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What are the major pathways of glucose?

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  1. Use in the synthesis of polysaccharides
  2. Stores in cells
  3. Oxicdized to a 3-carbon compound via glycolysis
  4. Oxidized via the pentose phosphate
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In glycolysis

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A molecule of glucose is degraded in a series of enzyme - catalyzed reaction to yield two molecules of the 3 carbon compounds pyruvate

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Fermentation

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Is the term for anaerobic degradation of glucose or other organic nutrients to obtain energy conserved as ATP

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The 1st 5 steps is called the _____________

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preparatory phase which is the phosphorylation of glucose & its conversion to glyceraldehyde 3- phosphate

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The last 5 steps in glycolysis is called what?

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Payoff phase which is the oxidative conversion of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to pyruvate & the coupled formation of ATP & NADH

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The preparatory phase of glycolysis requires _______

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ATP

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Phosporylation of glucose is the ______ step of glycolysis where glucose is activated for subsequent reaction by its phosphorylation at C6 to yield glucose 6-phosphate with ATP as the phosphoryl donor

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1st

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The 1st step is catalyzed by ________

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Hexokinase

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________ shields the negative charges of the phosphoryl group in ATP making the terminal phosphorous atom an easier target for nucleophilic attack by an -OH of glucose

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Mg2+

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Induced fit in hexokinase (HK)

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Order substrate binding prevents unwanted ATP hydrolysis

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HK & glucose leads to a conformation change which leads to the formation of ______ binding site which leads to the HK-glucose- ATP complex which leads to P transfer to given GGP & ADP

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ATP

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Isozymes

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Two or more enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but are encoded by different genes

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The _____ step in glycolysis is the conversion of glucose 6-phosphate into fructose 6 - phosphate

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2nd

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In the 2nd step the enzyme ___________________ catalyzes the reversible isomerization of glucose 6-phosphate which is an aldose to fructose 6-phosphate (which is a ketose)

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phosphohexose isomerase

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The ____ step of glycolysis is the phosphorylation of fructose 6 - phosphate to fructose 1,6 - Bisphopshate

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3rd

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_________________ catalyzes the transfer of a phosphoryl group from ATP to fructose 6 - phosphate to make fructose 1,6- bisphosphate (irreversible)

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Phosphofructokinase - 1 (PFK-1)

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Bisphosphate

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Are compounds that contain 2 phosphate or phosphoryl groups attached at different positions in the molecule

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_______________ catalyze the 3rd step reaction

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PFK-1

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Which step in glycolysis is the first committed step in the reaction?

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The 3rd step is the first committed step iin the reaction

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The _______ step in glycolysis is the cleavage of fructose 1,6-Bisphosphate

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4th

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The enzyme ___________ catalyzes the 4th step which is a reversible aldol condensation

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Aldolase

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In the 4th step fructose 1,6-bisphosphate is cleaved to yield two different triose phosphate which are what?

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  1. Glyceraldeehyde 3- phosphate(an aldose)
  2. Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (a ketose)
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The ______ step of glycolysis is the interconversion of the triose phosphate

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5th

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In the 5th step of glycolysis what happens to the two phosphate groups?

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Only glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is degraded & dihydroxyacetone phosphate is rapidly & reversibly converted to glyceraldehyde 3- phosphate by the 5th enzyme

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What enzyme is used to catalyzethe 5th step in glycolysis?
Triose phosphate isomerase
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At the end of the first phase of glycolysis what has happened?
The hexose molecule has been phosphorylated at C-1 & C-6 & then cleaved to form two molecules of glyceraldheyde 3- phosphate
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The payoff phase of glycolysis (the 2nd phase) yields what?
ATP & NADH
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In the first phase of glycolysis, one molecule of glucose yields two molecules of _____________________ & both halves of the glucose molecule follow the same pathway in the second phase of glycolysis
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
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The _____ step of glycolysis (which is the 1srt step in the payoff phase) is the oxidation of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to 1,3bisphosphoglcerate
6th
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What is the enzyme used in the 6th step to catalyze the reaction?
Glyceraldehyde 3- dehydrogenase
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The 6th step is the first ______________ reaction of glycolysis
Energy conserving
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In the 6th step in the oxidation of the substrate energy is conserved as what?
2 electrons on NADH & acyl phosphate group of product (used to make ATP in the next reaction)
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The aldehyde group of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is oxidized to a carboxylic acid anhydride with phosphoric acid and its called _______________
Acyl phosphate
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The formation of 1,3-BPG can be thought of as occurring in what two steps?
1. The highly favorable oxidation of GAP to an acid (∆Go’ = - 50Kcal/mol) 2. The highly unfavorable formation of 1,3-BPG from the acid (∆Go’ = 50Kcal/mol)
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The two reaction in the formation of 1,3 BPG are linked by the formation of an energy - rich ___________ intermediate in the active site of gluceraldehyde 3- phosphate dehydrogenase
thioester
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The ______ step of glycolysis is the phosphoryl transfer from 1,3 bisphosphoglycerate to ADP
7th step (first production of ATP)
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What happens in the 7th step?
Its enzyme transfers the high energy phosphoryl group from the carboxy group of 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate to ADP from ATP & 3-phosphoglycerate
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What is the enzyme used in the 7th step?
Phosphoglycerate kinase
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In the 7th step substrate - level phosphorylation occurs where what happens?
The formation of ATP by phosphoryl group transfer from a substrate such as 1,3-BPG
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The formation of ATP by phosphoryl group transfer from a substrate such as 1,3 Bisphosphoglycerate or PEP is referred to as what?
Substrate- level phosphorylation
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The ____ step is the conversion of 3-phosphoglycerate to 2-phoshoglycerate
8Th
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What is the enzyme used in the 8th step?
Phosphoglycerate mutase
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Step ____ is the dehydration of 2-phosphoglycerate to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)
9th
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What enzyme is used in step 9?
Enolase
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The ______ is the transfer of the phosphoryl group from PEP to ADP
10th
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What is the enzyme used in the 10th step?
Pyruvate kinase (which requires K+ & either Mg2+ or Mn2+)
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At the end of glycolysis how many ATP molecules are there?
2 ATP
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Pyruvate Tautomerization drives _____ production
ATP
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Even thought glycolysis has two part to it, it can be broken down into ___ stages
3
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Stage 1 of glycolysis (step 1,2,&3) it traps _______ in the cell & destabilizes its structure
Glucose
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In stage 2 of glycolysis (step 4 & 5) it breaks down the _____________ into smaller components
Glucose
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In stage 3 of glycolysis (step 6,7,8,9,& 10) it harvest the energy to form _______ molecule & pyruvates
ATP
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G6P happens so it can become more ______ so that it can become trap in the cell
Polar
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In stage 3 of glycolysis, it aims to harvest the energy in glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate to form _____, NADH, & pyruvate molecules
ATP
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In step 6 the enzyme that is used has a cysteine that is used to form a _____________ intermediate
thioester
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In the absence of the enzyme for step 6 the process in step 6 would occur via two reaction pathways, a redox followed by ________________ reaction
Dehydration
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The _____________ intermediate for step 6 is used to couple the oxidation redox reaction & dehydration reaction & decrease the activation energy to make the step more favorable
Thioester
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Glucose 6 phosphate turns into fructose 6 phosphate so that when its aldolase at the alpha-beta position it forms two separate ________ carbon molecules
3
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In step 7 the mutase enzyme moves the phosphoryl group form the ____ carbon into the 2nd carbon
3
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When glucose is broken down in glycolysis its overall an ______________ reaction
Exergonic
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Step 7 is the 1st production of ______ & step 10 is the 2nd production of ______
ATP
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Glycolysis is heavily regulated to ensure the proper use of nutrients & ensure production of _______ only when needed
ATP

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