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Chapter 16: Glycolysis Flashcards

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Why is glycolysis important?

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Central pathway for production of:

  • energy (ATP)
  • carbons for biosynthetic pathways (fatty acids and amino acids)
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Glucose is the most _____ hexose and has a strong tendency to exist in __________.

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Stable

Ring formation

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Overview: Glucose is converted into…

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2 pyruvate and 2 ATP via 10 enzymatic steps

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Glycolysis is present…

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In all organisms and is an anaerobic process

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In mammals, _____ and _____ can only use glucose as carbon and energy source.

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Brain and RBCs

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The brain cannot ______ and can only use _____.

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Cannot store fuel

Can only use glucose

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RBCs do not have ________. Only way for them to generate ATP is through ________.

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Mitochondria

Glycolysis

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In eukaryotic cells, glycolysis takes place in the _______.

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Cytoplasm

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Glycolysis consists of 2 stages:

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Stage 1: traps glucose in the cell and destabilizes it (NO ATP generated and actually consumes 2 ATP/glucose)
Stage 2: oxidizes the 3-carbon compounds to pyruvate while generating ATP (ATP harvested)

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What are the 3 irreversible steps of glycolysis?

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  1. ) Glucose —> Glucose 6-phosphate by hexokinase
  2. ) Fructose 6-phosphate —> Fructose 1,6-biphosphate by PFK
  3. ) Phosphenolpyruvate —> Pyruvate by Pyruvate kinase
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Stage 1, step 1 of glycolysis (enzyme, catalyst, etc.)

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Glucose —> Glucose 6-phosphate by hexokinase

*Uses 1 ATP

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Why is stage 1, step 1 important? 2 reasons.

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Glucose 6-phosphate cannot diffuse through the membrane
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Phosphoryl group destabilizes glucose and facilitates its further metabolism

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Stage 1, step 2 of glycolysis (enzyme, catalyst, etc.)

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Glucose 6-phosphate is isomerized to Fructose 6-phosphate by phosphoglucose isomerase

  • Conversion of aldose to ketose
  • 6 carbon ring -> 5 carbon ring
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Stage 1, step 3 of glycolysis (enzyme, catalyst, etc.)

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Fructose 6-phosphate is phosphorylated to Fructose 1,6-biphosphate by PFK

  • Irreversible reaction
  • Requires 1 ATP
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What’s special about PFK?

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Allosteric enzyme and key regulator for glycolysis

Catalyzes the irreversible reaction

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Stage 2, step 4 of glycolysis (Enzyme, catalyst, etc.)

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Fructose 1,6-biphosphate is hydrolyzed into GAP and DHAP by aldolase

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In stage 2, step 4, which isomer is on the direct pathway of glycolysis and which is unusable?

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GAP - direct

DHAP - unusable but readily converted so that 3-carbon fragment is not wasted

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What catalyst interconverts DHAP into GAP?

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Triose phosphate isomerase
Ketose –> Aldose
*Rapid, reversible reaction

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Stage 2, step 5 of glycolysis (Enzyme, catalyst, etc.)

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GAP –> 1,3-BPG by glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase

  • Redox reaction
  • NO energy extracted at this point and 2 ATP have been invested
  • NAD+ required
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1,3-BPG is an _____________ with a ____________.

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Acyl phosphate with a high phosphoryl-transfer potential

*High tendency to donate a phosphoryl group to become more stable

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Stage 2, step 6: catalyst - glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase has a 2-step process

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1.) Exergonic - releases energy (thermodynamically favorable)
2.) Endergonic - uses energy (unfavorable)
Steps occur in succession
*Does not use ATP

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Stage 2, step 7 of glycolysis (enzyme, catalyst, etc.)

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1,3-BPG (higher phosphoryl potential than ATP) –> 3-phosphoglycerate + ATP by phosphoglycerate kinase

  • Called substrate-level phosphorylation
  • First ATP producing reaction, makes up for the 2 lost
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Stage 2, step 8 of glycolysis (Enzyme, catalyst, etc.)

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3-phosphoglycerate –> 2-phosphoglycerate by phosphoglycerate mutase
*Rearrangement

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Stage 2, step 9 of glycolysis (enzyme, catalyst, etc.)

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2 phosphoglycerate –> phosphoenolpyruvate by enolase

*Introduces a double bond

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Stage 2, step 10 of glycolysis (enzyme, catalyst, etc.)
Phosphoenolpyruvate ---> Pyruvate + ATP by pyruvate kinase | *Irreversible reaction
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Net reaction of glycolysis
2 molecules of ATP generated in the conversion of glucose to 2 molecules of pyruvate
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Deficiencies associated with glycolytic enzymes
1. ) Hemolytic anemia (Destruction of RBCs - causes bleeding, lysing) 2. ) Exercise-induced muscle cramps and muscle weakness - not enough energy for exercising
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Erythrocytes (RBCs) lack...
Mitochondria and therefore rely on glycolysis to function
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What enzymes are involved in exercise-induced muscle problems?
PFK Aldolase Phosphoglycerate kinase
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What must be regenerated in order for glycolysis to proceed?
NAD+ - only limited amounts in the cell | *Comes from the vitamin niacin - which is essential in our diets, but we cannot make
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There are 3 ways to regenerate NAD+
1. ) Ethanol (No O2 present) 2. ) Lactate (No O2 present) 3. ) Acetyl CoA (if O2 present)
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Ethanol - Alcoholic fermentation - what organisms are responsible for this process?
Yeast and other microorganisms
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What are the two steps of alcoholic fermentation (ethanol)?
1. ) Decarboxylation of pyruvate by pyruvate decarboxylase (1 C released as CO2) 2. ) Reduction of acetaldehyde to ethanol + NADH by alcohol dehydrogenase Pyruvate ---> Acetaldehyde ---> Ethanol
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Lactate - Lactic acid fermentation - what's involved?
Lactate is formed from pyruvate in many microorganisms and in muscle when oxygen is limited during exercise
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Lactic Acid fermentation reaction
Pyruvate ---> Lactate by lactate dehydrogenase using NADH
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Which two ways of regeneration of NAD+ allow the operation of glycolysis in anaerobic conditions?
Lactate and ethanol regeneration methods
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Fructose is mainly metabolized by the ________ using the __________ pathway.
Liver | Fructose 1-phosphate pathway
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Fructose cannot directly enter the glycolytic pathway, therefore it enters glycolysis as...
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (GAP)
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METABOLISM OF FRUCTOSE: The reaction from fructose ---> glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
- Fructose ---> Fructose 1-phosphate by fructokinase - Fructose 1-phosphate ---> Glyceraldehyde + Dihydroxyacetone phosphate by Fructose 1-phosphate aldolase - Glyceraldehyde ---> GAP by Triose kinase
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METABOLISM OF GALACTOSE: The reaction of galactose --> glucose 6-phosphate
- Galactose ---> Galactose 1-phosphate by galactokinase | - Galactose 1-phosphate ---> Glucose 6-phosphate by phosphoglucomutase
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Galactose is converted into __________ by the ___________ pathway.
Glucose 1-phosphate | Galactose-glucose interconversion pathway
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Galactose enters glycolysis as...
Glucose 6-phosphate
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Lactose-intolerance or hypolactasia is caused by...
Deficiency of the enzyme lactase - cleaves lactose into galactose and glucose -Causes water imbalance -> diarrhea
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What are the 5 major reactions in glycolysis?
1. ) Phosphoryl transfer 2. ) Phosphoryl shift 3. ) Isomerization 4. ) Dehydration 5. ) Aldol cleavage
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What is phosphoryl transfer?
Kinases - transfer of phosphoryl groups from ATP
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What is phosphoryl shift?
Mutases - shift of a phosphoryl group
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What is isomerization?
Isomerases - aldose is converted to a ketose or vice versa
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What is dehydration?
Dehydrogenases - Elimination of water
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What is aldol cleavage?
Aldolases - split of carbon-carbon bond
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Enzymes are controlled by 3 different mechanisms (What are they and how fast are they?)
1. ) Reversible allosteric control - milliseconds 2. ) Regulation by reversible phosphorylation - seconds 3. ) Transcriptional control - hours (more long-term; increases or decreases enzyme amounts)
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What is the major controller of the glycolytic pathway?
PFK (Inhibit PFK, inhibit glycolysis)
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PFK: what activates and inhibits it?
PFK activated by low levels of ATP by AMP PFK inhibited by high levels of ATP *Controlled differently in the liver than in the muscles
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What inhibits hexokinase?
Glucose 6-phosphate
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What inhibits pyruvate kinase? What stimulates it?
Pyruvate kinase inhibited by ATP and alanine | Pyruvate kinase stimulated by Fructose 1,6-biphosphate
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In the LIVER, what inhibits and activates PFK?
PFK is inhibited by citrate | PFK is activated by fructose 2,6-bisphosphate
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The livers main function is to...
Maintain blood glucose levels
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Liver vs. Muscle/Brain
Liver - glucokinase - NOT inhibited by glucose 6-phosphate (lower affinity for glucose) Muscle/brain - hexokinase - Inhibited by glucose 6-phosphate (higher affinity for glucose)
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When glucose levels are high, glucose goes to?
Liver
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When glucose supply is limited, glucose goes first to the _____ and _____.
Brain and muscle
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Functions of GLUT1 and GLUT 3
- Present in nearly all mammalian cells - Responsible for basal glucose uptake * Transport glucose at NORMAL blood glucose levels
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Function of GLUT2
- Present in the liver and pancreatic beta-cells | - Has a very high Km for glucose *only after each meal*
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Function of GLUT4
- Transports glucose into muscle and fat cells | * Insulin-responsive glucose transporter (activated by insulin)
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Function of GLUT5
- Present in SI | - Functions as a fructose transporter
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Which situation do cancer cells prefer? Glycolysis or Oxygen?
Glycolysis (Will die if O2 present)
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Cancer cells obtain ATP by metabolizing _______ to ______ even in the presence of ______. This process is termed the...
Glucose --> Lactate Even in presence of O2 Termed: Warburg effect
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Hypoxia-inducible transcription factor (HIF-1) increases the expression of most ________ and ________.
Glycolytic enzymes and glucose transporters GLUT1 and GLUT3
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What stimulates HIF-1?
Exercise - this enhances the ability to generate ATP anaerobically
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Which glycolytic enzymes catalyze reactions that consume ATP?
Hexokinase and phosphofructokinase-1
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Which glycolytic enzyme converts dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate?
Triose phosphate isomerase
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Which reaction is catalyzed by enolase?
2-phosphoglycerate → phosphoenolpyruvate
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When oxygen is limiting (anaerobic conditions) during intense exercise, the skeletal muscle converts pyruvate into:
Lactate
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How does insulin increase glucose uptake in skeletal and heart muscle?
It stimulates delivery of vesicles containing GLUT4 to the plasma membrane
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Which glycolytic enzyme is directly inhibited by high concentrations of glucose 6-phosphate?
Hexokinase
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Fructose enters the glycolytic pathway as:
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
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Which compounds allosterically activate phosphofructokinase-1?
AMP and fructose 2,6-bisphosphate
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Which of the following enzymatic reactions is NOT carried out during glycolysis? - Aldol Cleavage - Dehydration - Isomerization - Oxidative Decarboxylation - Phosphoryl Transfer
Oxidative Decarboxylation
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The substrate for the enzyme enolase is:
2-phosphoglycerate
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T or F: Glycolysis occurs in the mitochondria
False
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The glycolytic enzyme _________________ is allosterically activated by high concentrations of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate.
Pyruvate kinase
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Which reaction is catalyzed by triose phosphate isomerase?
Dihydroxyacetone phosphate → glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
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. During the Cori Cycle, the contracting skeletal muscle accumulates _______________, which serves as a precursor for ________________ in liver.
Lactate; gluconeogenesis
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Phosphofructokinase-1 is the major control point of glycolysis and is allosterically inhibited by high levels of:
ATP
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Fructose enters the glycolytic pathway after it is converted to the glycolytic intermediate:
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
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A defect in the enzyme phosphoglycerate kinase leads directly to accumulation of:
1,3-bisphosphoglycerate
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The glycolytic enzyme _________________ is the major control point of glycolysis and is allosterically activated in liver by high levels of______________.
Phosphofructokinase; fructose 2,6-bisphosphate
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T or F: Cancer cells convert glucose to acetyl CoA during hypoxia.
False
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Which of these enzymes uses NAD+ as co-factor?
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
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A powerful allosteric activator of phosphofructokinase (PFK) in liver is:
Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate

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