Exam #2 Prep Flashcards
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Which cells can/do perform glycolysis? Why?
Any tissues, because it DOES NOT REQUIRE mitochondria, i.e. it is an ANAEROBIC PROCESS (no O2). Some cells in which it is performed do not have mitochondria, e.g. erythrocytes.
What energy source provides 50% of the calories in most diets?
Carbohydrates
What is the major carbohydrate?
Glucose
What are the end products of anaerobic glycolysis?
Lactate and 2 ATP. NO NADH.
What are the products of aerobic glycolysis?
1 glucose = 2 pyruvate, 2 NADH, 2 net ATP (4 ATP total, but 2 invested)
What does arsenic poisoning do? 3 things
- )Inhibits LIPOIC ACID containing enzymes, which is one of the 5 cofactors needed for the PDHC. It is also needed for the TCA (via alpha-ketoglutarate DH for AA metabolism). Thus, leads to an increase in pyruvate –> LACTATE = LACTIC ACIDOSIS.
- ) Forms a complex that bypasses 1,3-BPG = DECREASED ATP.
Name the enzymes involved in the CAC, what they catalyze, and how many carbons are involved at that point. Note the rate-limiting step.
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1. ) Citrate synthase (6C): Forms citrate. Basically irreversible, and highly exergonic.
- ) Aconitase: Forms isocitrate.
- ) Isocitrate Dehydrogenase**: Forms alpha-ketoglutarate (5C). NADH formed!!!. CO2 released. RATE LIMITING REACTION (EXERGONIC). Activated by ADP, inhibited by ATP/NADH.
- ) Alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (alpha-KGDH): Forms Succinyl-CoA (4C)–> high-energy thioester. EXERGONIC. A complex of 3 enzymes and 5 cofactors (SIMILAR TO PDHC). NADH FORMED! CO2 released.
- ) Succinate thiokinase (Succinyl-CoA synthetase): Forms succinate (4C). Cleaves high-energy Succinyl-CoA. RELEASE ENERGY AS GTP (interconvertible to ATP…substrate-level phosphorylation) s quick removal from the cycle.
- ) Succinate DH: Forms fumarate. Releases FADH2.
- ) Fumarase: Forms malate.
- ) Malate DH: Forms OAA. Releases NADH.
What are the products of one turn of CAC? Give the sources.
One turn from ONE ACETYL-CoA, but 2 ACETYL-CoA from Glucose. So 1 Glucose = TWO TURNS
Oxidative phosphorylation: 1 NADH = 3 ATP in ETC –> 3 NADH from CAC, so 9 ATP. SOURCES OF NADH: 1.) isocitrate DH 2.) alpha-ketoglutarate DH 3.) Malate DH
1 FADH2 (succinyl DH) = 2 ATP 11 running tally (22 from one glucose)
Substrate level: 1 GTP (from succinyl-CoA thioester) = 1 ATP TWO GTP from ONE glucose. So 2 ATP in total from substrate level
12 ATP in TOTAL for ONE TURN, 24 TOTAL with TWO TURNS of CAC FROM ONE GLUCOSE
3 NADH + 1 FADH2. 1 GTP. OR… 6 NADH + 2 FADH2 and 2GTP.
Isocitrate dehydrogenase is inhibited by ______? Thus, _____ and _____ accumulate.
High [ATP] and [NADH]. Citrate and isocitrate accumulate.
If the amino group from Glutamate is shed, what is the product? What enzyme catalyzes this reaction?
Alpha-ketoglutarate. Catalyzed by GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE.
This is the CAC connection to protein
What are the reactants and products for the reaction involving the enzyme ALT?
Glutamate + pyruvate –>
What is the importance of Succinyl-CoA?
It is a high-energy thioester.
Produces GTP when hydrolyzed.
Which compounds make Propionyl-CoA? What is the fate of Propionyl-CoA? What else can it make (not energy related)?
Odd-chain fatty acids (5, 7, 9, etc.) and branched amino acids (valine, isoleucine, etc.).
It feeds the CAC. It is also a precursor in making heme.
What is the source for FADH2 in the CAC? What enzyme catalyzes the reaction?
Succinate, via succinate dehydrogenase.
Where else, besides the CAC, is Fumarate created (2 places)?
- ) The urea cycle. It can then feed into the CAC.
2. ) During catabolism of Phr and Tyr
What is the only reversible rxn in the CAC? What is the catalyzing enzyme and cofactors?
Malate –> oxaloacetate, via Malate DH. NADH is the cofactor.
What reaction IN ITS REVERSE can be used for gluconeogenesis in the cytosol?
Malate –> oxaloacetate (in its reverse, forming malate via NADH). Causes OAA levels to drop, thus indicating low energy and the need for glucose.
What intermediate from the CAC can be used to make pyruvate and NADPH? How?
Malate. Forms PYRUVATE and NADPH (used for fatty acid synthesis) via MALIC ENZYME.
What is the precursor to citrate in the CAC?
Oxaloacetate.
Give two important points about oxaloacetate
- ) Limiting concentration for the CAC
2. ) Precursor for gluconeogenesis (OAA –> Glucose)
What is the total ATP production from glucose? Show sources.
38 ATP MAX
The CAC: 24 ATP
PDH: 2NADH = 6 ATP
Glycolysis: 2NADH = 6 ATP, Substrate level = 2 ATP.
Where does gluconeogenesis take place?
The majority of reactions occur in the cytosol and mitochondria of LIVER CELLS, but it needs tissue with mitochondria, so NO RBC’s.
What is the purpose of gluconeogenesis?
Synthesis of glucose in order to maintain blood glucose within normal fasting range
- ) What is the normal fasting blood glucose range?
2. ) Postprandial?
- ) 70-100 mg/dL (approx. 5mM). Average is 83 mg/dL (4.6 mmol/L).
- ) <100 mg/dL (5.5 mmol/L) 2 hrs postprandial.