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Fates of Pyruvate

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fermentation to ethanol in yeast

-pyruvate->acetyl-coA->citric acid cycle, under aerobic conditions

-fermentation to lactate in vigorously contracting muscle, in erythrocytes, in some other cells, and in some microorganisms

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Respiration & Cellular Respiration

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-Process in which cells consume O2 and produce CO2
-Provides more energy (ATP) from glucose than glycolysis
-Also captures energy stored in lipids and amino acids
-Evolutionary origin: developed about 2.5 billion years ago (later than glycolysis)
-Used by animals, plants, and many microorganisms

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Cellular Respiration

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Stage 1: Acetyl-CoA Production
Oxidation of fatty acids, glucose and some amino acids yields acetyl-CoA

Stage 2: Acetyl-CoA Oxidation
Acetyl groups are fed into the TCA cycle and oxidized CO2- the energy released is conserved in electron carriers NADH, FADH2 and GTP (mitochondrial matrix, except succinate dehydrogenase located in the inner membrane)

Stage 3: Oxidative Phosphorylation
NADH and FADH2 oxidized, H+ and e- transferred to O2, generates a lot of ATP (inner membrane)

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Respiration: Stage 1


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Acetyl-CoA Production

Converts pyruvate to acetyl-CoA, generates some ATP, NADH and FADH2 by using the enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

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Conversion of Pyruvate to Acetyl-CoA

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Net Reaction:
-Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate
-First carbons of glucose to be fully oxidized to CO2

Catalyzed by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
-Requires 5 coenzymes
-TPP, lipoyllysine, and FAD are prosthetic groups
-NAD+ and CoA-SH are co-substrates

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Structure of Coenzyme A

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Coenzymes are not a permanent part of the enzymes’ structure.
–They associate, fulfill a function, and dissociate

CoA-SH to emphasize the active SH group contains pantothenate. The SH group forms a thioester with the acyl group. Thioesters have a high acyl group transfer potential and can transfer the acyl group to a variety of acceptor molecules

The function of CoA is to accept and carry acetyl groups

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Structure of Lipoyllysine

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Prosthetic groups are strongly bound to the protein
–The lipoic acid is covalently linked to the enzyme via a lysine residue

Lipoyllysyl moiety of dihydrolipoyl transacetylase acts as a carrier of hydrogen and an acetyl group

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Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex 
(PDC)
Advantages of multienzyme complexes:

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PDC is a large (up to10 MDa) multienzyme complex
-pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1)
-dihydrolipoyl transacetylase (E2)
-dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase (E3)

Advantages of multienzyme complexes:
-short distance between catalytic sites allows -channeling of substrates from one catalytic site to another
channeling minimizes side reactions
- regulation of activity of one subunit affects the entire complex

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Overall Reaction of PDC

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An example of substrate channelling- intermediates do not leave the complex; [S] of E2 high; the acetyl group is not lost to other reactions.

E1- TPP
E2-Lipolysine, CoA-SH
E3-FAD, NAD

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Sequence of Events in 
Oxidative Decarboxylation of Pyruvate

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Enzyme 1
Step 1: Decarboxylation of pyruvate to an aldehyde
Step 2: Oxidation of aldehyde to a carboxylic acid
-Electrons reduce lipoamide and form a thioester

Enzyme 2
Step 3: Formation of acetyl-CoA (product 1)

Enzyme 3
Step 4: Reoxidation of the lipoamide cofactor
Step 5: Regeneration of the oxidized FAD cofactor
Forming NADH (product 2)

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Respiration: Stage 2


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Acetyl-CoA oxidation (TCA Cycle)

Generates more NADH, FADH2, and one GTP

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Sequence of Events in the Citric Acid Cycle

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Step 1: C-C bond formation to make citrate
Step 2: Isomerization via dehydration/rehydration
Steps 3–4: Oxidative decarboxylations to give 2 NADH
Step 5: Substrate-level phosphorylation to give GTP
Step 6: Dehydrogenation to give reduced FADH2
Step 7: Hydration
Step 8: Dehydrogenation to give NADH

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Step 1

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Formation of Citrate

C-C Bond Formation by Condensation of Acetyl-CoA and Oxaloacetate
-32.2kj/mol
-citrate synthase

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Citrate Synthase

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-Condensation of acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate
-The only reaction with C-C bond formation

Uses Acid/Base Catalysis
—Carbonyl of oxaloacetate is a good electrophile
—Methyl of acetyl-CoA is not a good nucleophile…
—…unless activated by deprotonation

-Rate-limiting step of CAC
-Activity largely depends on [oxaloacetate]
-Highly thermodynamically favorable/irreversible
–Regulated by substrate availability and product inhibition

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Induced Fit in the Citrate Synthase

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Conformational change occurs upon binding oxaloacetate
Avoids unnecessary hydrolysis of thioester in acetyl-CoA

Open conformation:
Free enzyme does not have a binding site for acetyl-CoA

Closed conformation:
Binding of OAA creates binding for acetyl-CoA
Reactive carbanion is protected

Closed form with bound oxaloacetate and a stable analog of acetyl-CoA (carboxymethyl-CoA)

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Step 2

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Formation of Isocitrate via cis-Aconitate

Isomerization by Dehydration/Rehydration

=13.3kJ/mol
aconitase

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Aconitase

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-Elimination of H2O from citrate gives a cis C=C bond
–Lyase
-Citrate, a tertiary alcohol, is a poor substrate for oxidation
-Isocitrate, a secondary alcohol, is a good substrate for oxidation
-Addition of H2O to cis-aconitate is stereospecific

-Thermodynamically unfavorable/reversible
–Product concentration kept low to pull forward

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Iron-Sulfur Center in Aconitase

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Water removal from citrate and subsequent addition to cis-aconitate are catalyzed by the iron-sulfur center: sensitive to oxidative stress.

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Citrate: A Symmetrical Molecule That Reacts

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Asymmetrically

The two carbons brought in by acetyl-CoA are not the ones lost as carbon dioxide

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Aconitase is

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stereospecific

Only R-isocitrate is produced by aconitase

Distinguished by three-point attachment to the active site

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Step 3

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Oxidation of Isocitrate to α-Ketoglutarate and CO2

-Oxidative decarboxylation 2#
-Oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate to make α-ketoglutarate
-isocitrate dehydrogenase

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Isocitrate Dehydrogenase

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Oxidative decarboxylation
–Lose a carbon as CO2
–Generate NADH

Oxidation of the alcohol to a ketone
–Transfers a hydride to NAD

Cytosolic isozyme uses NADP+ as a cofactor

Highly thermodynamically favorable/irreversible
–Regulated by product inhibition and ATP

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Mechanisms of Isocitrate Dehydrogenase:
Metal Ion Catalysis (Decarboxylation)
Carbon lost as CO2 did

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Carbon lost as CO2 did NOT come from acetyl-CoA.

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step 4

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Oxidation of α-Ketoglutarate to Succinyl-CoA, CO2

-Final oxidative decarboxylation
-Energy of oxidation is conserved in formation of a thioester bond with succinyl-CoA

-33.5kJ/mol
-alpha ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex

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α-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase -Carbons not directly from glucose because carbons lost came from -Succinyl-CoA is another higher-energy
Last oxidative decarboxylation -Net full oxidation of all carbons of glucose ---After two turns of the cycle ---Carbons not directly from glucose because carbons lost came from oxaloacetate -Succinyl-CoA is another higher-energy thioester bond -Highly thermodynamically favorable/irreversible ---Regulated by product inhibition
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Origin of C-atoms in CO2
Both CO2 carbon atoms derived from oxaloacetate
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α-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase
Complex similar to pyruvate dehydrogenase --Same coenzymes, identical mechanisms --Active sites different to accommodate different-sized substrates
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Step 5
-2.9kJ/mol Generation of GTP through Thioester: Thioester bond of succinyl-CoA has a ΔG’º of -36kJ/mol and is used to drive the synthesis of a phosphoanyhdride bond in ATP or GTP with a net ΔG’º of -2.9 kJ/mol -succinyl-CoA synthetase
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Succinyl-CoA Synthetase
-Substrate level phosphorylation -Energy of thioester allows for incorporation of inorganic phosphate -Goes through a phospho-enzyme intermediate -Produces GTP, which can be converted to ATP -Slightly thermodynamically favorable/reversible --Product concentration kept low to pull forward
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Step 6
Oxidation of succinate to Fumarate Oxidation of alkane to alkene 0kJ/mol -succinate dehydrogenase
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Succinate Dehydrogenase Bound to Oxidation of the alkane to alkene requires
Bound to mitochondrial inner membrane -Part of Complex II in the electron-transport chain Oxidation of the alkane to alkene requires FAD -Reduction potential of NAD is too low FAD is covalently bound, unusual Near equilibrium/reversible -Product concentration kept low to pull forward
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Step 7
Hydration of Fumarate to Malate -3.8kJ/mol Hydration Across a Double Bond
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Fumarase
Stereospecific -Addition of water is always trans and forms L-malate -OH- adds to fumarate… then H+ adds to the carbanion -Cannot distinguish between inner carbons, so either can gain –OH Slightly thermodynamically favorable/reversible -Product concentration kept low to pull reaction forward
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Step 8
Oxidation of Malate to Oxaloacetate Oxidation of Alcohol to a Ketone =29.7kJ/mol
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Malate Dehydrogenase Regenerates oxaloacetate for Oxaloacetate concentration kept
Final step of the cycle Regenerates oxaloacetate for citrate synthase Highly thermodynamically UNfavorable/reversible -Oxaloacetate concentration kept VERY low by citrate synthase ---Pulls the reaction forward
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One Turn of the Citric Acid Cycle
Complete oxidation of glucose is about 2840 kJ/mol. Overall energy from cellular respiration is about 32 molecules of ATP at about 30.5kJ/mol and an overall conservation of about 34% of the maximum yield.
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Net Result of the Citric Acid Cycle
Acetyl-CoA + 3NAD+ + FAD + GDP + Pi + 2 H2O  2CO2 + 3NADH + FADH2 + GTP + CoA + 3H+ Net oxidation of two carbons to CO2 -Equivalent to two carbons of acetyl-CoA -but NOT the exact same carbons -Energy captured by electron transfer to NADH and FADH2 -Generates 1 GTP, which can be converted to ATP -Completion of cycle
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Respiration: Stage 3

Oxidative Phosphorylation -Generates a lot of ATP
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CAC intermediates are amphibolic
The cycle provides energy and also provides intermediates that are used in biosynthesis Anaplerotic reactions (red )
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Anaplerotic Reactions
-Intermediates in the citric acid cycle can be used in biosynthetic pathways (removed from cycle) -Must replenish the intermediates in order for the cycle and central metabolic pathway to continue -4-carbon intermediates are formed by carboxylation of 3-carbon precursors
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Regulation of the Citric Acid Cycle
Two levels of regulation Outside the TCA Cycle -Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex Inside the TCA Cycle -Citrate synthase Isocitrate dehydrogenase α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
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Regulation of the Citric Acid Cycle Regulated at highly thermodynamically
Regulated at highly thermodynamically favorable and irreversible steps -PDH, citrate synthase, IDH, and KDH General regulatory mechanism -Activated by substrate availability -Inhibited by product accumulation -Overall products of the pathway are NADH and ATP ---Affect all regulated enzymes in the cycle ---Inhibitors: NADH and ATP ---Activators: NAD+ and AMP
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Regulation of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is regulated by two different mechanisms --Allosteric regulation --Regulation by covalent modification Mainly by reversible phosphorylation of E1 --Phosphorylation: inactive --Dephosphorylation: active PDH kinase and PDH phosphorylase are part of mammalian PDH complex -Kinase is activated by ATP ---High ATP  phosphorylated PDH  less acetyl-CoA ---Low ATP  kinase is less active and phosphorylase removes phosphate from PDH  more acetyl-CoA
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Additional Regulatory Mechanisms Citrate synthase is also inhibited by Regulation of isocitrate dehydrogenase controls -Inhibition of IDH leads to -Accumulated citrate leaves
Citrate synthase is also inhibited by succinyl-CoA -α-ketoglutarate is an important branch point for amino acid metabolism -Succinyl-CoA communicates flow at this branch point to the start of the cycle Regulation of isocitrate dehydrogenase controls citrate levels -Aconitase is reversible -Inhibition of IDH leads to accumulation of isocitrate and reverses acconitase -Accumulated citrate leaves mitochondria and inhibits phosphofructokinase in glycolysis
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Glyoxylate Cycle
-A variation of TCA cycle, an anabolic pathway, used for the net synthesis of glucose from lipids -occurring in plants, certain invertebrates and some microorganisms (E coli, yeast) -Not found in vertebrates that lack isocitrate lyase and malate synthase -Isozymes are found where there are common enzymes between the citric acid cycle and glyoxylate cycle
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Glyoxylate Cycle Operates in
Glyoxysomes in Plants Electron micrograph of a germinating cucumber seed, showing a glyoxysome, mitochondria, and surrounding lipid bodies.
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Compartmentation of Glyoxylate Cycle
-Overall reaction of glyoxylate cycle: 2Acetyl-CoA + NAD+ + 2H2O → succinate + 2CoA + NADH + H+ -Each turn of the cycle consumes two molecules of acetyl-CoA and produces one molecule of succinate -Succinate can be used for biosynthesis Plants can synthesize glucose from acetate but mammals can’t!
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Coordinated Regulation of Glyoxylate and TCA Cycles
Control point is isocitrate dehydrogenase. Phosphorylation of the enzyme which inactivates it so that glyoxylate cycle is engaged

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