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Insulin independent Glucose transport proteins

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GLUT 1,2,3

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GLUT 1

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*in erythrocytes, blood brain barrier
-found throughout body in low concentration
-high affinity for glucose
-does not require high concentration of glucose

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GLUT 2

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*in small intestine, pancreas, liver
-low affinity for glucose
-require high concentrations of glucose in order for glucose to be transported across cell membrane

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GLUT 3

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*in neurons
-high affinity for glucose

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insulin dependent glucose transport proteins

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*in muscle adipose
-insulin binds to receptor on the cell, this results in GLUT 4 expression on cell membrane
-when GLUT 4 is expressed on cell membrane, glucose can be transported into cell

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Fed state

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when high blood glucose, GLUT 2 transports glucose into the pancreas
-pancreas will then secrete insulin
-insulin will lower blood glucose by GLUT 4 expression
(the stimulation of storage and usage of glucose)

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Fasted State

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when blood glucose is normal/low, GLUT 2 does not transport glucose into pancreas
-pancreas will secrete glucagon
-maintains blood glucose by stimulating synthesis of glucose & release of stored glucose

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Glycolysis step one

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glucose into glucose-6-phosphate
*uses hexokinase or glucokinase in the liver
-ATP turned into ADP

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Glycolysis step two

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glucose-6-phosphate into fructose-6-phosphate
*uses phosphoglucose isomerase

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Glycolysis step three

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fructose-6-phosphate into fructose 1,6-Biphosphate
*uses phosphofructokinase-1
-ATP turned into ADP

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Glycolysis step four

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fructose 1,6- Biphosphate into dihydroxyacetonephosphate and glyceraldehyde -3-phosphate
*uses aldolase

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Glycolysis step 5

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dihydroxyacetonephosphate into glyceraldehyde -3-phosphate
*uses triose phosphate isomerase

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Glycolysis step 6

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glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate into 1,3-biphosphoglycerate
*uses glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
-NAD+ into NADH, H+
-Pi is released

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Glycolysis step 7

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1,3- biphosphoglycerate into 3-phosphoglycerate
*uses phosphoglycerate kinase
-ADP into ATP

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Glycolysis step 8

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3-phosphoglycerate into 2-phoshphoglycerate
*uses phosphoglycerate mutase

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Glycolysis step 9

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2-phosphoglycerate into phosphoenol pyruvate
*uses enolase
-H2O released

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Glycolysis step 10

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phosphoenol pyruvate into pyruvate
*uses pyruvate kinase
-ADP into ATP

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from a single glucose

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net ATP of 7

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1 NADH, H+

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2.5 ATP

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Regulation of glycolysis

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  1. glucose transport
  2. glucokinase
  3. phosphofructokinase-1
  4. pyruvate kinase
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Glucose transport

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if glucose cant get into the cell glycolysis cant happen

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GLUT 4

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only transports glucose when insulin is present, glycolysis will only happen when insulin is present

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GLUT 2

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only transports glucose into cells when high blood glucose, glycolysis will only happen when high blood glucose

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Glucokinase

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has low affinity for glucose
-requires high cellular concentration of glucose to be active

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Phosphofructokinase-1
1st committed step of glycolysis -inhibited by high cellular concentration of ATP
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Insulin signals for production of
fructose 2,6 -biphosphate which activates phosphofructokinase-1
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What is pyruvate kinase activated by?
fructose 1,6 -biphosphate
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What is Pyruvate kinase inhibited by?
glucagon
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Glycogen is
-a complex polymer of glucose molecules -glucose chain attached to glycogenin -storage form of glucose in liver and muscle
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What does liver glycogen do?
stores of glucose to maintain blood glucose
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What does muscle glycogen do?
stores of glucose to store energy for muscle contraction
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Glycogen structure
1,4 - linkages are found b/w glucoses on straight chains 1,6 - linkages are found at branching points
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Glycogenesis step 1
glucose into glucose- 6-phosphate *uses hexokinase in muscle and glucokinase in liver -turns ATP into ADP
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Glycogenesis step 2
glucose-6-phosphate into glucose-1-phosphate *uses phosphoglucomutase
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Glycogenesis step 3
glucose-1-phosphate into UDP-glucose *uses UDP-glucose phyrophosphorylase -turns UTP into PPi
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Glycogenesis step 4
UDP-glucose into (Glucose)n+1 *uses glucose synthase -(glucose)n goes into this and UDP comes out -only 1,4 linkages are created
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How does a branching enzyme work?
once an existing glycogen is at least 11 glucoses long, 7 are removed and added at an 1,6- linkage to an existing chain at least 4 glucoses away from another branch
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What is GLUT 2's role in glucose transport which can regulate glycogenesis?
GLUT 2 has a low affinity for glucose so glucose can only be transported into liver when there are high blood glucose concentrations -glycogenesis will only happen when GLUT 2 is able to transport glucose into cell
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What is GLUT 4's role in glucose transport which can regulate glycogenesis?
will only transport glucose to muscle when insulin is present -glycogenesis will only happen when glucose is able to get into the cell
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Glycogenesis can only happen at?
high blood glucose levels
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Glycogen synthase: synthesizing glycogen
inactive glycogen synthase to active glycogen synthase *uses protein phosphate-1 which is activated by insulin
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Glycogen synthase: breaking down glycogen
active to inactive *uses protein kinase A which is activated by glucagon
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What is glycogenolysis?
breakdown of glycogen -cytosolic -liver: glucose -muscle: glucose-6-phosphate
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What is glycogenesis regulated by?
glucose transport and glycogen synthase
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What is glycogenesis regulated by?
glucose transport and glycogen synthase
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What is glycogenolysis regulated by?
glycogen phosphorylase
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Step 1 of glycogenolysis
(glucose)n turns into glucose-1-phosphate *uses glycogen phosphorylase -Pi goes into this, (glucose)n goes out of it -breaks down 1,4 linkages
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Step 2 of glycogenolysis
glucose-1-phosphate turns into glucose-6-phosphate *uses phosphoglucomutase STOPS FOR GLYCOLYSIS IN MUSCLES
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Step 3 of glycogenolysis
glucose -6-phosphate tuns into glucose *uses glucose-6-phosphate -H2o is put into this and Pi is released BLOODSTREAM FROM LIVER
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How does Debranching occur?
when 4 glucoses remain on branch 3 are removed and added to another chain at an 1,4 linkage the remaining glucose is released as a free group
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Where does the breakdown of glycogen occur?
-cytosolic -liver: glucose -muscle: glucose-6-phosphate
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Whats the process that causes glycogenolysis?
inactive glycogen phosphorylate becomes an active glycogen phosphorylate (phosphorylated) -uses protein kinase A (pka)
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What activates pka?
glucagon or epinephrine
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Whats the process that stops glycogenesis?
active glycogen synthase becomes inactive glycogen synthase (phosphorylated) -uses pka
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Whats the process that stops glycogenolysis?
active glycogen phosphorylase (phosphorylated) becomes glycogen phosphorylase -uses protein-phosphorylase-1 (pp-1)
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What activates PP-1?
insulin
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Whats the process that causes glycogenesis?
inactive glycogen synthase (phosphorylated) becomes active glycogen synthase
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Whats gluconeogenesis?
synthesis of glucose -occurs in liver, kidney, cytosolic -maintenance of blood glucose
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What are the precursors for gluconeogenesis?
lactate, glycerol, amino acids
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Lactate
produced during anaerobic metabolism -pyruvate into lactate -sources: red blood cells, muscle contraction
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Amino Acids
come from the breakdown of protein during starvation
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Glycerol
comes from the breakdown of fat during fasted states
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Where does gluconeogenesis start?
mitochondria then it goes to the cytosol
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What step of gluconeogenesis in the mitochondria?
pyruvate turns into oxaloacetate *uses pyruvate carboxylase -ATP put into this ADP + Pi comes out -HCO3 goes into
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Where does that pyruvate come from?
precursors
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Step 2 of gluconeogenesis
oxaloacetate turns into phosphoenolpyruvate *uses phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase -GTP goes into GDP goes out -CO2 released
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Step 3 of gluconeogenesis
phosphoenolpyruvate turns into 2-phosphoglycerate *uses enolase -H20 goes into
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Step 4 of gluconeogenesis
2-phosphoglycerate turns into 3-phosphoglycerate *uses phosphoglycerate mutase
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Step 5 of gluconeogenesis
3-phosphoglycerate turns into 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate *uses phosphoglycerate kinase -ATP goes in ADP comes out
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Step 6 of gluconeogenesis
1,3-bisphosphoglycerate turns into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate *uses glyceraldehyde 3 -phosphate dehydrogenase -NADH, H+ goes in and NAD+ comes out -Pi goes out
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Step 7 of gluconeogenesis
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate turns into dihydroxyacetone phosphate *uses triose phosphate isomerase
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Step 8 of gluconeogenesis
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate + dihydroxyacetone phosphate turns into fructose 1,6-biphosphate *uses aldolase
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Step 9 of gluconeogenesis
fructose 1,6- biphosphate turns into fructose-6-phosphate *uses fructose 1,6-biphosphatase -H2O goes into this -Pi realesed
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Step 9 of gluconeogenesis
fructose 1,6- biphosphate turns into fructose-6-phosphate *uses fructose 1,6-biphosphatase -H2O goes into this -Pi released
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Step 10 of gluconeogensis
fructose-6-phosphate turns into glucose-6-phosphate *uses phosphoglucose isomerase
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Step 11 of gluconeogenesis
glucose-6-phosphate turns into glucose *uses glucose-6-phosphate -H20 goes into this -Pi goes out
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What regulates gluconeogenesis?
-pyruvate carboxylase (step 1) -phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (step 2 ) -fuctose1,6-biphosphate (step 9) -glucose-6-phosphate (last step/11)
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What is pyruvate carboxylase activated by?
the breakdown of fat
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What is phosphoenolpyruvate activated by?
glucagon and glucocorticoids (cortisol)
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What is phosphoenolpyruvate deactivated by?
insulin
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What is fructose 1,6- biohsphatase activated by?
fructose 2,6-biphosphate
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What is glucose-6-phosphate deactivated by?
insulin
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What are normal levels of blood glucose?
4.5-5.5 mmol/L
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What average blood glucose levels after a meal?
6.5-7.2 mmol/L
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What are average blood glucose levels during starvation?
3.3-3.9 mmol/L
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Where does blood glucose come from?
-dietary carbohydrates -liver glycogen -gluconeogenesis
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Whats the lactate cycle?
lactate from the muscle/red blood cells -leaves to enter the blood -then the lactate goes to the liver -then it is made into glucose through gluconeogenesis -then it goes back to the beginning to repeat
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What happens with glycerol during the fasted state?
-glycerol in the adipose fat turns into -fatty acids and glycerol -then it goes into the blood -then the liver -then it is made into glucose and it goes back into the blood
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What happens with Amino acids typically during the starved sate?
-amino acids in the muscle -go to the blood -then the liver -become glucose then enter the blood
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How is blood glucose regulated?
-transport -glucokinase
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GLUT 2 role in regulation of blood glucose
only removes glucose from bloodstream when blood glucose is high -will decrease BG
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GLUT 4 role in regulation of blood glucose
only removes glucose from the bloodstream when insulin is present (high BG) -will decrease BG
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How does Glucokinase play a role in the regulation of blood glucose?
will convert glucose to glucose-6-phosphate when there are high cellular concentrations of glucose -high cellular concentrations of glucose in the cell when GLUT 2 is transporting glucose into the cell *keeps glucose out of bloodstream to help decrease BG
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What cant go into the bloodstream?
glucose-6-phosphate
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What is insulin secreted by?
pancreatic b cells -GLUT 2 transports glucose into these cells when there are high BG concentrations -pancreatic b cells secrete insulin in order to lower BG
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How do pancreatic b cells parallel blood glucose concentrations?
-GLUT 4 expression -activates glycogenesis & glycolysis (keeps it out of bloodstream bc both are using glucose) -inhibits glycogenolysis & gluconeogenesis
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What is glucagon secreted by?
pancreatic a-cells -anytime insulin is not present
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How does glucagon work to maintain BG levels?
-activates glycogenolysis & gluconeogenesis -inhibits glycolysis(liver) & glycogenesis
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What are the anterior pituitary gland hormones?
-growth hormone -ACTH
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What does growth hormone do?
mobilizes energy sources to provide energy for growth -breaks down fat -activates gluconeogenesis
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What does ACTH do?
stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids
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What is the adrenal cortex hormone?
glucocorticoids -stimulate gluconeogenesis
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What is the adrenal medulla hormone?
epinephrine -activates glycogenolysis

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