). Second, the enzyme stabilises the transition state such that it requires less energy to achieve compared to the uncatalyzed reaction (ES ). Finally the enzyme-product complex (EP) dissociates to release the products. Enzymes can couple two or more reactions, so that a thermodynamically favorable reaction can be used to "drive"
10032-529: The enhanced production of free radicals near H. pylori and an increased rate of host cell mutation . The other proposed mechanism has been called a "perigenetic pathway", and involves enhancement of the transformed host cell phenotype by means of alterations in cell proteins, such as adhesion proteins. H. pylori has been proposed to induce inflammation and locally high levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), also known as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα)), and/or interleukin 6 (IL-6). According to
10164-407: The entry of antibiotics and immune cells, and provides protection from heat and competition from other microorganisms. Channels form between the cells in the biofilm matrix allowing the transport of nutrients, enzymes, metabolites, and waste. Cells in the deep layers may be nutritionally deprived and enter into the coccoid dormant-like state. By changing the shape of the bacterium to a coccoid form,
10296-587: The enzyme urease was a pure protein and crystallized it; he did likewise for the enzyme catalase in 1937. The conclusion that pure proteins can be enzymes was definitively demonstrated by John Howard Northrop and Wendell Meredith Stanley , who worked on the digestive enzymes pepsin (1930), trypsin and chymotrypsin . These three scientists were awarded the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The discovery that enzymes could be crystallized eventually allowed their structures to be solved by x-ray crystallography . This
10428-483: The enzyme at the same time. Often competitive inhibitors strongly resemble the real substrate of the enzyme. For example, the drug methotrexate is a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase , which catalyzes the reduction of dihydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate. The similarity between the structures of dihydrofolate and this drug are shown in the accompanying figure. This type of inhibition can be overcome with high substrate concentration. In some cases,
10560-404: The enzyme urease breaks down into carbonic acid and ammonia. Urease is the bacterium’s most abundant protein, accounting for 10–15% of the bacterium's total protein content. Its expression is not only required for establishing initial colonization in the breakdown of urea to carbonic acid and ammonia, but is also essential for maintaining chronic infection. Ammonia reduces stomach acidity, allowing
10692-403: The enzyme. As a result, the substrate does not simply bind to a rigid active site; the amino acid side-chains that make up the active site are molded into the precise positions that enable the enzyme to perform its catalytic function. In some cases, such as glycosidases , the substrate molecule also changes shape slightly as it enters the active site. The active site continues to change until
10824-427: The enzyme. For example, the enzyme can be soluble and upon activation bind to a lipid in the plasma membrane and then act upon molecules in the plasma membrane. Allosteric sites are pockets on the enzyme, distinct from the active site, that bind to molecules in the cellular environment. These molecules then cause a change in the conformation or dynamics of the enzyme that is transduced to the active site and thus affects
10956-484: The epithelial cells. The injected peptidoglycan is recognized by the cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor (immune sensor) Nod1, which then stimulates expression of cytokines that promote inflammation. The type-IV secretion apparatus also injects the cag PAI-encoded protein CagA into the stomach's epithelial cells, where it disrupts the cytoskeleton , adherence to adjacent cells, intracellular signaling, cell polarity , and other cellular activities. Once inside
11088-404: The exposure of LPS (targeted by antibiotics) becomes limited, and so evades detection by the immune system. It has also been shown that the cag pathogenicity island remains intact in the coccoid form. Some of these antibiotic resistant cells may remain in the host as persister cells . Following eradication, the persister cells can cause a recurrence of the infection. Bacteria can detach from
11220-437: The expression of vimentin . Vimentin is important in the epithelial–mesenchymal transition associated with the progression of tumors. CagA (cytotoxin-associated antigen A) is a major virulence factor for H. pylori , an oncoprotein that is encoded by the cagA gene. Bacterial strains with the cagA gene are associated with the ability to cause ulcers, MALT lymphomas, and gastric cancer. The cagA gene codes for
11352-472: The functions of the protein. This in turn helps researchers to find out what the function of uncharacterized proteins is, e.g. when an uncharacterized protein interacts with several proteins of the ribosome (that is, it is likely also involved in ribosome function). About a third of all ~1,500 proteins in H. pylori remain uncharacterized and their function is largely unknown. An infection with Helicobacter pylori can either have no symptoms even when lasting
11484-449: The gastric epithelium, which favors the accumulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines , reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) that cause DNA damage . The oxidative DNA damage and levels of oxidative stress can be indicated by a biomarker, 8-oxo-dG . Other damage to DNA includes double-strand breaks . Small gastric and colorectal polyps are adenomas that are more commonly found in association with
11616-496: The gastric epithelium. H. pylori forms blebs from the outer membrane that pinch off as outer membrane vesicles to provide an alternative delivery system for virulence factors including CagA. A Helicobacter cysteine-rich protein HcpA is known to trigger an immune response, causing inflammation. A Helicobacter pylori virulence factor DupA is associated with the development of duodenal ulcers. The need for survival has led to
11748-419: The hydrolysis of ATP. Like all P-type ATPases, a phosphate group is transferred from adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to the H/K ATPase during the transport cycle. This phosphate transfer powers a conformational change in the enzyme that helps drive ion transport. The hydrogen potassium ATPase is activated indirectly by gastrin that causes ECL cells to release histamine . The histamine binds to H2 receptors on
11880-432: The inhibitor can bind to a site other than the binding-site of the usual substrate and exert an allosteric effect to change the shape of the usual binding-site. Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter pylori , previously known as Campylobacter pylori , is a gram-negative , flagellated , helical bacterium . Mutants can have a rod or curved rod shape that exhibits less virulence . Its helical body (from which
12012-445: The intervening medium) appears to be part of an adaptation for DNA repair . Homologous recombination is required for repairing double-strand breaks (DSBs). The AddAB helicase-nuclease complex resects DSBs and loads RecA onto single-strand DNA (ssDNA), which then mediates strand exchange, leading to homologous recombination and repair. The requirement of RecA plus AddAB for efficient gastric colonization suggests that H. pylori
12144-476: The less acidic mucosa by use of their flagella . Three strains studied showed a variation in length from 2.8–3.3 μm but a fairly constant diameter of 0.55–0.58 μm. H. pylori can convert from a helical to an inactive coccoid form that can evade the immune system, and that may possibly become viable, known as viable but nonculturable (VBNC). Helicobacter pylori is microaerophilic – that is, it requires oxygen , but at lower concentration than in
12276-415: The mixture. He named the enzyme that brought about the fermentation of sucrose " zymase ". In 1907, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "his discovery of cell-free fermentation". Following Buchner's example, enzymes are usually named according to the reaction they carry out: the suffix -ase is combined with the name of the substrate (e.g., lactase is the enzyme that cleaves lactose ) or to
12408-462: The morning, feeling full too soon, and sometimes vomiting , heartburn, bad breath, and weight loss. Complications of an ulcer can cause severe signs and symptoms such as black or tarry stool indicative of bleeding into the stomach or duodenum; blood - either red or coffee-ground colored in vomit; persistent sharp or severe abdominal pain; dizziness, and a fast heartbeat. Bleeding is the most common complication. In cases caused by H. pylori there
12540-458: The mucosa. The mucus layer is about 300 μm thick, and the helical shape of H. pylori aided by its flagella helps it to burrow through this layer where it colonises a narrow region of about 25 μm closest to the epithelial cell layer, where the pH is near to neutral. They further colonise the gastric pits and live in the gastric glands . Occasionally the bacteria are found inside the epithelial cells themselves. The use of quorum sensing by
12672-403: The mucosal damage induced by H. pylori gastritis. Larger polyps can in time become cancerous. A modest association of H. pylori has been made with the development of colorectal cancers , but as of 2020 causality had yet to be proved. Most people infected with H. pylori never experience any symptoms or complications, but will have a 10% to 20% risk of developing peptic ulcers or
12804-475: The mucus. To give them this adhesion, bacterial outer membrane proteins as virulence factors called adhesins are produced. BabA (blood group antigen binding adhesin) is most important during initial colonization, and SabA (sialic acid binding adhesin) is important in persistence. BabA attaches to glycans and mucins in the epithelium. BabA (coded for by the babA2 gene) also binds to the Lewis b antigen displayed on
12936-556: The non-selective blockade of sodium-potassium pumps in the brain causing osmotic imbalances or swelling in the cells. [auth opinion] Interaction of PPIs with other drug affecting the sodium-potassium pump, e.g., digoxin, warfarin etc., has been well documented. Memory has been associated with astrocytes and the alpha3 subunit of adenosine receptor found in hydrogen/Sodium-potassium pumps may be a focal point in dementia. Chronic use of PPIs may cause down regulation of alpha3 subunit increasing damage to astrocytes. Osteopetrosis via TCIRG1 gene has
13068-479: The outer membrane of H. pylori consists of phospholipids and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The O-antigen of LPS may be fucosylated and mimic Lewis blood group antigens found on the gastric epithelium. Helicobacter pylori consists of a large diversity of strains, and hundreds of genomes have been completely sequenced . The genome of the strain 26695 consists of about 1.7 million base pairs , with some 1,576 genes. The pan-genome , that
13200-548: The pH of the stomach. Inhibiting the hydrogen potassium pump to decrease stomach acidity has been the most common method of treating diseases including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD/GORD) and peptic ulcer disease (PUD). Reducing acidity alleviates disease symptoms but does not treat the actual cause of GERD (abnormal relaxation of the esophageal sphincter) or PUD ( Helicobacter pylori and NSAIDs ). Three drug classes have been used to inhibit H/K-ATPases. H 2 -receptor antagonists , like cimetidine (Tagamet), inhibit
13332-422: The parietal cell, activating a cAMP-dependent pathway which causes the enzyme to move from the cytoplasmic tubular membranes to deeply folded canaliculi of the stimulated parietal cell. Once localized, the enzyme alternates between two conformations, E1 and E2, to transport ions across the membrane. The E1 conformation binds a phosphate from ATP and hydronium ion on the cytoplasmic side. The enzyme then changes to
13464-505: The phagocytic cell surface. Catalase decomposes hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen, protecting the bacteria from toxicity. Catalase has been shown to almost completely inhibit the phagocytic oxidative response. It is coded for by the gene katA . TNF-inducing protein alpha (Tipα) is a carcinogenic protein encoded by HP0596 unique to H. pylori that induces the expression of tumor necrosis factor . Tipα enters gastric cancer cells where it binds to cell surface nucleolin , and induces
13596-528: The precise orientation and dynamics of the active site. In some enzymes, no amino acids are directly involved in catalysis; instead, the enzyme contains sites to bind and orient catalytic cofactors . Enzyme structures may also contain allosteric sites where the binding of a small molecule causes a conformational change that increases or decreases activity. A small number of RNA -based biological catalysts called ribozymes exist, which again can act alone or in complex with proteins. The most common of these
13728-439: The presence of increased DNA damage increases carcinogenic mutations and is likely a significant cause of gastric carcinogenesis. These epigenetic alterations are due to H. pylori -induced methylation of CpG sites in promoters of genes and H. pylori -induced altered expression of multiple microRNAs . Two related mechanisms by which H. pylori could promote cancer have been proposed. One mechanism involves
13860-527: The primary TSSs are also antisense TSSs, indicating that – similar to E. coli – antisense transcription occurs across the entire H. pylori genome. At least one antisense TSS is associated with about 46% of all open reading frames , including many housekeeping genes . About 50% of the 5 ′ UTRs (leader sequences) are 20–40 nucleotides (nt) in length and support the AAGGag motif located about 6 nt (median distance) upstream of start codons as
13992-421: The production of urease, adhesins, serine protease HtrA (high temperature requirement A), and the major exotoxins CagA and VacA . The presence of VacA and CagA are associated with more advanced outcomes . CagA is an oncoprotein associated with the development of gastric cancer. H. pylori infection is associated with epigenetically reduced efficiency of the DNA repair machinery, which favors
14124-409: The proposed perigenetic mechanism, inflammation-associated signaling molecules, such as TNF, can alter gastric epithelial cell adhesion and lead to the dispersion and migration of mutated epithelial cells without the need for additional mutations in tumor suppressor genes , such as genes that code for cell adhesion proteins. The first virulence factor of Helicobacter pylori that enables colonization
14256-784: The proton pump can also lead to health problems. A study in mice by Krieg et al. found that a mutation of the pump's α-subunit led to achlorhydria , resulting in problems with iron absorption, leading to iron deficiency and anemia . The use of PPIs has not been correlated with an elevated risk of anemia, so the H/K-ATPase is thought to aid iron absorption but is not necessarily required. Current association of dementia and PPIs have been documented in Germany and in research articles denoting how Benzimidazole derivatives, Astemizole (AST) and Lansoprazole (LNS) interact with anomalous aggregates of tau protein ( neurofibrillary tangles ). Current theories include
14388-403: The pump from running in reverse, and it also appears to contain signals that direct the heterodimer to membrane destinations within the cell, although some of these signals are subordinate to signals found in H/K ATPase α subunit. The structure of H/K ATPase has been determined for humans, dogs, hogs, rats, and rabbits and is 98% homologous across all species. H/K ATPase is a P 2 -type ATPase,
14520-406: The reaction and releases the product. This work was further developed by G. E. Briggs and J. B. S. Haldane , who derived kinetic equations that are still widely used today. Enzyme rates depend on solution conditions and substrate concentration . To find the maximum speed of an enzymatic reaction, the substrate concentration is increased until a constant rate of product formation
14652-733: The reaction rate of the enzyme. In this way, allosteric interactions can either inhibit or activate enzymes. Allosteric interactions with metabolites upstream or downstream in an enzyme's metabolic pathway cause feedback regulation, altering the activity of the enzyme according to the flux through the rest of the pathway. Some enzymes do not need additional components to show full activity. Others require non-protein molecules called cofactors to be bound for activity. Cofactors can be either inorganic (e.g., metal ions and iron–sulfur clusters ) or organic compounds (e.g., flavin and heme ). These cofactors serve many purposes; for instance, metal ions can help in stabilizing nucleophilic species within
14784-410: The same enzymatic activity have been called non-homologous isofunctional enzymes . Horizontal gene transfer may spread these genes to unrelated species, especially bacteria where they can replace endogenous genes of the same function, leading to hon-homologous gene displacement. Enzymes are generally globular proteins , acting alone or in larger complexes . The sequence of the amino acids specifies
14916-579: The same host, and also in different regions of the stomach. An overall response to multiple stressors can result from an interaction of the mechanisms. RuvABC proteins are essential to the process of recombinational repair, since they resolve intermediates in this process termed Holliday junctions . H. pylori mutants that are defective in RuvC have increased sensitivity to DNA-damaging agents and to oxidative stress, exhibit reduced survival within macrophages, and are unable to establish successful infection in
15048-548: The signaling pathway that leads to activation of the ATPase. This type of inhibitor is effective in treating ulcers but does not prevent them from forming, and patients develop tolerance to them after about one week, leading to a 50% reduction in efficacy. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) were later developed, starting with Timoprazole in 1975. PPIs are acid-activated prodrugs that inhibit the hydrogen-potassium ATPase by binding covalently to active pumps. Current PPIs like Omeprazole have
15180-480: The stomach is a risk. Infection with H. pylori is responsible for around 89 per cent of all gastric cancers, and is linked to the development of 5.5 per cent of all cases of cancer worldwide. Although the data varies between different countries, overall about 1% to 3% of people infected with Helicobacter pylori develop gastric cancer in their lifetime compared to 0.13% of individuals who have had no H. pylori infection. H. pylori -induced gastric cancer
15312-418: The stomach lining, and the development of peptic ulcers (gastric or duodenal). These changes may be seen as stages in the development of gastric cancer , known as Correa's cascade . Extragastric complications that have been linked to H. pylori include anemia due either to iron-deficiency or vitamin B12 deficiency, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular, and certain neurological disorders. Peptic ulcers are
15444-506: The stomach with H. pylori is not the cause of illness itself: over half of the global population is infected, but most individuals are asymptomatic. Persistent colonization with more virulent strains can induce a number of gastric and non-gastric disorders. Gastric disorders due to infection begin with gastritis , or inflammation of the stomach lining. When infection is persistent, the prolonged inflammation will become chronic gastritis . Initially, this will be non-atrophic gastritis, but
15576-442: The strain that infects a person can predict the outcome. VacA (vacuolating cytotoxin autotransporter) is another major virulence factor encoded by the vacA gene. All strains of H. pylori carry this gene but there is much diversity, and only 50% produce the encoded cytotoxin. The four main subtypes of vacA are s1/m1, s1/m2, s2/m1, and s2/m2 . s1/m1 and s1/m2 are known to cause an increased risk of gastric cancer. VacA
15708-412: The structure which in turn determines the catalytic activity of the enzyme. Although structure determines function, a novel enzymatic activity cannot yet be predicted from structure alone. Enzyme structures unfold ( denature ) when heated or exposed to chemical denaturants and this disruption to the structure typically causes a loss of activity. Enzyme denaturation is normally linked to temperatures above
15840-519: The substrate is completely bound, at which point the final shape and charge distribution is determined. Induced fit may enhance the fidelity of molecular recognition in the presence of competition and noise via the conformational proofreading mechanism. Enzymes can accelerate reactions in several ways, all of which lower the activation energy (ΔG , Gibbs free energy ) Enzymes may use several of these mechanisms simultaneously. For example, proteases such as trypsin perform covalent catalysis using
15972-405: The substrates. Enzymes can therefore distinguish between very similar substrate molecules to be chemoselective , regioselective and stereospecific . Some of the enzymes showing the highest specificity and accuracy are involved in the copying and expression of the genome . Some of these enzymes have " proof-reading " mechanisms. Here, an enzyme such as DNA polymerase catalyzes a reaction in
16104-488: The surface of the epithelial cells. Adherence via BabA is acid sensitive and can be fully reversed by a decreased pH. It has been proposed that BabA's acid responsiveness enables adherence while also allowing an effective escape from an unfavorable environment such as a low pH that is harmful to the organism. SabA (coded for by the sabA gene) binds to increased levels of sialyl-Lewis antigen expressed on gastric mucosa. The outer membrane contains cholesterol glucoside ,
16236-399: The synthesis of antibiotics . Some household products use enzymes to speed up chemical reactions: enzymes in biological washing powders break down protein, starch or fat stains on clothes, and enzymes in meat tenderizer break down proteins into smaller molecules, making the meat easier to chew. By the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the digestion of meat by stomach secretions and
16368-688: The tissue to fight the bacteria assault. Pathogenic strains of H. pylori have been shown to activate the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a membrane protein with a TK domain . Activation of the EGFR by H. pylori is associated with altered signal transduction and gene expression in host epithelial cells that may contribute to pathogenesis. A C-terminal region of the CagA protein (amino acids 873–1002) has also been suggested to be able to regulate host cell gene transcription , independent of protein tyrosine phosphorylation. A great deal of diversity exists between strains of H. pylori , and
16500-438: The type of reaction (e.g., DNA polymerase forms DNA polymers). The biochemical identity of enzymes was still unknown in the early 1900s. Many scientists observed that enzymatic activity was associated with proteins, but others (such as Nobel laureate Richard Willstätter ) argued that proteins were merely carriers for the true enzymes and that proteins per se were incapable of catalysis. In 1926, James B. Sumner showed that
16632-428: The world's population is infected with H. pylori but only a few strains are pathogenic . H pylori is a helical bacterium having a predominantly helical shape , also often described as having a spiral or S shape. Its helical shape is better suited for progressing through the viscous mucosa lining of the stomach , and is maintained by a number of enzymes in the cell wall's peptidoglycan . The bacteria reach
16764-486: The yeast cells called "ferments", which were thought to function only within living organisms. He wrote that "alcoholic fermentation is an act correlated with the life and organization of the yeast cells, not with the death or putrefaction of the cells." In 1877, German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne (1837–1900) first used the term enzyme , which comes from Ancient Greek ἔνζυμον (énzymon) ' leavened , in yeast', to describe this process. The word enzyme
16896-422: The α subunit. The α subunit also has a phosphorylation site (Asp). The gene ATP4B encodes the β subunit of the H/K ATPase, which is a ~300-amino acid protein with a 36-amino acid N-terminal cytoplasmic domain, a single transmembrane domain, and a highly glycosylated extracellular domain. The H/K ATPase β subunit stabilizes the H/K ATPase α subunit and is required for function of the enzyme. The β subunit prevents
17028-514: Was a greater need for hemostasis often requiring gastric resection. Prolonged bleeding may cause anemia leading to weakness and fatigue. Inflammation of the pyloric antrum, which connects the stomach to the duodenum, is more likely to lead to duodenal ulcers, while inflammation of the corpus may lead to a gastric ulcer. Stomach cancer can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, and unexplained weight loss. Gastric polyps are adenomas that are usually asymptomatic and benign, but may be
17160-468: Was estimated that about two-thirds of the world's population was infected with H. pylori , being more common in developing countries . The prevalence has declined in many countries due to eradication treatments with antibiotics and proton-pump inhibitors , and with increased standards of living . Helicobacter pylori is a species of gram-negative bacteria in the Helicobacter genus. About half
17292-581: Was first done for lysozyme , an enzyme found in tears, saliva and egg whites that digests the coating of some bacteria; the structure was solved by a group led by David Chilton Phillips and published in 1965. This high-resolution structure of lysozyme marked the beginning of the field of structural biology and the effort to understand how enzymes work at an atomic level of detail. Enzymes can be classified by two main criteria: either amino acid sequence similarity (and thus evolutionary relationship) or enzymatic activity. Enzyme activity . An enzyme's name
17424-451: Was used later to refer to nonliving substances such as pepsin , and the word ferment was used to refer to chemical activity produced by living organisms. Eduard Buchner submitted his first paper on the study of yeast extracts in 1897. In a series of experiments at the University of Berlin , he found that sugar was fermented by yeast extracts even when there were no living yeast cells in
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