Chapter 9: Catabolic Pathways Flashcards
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What do epinephrine, glucagon, cortisol and growth hormone have in common?
all catabolic hormones (in state of starvation/stress)
What is the only purely catabolic pathway that goes on in the cytoplasm?
glycolysis
What kind of energy do brain, muscles and RBCs use in normal state?
glucose
What is the energy source for the heart in a normal state?
FFA (free fatty acids)
What is the energy source for brain, heart, and RBCs in a stressed state?
glucose
What is the energy source for muscles in a stressed state?
FFA
What is the energy source for RBCs always?
glucose
What is the energy source for brain in extreme stress?
ketones
What is the second messenger of epinephrine and glucagon?
cAMP
What is the first regulatory step of glycolysis?
G6P (because glucose is trapped inside cell)
Which two organs use glucokinase to trap glucose inside its cells?
liver and pancreas
What do other cells use to trap glucose?
hexokinase
Rate limiting enzyme of glycolysis?
PFK-1
F1,6 DP splits into what via Aldolase A
DHAP and G3P
Which two organs run gluconeogenesis?
liver (90%) and adrenal glands
What is the rate limiting step of gluconeogenesis?
pyruvate carboxylase
What does pyruvate carboxylase do?
It turns pyruvate into oxaloacetate (OAA)–OAA turns into aspartate via AST–aspartate into cytoplasm and becomes OAA again–OAA turns into PEP then glycolysis can be reversed until F1,6 DP where it needs F16DPase to continue to G6P
What does pyruvate carboxylase do?
It turns pyruvate into oxaloacetate (OAA)–OAA turns into aspartate via AST–aspartate into cytoplasm and becomes OAA again–OAA turns into PEP then glycolysis can be reversed until F1,6 DP where it needs F16DPase to continue to F6P then G6P
What enzyme is deficient in galactosuria?
galactokinase
What enzyme can fill in for galactokinase?
hexokinase
What are the symptoms of galactokinase deficiency?
polyuria, polydipsia, UTIs
What enzyme is deficient in galactosemia?
galactose 1 phosphate uridyltranserase
What is the clue to galactosemia?
cataracts in both eyes (galactose turned into galactitol by aldose reductase in neuronal tissue)
What are other symptoms of galactosemia?
nausea, vomiting after meals, seizures