Muscle Physiology Midterm 2 Flashcards
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Why is it important to study metabolism in a course on muscle?
To perform mechanical work (muscle contraction) during exercise, energy is required. Skeletal muscle is capable of enormous increases in force and velocity and consequently the rate of ATP utilization can change dramatically. Metabolic demand can increase more than 100 fold in a very short time
What is the problem with metabolic demand in muscles increasing over 100 fold in a very short time?
The concentration of ATP is low and can only sustain maximal muscle contraction for about 2-3 seconds. Approx 90-100 lbs. of ATP would be need to perform all metabolic reactions during one day of hard labour. Therefore, we need not only a lot of ATP daily but we need to produce ATP at various rates depending on work/exercise intensity. Muscle must be equipped with metabolic mechanisms to meet varaible energy requirements to maintain work
What is bioenergetics?
The study of how energy is generated in the cell; refers to the metabolic process of converting foodstuff (substrate) into ATP
Three energy systems in muscle?
High energy phosphate transfer (transfer of a phosphate group to ADP to regenerate ATP). Glycolysis (degradation of glucose or glycogen (glycogenolysis). Oxidative phosphorylation (complete combustion of fats or carbohydrates)
Anaerobic pathways?
Do NOT involve oxygen; HEPT and glycolysis
Aerobic pathways?
Requires oxygen; oxidative phosphorylation
Ammonium?
NH4+
Ammonia?
NH3+
How many high energy bonds does an ATP have?
2
How many high energy bonds does an ADP have?
1
How many high energy bonds does and AMP have?
NONE, but can be broken down into other things
If a reaction is closer to equilibrium, how much energy is produced?
Not very much
What happens to the the energy release as the reaction moves further from equilibrium?
More energy is released
Is there more ATP or PCr stored in muscle?
More Pcr (3-4x more)
ATPase reaction?
ATP + H2O —> ADP + Pi + H+ + Energy
How many kcal/mol ATP?
7.3
Creatine kinase reaction?
ADP + PCr + H+ –> ATP + Cr
Adenylate kinase reaction?
ADP + ADP –> ATP + AMP
AMP deaminase reaction?
AMP –> IMP + NH3
Does PCr have a high or low capacity for producing ATP?
LOW CAPACITY because stores are limited in the muscle
Does an ATPase or creatine kinase have a higher power for producing ATP?
Creatine kinase activity is higher that ATPase activity in the cell…replenishes ATP rapidly as it is hydrolyzed. The reaction is near equilibrium, therefore, all you need is a very small decrease in [ATP] to start the reaction going to the right.
How does creatine kinase help buffer pH?
Uses an H+ in its reaction
Why is the creatine kinase reaction so rapid?
The reaction is near equilibrium, therefore, as you need is a very small decrease in [ATP] to start the reaction going to the right (making ATP and Cr)
How many isoforms of creatine kinase are there?
2…mitochondrial and cystolic