Lecture 2 - E systems Flashcards
- what does ATP stand for?
- it is the ________ ________ of the cell –> explain
- what are the 3 parts of ATP?
- where are the high energy bonds?
- adenosine triphosphate
- energy currency of the cell –> a high energy phosphate compound which is the immediate and most important source of energy for muscular contraction
- adenine + ribose + phosphate
- in between the 3 phosphates
- what is adenosine?
- what are the 2 major energy transforming activities in the cell?
- adenine + ribose
1. extract potential energy from food and conserve it within bonds of ATP
2. extract and transfer chemical energy in ATP to power biological work
what are the formulas of ATP formation vs degradation?
- endergonic vs exergonic reaction?
FORMATION:
- ADP + Pi –> ATP
- endergonic rxn: uses E –> anabolism
DEGRADATION (ATP hydrolysis):
- ATP + H2O –> ADP + Pi + energy (7.3kcal/mol of ATP)
- exergonic rxn: releases E –> catabolism
- what are energy systems responsible for?
- what are the 3 energy systems?
- for matching ATP supply to demand at rest and during exercise
1. ATP-PCr or phosphagen system (anaerobic alactic) –> formation of ATP via degradation of phosphocreatine (PCr)
2. Glycolysis (anaerobic lactic): formation of ATP via degradation of glucose or glycogen (also FA and aa but less likely)
3. oxidative phosphorylation (Aerobic metabolism): formation of ATP by the use of oxygen
- under normal conditions, body only stores ___-____g of ATP at any time –> enough to power how many seconds of all out activity?
-how much PCr is stored in cells? - does the amount of ATP in body change during exercise?
- 50-100g –> enough to power 10sec all out activity
- about 4-6x more PCr than ATP
- not really! pretty constant!
what are the 2 ways to overcome storage limitation of ATP?
- ATP synthesis proceeds uninterrupted to continuously supply energy for all body’s biological work (from CHO and fat)
- phosphocreatine (PCr) = another high-energy phosphate compound, stored in muscle cells
what are the characteristics (3), role (3) and limitations (2) of ATP-PCr system?
CHARACTERISTICS:
- extremely rapid reaction (fastest way to regenerate ATP)
- extremely sensitive to ATP demand
- rxn catalyzed by enzyme, creatine kinase (CK)
ROLES:
- supply ATP at onset of exercise
- supply ATP at extremely high rates for high power output activities
- energy buffer while other ATP supply systems are “turned on”
LIMITATIONS:
- limited substrate, including stored ATP and intracellular PCr, means we run out of energy supply very quickly (5-10sec)
- speed at which system can regenerate ATP (regenerate through glycolysis or ox. phos)
what are the 2 steps/sources of energy for the ATP-PCr system?
- stored ATP –> used by contractile protein and becomes ADP + Pi
- PCr + ADP <–> ATP + Cr using creatine kinase
*but after 10sec, no more PCr, need to replenish stores through rest or low-intensity exercise (1’ for 50%, 4’ for 90% and 8’ for close to 100%) replenished)
what are 5 strategies to optimize function of ATP-PCr efficiency?
- creatine monohydrate supplementation
- high intensity interval training (30” to 2’ effort)
- rest and recovery
- strength and power training
- tapering before competitions
- what is the glycolytic system?
- lasts from ___ to ____ of activity
- there are 2 forms of ________ breakdown that occur in a series of _________ rxns collectively termed __________. –> describe 2 forms
- anaerobic energy system that break down glucose to produce ATP (quickly)
- from 10sec to 120sec of activity
- 2 forms of CHO breakdown –> series of fermentation rxns –> glycolysis:
1. lactate formed from pyruvate remains end product –> anaerobic glycolysis –> rapid but limited ATP production
2. pyruvate remains end product –> aerobic glycolysis –> slow but substantial ATP production (through krebs cycle and ETC)
does the glycolytic process itself involve oxygen? in both cases?
does NOT involve oxygen!
- whether end product is lactate (anaerobic) or pyruvate (aerobic glycolysis)
- what are the 2 main phases of glycolysis?
- glycolysis occurs where?
- what is the net equation of glycolysis?
- energy investment phase: uses ATP to phosphorylate glucose, preparing it for subsequent breakdown
- steps 1-5: glucose –> 2 x 2-3-phosphoglyceraldehyde
- loses 2 ATP - energy generation phase
- steps 6-10: 2 x 2-3 PGA –> 2 x pyruvate
- generates 4 ATP + 2 NADH
- occurs in watery medium inside cell, outside of mitochondrion
GLYCOLYSIS:
glucose + 2 ADP + 2 Pi + 2 NAD+ –> 2 pyruvate + 2 ATP + 2 NADH
what are the 5 first steps of glycolysis?
- glu phosphorylation. uses ATP! –> traps g-6-p in the muscle! (hexokinase)
- isomerization to F-6-P (glucose-6-phosphate isomerase)
- phosphorylation again. uses ATP! –> makes F-1,6,BP *key regulatory step in glycolysis (phosphofructokinase1)
- cleavage into DHAP and 2-3PGA (G3P) (aldolase)
- convert DHAP to 2-3PGA (G3P) (triose phosphate isomerase)
What are the 5 last steps of glycolysis?
- oxidation. uses 2 NAD+ and 2Pi –> 2 NADH + 2 (1,3-DPG) (glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase)
- 1st ATP generation: to form 2 ATP + 2(3-PG) (phosphoglycerate kinase)
- isomerization, mutation to 2-PG (phosphoglycerate mutase)
- reduction/dehydration: produces water: PEP, molecule with high-energy phosphate bond (enolase)
- 2nd ATP generation step: uses 2 ADP –> 2 ATP + 2 pyruvate (pyruvate kinase)
what happens when there is a high demand of energy? which substrate accumulates? what does it lead to?
- when high energy demand, NADH accumulates bc NADH production is bigger than NADH oxidation in ETC (mitochondria cannot keep up with oxidative phosphorylation partly cause O2 is limited)
- therefore, pyruvate + NADH –> lactate + NAD+, using lactate dehydrogenase
*pyruvate is reduced to lactate –> NAD+ produced can then be used to make more NADH at step 6 of glycolysis
what are the characteristics (3), role (3) and limitation of anaerobic lactic/glycolysis system?
CHARACTERISTICS:
- occurs in sarcoplasm and very rapid rate of ATP prod
- has energy “investment” phase: glucose = 2 ATP and glycogen = 1 ATP used to add phosphate to glucose and F-6-P
- has energy “generation” phase: net gain of glycolysis is 2 ATP if glu is substrate and 3 ATP if glycogen is substrate (bc skipped 1st step = 1 additional ATP)
ROLES:
- supply ATP at high rates for high power output activities
- supply ATP in absence of adequate ATP via oxidative phosphorylation
- first step in aerobic degradation of CHO: supplies NADH to e- transport chain –> [La-] is not “zero” at rest!
LIMITATIONS:
- acidosis (ie increase [H+] or decrease pH
what are the 2 fates of pyruvate/pyruvic acid after glycolysis?
- converted to lactic acid/lactate through lactate dehydrogenase
- lactic acid then is converted to La- + H+ = decrease pH of blood and muscle = acidosis = one of the causes of burn in muscle - pyruvate is transported into mitochondria –> converted to Acetyl-coA by pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. Acetyl-coA goest to TCA cycle –> further oxidation to produce E in form of ATP, NADH and FADH2 –> NADH goes to electron transport chain
what is the lactate threshold?
- explain difference btw trained vs untrained athletes’ blood lactate threshold?
exercise intensity at which lactate begins to accumulate in blood at a faster rate that it can be cleared
- shift from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism –> leads to slowing down of pace
- trained ppl will have a high lactate threshold, and can go through mod-hard intensity without reaching that threshold
VS untrained people reach threshold as soon as they start mod-hard intensity
- what is a test that can measure anaerobic power and capacity?
- what is the difference btw anaerobic power and capacity?
Wingate Anaerobic Test –> most often performed on stationary bicycle: requires 30sec of pedaling at max speed against fixed resistance
POWER:
- maximum rate at which energy can be produced by body’s anaerobic energy systems (ATP-PCr) and anaerobic glycolysis. measure of how quickly body can generate E without relying on O2
CAPACITY
- total amount of energy that can be produced by body’s anaerobic energy systems during a sustained, high-intensity activity. represents ability to maintain high power output over a period of time, relying on anaerobic pathways. increase anaerobic capacity = decrease fatigue onset
explain the 4 steps of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complexe
- pyruvate enters mitochondrion through the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC) = transport protein
- 3C pyruvate –> decarboxylated to a 2C molecule + CO2
- 2C is oxidized –> e- transferred to NAD –> NADH + H+. this step also involves attachment of Coenzyme A to form acetyl-CoA
- formation of acetyl-coA: 2C molecule attached to coA
how many ATP produced from pyruvate dehydrogenase complex? (from 1 glucose)
-1 glucose = 2 pyruvates
- 2 pyruvates = 2 NADH
- 1 NADH = 2.5 ATP
- 2 pyruvates = 5 ATP!
what is the name of the aerobic (slow) glycolysis pathway?
- known as what?
- for what time frame of activity?
- briefly explain the 3 main steps of oxidative system
- Krebs cycle or TCA cycle
- 2nd stage of CHO breakdown
- > 120s of activity at moderate or low intensity
1. TCA cycle degrades the acetyl-coA to CO2 and hydrogen atoms within mitochondria
2. reduced coenzyme carrier molecules transfer hydrogen to electron transport chain (ETC)
3. ATP forms when hydrogen atoms oxidize during electron transport oxidative phosphorylation
Krebs cycle supplies _______ in the form of _______ ________ (2 ex) to be passed through the ______ to produce _________ needed to combine _____ and ______ to reform _____, which provides _______ for muscle contraction
Krebs cycle supplies [electrons] in the form of [reducing agents (NADH + FADH2)] to be passed through the [ETC] to produce [energy] needed to combine [ATP and Pi] to reform [ATP] which provides [energy] for muscle contraction
- does oxygen participate in the Krebs cycle?
- what is oxygen’s role?
- does not participate in Krebs BUT is the final H+ acceptor at the end of the ETC
