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Metabolism
Sum of all chemical reactions that occur in the body
Anabolic Reactions
Synthesis of molecules
Catabolic Reactions
Breakdown of molecules
Bioenergetics
Converting foodstuffs into energy
Roles of Glucose
Energy source, protein sparer, metabolic primer, Fuel for CNS
How is fat stored
triglycerides
What must fat be broken down into?
Free Fatty Acid
Protein broken down into?
Amino Acids
How does ATP release energy
ATP is broken down by catalyst ATP-ase, a phosphate is broken off and energy is released. By products are ADP and Pi
How long does stored ATP last?
1-3 sec
Name the Energy Systems
Phosphocreatine
Glycolysis
Oxidative System (Krebs, ETC, Beta Oxidation)
How does the ATP-PCr system work?
Phosphocreatine and energy and ADP are the reactants. Creatine Kinase breaks down PCr - release a phosphate, energy and creatine. ADP uses the released energy and the phosphate and becomes ATP and Creatine is also left over.
When is ATP-PCr used?
beginning of exercise, during high intensity exercise. IT is anaerobic.
When is ATP-PCr system replenished?
During aerobic recovery. Needs oxygen to be replenished, is fully replenished depending on duration of recovery.
Is Glycolysis aerobic or anaerobic?
anaerobic
When is glycolysis activated?
When PCr begins to decrease
What are the substrates and products?
Glucose/glycogen - substrate
Product - pyruvate or lactate
What is the Net production of ATP?
Glycogen - 3
Glucose - 2
What happens to Pyruvate at the end of Glycolysis
If no oxygen is present it is converted to lactic acid
If oxygen is present it is transported to the Krebs Cycle in the mitochondria
Why is too much Lactic Acid problematic?
Lactate and H+ are the end products of glycolysis, too much H+ causes a rise in acidity. This will cause a decrease in intensity, muscle fatigue, nausea/vomiting, prevents glycogen breakdown, impairs muscle contraction by blocking Ca++ binding
How does the body decrease the amount of H+ ions building up?
It uses NADH to transport H+ to FAD in mitochondria via GP shuttle (glycerol phosphate shuttle)
what happens when all the NADH are full and there are no NAD’s?
NAD must be present to remove H+ at step 6 of glycolysis or else glycolysis will start to slow down.
If exercise intensity increases and oxygen deficit is filled and oxygen is present, what happens after glycolysis
Pyruvate is transported to the Krebs Cycle (Oxidative Metabolism)
Oxidative Metabolism is..
aerobic. It uses fats, proteins, and carbs to make ATP.