L11: TCA Cycle and Oxidative Phosphorylation Flashcards
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anaerobic glycolysis
- low energy production
- pyruvate -> lactate
TCA cycle and oxidative phosphorylation
- high energy production
- pyruvate -> acetyl CoA -> TCA cycle
acetyl CoA as key molecule
- multiple fuel sources:
- glucose
- amino acids
- ketones
- pyruvate
- fatty acids
- acetate
- ethanol
coenzyme A
- used in energy production and fatty acid synthesis
- sulfur containing molecule that is usually coupled to a 2C acetyl group or acyl group
- has high energy transfer potential
TCA cycle occurs where
- mitochondrial matrix
ETC and ATP synthase are located where
- inner mitochondrial membrane
pyruvate -> acetyl CoA catalyzed by
- pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
- consists of 3 distinct enzymes and 5 coenzymes
PDC cofactors
- thiamine pyrophospahte (B1)
- lipoic acid (inhibited by arsenic)
- FAD (B2; riboflavin)
PDC coenzyme substrates
- CoA (B5; pantothenic acid)
- NAD+ (B3; niacin)
where is pyruvate transported for the PDC
- mitochondrial matrix
Leigh disease symptoms
- severe neurological disorder
- muscle weakness
- difficulty breathing
Leigh disease results
- damage to the brainstem, cerebellum, and basal ganglia
Leigh disease cause
- deficiencies in PDC
- lactic acidosis
- deficit in mitochondrial energy production - disruptive to brain function
First step of TCA
- oxaloacete -> citrate
- addition of acetyl-CoA from PDC
- via citrate synthesis
second step of TCA
- citrate to isocitrate
- via aconitase
third step of TCA
- isocitrate to alpha-ketoglutarate
- via isocitrate dehydrogenase
- generates NADH H+ and CO2
fourth step of TCA
- alpha ketoglutarate -> succinyl CoA
- via alpha ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
- produce NADH, H+, and CO2
- add back CoASH
fifth step of TCA
- succinyl CoA -> succinate
- via succinate thiokinase
- will generate GTP and get rid of CoASH
sixth step of TCA
- fumarate -> malate
- via fumarase
seventh step of TCA
- malate to oxaloacetate
- via malate dehydrogenase
- will generate NADH and H+
amino acid precursors
- oxaloacetate
- alpha-ketoglutarate
neurotransmitter precursors
- glutamate -> GABA
- derived from alpha ketoglutarate
porphyrin precursors
- heme
- derived from succinyl-CoA