Exam 2 Flashcards
Krebs Cycle, ETC, Lipid Metabolism (103 cards)
Glycolysis happens where?
Cytosol
Citric Acid Cycle:
Central pathway for recovering energy from several metabolic fuels (carbs, fatty acids, amino acids that are broken down into Acetyl-CoA for oxidation)
Krebs cycle happens where?
Mitochondrial Matrix
ETC happens where?
Inner Mitochondrial Membrane
What are the end products of Krebs?
6 CO2
8 NADH
2 FADH2
2 ATP
Oxidation of pyruvate complete reaction:
1 round of Krebs cycle produces:
2 CO2
3 NADH
1 FADH2
1 GTP
Overview of Krebs Cycle:
Series of 8 reactions that oxidizes acetyl group of acetyl-CoA and conserves the energy of this breakdown in the form of NADH and FADH2
Acetyl-CoA comes from:
Many different sources, not just Pyruvate
The net reaction of Krebs Cycle:
3NAD + FAD + GDP + P + Acetyl-CoA = 3NADH + FADH2 + GTP + CoA + 2CO2
Oxoaloacetate is:
Consumed in first step, regenerated in the last step.
What do Krebs cycle intermediates also work as?
Precursors for the biosynthesis of other compounds.
Net affect of each round of CAC is the ___
Oxidation of 1 acetyl group to 2 CO2
What does the oxidation of 1 acetyl group to 2 CO2 require?
The transfer of 4 pairs of electrons
(Reduction of 3NADH and 1FADH2)
Acetyl-CoA Synthesis:
From carb sources, it requires the complex enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH).
What are the complexes of PDH?
E1 - pyruvate dehydrogenase
E2 - dihydrolipoyl transacetylase
E3 - dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase
Acetyl-CoA synthesis complete reaction:
Pyruvate + CoA + NAD = Acetyl-CoA + CO2 + NADH
1st reaction of PDH?
Pyruvate is decarboxylated by pyruvate dehydrogenase with help from TPP.
*rate limiting step
2nd reaction of PDH?
The reactive carbon of the TPP is oxidized and transferred as the acetyl group to lipoamide. This forms hydroxyethyl-TPP.
An H+ ion is required for the intermediate to give off CO2.
3rd reaction of PDH?
E2 oxidizes Hydroxyethyl to Acetyl and then transfers Acetyl to CoA, forming Acetyl-CoA.
4th reaction of PDH?
Acetyl CoA was made in the previous step. However, the process is incomplete. The E2 is still attached to the acetyl CoA molecule. So, E3 oxidizes the thiol groups of the dihydrolipoamide back to lipoamide.
5th reaction of PDH?
As a side reaction, NAD+ becomes reduced to NADH.
What does arsenic do?
Bind to lipoamides that form bidentate adducts.
Inhibits pyruvate dehydrogenase and a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, stopping respiration.
What were organic arsenics used to treat?
Syphilis and trypanosomiasis
used in wallpaper and fowlers solution