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general term for molecules with the same formula but different structure
isomers
isomers that differ in order of attachements of atoms
constitutional isomers
isomers that are connected in the same order but differ in spatial arrangement
stereoisomers
2 kinds of stereoisomers
enantiomers (mirror images)

diastereomers (not mirror)
two kinds of diastereomers and difference between them
epimers- differ at one of several asymmetric carbon atoms

anomers- differ at a new asymmetrical carbon atom formed on ring closure
smallest monosaccharides
glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
Acyclic compounds drawn so that vertical bonds represent bonds pointing back and horizontal bonds are bonds pointing forward.
Fischer projection
Isomer of glyceraldehyde that rotates plane polarized light clockwise.

What's special about it?
D-glyceraldehyde isomer (enantiomer)

all natural sugars derived from this- usable by animals (unlike L form)
To determine the D- or L- configuration of a carbohydrate
look at carbon furthest from aldehyde or ketone
how anomers are differentiated
alpha or beta
differ at the carbon that carries the aldehyde or ketone (rapidly changing)

alpha: -OH goes below sugar ring
Beta: -OH goes above sugar ring
anomeric carbon for aldoses

ketoses?
C1

C2
Sugars with both carbonyl and carboxylic acid functional groups.
uronic acids
join the anomeric carbon of a carbohydrate to other molecules, including carbohydrates.
glycosidic bonds

O, N, S- glycosidic bonds if it's bound to another group via Oxygen, Nitrogen, or Sulfur ion espectively
Highly branched polymer of glucose found in plants. Soluble in water.

how is it linked? branched?
amylopectin
Glucose units linked in a linear manner with α-1,4-glycosidic bonds.
Branching via α-1,6-glycosidic bonds every 24 to 30 glucose units
Non-branching polymer of glucose linked mainly with α-1,4-glycosidic bonds. Can be several thousand units of glucose in length.
amylose
how glucose differs from amylopectin
same composition but more extensive branching (every 8-12 glucose units)
Branched homopolysaccharide made of many glucose molecules joined into chains of varying lengths.
Straight chains consists of α-1,6-glycosidic between glucose molecules, whereas branches are α-1,3-glycosidic bonds. Rotates plane polarized light to right
Dextran
how dextran is synthesized and where it's found
synthesized from glucose moiety of sucrose by bacteria and yeast

dental plaque
how levan is synthesized

where is it found
synthesized from fructose moiety of sucrose by made by a few species of bacteria found in dental plaque including Strep. sanguis, Strep. salivarius and Actinomyces naeslundii but not by Strep. mutans.

in dental plaque
lipopolysaccharide complex of the outer membrane of the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria.
endotoxin
a heavily glycosylated glycoprotein
proteoglycan
functions of glycoproteins
lubricants, adhesion of extracellular matrix, factor binding, impart structure to connective tissue.
Polysaccharide chains consisting of a repeating disaccharide unit attached to protein to form a proteoglycan.

what do they contain? and what are they an important part of?
glycosaminoglycan

contain an amino sugar- amino group in place of hydroxyl

important in cartilage
sucrose is made up of
glucose and fructose
belief that the fermentation of sugars to alcohols was inextricably tied to living cells
vitalistic dogma- Pasteur 1860
what Hans and Eduard Buchner discovered in 1897 and what it meant
cell-free yeast extracts that fermentation could take place outside the cell

metabolism became chemistry
Gustav Embden, Otto Meyerhof, Carl Neuberg, Jacob Parnas, Otto Warburg, Gerty Cori and Carl Cori > 1940 discovered what
many of the reactions of lactic acid fermentation were shared with alcoholic fermentation

underlying unity in biochemistry
products of glycolysis
break down of glucose to two pyruvate, four ATP and two NADH molecules

Net gain of 2 ATP and 2 NADH
3 basic stages of glycolysis
1: glucose undergoes 2 phosphorylations

2: F-1,6 BP is split to DHAP and GAP and isomerized to all GAP

3: Energy is harvested gaining a net 2 ATP. Pyruvate is end product
why is glucose phosphorylated in the first step? What enzyme does it?
1) glucose 6-phosphate has negative charge, cannot pass back out through the membrane and leave cell
2) destabilizes glucose for further breakdown

Hexokinase- takes 1 ATP
enzyme for fructose-6-phosphate conversion to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate that completes the first step of glycolysis
phosphofructokinase- takes 1 ATP and can be allosterically affected
splits fructose 1,6-bisphosphate to DHAP and GAP (glyceraldehye 3 phosphate)
aldolase
2 steps in 3rd stage of glycolysis that generates ATP
conversion of 1,3 BPG to 3-PG (by phosphoglycerate kinase)

phosphoenopyruvate to pyruvate (by pyruvate kinase)
3 irreversible steps of glycolysis and their enzymes
1st step: Glucose to G3P by hexokinase

Fructose-6-P to Fructose-1,6-BP by phosphofructokinase

Phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate by pyruvate kinase
3 mechanisms by which glycolysis is regulated
- allosteric effectors
- covalent modification (e.g. phosphorylation)
- modulating level of transcription/expression of enzymes (insulin)
activated and inhibitors of phosphofructokinase
activated by:
AMP, insulin (means you have sugar in your blood you need to breakdown), and Fructose 2,6 BP (a product of F6P)

inhibited by: ATP (allosteric inhibitor/ lowers affinity for F6P), citrate of citric acid cycle, H+ ion
allosteric affectors of pyruvate kinase
activated by F-1,6-BP and Insulin

inhibited by Alanine and by being PHOSPHORYLATED by ATP when blood glucose is low

active when NOT phosphorylated
why entry into glycolysis via fructose 1-phosphate pathway is less regulated

what enters this way?
it enters after the phosphofructokinase regulation step at the level of DHAP/GAP

fructose from the liver enters here
where does galactose enter glycolysis?

where does fructose from fat enter glycolysis?
G-6P level

F-6P level (next step)
why is more fructose converted to fat than enter glycolysis cycle?
Hexokinase (Stage 1, Step 1) preferentially utilizes glucose, producing glucose 6-phosphate, rather than fructose to yield fructose 6-phosphate.
what converts galactose to G-6-P and what is caused when this enzyme is working improperly?
galactose 1-phosphate uridyl transferase

Galactosemia: vomiting and diarrhea after consumption of milk by infants; can eventually lead to mental retardation
enzyme missing in those that are lactose intolerant
lactase
alternative source of energy under anaerobic conditions, and what it produces
Cori Cycle
reduces pyruvate to lactic acid and one NAD+ is made (to put into glycolysis) (fermentation)
cori cycle enzyme
lactate dehydrogenase

reduces pyruvate, oxidized NADH to NAD+
how is glycolysis maintained under oxygen debt
Cori cycle sends lactate to the liver to be converted back to glucose, then sent back to the muscle for more glycolysis
overall reaction of cori cycle
Glucose + 2Pi +2ADP --> 2 lactate +2ATP + 2H2O
can utilize lactate for use in the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation
tissues not deprived of oxygen, like cardiac cells. Share metabolic burden
where gluconeogenesis occurs
mostly in liver, some in kidney
sources of precursor molecules for gluconeogenesis
amino acids (from muscle), lactate (lactic acid), glycerol (from fat)
where the first step of gluconeogenesis occurs and the enzyme needed
mitochondria, pyruvate carboxylase (pyruvate to oxaloacetate)
where the last reaction of gluconeogenesis occurs and the enzyme needed
membrane bound in the endoplasmic reticulum (Glucose-6-phosphatase)
oxaloacetate is shuttled across the mitochondrial membranes by turning into
malate (then oxidized back to oxaloacetate)
important regulatory steps in gluconeogenesis
pyruvate carboxylase (pyruvate -->oxaloacetate)

phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase(oxaloacetate -->phosphoenolpyruvate)

fructose 1,6 bisphosphatase (F 1,6-BP to F6P)

glucose 6-phosphatase (G6P to Glucose)
inhibitors and activators of gluconeogenesis
Acetyl CoA activates pyruvate carboxylase
ADP inhibits it

ADP inhibits phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase

F,2,6-BP and AMP inhibit fructose 1,6 bisphosphatase and citrate activates it
family of transporters that enable glucose to enter and leave cells
GLUT 1-5
regulate transport of glucose at a normal basal level
GLUT 1 & 3
regulates transport of glucose at a high blood glucose level
GLUT 2 in liver and pancreas- liver removes excess and pancreas is stimulated to release insulin into blood stream
non-protein chemical compound that is bound tightly to an enzyme and is required for catalysis. Can be considered "helper molecules/ions" that assist in biochemical transformations
cofactor : divided into small organic molecules called coenzymes 2)metals
any of a number of freely diffusing organic compounds that function as cofactors with enzymes in promoting a variety of metabolic reactions. A small organic molecule required for the activity of many enzymes; vitamins are often components of coenzymes.
coenzyme
the link between glycolysis and the citric acid cycle
pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
what is synthesized by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex?
2 pyruvate are oxidatively decarboxylated to

2 acetyl CoA

irreversible
2 potential fates for acetyl CoA
oxidation to CO2 via citric acid cycle/ ox phor or conversion to fat by lipid biosynthesis
why can't fat be mobilized for gluconeogenesis to provide the brain with glucose during fasting?
production of acetyl CoA (fat precursor) is irreversible. Therefore, can't get acetyl CoA or fat back to glucose.
3 enzymes of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
pyruvate dehydrogenase component

dihydrolipoyl transacetylase

dihydrolipyl dehydrogenase
function and prosthetic group of pyruvate dehydrogenase component (PDH complex)
TPP- oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate
function and prosthetic group of dihydrolipoyl transacetylase (PDH complex)
Lipoamide- transfer of acetyl group to CoA
function and prosthetic group of dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase
FAD- regeneration of the oxidized form of lipoamide
role of NAD+ and FAD in pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
electron acceptors- oxidizing agents
key means of regulation of PDH complex
phosphorylation (inactive form)

dephosphorylation (active)
how are the phosphatases/kinases of PDH complex regulated
insulin activates phosphatase, so acetyl CoA can be produced and ged into citric acid cycle

ATP activates Kinases that inactivate it (feedback inhibition keeps it from continuing too long)
the energy driving the formation of citrate
thioester bond of CoA
multienzyme complex formed by all enzymes in citric acid cycle and what's the point?
Metabolon- allows product from one reaction to be channeled directly to the next reaction as a substrate- more efficient
2 key control point of the citric acid cycle

how're they regulated?
isocitrate dehydrogenase

alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

negatively regulated by ATP and NADH (alpha-keto regulated also by succinyl CoA)

isocitrate dehydrogenase activated by ADP
dual roles of citric acid cycle
step in generating energy (NADH, FADH2, GTP), but also source of biosynthetic precursors (fatty acids, amino acids, purines, sterols, glucose)
TPP is a cofactor for which complexes
Pyruvate dehydrogenase (complex)
α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (complex)
acids found in the citric acid cycle are
oxaloacetic acid and a-ketoglutaric acid
the chemiosmotic hypothesis
Oxidation of NADH and FADH2 used to create a gradient of proton concentration that powers formation of ATP (61- not accepted til 78)
what causes the proton motive force in oxidative phosphorylation?
high proton concentration on cytosolic side of mitochondrial membrane pH gradient and transmembrane potential
where oxidative phosphorylation occurs
mitochondrial matrix
in ox phos, the respiratory chain consists of:
3 proton pumps and one physical link to the citric acid cycle
in ox phos, the two electron transfers that mediate transfer between pumps
coenzyme Q and cytochrome C
component of citric cycle that is in oxidative phosphorylation
succinate dehydrogenase from TCA (produces FADH2) is part of the succinate Q reductase complex within the mito innermembrane
reduces coenzyme Q in ox phos
FADH2

electrons removed by succinate Q reductase
component of all the complexes of ox phos and cytochrome c
Iron
final electron acceptor of ox phos
O2 (reduced to H20)
how the proton gradient in the inner membrane space is used to make energy
the protons want to come into the matrix and are used by ATP synthase to make ATP (takes 3 protons to make one ATP)
how does ADP get into the matrix/ ATP get out once made?
through ATP-ADP translocases (takes 1 proton to use)
per pair of electrons from NADH, how many protons are pumped into the inner membrane space?
10
per pair of electrons from FADH2, how many protons are pumped into the inner membrane space
6
3 main components of cellular respiration
electron motive force of NADH and FADH2

proton motive force in inner membrane space

phosphoryl transfer potential in ATP
how are electrons from NADH made through glycolysis shuttled into the mitochondria?

where are these located?
malate-aspartate shuttle- heart and liver only

or

glycerol 3 phosphate shuttle -muscle
ATP potentials of NADH and FADH2
2.5 ATP
1.5 ATP
total ATP made from glycolysis and citric acid cycle
32
how brown adipose tissue generates heat
by uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation through UCP-1

allows protons to flow into the matrix freely disrupting the proton gradient ~generates heat~
reduces O2 to H20
cytochrome c oxidase
enzymes that deactivate reactive oxygen species that can be accidentally made by cytochrome c oxidase
Superoxide dismutase and catalase
source of NADH and FADH2 for ox phos
glycolysis
TCA cycle
fatty acid oxidation
names of 4 protein complexes in ox phos
NADH-Q oxido-reductase
sucinate-Q reductase
Q-cytochrome c oxidoreductase (or just cytochrome reductase)
cytochrome c oxidase
drives reaction between oxaloacetate and acetyl CoA
Aconitase (makes citrate)
number of electrons sent to oxidative phosphorylation from the TCA cycle
8
the anomeric carbon for aldoses

ketoses?
C1

C2
predominant linkages in glycogen between glucose units
alpha 1,4
NADPH is required for
reductive biosynthesis (such as lipid synthesis)
ribose 5-phosphate is needed for
RNA, DNA, ATP, NADH, FAD, coenzyme A
2 purposes of the nonoxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway
nucleotide biosynthesis
conversion into intermediates to feed into the glycolytic pathway
where pentose pathway occurs
cytosol
pathways requiring NADPH
-fatty acid, cholesterol, neurotransmitter, nucleotide biosynthesis

- reduction of oxidized glutathione
- cytochrome p450 monooxygenases
basic oxidative phase or pentose pathway and main product
glucose 6 phosphate --> ribulose 5-phosphate

2 NADPH produced, CO2 by product
overall reaction of non-oxidative phase of pentose pathway
3C5 --> 2C6 + C3
ribulose 5-phosphate is converted into these 2 products via what enzymes
ribose 5-phosphate (via isomerase

xylulose 5-phosphate (via epimerase)
rate limiting step of oxidative phase
NADP+ (cofactor for first enzyme- inactive without it)
action of pentose pathway in mode one

need ribose 5-phosphate more than NADPH
products of glycolysis feed into:

oxidative path
non-oxidative path in reverse
action of pentose pathway in mode 2

need both NADPH and ribose 5P
oxidative portion only
action of pentose pathway in mode 3

need NADPH more than R5P
gluconeogenesis forms glucose 6 phosphate to feed into oxidative portion

nonoxidative products feed back into gluconeogenesis
action of pentose pathway in mode 4

needs NADPH and ATP
oxidative and non-oxidative run normally.

nonoxidative products feed into glycolysis to make pyruvate & eventually ATP
necessary to reduce oxidized glutathione
NADPH generated by glucose-6P dehydrogenase (pentose pathway)
purpose of reduced glutathione
combat oxidative stress and maintain normal reduced state of cytoplasm
how does glucose 6-P dehydrogenase deficiency cause hemolytic anemia
can't clear ROS caused by anti-malarial drug

hemoglobin sulfhydryls aren't reduced, form heinz body aggregates on cell membrane

deformity causes cell to undergo lysis
principle enzyme in glycogen breakdown
glycogen phosphorylase

- removes glucose 1 at a time til 4 remain before the 1,6 linkage
after initial removal of glucose from a glycogen branch, these 2 enzymes remove the last 4 pieces
transferase moves all but the last to the main chain

alpha-1,6 Glucosidase removes the last residue of the 1,6 linkage
type of glucose removed from glycogen & what converts it to G6P
glucose 1-phosphate

phosphoglucomutase
converts G6P to glucose and where it's located
glucose 6-phosphatase on interior of the smooth ER membrane (mainly in liver-not in muscles)
necessary coenzyme for glycogen phosphorylase
PLP- containing B6
holds glycogen phosphorylase b in a T state in the muscle
presence of ATP and glucose-6-phosphate (plenty of supplies, no need to dip into reserves)
can cause glycogen phosphorylase b to turn to phosphorylase a in the muscle
epinephrine activation of PKA--> cascade to activate phosphorylase kinase

Ca2+ released from Sarcoplasmic reticulum
shifts glycogen phosphorylase a to T state in the liver
glucose allosteric inhibition
type of phosphorylase that isn't affected by glucose
muscle phosphorylase a
type of phosphorylase that isn't affected by AMP
liver phosphorylase b
activates cascade of activation of phosphorylase b in the LIVER
glucagon
how epinephrine or glucagon (in liver) activates cascade of events in glycogen metabolism
bind to 7TM receptor, activates adenylate cyclase to get cyclic AMP--> activate PKA -->activate phosphorylase kinase--> phosphorylates phosphorylase B to A
different jobs of muscle and liver for glucose homeostasis
Muscle consumes glucoses
ATP/AMP regulates phosphorylase activity and glycogen breakdown in the muscle

Liver maintains glucose homeostasis for whole body
catalyzes transfer of glucose from UDP to a growing chain of glycogen (glycogenesis)
glycogen synthase
1st step of glycogenesis
glucose 1-phosphate activated by addition to UDP (PPi kicked off) - after being isomerized from G6P

makes UTP-glucose
3 jobs of protein phosphatase 1
shuts down glycogen phosphorylase (from A to B) and phosphorylase kinase

activates glycogen synthase to A form

removes phosphoryl groups from ALL
how does insulin affect glycogen synthesis
stimulates it- wants to remove glucose from blood stream and store it.

Insulin causes insulin receptor substrates to be phosphorylated which will
inhibits glycogen synthase kinase that would normally inactive it.
common theme to all glycogen storage diseases
excess amount of glycogen in liver- unable to get to glucose
how triglyceride melting point is affected by lengthening chain

increasing double bonds?
melting point is increased with length

melting point is decreased with more double bonds
components of a phospholipid
choline +phosphate glycerol make up head
linked to hydrocarbon tail
steroidal lipid and its purpose
cholesterol- help membrane fluidity
energy produced from 1 gram of fatty acids
9 kcal
2 reasons fat stores more energy
hydrocarbons in fat are more reduced than in carbs and protein

carbs and proteins are hydrated/water bound. less energy per unit weight. fat stores are a purely lipid environment
requires aqueous solution for activity and what enables this solvation
lipases

bile salts made by liver promote solvation of triglycerides for hydrolysis to free fatty acids and monoacylglycerol.
lipases breakdown triacylglycerides to
monoacylglycerides and free fatty acids
carry triacylglycerides to lymph system and eventually blood
chylomicrons
regulates triacylglycerol lipase
cAMP dependent PKA
Utilization of triacylglycerides from adipose tissue requires these three stages of processing
1. hydrolysis by cAMP regulated kinases

2. Fatty acid activation and transport into mitochondria

3. Rounds of oxidation of fatty acids to acetyl CoA
products of triacylglycerol hydrolysis
glycerol (absorbed by liver, made into glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate)

free fatty acids
free fatty acids are bound to _____ to travel to other tissues for oxidation
albumin
catalyses fatty acid activation and what are the products

energy used?
Acyl CoA Synthetase

fatty acid --> acyl adenylate --> Acyl CoA

equivalent of 2 ATP used
needed to transfer acyl CoA into mitochondrial matrix
carnitine bound to the acyl CoA

goes through translocase
4 steps of beta oxidation and where does it occur
1. oxidation (FAD)
2. hydration
3. oxidation (NAD)
4. thiolysis

on B carbon of Acyl CoA -->forms acetyl CoA
net ATP from palmitate fatty acid
106 ATP
in addition to the mitochondrial matrix, fatty acids are also oxidized here
peroxisomes
oxidizing fatty acids with double bonds at odd numbered carbons requires an
isomerase
oxidizing polyunsaturated fats with even double bonds requires
reduction, then isomerization
final thiolysis product of odd numbered carbon acyl CoA
acetyl CoA and propionyl (converted to succinyl CoA)
ketone bodies are caused by
Acetyl CoA build up in the liver due to no available oxaloacetate (being used in gluconeogenesis)

conversion of acetyl CoA to ketone bodies
can be converted to acetyl CoA in muscle and renal cortex
acetoacetate (ketone body)
3 pathophysiological states associated with ketone bodies
ketosis

ketouria

acidosis