biochem exam 3 Flashcards
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what are the three factors that control metabolic homeostasis?
blood level of nutrient
hormone levels
nerve impulse (direct or via hormone release)
what is epinephrine also known as?
adrenaline
what are the insulin counter-regulatory hormones?
glucagon, epinephrine (norepinephrine), and cortisol
what kind of hormone is insulin? what is its function?
an anabolic hormone
fuel storage, growth, and protein synthesis
what makes skeletal muscle special in response to glucagon?
it is not affected by glucagon because it doesn’t have glucagon receptors
where is insulin synthesized and secreted?
from beta cells of the pancreas and is synthesized a preproinsulin
explain the significance of c peptide in insulin?
c peptide connects the a-chain to the b-chain of preproinsulin and is later cleaved. insulin is rapidly removed from the blood but c-peptide is not. c peptide is used to measure an estimate of pancreatic insulin secretion
what does Glipizide do?
it is used to treat type II diabetes by closing the ATP dependent K+ channel leading to release of insulin
where is glucagon synthesized?
in the alpha cells of the pancreas as preproglucagon
what are the 4 methods of hormonal regulation?
- change substrate concentrations
- covalent, reversible modifications to enzyme structure
- change concentrations of allosteric regulators
these are fast
slow = change the expression level or degradation rate of the regulatory enzymes
what does NADPH do?
it is responsible for biosynthesis and detoxification
what does ribose 5-phosphate do?
it is responsible for nucleotide synthesis
what are the products of oxidative PPP?
G6P is oxidized (by G6PD)–> produces 2 NADPH, Co2, and ribulose 5-phosphate
NADPH can be used for FA synthesis, glutathione reduction (regenerate GSH), and others (like detoxification)
what happens in the nonoxidative phase?
5C sugar derivatives of ribulose 5-phosphate (xylulose 5-phosphate and ribose 5-phosphate) are used to generate glycolytic intermediates like F6P and GAP
how many NADPH are produced from 1 G6P?
2
why is the oxidative phase important?
it is the key pathway for generating NADPH in ALL cells and ONLY pathway for generating NADPH for cells that lack mitochondria or O2 (like RBCs)
explain the oxidative phase pathway
G6P is converted to 6-phosphoglucono-delta-lactone via G6PDH and produces NADPH + H+ using NADP+
6-phosphoglucono-delta-lactone –> 6-phosphogluconate via glucolactonase (addition of H2O and makes H+) –> RIBULOSE 5-PHOSPHATE via 6-phosphogluconate DH (usses NADP+ to make NADPH and CO2)
what is a respiratory burst?
response to infectious agents and other stimuli where phagocytic cells (like neutrophils) generate free radicals to destroy invading pathogens
process uses lots of NADPH and O2
explain the respiratory burst process
uses O2 and NADPH via NADPH oxidase to make NADP+ and O2- which can be generated into H2O2 –> addition of Cl- can make HOCl while addition of Fe2+ will make Fe3+ and OH radical
ONOO- (with NO)
All these destroy the pathogen
what happens when G6PDH is deficient?
cell has decreased ability to generate NADPH
RBC mostly affected because it will become susceptible to oxidative damage
how does ribulose 5-phosphate convert to its 5C sugar derivatives?
isomerized to ribose 5-phosphate (used for nucleotide synthesis or nonoxidative phase)
epimerized to xylulose 5-phosphate (used in nonoxidative phase and KEY REGULATOR of gene transcription –> promoting lipogenesis)
what is special about nonoxidative reactions?
they are reversible
what is significant about the carbons in the nonoxidative phase?
they undergo carbon shuffling between the 5C derivates to make F6P or GAP
what happens when nucleotides are needed and no NADPH is needed?
use GLYCOLYSIS to make F6P and GAP then run the NONOXIDATIVE phase backwards
G6P –> F6P –> F1,6BP –> DHAP and GAP
F6P and GAP –> ribose 5-phosphate