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Lecture 2: Respiration Flashcards

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What are 2 types of respiration?

which yields energy?

A

aerobic and anaerobic

both

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what is anaerobic respiration? what does it lead to?

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  • absence or limited O2

- leads to fermentation and off-flavours (undesirable)

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which type of respiration is desirable and yields higher energy?

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aerobic

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respiration rate is expressed in terms of what?

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O2 consumed, CO2 released or heat liberated per unit wt of the produce in a given time

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how much heat energy is released for one glucose molecule?

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673 kcal

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what is the unit that O2 consumed is measured by?

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mg or mL of O2 / kg (produce) / h

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what is the unit that CO2 released is measured by?

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mg or mL CO2 produced / kg (produce) / h

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what is the unit that heat released is measured by?

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kcal or kJ / ton (produce) / day

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what is another name for glycolysis?

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EMP (Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas) pathway

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what is the key enzyme in glycolysis?

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phospho-hexo-kinase (PFK)

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what is PFK inhibited by?

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excess of ATP

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what does glycolysis yield?

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8 ATPs and pyruvate

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in TCA cycle, pyruvate is converted to what?

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CO2 and H2O

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what is the TCA cycle catalyzed by?

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dehydrogenase enzymes

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in TCA, what is used to initiate trapping of energy?

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nucleotides (NAD, NADP, FAD, GDP, GTP)

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what is the final end product of TCA?

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carboxylic acids (all with 3 C atoms): citric, oxalic, fumaric, succinic

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what does NAD stand for?

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nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

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what does NADP stand for?

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nicotiniamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate

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what does FAD stand for?

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flavin adenine dinucleotide

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what does GDP stand for?

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guanosine diphosphate

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what is another route for glucose breakdown besides glycolysis-TCA?

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PPP (pentose phosphate pathway)

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describe the PPP

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glucose (6C) enters the pathway and leaves as a pentose (5C), which is required for nucleotide synthesis

one C is released through each cycle

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how much ATP does the TCA and PPP yield?

which yields more?

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TCA: 38ATP

PPP: 30 ATP

24
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differentiate the number of C of end products in TCA vs PPP.

what does each end product result in?

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TCA: 3C; results in accumulation of organic acids

PPP: 5C which are needed for nucleotide synthesis

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what is the first step of anaerobic resp?
glycolysis
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in anaerobic resp, pyruvate is converted to ____ by _____ (enzyme)?
pyruvate --> acetaldehyde + CO2 (by decarboxylase)
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in anaerobic resp, acetaldehyde is converted to ____ by _____ (enzyme)?
ethyl alcohol by alcohol dehydrogenase
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in anaerobic resp, pyruvate is converted to ____ by ___ (enzyme)?
lactic acid by lactic decarboxylase
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what are factors influencing produce respiration?
- temp - O2 availability - CO2 presence - ethylene - stresses
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shelf life is inversely proportional to ____
resp rate
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lower respiration rate = _____ (longer/shorter) shelf life
longer
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deterioration ____ (incr/decr) rapidly with resp rate
increases
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what is the most imp factor influencing resp rate? why?
temp - enzyme activity is influenced by temp
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what is the temperature quotient of respiration (Q10)? what is it based on?
- indicator of temp sensitivity | - based on vant Hoff's law
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what is the Q10 relationship?
Q10 = [ R(T+10C) ] / R(t) ``` R(t) = resp at temp R(T+10C) = resp at temp + 10C ```
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as fruit growth increases, how does this affect respiration?
respiration decreases
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how does the O2 required for oxidation change between the oxidation of glucose vs oxidation of stearic acid?
glucose is a simple sugar and uses 6 O2 stearic acid is a C18 FA and uses 26O2
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what is RQ? what is it used for?
- respiratory quotient | - used to identify the nature of the respiring substrate
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what is the RQ equation? how does RQ change depending on the nature of the substrate?
RQ = CO2 produced / O2 consumed RQ = 1 for simple CHO RQ > 1 for organic acids RQ < 1 for FAs
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unusually high RQ indicates what? unusually low RQ may indicate what?
onset of anaerobic resp incomplete oxidation to CO2
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how does the availability of O2 affect the RR?
O2 level higher than 21%: no increase in RR O2 level lower than 20%: decreases the RR
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what is EP?
- extinction point | - the minimum O2 level to maintain aerobic respiration in storage
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excess of CO2 will ____ RR
suppress
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what is the result of higher concentration of CO2?
fungicidal effect
45
what are the effects of using growth regulators?
influences product quality and RR
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what are examples of growth regulators? what are they used for?
Alar: delay or accelerate ripening; improvement of color GA: higher yield or greater disease resistance NAA prevention of abscission MH: sprouting inhibition
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injuries to produce will result in what? why? what type of injuries does this include?
slowing of RR; b/c injuries allows normally separated enzymes and substrates to come into contact, which triggers certain biochemical rxns - chilling injury - freezing injury - physical and mechanical damages
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what are ways to control resp activity?
1. temp control 2. harvesting at right maturity 3. reducing the availability of O2 4. adding Co2 to environment 5. avoid ethylene
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what are ways to control temp to control resp activity?
- harvest at cool times - cool and cold store as fast as possible - maintain lowest permissible temp - maintain cold storage properly
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how can you reduce the O2 availability to control resp activity?
- use controlled atmosphere (CA) storage | - use appropriate coating or packaging (MAP)
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how can you add CO2 to environment to control resp activity?
- use CA storage - use excess CO2 where permissible - remove excess CO2 where not beneficial
52
what does a manometer measure?
pressure
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what are 3 ways to measure RR?
1. electronic sensors: senses O2 or CO2 2. pressure sensors: using a manometer 3. chemical measurements: using sodium hydroxide
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how does potassium permanganate help to control resp activity?
it absorbs ethylene

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