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High levels of oxidant stress will most likely do what to RBC?
lyse RBC

(hemolytic anemia)
Drugs and Toxins
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypertension
Diabetes

are all diseases that will cause an increase in?
oxidants
How do oxidants damage RBC's?
ion leakage across membrane

loss of enzyme activity
Complete Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency leads to?
death
What is the first and rate limiting reaction for the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?
Glucose 6-phosphate Dehydrogenase
Loss of Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase will ? effectiveness of antioxidant mechanisms in human cells
REDUCE
Where does the Pentose Phosphate Pathway occur?
cytosol of the cell
Is any ATP directly consumer or produced with the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?
No
What does the Pentose Phosphate Pathway produce?
generates NADPH

ribose 5-phosphate

glycolysis metabolites
Ribose 5-phosphate is used to make ? and ?
precursors of DNA

RNA synthesis
High levels of H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) will react with Fe2+ to create?
Hydroxyl Radical

OH.
True or False

Vitamin C has antioxidant activity and Pro-oxidant Activity
True
How is Vitamin C a Pro oxidant?
converts Fe3+ into Fe2+

Cu2+ into Cu1+

these can cause cell damage
High levels of Methemoglobin will cause ? oxygen carrying capacity
DECREASE oxygen capacity
What reduces MetHb?
NADH MetHb reductase

NADH = cytochrome-b5
How is NADH MetHB reductase powered?

Where is this compound made?
NADH

formed during GLYCOLYSIS
What enzyme is key to entering the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?
Glucose 6 Dehydrogenase
What can convert Methemoglobin to normal Hemoglobin?
Leukmethylen

(gets converted to methylene blue)
What is the generalized reductase used with affinity for dyes such as Divicine (found in fava beans)?
NADPH MetHb
What is NADPH used for?
powering NADPH MetHb Reductase

NADPH --> NADP+
Methylene blue ---> leukomethylene blue
What do leukocytes use to generate bactericidal reactive oxygen species that kill invading microorganisms?
O2 and NADPH
Neutrophils, macrophages, and monocytes have ? to combat microorganisms
Myeloperoxidase
Eosinophils have a different peroxidase that generates what product?
HOBr

hydroxylbromide (hydroxylbromine?)
Oxidized lipids alter membrane properties and form species such as ? that further react with proteins and nucleic acids.
Malondialdehyde
Oxidized carbohydrates and aldehydes can further react with ? and ?
proteins

nucleic acid
What is the term used to describe cholesterol deposits in arteries causing hardening of the arteries
atherosclerosis
Cholesterol deposits are removed by macrophages and packaged with ? for transport
Apolipoprotein A1
When macrophages are activated, they produce what reactive species that damages Apolipoprotein A1?

causing what?
HOCl

prevents removal of cholesterol
What molecule is needed in preventing formation of Hydroxyl radicals?
Glutathione
What 3 amino acids make up Glutathione (GSH)?
Glutamate Cysteine Glycine
slide 22?
slide 22?
What reduces NADPH to NADP+?
GLUTATHION REDUCTASE

plus GSSG (becomes glutathione GSH)
What enzyme is crucial for converting SUPEROXIDE ANION into oxygen and hydrogen peroxide?

Cofactor required?
Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)

copper and zinc
manganese
iron
Most improtant antioxidant enzyme defense system that protects against reactive oxygen species (ROS)
Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)
What Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) form is found in the cytoplasmic region?

describe structure
SOD1

DIMER of Zn and Cu Subunits
What SOD form is found in the mitochondrial region?

describe structure
SOD2

tetramer - 4 subunits with Manganese

promotes cell differentiation, tumorgenesis and protects against pulmonary toxicitiy!
What SOD form is found in the extracellular?

describe structure
SOD3

TETRAMER containing Cu an Zn
If a person has a Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency and is unable to form NADPH...

what will happen?
glutathione cannot be produced

causing HydrogenPeroxide to not be converted to H20

H2O2 becomes Hydroxyl Radical instead
When there is Hemoglobin bounded to Oxygen, what enzyme is inhibited from converting Fructose 6 Phosphate?
Phosphofructo Kinase
What binds Phosphofructokinase thereby inhibiting it?
CD83
True or False

Phosphofructokinase will be activated in a High Oxygenated System.
FALSE

it will be activated in a LOW OXYGEN SYSTEM
A person develops hemoglobinuria 24hr after ingesting a street drug. This person's cells are most likely deficient in which enzyme?
Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase
What is the main summary of the pentose phosphate pathway?
synthesize RIBOSE of nucleic acids

synthesize NADPH
(powers antioxidant glutathione system and leukocyte oxidant system)