[Seks]

we will be given a diagram/map of the pathways for all above for the exam.  substrate and product are indicated in abbreviations but

how the heck am i supposed to memorize the enzymes and the type of reaction involved (phosphorylation, tautomirzation, etc)?

this is ridiculous..

[Arkcon]

It's hard work, that's for sure, to memorize all these reactions.  The current task before you is not so bad 'tho.  You'll be asked to fill in the enzyme name, you'll find hints from the type of reaction.  For example, if the reactant has one less phosphate than the product, you know the enzyme's name will be a kinase.  Meantime, you should take the governator's advice ...

[Borek]

In a way it is ridicuolus, but remember that's not something someone produced to make your life harder, that's the way it works - and a lot of effort have been put into reseraching all those things. If you want to understand how the life goes on, you have to know these things.

[Seks]

wish the naming are consistent!!!!!!!!

by looking at the pathway, figuring out the suffix of the enzymes are so-so: kinase, isomerase, etc..but then u have your specific wacky ones like aldolase, enloase (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

but the prefix part is what makes it hard to figure out: phosphoglycerate kinase and phosphoglycero mutase.  why not phosphoglycerate mutase to be consistent since the substrates and products are -phosphoglycerate.

 

[JGK]

Unfortunately, there's no easy way to cram this all in.  When I was at University doing biochemistry, our bichemistry and organinc chemistry was taught using "Keller Plans". we were given reading lists for an individual topic and two week later did a short assessment test if you passed you moved on ifnot you resat the test until you did.

Biochem covered all of the common pathways in turn and it was very effective in teaching you those pathways.

We were not as fortunate as you and were permitted no diagrams in exams. If I wanted to describe, say cholesterol synthesis, I had to draw the pathway from memory.