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How does arsenic poison/harm?

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Arsenic in the form of arsenate looks like phosphate in structure, it adds to glyceraldehyde-3-P in step 6. It causes instability and spontaneous hydrolysis of G3P -> 3-phosphoglycerate bypassing the substrate level phosphorylation and preventing the net 2 ATP from forming.

particularly damaging to RBC because glycolysis is their one form of energy production

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how does flouride work?

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inhibits enolase at step 9 and the production of phosphoenolpyruvate

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pyruvate kinase deficiency

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recessive mutation causes RBC to express markedly lower levels of pyruvate kinase and because RBC lack mitochondria this effects their source of energyand the produce 50% ATP leading to hemolytic anemia

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what tissues produce lactate normally? what causes lactate production over Acetyl-CoA?

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RBCs, Skin, Brain, Skeletal muscles and renal medulla

In times lacking of mitochondria and in times of low oxygen

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What’s the cori cycle? What tissues use it?

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cori cycle is the generation of lactate in either skeletal muscle during extreme exercise or RBC. Lactate is produces for the reoxidizing of NADH to NAD+. When at rest the lactic acid travels by blood to the liver where it’s converted to glucose by gluconeogensis.

RBCs only use this cycle because of no mito

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lactic acidosis

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caused by elevated plasma concentration of lactate which decreases pH

can be caused by failure to re-oxidize NADH (maybe by a blocked ETC), ethanol intoxication (excess NADH), pyruvate carboxylate deficiency, impaired PDH, respiration or oxygen delivery (like CO poisoning) or excessive exercise

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glucogon causes what metabolism changes?

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inc glycogenolysis
inc gluconeogenesis
inc lipolysis
dec liver glycolysis

activates protein kinase A

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insulin causes what metabolism changes?

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inc glycogen synthesis
inc fatty acid synthesis
inc triglyceride synthesis
inc liver glycolysis

activates phophatase

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Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex

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alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase family of enzymes
Contains 3 subunits: E1, E2, E3
E1 - thiamine/TPP coenzyme
E2- lipoic acid and Coenzyme A
E3 - FAD+ and NAD+
converts pyruvate to acetyl-coa with release of CO2 and NADH per pyruvate

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How is PDH regulated?

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turned on by PDH phosphatase and off by PDH kinase

Kinase in inhibited by pyruvate and ADP and activated by acetyl-coa and NADH

phosphatase is activated by Ca2+

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What are the irreversible steps of that CAC?

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Step 1 - citrate synthase formation of citrate from acetyl-coa and oxaloacetate.

step 3 - isocitrate dehydrogenase (Rate Limiting) and forms alpha-ketogluterate. Produces CO2 and NADH and H+

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What inhibits citrate synthase?

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citrate, NADH, succinyl-CoA

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what step of CAC is inhibited by flouroacetate? (rat poison)

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aconitase - enzyme for isomerization of citrate - step 2

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what regulates the rate limiting step of the Krebs cycle?

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isocitrate dehydrogenase is inhibited by ATP and NADH and activated by Ca2+ and ADP

isocitrate -> alpha-ketogluterate

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whats the second step of CAC that releases CO2?

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step 4 that is catalyzed by alpha-ketogluterate dehydrogenase and produces succinyl CoA

Release CO2, NADH and H+

product has a high-energy bond

inhibited by high energy products and activated by Ca+

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what step of the TCA Cycle produces ATP?

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Indirectly by way of GTP, the high energy bond from succyinl CoA gets transferred to succinate by succinyl-coa synthetase making a GTP which transfers to make a ATP - step 5

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what’s unique about succinate dehydrogenase?

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It also serves as complex II of the ETC, ONLY ENZYME OF THE CAC EMBEDDED IN THE INNER MITO MEMBRANE

In step 6 of the CAC is catalyzes the rxn succinate -> fumerate releasing FADH2

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what is the purpose of malate dehydrogenase?

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malate dehydrogenase is step 8 of the CAC and it regenerates oxolaacetate and releases the final NADH

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whats the total amount of ATP that can be produced out of glycolysis, PDH, CAC and ETC?

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36 to 38 ATPs

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what are the 3 most important regulated enzymes of the CAC?

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citrate synthase (-) citrate
isocitrate dehydrogenase  (+) ADP, Ca2+. (-) NADH
alpha-ketogluterate dehydrogenase  (+) Ca2+. (-) NADH
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what is a way that oxaloacetate can be replinished in the CAC cycle?

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pyruvate carboxylase converts pyruvate to oxaloacetate
cofactor - biotin and requires ATP/Mg2+
(+) Acetyl-CoA
Also, first enxzyme of gluconeogenesis

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what is an anaplerotic reaction?

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rxns that replinish intermediates of the TCA cycle (anaplerotic means filling up)

done form amino acid degradation

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what are Leigh syndromes?

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subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy

caused by one of many mutations, PDH complex deficiency and pyruvate carboxylase deficiency are two of them

causes lactic acidemia, which leads neurologic damage, and u

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Beriberi disease or Wernicke-korsakoff syndrome

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thiamine Vit B1 def, a cofactor of PDH and alpha-ketogluterate dehydrogenase

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how does insulin effect Fructose 2,6- Bisphosphate levels?
Insulin activates the phosphatase which will in turn de-phosphorylate PFK-2 (activating it's kinase abilities) the PFK-2 kinase phosphorylates Fructose-6-Phosphate to F-2,6-BisP, which in turn activates PFK1 at step 3 of glycolysis opposite happens for glucogon which activates the phosphatase ability of PFK2 and dephos F2,6BP to F6P PFK2 is active with dephos
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what is the activator of glycolysis?
Fructose-2,6-BisPhosphate
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what is the purpose of gluconeogenesis and where does it happen?
it's purpose is for glucose homeostasis as tissues like RBC can only use glucose and the brain who perfers use of glucose happens in the liver, somewhat kidney
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what are the precursors that can feed into gluconeogensis?>
lactate pyruvate alanine by removal of amino group (alpha-ketoacid), -> pyruvate from muscle gets converted to alanine which transports to liver, alanine will drop off the amino to the urea cycle in the liver and then provide pyruvate for gluconeogenesis (glucose-alanine cycle) glycerol (from fatty acid breakdown) - enters as DHAP with Glycerol 3 phos intermediate
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what enxyme reverses step 10 of glycolysis and serves as step 1 of gluconeogenesis?
pyruvate -> oxaloacetate by pyruvate carboxylase (biotin cofactor) irreversible, activated by Acetyl-CoA in mitohondria
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what is the significance of step 2 of gluconeogenesis?
by PEP carboxykinase the reversing of step 10 of glycolysis is complete and oxaloacetate is converted to PEP, this requires GTP irreversible starts in mitochondria and moves to cytosol
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3rd reaction of gluconeogenesis that reverses a step of glycolysis?
reversal of step 3 of glycolysis, dephosphorylation of Fructose 1,6-BisP to F-6-P by Fructose I,6-BisPhosphatase irreversible and inhibited by F-2,6-BP and AMP
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what's the final step of gluconeogenesis that reverses the first step of glycolysis?
Glucose-6-Phosphate to Glucose by Glucose-6-Phosphatase, irreversible, enzyme found in ER membrane and only in the liver and kidney
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how much energy is consumed by gluconeogenesis? | where does this energy come from?
6 ATP and 2 NADH | fatty acid breakdown
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regulation of gluconeogenesis
signal for activation: during fasting or prolonged exercise, with a high protein diet or during stress or injury when it's subtrates are available and NAD+ alcohol -> impairs gluconeogenesis causing low blood sugar and high lactose (acidosis) glucogon - activates
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pentose phosphate pathway, what goes in and what goes out?
Glucose-6-phosphate goes in the oxidative path releasing a C02 and producing NADPH and/or 5C-sugar - irreversible Fructose-6-phosphate enters non-oxidatively producing ribose-5-phosphate and bypassing NADPH production - reversible enzymes are G6PDH - oxidation. transketolase and transaldolase are non-oxidative
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Uses of NADPH?
biosynthesis reduction of glutathione for dealing with ROS reduction of oxygen to produce ROS
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what combinations of products are available from the pentose phosphate pathway?
``` NADPH x2 NADPH and Ribose-5-phosphate ^oxidative and irreversible ribose-5-phosphate only ribose-5-phosphate and ATP ^non-oxidative and reversible ```
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase def
G6PD or G6PDH deficiency - mutation that causes a decrease in activity without NADPH for RBC the concentration of ROS rises and damages Hb, Hb forms crosslinked aggregates called Heinz bodies on the cell membrane which compromises its integrity causing hemolysis as the RBC tries to travel into small capillaries NADPH makes reduced glutathione which removes H2O2 and lipid peroxides
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what color does glycogen stain with what type of stain?
magenta with PAS stain
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where in the body and where in the cell is glycogen stored?
in liver, skeletal muscle and kidney in cytosol as granules
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at what point of glycogen are free glucose added?
the non-reducing end - the end without a free aldehyde
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what type of linkages do you find in glycogen?
alpha-1,4 linkages | alpha-1,6 linkages - branching (branching occurs every 8 to 12 residues)
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Glucose-6-Phosphate enters glycogenesis as what form?
glucose-1-phosphate
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how does glucose get added to the non-reducing end of glycogen?
it's carried by UDP-Glucose, glycogen synthase catalyzed the transfer from UDP to the chain
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what step of glycogenesis is irreversible?
the activation of G1P to UDP-glucose giving a PPi, by UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase glycogen synthase addition to non-reducing end with 1,4 linkages is also irreversible
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what's a requirement of glycogen synthase thats similar to DNA replication?
requires a primer, oligosaccharide primer primer is made by glycogenin (both a enzyme and scaffold) builds a oligomer using UDP-glucose as donors (8) First glucose is added to tyrosine residue the only reducing end is found on the glucose linked to glycogenin
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branching in glycogenesis
branching enzyme - 1,4 to 1,6 transferase removes 6 to 8 residues from the non-reducing end of glycogen and attaches it about 4 residues away from the last branch as a 1,6-glycosidic linkage
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glycogenolysis
done by glycogen phosphorylase which is irreversible and regulated. Removes alpha-1,4-linkages using P (traveling on pyridoxyl phosphate with Vit B)
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debranching enzyme
bifunctional protein 4:4 glucan transferase removes 3 glucose to the nonreducing end. leaving single alpha-1,6-linkage which is removed by alpha-1,6-glucosidase releasing a free glucose at the branching point as G-1-P
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exact location of glucose-6-phosphatase
ER of liver cells
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pompe disease
type II glycogen storage disease deficiency of lysomal alpha-1,4-glucosidase causing accumulation of glycogen inborn excessive glycogen in lysosomes enlarged heart infantile onset -> early death from heart failure
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effect of phosphorylation on glycogen synthase and phosphorylase
phosphorylation turns off glycogen synthase and turns on glycogen phosphorylase (through phosphorylase kinase) glucogon stimulates phosphorylation insulin causes dephosphorylation which turns on glycogen synthase and off GP
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allosteric regulators of glycogenesis and glycogenelysis
allosteric inhibitors of glycogonolysis - G-6-P, ATP and Glucose in liver, AMP is a positive regulator in muscle glucose-6-phosphate positively regulates both tissues in glycogenesis
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what tissue does glucogon not effect? What tissue is AMP effective in?
glucogon has no effect in muscle AMP is in the muscle, has no effect in liver
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von gierke disease type Ia and type Ib
Type Ia - glucose-6-phosphatae Type Ib - glucose-6-phosphate translocase - neutropenia and recurrent infections fasting hypoglycemia, liver and kidney, fatty liver and hepato- and renomegaly, growth retardation and delayed puberty, increased glycogen storage, progressive renal disease treatment - nocturnal infusions of glucose
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cori disease
4:4 transferase or 1:6 glucosidase def causes fasting hyprglycemia and glycogen has an abnormal structure
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McArdle syndrome
skeletal muscle glycogen phosphorylase def liver enzyme is normal, temporary weakness and cramping of skeletal muscle after exercise, no rise in lactate during strenuous exercise, myoglobinemia and myoglobinuria, benign but chronic, lots of glycogen in muscle def in liver enzyme causes Type VI hers disease
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Fructose metabolism
main source is sucrose and fruits/veggies transporter is GLUT5 enzymes are fructokinase and aldolase B
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fructokinase def
essential fructosuria is autosomal recessive, benign and causes fructose accumulation in the blood
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hereditary fructose intolerance
aldolase B def autosomal recessive causes severe hypoglycemia, vomiting, jaundice, hemorrhage, hepatomegaly, renal dysfunction, hyperuricemia and lacticacidemia
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sorbital metabolism
alcohol of glucose enzymes are aldose reductase and sorbital dehydrogenase hyperglycemia causing sorbital accumulation cataract formation, peripheral nephropathy or retinopathy
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galactose metabolism
from lactose galactokinase phosphorylated galactose, galactose-1-phosphaste UT activates galactose-P and, UDP-hexose 4-epimerase converts it to UDP-Glucose which leaves as G-1-P
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galactokinase def
rare, autosomal recessive elevation of galactose in blood and urine galactitol accumulation -> cataracts treatment is dietary restriction
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classic galactosemia
galactose 1-phosphate uridylytransferase def autosomal recessive galactosemia and galactosuria, vomiting, diarrhea and jaundice accumulation of galactose-1-phosphate and galacititol in nerve, lens, liver and kidney developmental delay early ovarian failure in women
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aldose reductase
unimportant unless galactose levels are high elevated galactitol -> cataracts
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what two enzymes release free glucose?
glucose-6-phosphatase alpha-1,6-glucosidase (debranching)

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