• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/342

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

342 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
what two major quesitons arise when one views the function of a living cell biochemically
-how do cells extract energy from thier surroundings ?

- how do cells synthesis their macromolecules ?
a highly integrated network of chemical reactions required to extract energy and syntesize macromolecules
metabolism
the reactions that yield energy and simple organic compounds that can be used as building blocks
catabolism (degredation)
reactions that use energy and building blocks to synthesize macromolecules
anabolism (synthesis )
catabolism and anabolism are highly ______ and ______ for each cell to function properly
regulated and integrated
autotrophs
use co2 and h2o s building blocks and sun light as their energy source
hetertrophs
use organic compounds as the source of both building blocks and energy
carbohydrates are generally regarded as the most readily _________________for animals
available source of energy
advantages to using multi step pathways
- they generate many simple compounds which can be used as buliding blocks
-energetically more feasible for a cell to handle the generation or consumption of small amounts of energy rather than large amounts involved in one step
most catabolic reactions involve
oxidative degradation
most anabolic reactions involve
reductive synthesis
ATP is the universal
energy carrier
NADH, FADH2, NADPH are
the mAjor electron carriers
co enzyme a is the
universal acyl group carrier
large amounts of ___ _____ results form the oxidation of food stufs
free energy
free energy is
the energy capable of doing work at constant temperatures and pressure

its what can be utilized by the organism for all of its activities including the synthesis process of anabolism
free energy is usually expressed by heat term called
calorie
the amount of heat ( energy) required to raise the temperature of 1 g of h20 1 degree C starting at 14.5 degrees C
calorie

1 cal = 4.18 juoles
free energy released by oxidation of food stuff generally cant be utilized by organisms directly they must be converted into another usable form , this is in a chemical bond energy called
ATP (adenosine triphosphate )
ATP is formed by
the reaction of ADP with inorganic phosphate (Pi) with the input of energy released by oxidative degredation
at ph 7 ATP each of the phosphate groups is
nearly completly ionized, so 4 neg charges
the magnesium complex of ATP is
the biologically active form
the hydrolysis of ATP provides
free energy to the cell

ATP + H20 --> ADP + Pi + energy
understandard condisiotn of temp pressure and concentration of reactants the hydrolysis of ATP yields _________. but since conditions of living cells are not equivalent to standard conditions the hydrolysi only yields _______.
-7300 colories per mole of ATP

-1200 calories per mole of ATP
ATP is a _____ ____ phosphate compound beucase it contains two phosphoanhydride bonds in its triphosphate unit
high energy
the phosphate bond energy in ATP refers to the
difference in the energy constent of the reactants (ATP) and products (ADP + Pi) of the hydrolysis

delta G is neg
the ATP and ADP sytem play a central role in nearly all
enzymatic phosphate transfer reactions in the cell
ATP is a _____ and ADP is a _______ in phosphate tranfer reactions
phosphate donor , phosphate acceptor
ATP serves as the principle ____ ___ of free energy. it does not serve as a storage form of free energy.
immediate donor
the turnover rate of ATP

it must be continually regenerated by ADP for
is high , molecule consumed within a minute of it being formed

motion, active transport, biosynthesis, and other energy requiring functions
ATP is formed by both the reaction of _____ and _____ , and through __________
ADP and creatin phosphate , and oxidative phosphorylation
heterotrophs derive thier free energy from _______ of fuel molecules such as _____ and _____
oxidation , glucose, fatty acids
under aerobic conditions in oxidation , _____ is the ultimate electron acceptor in the electron tranport chain
O2
two electron carriers in the elctron transport chain in carbohydrate metabolism
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) ( a pyradine dinucleotide) , and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) (a flavin compound )
the reactive part of NAD+ is its _____, which in oxidation of a substrate accept _____ and ______. the reduction carrier is called _____
nicotinamide ring , 1 hydrogen and 2 electrons, NADH
the reactive site of FAD is its ________, which in oxidation accepts ______ and _____ and the reduced carrier is called _____
isoalloxazine ring , 2 hydrogens and 2 electrons, FADH2
in the process of electron transport , free energy is released and _______ are formed
ATP
NADPH carries elctrons in the same way as NADH, but NADPH is used almost exlusively as _________ for _______, where NADH is used primarily for _________ via the _________
an electron donor, reductive biosynthesis , generation of ATP, electron transport chain
coenzyme A is sometimes called
CoASH, or CoA
the reactive site of CoA is _____, when acyl groups are linked to COA they are in the __________, acyl- CoA has a _____ potential for transfering its cyl group to another compound
the terminal sulfhydryl group (-SH), activated form , high
___involves a series of reactions where glucose is degraded to yield 2 molecules of a three carbon acid called ____
glycolysis, pyruvic acid
glycolysis
the major pathway of glucose metabolism and is one of the major routes for the production of energy
glycolysis pathway occurs in all cells but is specially active in _______ and ____
skeletal muscles and brain
glycolysis is an ________ process
anaerobic
in muscle tissue glycolysis is coupled to _____ so the pyruvic acid formed by glycolysis can be utilied aerobically
the citric acid cycle ,
if the muscle is anaerobic then the pruvic acid is converted to _______ in an enzyme mediated reaction
lactic acid
_____ in anerobic environments can exist using only glycolysis as a source of energy
some microorganisms
the standard free energy of glycolysis is
-47000 cal per mole of glucose
glycolysis yields
2 moles of ATP for each mole of glucose that is metabolized
the real free energy yield of glycolysis is ___ because the formtion of the two moles of ATP takes away from the overall free energy
-32400 cal per mole of glucose
cells use glycolysis for 2 purposes
1) to generate ATP from ADP and Pi
2) to break glucose down to smaller fragments that can be metabolized further
the pancreatic hormone _______ is necessary for the uptake of _____ by many tissues with the exception of _____
insulin , glucose , brain tissue
diabetic individuals
can still take up glucose in the intestinal cells and gets into the circulating blood , but it cant be taken up by most cells of the body
when glucose inters a cell it is phosphorylated to yield
glucose 6 phosphate
the major enzyme involved in the reaction of glucose to glucose 6 phosphate is
hexokinase with ATP used as the phosphate donor
in the livers parachyme cells another enzyme ________, is used to convert glucose to glucose 6 phosphate
glucokinase
glucokinase has a _______ Km and assures that the blood glucose will be kept at the proper level
high
hexokinase found in other cells has a ____ Km which assures that practically all the hexose in the cell is in the phosphorylated state
low
__________ is an important intermediate in metabolism since it can be used by cells either as ____ material for glycolysis or for the synthesis of ______ , and important storage carbohydrate
glucose 6 phosphate, starting, glycogen
if cells need energy glucose 6 phosphate will be _____ through glycolysis , if no energy needed it will be converted to _____
metbabolized, glycogen
if glucose 6 phosphate is used for glycolysis it must first be converted to __________ in a reaciton catalyzd by ________
fructose 6 phosphate , phosphoglucose isomerase
frucotse is a _______ which is found in the dissaccharide, sucrose, and it is a _______ reaction
ketohexose , reversible
fructose 6 phosphate is converted to ______ in the glycolysis cycle by another phosphorylation reaction , catalyzed by the enzyme _____ which requires ATP which is a _____ enzyme and controls the rate of glycolysis
fructose 1-6 bisphosphate , phosphofructokinase , regulatory
the conversion of fructose 6 phosphate to fructose 1-6 bisphosphate is a__________ since at thi point the sugar molecule is required to be metaoblized further
committed step
regulation of phosphofructokinase is carried out by ______ and _____ ehich inhibit the enzyme and by _______ and ____ which stimulate it .
ATP and citrate , ADP and AMP
after the conversion of fructose 6 phosphate to fructose 1-6 bisphosphate , fructose 1 6 bisphosphate is cleaved to yield ________ compounds , ________ and _______ , and is catalyzed by the enzyme ______
2 3 carbon compounds , dihydroxyacetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate , aldolase
dihydroxyacetone phosphate represents carbon ______ of ______ while glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate represent carbon _______
1-3, fructose , 4-6
dihydroxyacetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate are ________ of eachother and can be readily converted to the enzyme _______
isomers, triose phosphate isomerase
_____ is used up as soon at it is formed , but isomerization of _________ is used to to produce more glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate
glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate , dihydroxyacetone phosphate
the breakdown of glyceraldehyde 3 phpsphate is the first place in the pathway where the energy released is an oxidation reaction ( oxidized then phosphorylated) is _____________, which is catalyzed by the enzyme _____
conserved by the cell , lyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase
glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase requires the coenzyme ______ to catalyse the reaction
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)
the substance being oxidized _______ electrons and the substance being reduced _____ electrons
losses, gains
glyceraldheyde 3 phosphate is converted to
1,3 bisphosphoglyceric acid
when 1-3 bisphosphoglyceric acid is generated is is a _____ energy compound because the phosphate on carbon ____ has a ___ energy bond.
high , 1 , high
the next step in glycolysis of the breakdown of 1-3 bisphosphoglyceric acid it transfers a phosphate to _______ to form ______ and ______ which is catalyzed by ____ and gives rise to ___ moles of ______
ADP, ATP, 3- phosphoglyceric acid , 3-phosphoglycerate kinase, 2 , ATP
3- phosphoglyceric acid is _____ in the next step by enzymes _____ and ____ to form the final organic compound _______
rearranged, 3-phosphoglycerate mutase and enolase , phosphoenolpyruvic acid
phosphoenolpyruvic acid contains high energy ______ which can form ____ and leave ____ which is catalyzed by _____
phosphate group , ATP, pyruvic caid , pyruvate kinase
pyruvate kinase is a ________ enzyme
regulatory

- activated by ADP and AMP and inhibited by ATP
three irreversible reactions in glcolysis pathway catalyzed by what enzymes
hexokinase , phosphofructokinase , and pyruvate kinase
the most important control element in glycolysis
phosphofructokinase
the relative levels of _____ , ____ and ______ regulate the rate of glycolysis by thier modulator phosphofructokinase, inhibitor is ____
ADP, ATP, AMP ......APT
_______is an allosteric inhibitor of phosphofructokinase
citrate
there are two mechanisms to regenerate NAD+
glycerol phosphate shuttle (aerobic)and the reduction of pyruvate to lactate (anaerobic)
phosphofructokinase can also be stimulated by the compound ______ which is catalyzed by ____ which is under the control of_____
fructose-2,6- bisphosphate , phosphofructokinase 2, glucagon hormone
____ is inhibited by glucose 6-phosphate
hexokinase
what happens when phosphofructokinase is inhibited
fructose-6-phosphate levels rise causeing the equilibrium with glucose 6 phosphate so the concentration of it will rise causing it to inhibit hexokinase
both muscle and liver pyruvate kinase bind the substrate _______ and binding of this enzyme is ____
phosphoenolpyruvate allosterically , sigmoidal
fructose-1,6-bisphosphate stimulate
pyruvate kinase
liver pyruvate kinase is phosphorylated in response to _____which is less active than ______
low blood sugar , nonphosphorylated pyruvate kinase
normally in resting muscles NADH is reoxidized by means of ____ which reacts with _______ to reduce it to ____ thus regenerating NAD+ which is then used in the oxidation of _______in glycolysis
glycerol phosphate shuttle , dihydroxyacetone phosphate , glycerol-3-phosphate ,glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate
electrons passed to glycerol 3 phosphate must be transfered to something else to regenerate dihydroxyacetone phosphate so glycerol 3 phosphate enters the ________, where is is oxidized by _____ back to dihydroxyacetone phosphate which leaves and goes back to the cytosol
mitochondria, a membrane bound flavoprotein (E-FAD)
the reduced flavoprotein is oxidized by components of the
mitochondria respiratory chain
the alternative pathway for pyruvate under extreme excersise
reduction of pyruvate by NADH to produce lactate
conversion of pyruvate to lactate is catalyzed by ____which is found in ____
lactic dehydrogenase , muscles
the accumulation of _____ in muscles results from the swamping of the mitochondria respiratory system and not because the muscle is _____. this happens becasue the rate of glycolyss exceeds the rate of _______ by the glycerol phosphate shuttle
lactic acid , anerobic , reoxidation of NADH
the liver resynthesizes _____ form lactic acid and puts it back into circulation this process is called
glucose , gluconeogenisis
____ is a regualtor of oxygen ransort in erythrocytes , is decreases the oxygen affinity hemoglobin by stabilizing the deoxygenated form of hemoglobin
2,3-bisphosphoglycerate (2,3-BPG)
the synthesis and degredation of 2,3-BPG are detours of the ________
glycolytic pathway
the enzyme ________ converts 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate to 2,3-BPG
diphosphoglycerate mutase
when the levels of 2,3-BPG get too high it can be hydrolyzed by the enzyme _______ to ______ and reenter the glycolytic pathway
2,3-bisphosphoglycerate phosphatase , 3-phosphoglycerate
2,3-BPG is an oxygen regulator which means the reaction occurs predominatly in _____
red blood cells
overall the process of glycolysis yields ____ ATP
2
te glycolytic enzymes in most cells exist in the______ and is where the reactions take place
soluble cytoplasm
citric acid cycle also known as
krebs cycle
tricarboxylic acid cycle
primary function of citric acid cycle
to oxidize acetate in the form of acetyl coenzyme a to yield 2 molecules of CO2 and 4 pairs of electrons
____ may be considered the end product of glycolysis (from pyruvate) and of fatty acid oxidartion
acetyl co a
the cirtic acid cycle is a major catabolic pathway in the _______ and _____ is a major focal point in the oxidation metabolism of practically all foods
aerobic metabolism
acetly co a
the 8 electons produced in the citric acid cycle are in the form of
3 NADH
and 1 FADH2
the 3 NADH and 1 FADH2 will be oxidized by means of the _________ by molecular oxygen which will form ____ ATP through the process called ____ ( represents two third of the ATP generated in the body )_
mitochondria electron transport system , 9, oxidative phosphorylation
to start the citrci acid cycle pyruvate is oxidatively decarboxylated in the mitochondria by a multienzyme complex ______
pyruvate dehydrogenase
3 different enzymes make up pyruvate dehydrogenase and have each has a coenzyme
1-pyruvate decarboxylase (dehydrogenase) with thiamin pyrophosphate(TPP)
2-dihydrolipoyl transacetylase with lipoic acid
3- dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase with flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
function of pyruvate decarboxylase and TPP
decarboxylation
function of dihydrolipoyl transacetylase and lipoic acid
transfer CoASH to lipoic acid with a concomitant reduction of lipoic acid
function of dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase and FAD
regeneration of the oxidized form of lipoic acid
steps in the citric acid cycle (vague ) look at more detailed
acetly co A----> citrate ------> cis a conitate----> isocitrate -----> alpha keto glutarate ----> succinyl co A----> succinate ----> fumarate ---> malate----> oxaloacetate

ACCIGSSFMO- All Cars carry
enzymes in order of use in the citric acid cycle
citrate synthase
aconitase
aconitase
isocitrate dehydrogenase
alpa ketogluterate dehydrogenase
succinyl CoA synthetase
succinate dehydrogenase
fumarase
malate dehydrogenase
the citric acid cycle takes place in
the mitochondrial matrix of thr cell
the reaction of acetyle co a to citrate is a ________reaction which is catalysed by ________ which is a _____ enzyme
irreversible , citrate synthase , pacemaker enzyme (regulatory)
citrate synthate is controlled by the amount of ____ and ____
acetly co a and oxaloacetate
the conversion of citrate to alph keto gluterate is done in two steps first citrate is converted to ______ and an intermediate is formed called _____ , where the tertiary alch is converted to a secondary alch , the second step is the _____ of the first to produce alphaketogluterate and ______
isocitrate , cis aconitate , irreversible oxidation , CO2
when the conversion from citrate to alpha keto gluterate happens is couples the reaction of ____ and ____ to relase a large amount of free energy
oxidation and decarboxylation
overall the conversion of citrate to alpha keto gluterate is catalyzed by _____, and used ___ as an electron acceptor
isocitrate dehydrogenase , NAD+
the step of citrate to alpha keto glutarate is ____ nihibited by ___ and ____
allosterically , ATP and NADH (if levels are high cycle slows)
the step of oxidation os alpha keto gluterate tp produce_____ is a ____ reaction catalyzed by ___
succinyl conezyme a , irreverisble , alpha keto gluterate dehydrogenase complex ,
the alpha keto gluterate dehydrogenase complex is compsed of ______ , ___ and ____ with the coenzymes ___, ___ and ____
decaboxylase, dihydrolipoyl transsuccinylase , and dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase , TPP, lipoic acid, FAD
the mechanis of oxidation alpha keto gluterate to succinyl coenzyme a is similar to that of _______
the oxidation of pyruvate
the reaction of alph keto gluterate to succinyl co A uses ______ to produce _____ basically completing the oxidaiton of acetly co a
NAD+ , CO2
the reaction of succinyl co a to ______- by _______ is the start of the regeneration of _____ so that it can carry more acetly co a groups
succinyl phosphate , succinyl co a synthetase, oxaloacetate
____ can transfer a phophate to ADP to yield _____ and regenerating ____ which is catylized by ___, this happens in the step where succiyl co a is converted to succinate
GTP, ATP , GDP , nucleoside diphosphate kinase
the oxidation of succinate to eventually oxalocaetate yields _____ at the succinate to fumarate, it yields _____ at the malate to oxaloacetate step
FADH2, NADH
FADH enters the ____ directyl where it is oxidized and yields _____
mitochondrial respiratory chain , 1.5 ATP
NADH is oxidized inthe ________ and yields _____
electron transport chain , 2.5 ATP
for every turn of the citric acid cycle we get what
2 moles of CO2, 4 pairs of electrons which are shuttled to the mitochondrial electron transport chain and reducd to 2 moles of O2 to H2O, 6 electrons from 3 moles of NADH which produces 7.5 ATP, 2 electrons from one mole of FADH2 which makes 1.5 ATP, and the generation of GTP to ATP ,

overall =10 moles of ATP
other regulators in the cycle
- iscoitrate dehrydrogenase regulated stimulated by ADP and inhibited by NADH
- availability of NAD+
- coenzyme Q regulates the activity of succinate dehydrogenase
-high levels of succiinyl coenzyme a inhibit the activity of alpha keto gluterate dehydrogenase by competing with coenzyme a for the enzyme
the citric acid cycle is coupled closely to the _____
mitochondrial electron transport system or respiratoy chain
the electron transport (respiratory chain) is a series of ________ associated with _______ which passes electrons from _____ and ____ to _______ to form water.
electron carriers, inner membrane if the mitochondria, NADH and FADH2, O2
this cycle occurs with a large _____ in free energy , this energy is captured in ______ which moves cross the inner mitochondria membrane and is called the _______ and in turn dirves _____
decrease , the form of hydrogen ion , proton motive force , ATP synthesis
in the electron transport chain to conserve energy the transfer of electrons is broken into steps where each carrier is _____ as it accepts electrons and _____ as it passes them to the next carrier
reduced, oxidized
_______ are thermodynampc quantities which indicate the affinity of a particular species for an electron , the more positive the reduction potential the greater the _____
reduction potential (E) , affinity
NADH and FADH2 have ______ E values which means they will _____, where ___ wlll do it better than ____
negative, readily donate the electrons they carry , NADH , FADH2
O2 has a ______ E value , the reduction potential as it moves down the chain becomes more _____ and there is a _____ in free energy
positve , positive, decrease
3 main types of electron carriers in the respiratory chain
1) a group of 4 large membrane bound multisubunit protein complexes that contain prosthetic groups which enable electron transport
2)
the four membrane bound multisubunit protein complexes and their prosthetic group
1) NADH-Q oxidoreductase (complex 1) - FMN,Fe non heme iron clusters
2) succinate-Q reductase (complex 2) - FAD, Fe non heme iron cluster
3) Q-cytochrome c oxidoreductase (complex 3) - heme bh, heme bl, heme c1, and Fe non heme iron clusters
4) cytochrome c oxidase ( complex 4) - heme a, heme a3, Cua, Cub
the electrons flow through three largest of these complexes____,____ and ____ in the _______ and leads to the transport of _____
1,3 and 4 , inner mitochondrial complex , hydrogen ions
NADH produced by the citric acid cycle in the mitochondrial matrix transfers its by reducing the oxidized form of _______. the reduced form then reduces ______ which is a membran souluble isoprotein
complex 1 , co enzyme Q(ubiquinone)
co enzyme Q participates by
as a mobile membrane soluble carrier, by shuttling reducing equivalents from complex 1 to complex 3 ( oxidizes complex 1 and reduces complex 3)
after co enzyme Q reduces complex 3 it is then oxidized by
small water soluble hem protein , cytochrome c
reduced cytochrome c does what
shuttles the trsnsfered electrons to the last protein complex in the pathway , oxidized form of complex 4 .
oxidized form of complex 4 does what once cytochrome c gets to it
is regenerated as the transformed electrons are used to reduce molecular oxygen to water
FADH2 needs and alternate route than NADH in the electron transport chain becuase FADH2 potential energy is not _____ enough to reduce FMN prosthetic group of _____
low, complex 1
FADH2 transfers its electrons to _______ which has more positive reduction potential than complex 1, does this in the mitochondiral _____
complex 2 , matrix
the succinate dehydrogenase that produces FADH2 is actually ____, therefor it does not freely diffuse within the mitochondrial matrix it just directly transfers it electrons to its _____ which transfers electons to ____ and diffuses across the membrane and goes on the same path as NADH
complex 2 , , non heme iron within the complex , coenzyme Q
_____ also results in a supply of mitochondrial FADH2
glycerol phosphate
_____ resides in the mitochondrial inner membrane as a membrane bound protein and binds FADH2 and then directly transfer electrons to coenxyme Q in the glycerol phosphate shuttle
glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase
___ and ____ do not transport protons from the mitochondrial matrix to the inner membrane space unlike complex 1
complex 2, glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase
____ and ___ are inhibitors that block electron trnsport between NADH Q oxidoreductase and COQ
amytal , rotenone
______ inhibits transport bewteen QH-cytochrome c oxidoreductase and cytochorome c1
antimycin A,
_____ inhibits transport between cytochrome oxidase and O2
cyanide
oxidative phosphorylation is
the process by which ATP os synthesized by ADP and inorganic phosphate using the energy liberated during oxidation of the electron carriers
the chemical coupling hypothesis
propses that the electron transfer leads to the formation of a covalent high energy intermediate that serves as a rpecursor of ATP
the conformational coupling hypothesis
propses that the free energy of oxidation is trapped in an activated protein conformation which then dirves the synthesis of ATP , also using high energy intermiediates
the chemiosmotic coupling hypothesis (Mitchell hypothesis)
believed to best explain the mechanism of oxidative phophorylation , formulates by peter mitchell in 1961 , proposses that electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation are coupled by a proton gradient , transfer of electrons in the pathway results in the pumpin of protons form the matrix to the inner membrane by doing this the cell conserves energy form the oxidation reactions
the energy needed for ATP synthesis is obtained by_____, which is done by _____
when protons are allowed to flow back to the matrix side , a multi subunit complex called mitochondrial ATPase
ATPase also catalyzes
the synthesis of ATP form ADP and Pi
number of protons pumped from the mitochondrial matrix at the three major complexes are
NADH-Qoxido= 4
QH2 cyto = 2
cytochorom c = 4
it takes appoximatly ____ protons to make 1 ATP via ATPase and ___ protons to pump ATP form the mitochondrial matrix to the cytosol
3, 1
cirtic acid cycle nd glycolysis are known as _______ reactions while electron transport chain is known as _____ reaction
substarte phosphrylation, oxidative phosphorylation
inihibitors of oxidative phosphorylation are
2,4-dinitrophenol - inhibits by separating it from electron transport chain , which carry protons across the membrane disrupting the gradient , they are known as UNCOUPLERS and electrons are tranfered at an even higher rate to O2 , btu no ATP is synthesized
with glycolysis , the citric acid cycle and elecrton transport chain ____ moles of ATP are produced form one mole of glucose
30
another pathway of carbohydrate metabolism is called ____ and is a major source of ____
pentose phosphate pathway or phosphogluconate pathway or the hexose monophophate shunt, NADP+(NADPH)
NADH is oxidized in the ETC to generate ATP , where NADPH serves as ____ and is necessaryas a ___ for ____
a hydrogeen and electron donor in reductive biosynthesis , cofactor in fatty acid synthesis
pentose phosphate pathway is more active in tissue involved in ______ like the ___ and ____ , not really found in the skeletal muscles and not at all int he brain
fatty acid synthesis , liver and mammary gland
pentose phosphate pathway only occurs when there is an abdequet supply of ____ and is not metabolizing glucose via glycolysis
ATP
pentose phosphate pathway cna also generate _____ that are inportant intermediates in the synthesis of nucleotides and nucleic acids
pentose phosphates
the pentose phosphate pathway has two distinct branches
oxidative and non oxidative ( which can function indepently or together )
the first step of the oxidized branch of the pathway for pentose phoshate pathwya is
the oxidation of glucose 6 phophate at carbon 1 by NADP+ and the enzyme glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase
the second step int he pentose pathway in the oxidative branch is _______ and the third step is the ______
the pyranose ring opening, oxidative decarboxylation of 6-phosphogluconate to ribulose 5 phosphate by the enzyme 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and NAP+
after the second step of the pentose pthway the main prodcuts are ____ and is one of the places where ____ and ____ are linked
pentose phosphate, CO2 nd NADPH , catabolism and anabolism
the two NADPH are use as _____ in the synthesis of fatty acids
reducing power
in red blood cells NADPH is a substrat of _______ which does what
glutathione reductase , which keeps glutathione in the reduced state
reduced glutathine does what
essential for maintaining the structure of the red blood cells and for keeping hemoglobin in the ferrous state
a person with glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is a risk of
hemolytic anemia
NADP+ is similar to NAD+ except that
nicotinamide adenine dinuceotide phosphate , it has a phosphate group on the 2 position of the AMP moiety
if there is a need for nucleotides or nucleic acids then ____ will be converted to ____ by an isomerase
ribulose 5 phosphate , ribose 5 phosphate
if there is not a need for pentoses the cell can rearange the carbons of pentos to form ____ and _____ which can be metabolized
hexose and triose phosphates
the reshuffling of the pentose phasphate is accomplaished by the enzymes ____ and _____
transketolase(transfers 2 carbon units) and transaldolase ( transfers 3 carbon units)
if needs pentose and is converted to ribose 5 phosphate the next step is for it to be ____ by ___ to form _____
epimerized , phosphopentos epimerase , xylulose 5 phosphate
the oxidative branch of the pentose pathway is ______ while the nonoxidative branch is _______
irreversible, reversible
the next step of the pentose pathway after xylulose 5 phosphate is made , the compund ______ which is an aldose acts an acceptor of _____ units that is tranfered from ____ a ketose . this reaction is catalyzed by a ______ and yields a 7 carbon sugar called _______ and a 3 carbon sugar called_____
ribose 5 phosphate , 2 carbon unit , xylulose 5 phosphate , sedoheptulose 7 phosphate , glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate
transketolase contains ________ as a coenzyme
thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP)
TPP is a derivative of the vitamine ______ and is directly involved in the transfer of the 2 carbon fargment
thiamin
in the next step after the making of sedoheptulose 7 phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate , ____ catalyzes the transfer os a 3 carbon unit from sedoheptulose 7 phosphate to glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate to form the 6 carbon ketose _______ and a 4 carbon aldose _____ .
transaldolase , fructose 6 phosphate , erythrose 4 phosphate
in the final stage of the pentose pathway the reaction is catalyzed by ________ which tranfers a 2 carbon unit form xylulose 5 phosphate to erythrose 4 phosphate to yield another molecule of ______ and ______
transketolase , fructose 6 phosphate , glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate
for every 6 hexose phosphates that nter the pathway we can obtain ______ pentose phosphates which can be converted to ___ hexose phosphates and _______ trios phosphates , and the latter triose phosphates can then be converted to _____ hexose phosphate by the _____
6, 4, 2, 1, gluconeogenic pathway
the 5 hexose phosphates formed can ________ or ____
put back through the pentose phosphate pathway or metabolized via glycolysis
the pentose pathwy is controlled primarily by the relative levels of ____ and _____ . a high concetration of _____ increases the operation viz glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase
NADP+ and NADPH , NADP+
the pentose pathwya is regulated by ______
steroid hormones
the flow of glucose 6 phosphate through the entose pathway depends on the need for ___ ___ and ____
NADH , ribose 5 phosphate , ATP
much of the lactic acid formed diffuses out of the _____ cells and is carried by the blood to the ____
muscles, liver
the liver resynthesises ___ from lactic acid and puts it back into circulation because on of the functions of the liver is to maintain _____
glucose , blood glucose levels
gluconeogenisis
the resynthesis of glucose from noncarbonahydrated precursors
3 reactions of glycolysis that are non reversible causing glycolysis to be a non reversible reaction
the reaction catalyzed by hexokinase,"", the phosphofructokinase reaction , and the reaction catalyzed by pyruvate kinase
in gluconeogenesis the liver first reoxidizes _____ to _____ using ____ and the enzyme ______
lactate , pyruvic acid, NAD+ , lactate dehydrogenase
in gluconeogenins pyruvate then enters _____ of the liver cells where _____ begins with its conversion to _____
mitochondria, gluconeogenisis, oxaloacetate
the enzymes of gluconeogenisis are located in the _____ except for ______ and ______
cytosol, pyruvate carboxylase , (in mitochondira) , and glucose 6 phosphate ( attached to the endoplasmic recticulum )
most the reactions of gluconeogenisis are commom to that of _____
glycolysis
the first replacement reaction is the formation of _______ from pyruvate by the way of ________
phosphoenolpyruvate , oxalotate
pyruvate is first _______ to oxaloactetate at the expense of an _____ and is catalyzed by
carboxylated , ATP , pyruvate carboxylase
pyruvate carboxylase requires the vitamin ______as a coenzyme for its activity , and ______ acts as a positive modulator of the enzyme even though it does not participate in the reaction
biotin , acetyl coenzyme A`
in gluconeogenisis ______ can be converted to _____ by the enzym ______ and requires a high energy phosphate ______.
oxaloactetate , phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) , phophoenolpyruate carboxykinase, GTP
PEP can then be converted to _____ and ______ by reversal of glycolysis , these two intermediates can condense to form _______
glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate , dihydroxyacetone phosphate , fructose-1,6- bisphosphate
the second replacement reaction for gluconeogenisis is the conversion of fructose 1,6 bisphosphate to _________ by the enzyme ______ which catalyzes the removal of the phosphate group from the C-1 position
fructose -6- phosphate , fructose bisphosphatase
fructose 6 phosphate can then be isomerized to ________ by the reversal of the reaction used in the glycolysis pathway
glucose 6 phosphate
fructose bisphosphate is allostericallly activated and inhibited by_____ and ____
citrate , AMP
when fructose bisphosphatase is more active _____ is less active and vis versa
phosphofructokinase (PFK)
futile cycle
when inhibitor and activator enzymes are both active simultaniously , ATP would be wasted
_____ is a compound analogous to fructose 1,6 bisphosphate that stimulates phosphofructokinase of the ____
fructose 2,6- bisphosphate , liver
fructose 2, 6 bisphosphate is synthesized from _____ by the enzyme ____
fructose 6-phosphate , phosphofructokinase 2 (PFK2)
PFK 2 contains another active site that the clevage of ______ back to _______
F 2,6-BP , fructose 6 phosphate
at normal blood glucose levels the enzyme is in the unphosphorylated state and ____ is active , the F2,6BP produced by the reaction stimulates ____ and glycolysis is favored. but when blood glucose is low , ______ is secreted and phosphorylation of the protein results, ____ is turned off and ____ clevage activity of the protein is turned on resulting in the dissapearance of F2,6-BP. ____ is no longer stimulated and gluconeogenisis is favored
PFk2, PFK, glucagon , PFK 2 , F2,6-BP, PFK
the final replacement reaction of gluconeogenisis is the conversion of _____ which is catalyzed by ____
glucose 6 phosphate to glucose , glucose 6 phosphatase
unlike glucose, glucose 6 phosphate (like most phosphates) _____ diffuse out of the cells
cannot
the action of _____ permits glucose to leave the liver cells and enter the blood stream , this enzyme is also present in the ____ which is also a gluconeoenic organ
glucose 6 phosphatase , kidney
the brain and skeletal muscles do not contain
glucose 6 phosphatase
in gluconeogenisis ____ moles of high energy phosphatases are consumed for each mole of glucose produced
6
____ and ___ help to make gluconeogenisi a thermodinamically favorable pathway
pyruvate carboxylase, phosphenolpyruvate carboxykinase
gluconeogenisis is controlled a two levels , the first at the level of ________, when mitochondrial acetyl co a builds up this enzyme is stimulated and _____ is pomoted, the second level of control involves the opposite activities of ______and ________which are under the influence energy charge .
pyruvate carboxylase , gluconeogenisis, fructose bisphosphate and phosphofructokinase
___ is active when ____ is high and ___ is low and ____ is active when ____ is low and ___ is high and when _____ is high , in addition high concentrations of _____ stimulate fructose bisphosphate and inihibit phosphofructokinase
fructose bisphosphate , ATP, AMP , phosphofructokinase , ATP, AMP , fructose 2,6-bisphosphate , citrate
the cori cycle
name given to the relationship between lactate formation in muscle tissue and gluconeogenisis in the liver
the liver furnishes ____ to contracting skeletal muscles which derive ____ from the glycolytic conversion of glucose to lactate . glucose is then resynthesized from lactate by the liver , these conversions help to keep the level of glucose constant in the blood
glucose, ATP
any ____ that can give rise to either pyruvate or oxaloacetate will serve as a ___ to glucose and is true of most ____
metabolites, precursor , amino acids
most of the food we eat is in the form of ___ of glucose, the two chief polymers are ___ in animals and ___ in plants
polymers , glycogen , starch
starch
a carbohydrate storage material in plants and is made up of two polysaccharides of glucose
one of the polysaccharides in glucose is ___ which is a branched polymer of glucose which resembles glycogen in structure and the other is _____ which is a linear glucose polymer of alpha 1,4 bonds
amylopectin, amylose
the body has degestive enzymes which hydrolyzes both __ and ___ to glucose , this is done because only ___ can cross the intestinal barrier
starch and glycogen , monosaccharides
saliva and pancreatic juices contain ____ which breaks down starch and glycogen especially ___ and ___ molecules into smaller pieces
amylase, maltose and glucose
maltose can break down to _____ by a ____ of the intestinal cells
2 molecules of glucose , maltase
depending on glucose levelsthe liver may put glucose into ciculation or it may store it as ____
glycogen
glycogen
an important compound in the body since it represents a reserve supply of glucose either for energy or for maintaining blood sugar levels , found mainly stored in muscles and liver cells ,
_____ is a brnached polysacchiaride composed of glucose units linked in alpha 1,4 glycosidic linkages , at each brnach point the glucose unit is attached to the other chain in an ______ linkage
glycogen , alpha 1,6 glycosidic linkage
glycogen is stored in cells as ______ with molecular weights ranging up to 10^7. and glycogen particles also contains the enzyme involved in the synthesis and degredation of glycogen , has many ____ ends and a single____end
discrete particles , nonreducing, reducing
glycogen is an excellent storage and resevr material because
1) since it is stored as a particle it does not affect the osmolarity of a cell and can be stored in large amounts
2) the enzyme , phorphorylase , functions rapidly since glycogen has many non reducing ends
phosphorylase
catalyzes the degredation of glycogen at a non reducing end of the molecule
when gluglycogen is degrade by phosphorylase it is gives rise to ____ which can be converted to ____ by the enzyme _______ , and used in glycolysis as a source of energy and ATP is not needed because already phosphorylate
glucose 1 phosphate , glucose 6 phosphate , phosphoglucomutase
____ alone can only degrade glycogen brnaches down to where there are4 glucose units led on the branch , and at this point can no longer remove glucose
phosphorylase
another enzyme ______ can take 3 glucose units from one ranch and put them on the end of another branch ______ can then attack this branch again and remove 3 glucose units one at a time , the glucose unit at left at the branch point can then be removed by another enzyme _______ in a _______ not ____ reaction giving rise to free glucose
transferase ( alpha glucanglycosyl 4:4 transferase) , phosphorylase, alpha 1,6- glucosidase, hydorlysis, phosphorolysis
phosphorylase is normally is found in muscle and liver in a relatively inactive form called ______ , in this form the enzyme requires ______ in order to become ____ , but if AMP level becomes high due to depletion of ATP , phorphorylase b is activated allosterically to degrade glycogen to _________ which can then be metabolized as an energy source
phosphorylase b , AMP, active , glucose 1 phosphate
conversion of phosphoylase b to the active form , ______. is the reuslt of a hormonal stimulation controlled by the____. where two hormones can cause this activation ___ and ____
phosphorylase a, central nervous system, glucagon and epinephrine
epinephrine
secreted by adrenal medulla in response to stress (muscular exertion, fear, ext) , acts mostly on muscles to give them an immediate source of energy (from glycogen)
glucagon
secreted by the pancreatic islets in rsponse to low blood glucose levels ., acts mostly in the liver to raise the level of blood glucose from the glycogen stored in the liver
epinephrine and glucagon cause a series of reactions which result in the ______ of phosphorylase b by converting it to the ______ , this reaction is catalyzed by _____ and involves ATP and the phosphorylation of the _______ of phorphorylase b to form a
activation, phosphorylase a ( the active form) , phosphorylase kinase , two identical polypeptide chains ( the serine residue )
the interaction of hormones to ______ results in the activation of the enzyme _______ which catalzyes the converion of ____ to _____
receptors, adenylate cyclase , ATP , cyclic AMP
cyclic AMP
a secondary messanger because it is involved in the acivation of several enzymes
in the glycogen system cAMP acts as a ______ int he activation of a protein kinase which then catalyzes the phorphorylation of ________. so the whole system in a ____ of events leading to the phosphorylase activation
positive modulator , phosphorylase kinase , cascade
when stress stops the hormone is nor longer secreted, cAMP no longer formed , and the cAMP already rpesent is degraded by ___ which converts it to _____
phosphodiesterase, AMP
phosphodiesterase is inhibited by ______ which is why _____
caffine, which is why coffe and chocalate act as stimulants , they maintain high levels of cAMP
once cAMP is removed ______ catalyzes the removal of the phosphate groups form the _______ to convert it to ______
phosphatase , active phosphorylase a , phosphorylase b
insulin and phosphorylase b
plays an important role in the reestablishing the inactive state of phosphorylase b and then causing the blood glucos levee to be lowered by stimulating phosphodiesterase and phosphatase
ig glucagon was still being made during times of stress the system would result in _______, therefor ___ and _____ inhibit glycogen synthesis
a futile cycle , glucagon and epinephrine
glycogen is synthesized by ___ which does what
glycogen synthase , ....catalyzes the sequentail tranfer of glucose units from the sugar nucleotide , UDP-glucose, to a plypeptide chain (primer,acceptor) to increase the length of the chain
in glycogen synthesis , the glucose donor _______ is an activated form of glucose .
UDP-glucose , serves as a donor in the biosynthesis of many dissacharides and polysaccharides
UDP-glucose is synthesized form what _____ catalyzed by ______
glucose 1 phosphate and uridine triphosphate (UTP) , UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase
glycogen synthase will produce
a long linear molucule of glucose units connected in the alpha 1,4 linkages
____ is required to make branches in glycogen . this enzyme takes seven sugars off the main chain or a long branch and tranfers them ___ to another position in the chain to make a branch with an _____ linkage to form thehighly branched glycogen
branching enzyme ( alpha -glucan glycosyl 1-4,6-tranferase) , en bloc, alpha 1,6 linkage
to inactivate glycogen synthase , it is phosprylated by ______ and converted to _____ the inactive form , and can be activated again by ____ , which is an escape mechanism that is utilized when ____
kinase , glycogen synthase b , positive modulator (glucose 6 phosphate ) , epinephrine is secreted as a result of a false alarm
the escape mechanism allows _____ that accumulates to be salvaged and used in the resynthesis of glycogen
glucose 1 phosphate
when stress conditions are over _____ is reconverted to synthase a the ____ form by a removal of ____ catalyzed by ____
synthase b , active , phosphate group , phophatase
the hormone insulin favors the ___ form of glycogen synthase , causing blood glucose levels to lower by stimulating the _____ that breaks down cAMP and the _____ that dephosphorylates glycogen synthase b
active , phosphodiesterase, phosphatase
type 1 Von Gierke's disease
1-defective enzyme
2-organ affected
3-glycogen in the affected organ
4- clincal feature
1-defective enzyme = glucose 6 phosphatase
2-organ affected= liver and kidney
3-glycogen in the affected organ = increased amount, normal structure
4- clinical features = massive enlargment of the liver, failure to thrive, severe hypoglycemia, ketosis, hyperuricemia, hyperlipidemia
type 2 Pompe's disease
1-defective enzyme
2-organ affected
3-glycogen in the affected organ
4- clincal feature
1- defective enzyme= alpha 1,4-glucosidase
2- organs affected = All
3- glycogen inthe organ affected= massive increase in amount, normal structure
4- clincal feature = cardiorespiratory failure, causes death, usually before age 2
Type 3 Cori's disease
1-defective enzyme
2-organ affected
3-glycogen in the affected organ
4- clincal feature
1-defective enzyme = amylo 1,6- glucosidase (debranching enzyme )
2- oran affected = muscle and liver
3- glycogen in the affected organ = increased amount , short outer branches
4- clincal features = like type 1 but milder course
type 4 Andersons's disease
1-defective enzyme
2-organ affected
3-glycogen in the affected organ
4- clincal feature
1-defective enyme= branching enzyme
2-organ affected = liver and spleen
3-glycogen in the affected organ = normal amount , very longer outer branches
4- clincal feature = progressive cirrhosis of the liver, liver failure causes death , ususlly before age 2
type 5 Mc Ardles's disease
1-defective enzyme
2-organ affected
3-glycogen in the affected organ
4- clincal feature
1-defective enzyme = phosphorylase
2-organ affected = muscle
3-glycogen in the affected organ =moderatly increased amount , normal structure
4- clincal feature = limited ability to perform strenuous excercise because of painful muscle cramps, othewise patient is normal and well developed
type 6 Her's disease
1-defective enzyme
2-organ affected
3-glycogen in the affected organ
4- clincal feature
1-defective enzyme = phosphorylase
2-organ affected = liver
3-glycogen in the affected organ= increased amount
4- clincal feature = like type 1 but milder course
type 7
1-defective enzyme
2-organ affected
3-glycogen in the affected organ
4- clincal feature
1-defective enzyme = phosphofructokinase
2-organ affected = muslce
3-glycogen in the affected organ = increased amount , normal structure
4- clincal feature = like type 5
type 8
1-defective enzyme
2-organ affected
3-glycogen in the affected organ
4- clincal feature
1-defective enzyme = phosphorylase kinase
2-organ affected = liver
3-glycogen in the affected organ = increased amount, normal structure
4- clincal feature = mild liver enlargment , mild hypoglycemia
epinephrine and glucagon are known as ______ hormones
hyperglycemic - increase blood glucose levels by glycogen degredation
insulin is known as a _____ hormone
hypoglycemic - decrease blood glucose levels
insulin is secreted by _______ , and increase the entry of glucose into some cells mainly ___ and ____ , and it stimulates _____ and inhibts _____ by stimulating __________ , which is the enzyme used to lower leves of cAMP, it may also inhibit _____
beta cells of the pancrease , muslce and adipose, glycogenisis , glycogen degredation , cAMP phosphodiesterase , adenylate cyclase
insulin also induces higher levels of liver _____ , ____, and ____ while repressing _______
liver glucokinase, phosphofructikinase, and pyruvate kinase, the enzymes of the gluconeogenic pathway
the net affect of insulin
stimulate the removal of glucose from the blood and to decrease the rate of glucose synthesis
the onyl foods that can be directly abosorbed are ____- all others must be degraded by chemical and enzymatic processes before being absorbed.
water, inorganic salts, vitamins, monosaccharides and certain lipids
major foods that must ne degraded then absorbed are
carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids
digestion is
the hydrolysis of complex foodstuffs to smaller components in the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract
absorption
refers to processes by qhich the products of digestion are transported from the lumen into the intestinal cells and eventually into the circulatory system
the alimentary canal is designed to accomplish
1- make foodstuffs available for enzymatic attck
2- give the proper conditions for enzyme activity
3- allow the digested products to be absorbed and trnasported to other cells for utilization
4- to eliminate waste products
mouth: where _____is the first digestive juices are incountered . which has a ____ ph and contain the digestive enzyme _____. which starts the digestion of ____ and _____ byt does not cause extenisve breakdown. what are the major functions of saliva:
saliva, neutral, amylase , glycogen and starch

function:
mosition food, dilute potentially harmful materials such as acids, and to cleanse the teeth and gums
stomach: the gatsric juices of the stomach contain _______,____, ______, ___ and ______
HCL, the proteolatic enzyme pepsin, a lipase, mucus, and intrinsic factor ( a glycoprotein that binds vitamin b 12 which promotes absorption )
hcl is secreted at a concetration of ph
.89
the low ph environment of the stomach does what
- kills bacteria
-starts acid hydrolysis of some proteins , carbs, and lipids
- and activates pepsingoen to pepsin
pesinogne is
the zymogen of pepsin and is activated at ph 2
the main digestive finction of the stomach
initiation of protein digestion by the action of pepsin
gastric lipase does what
initiates the hydrolysi of triacylglycerols , but the rate of hydrolysis is slow due to the lipid phase nature of triacylglycerols
the small intestine has 3 digestive juices ____ ,____ and _____ that are at a ____ ph and when mixed with the acidic contents of the stomach provide a neutral ph envoronent
pancreatic juice, bile, and intestinal juice , basic ( ph7.6-8)
majority of diegtions occurs where
the small intestin
bile also contains
salts an cholesterol which aid in the digestion and emulsification of lipids
some final digestive enzymes are not in the juices but are part of the _________ of the______ which aid in absorption as well as digestion
membrane of the intestinal mucosa cells
other organs that help aid in the digestive system
liver, gall bladder , pancrease large intestine
liver
makes bile
gallbladder
stores an concetrates bile which is required for lipid absoption
the pancrease
the major organ of synthesis of enzymes required for hydrolysis of carbs, proteins , lipids, and nucleic acids , also secretes NaHCO3 into the duodenum to neutralize HCL
pancreaic enzymes involved in digestion are most active at ______ph
neutral
large intestin
not involved in digestive process but does absorbe electrolytes
secretagogues
secretions regulated by these , these act through receptors on tragted cells . physiological secretagogues are neurotransmitters, biogenic amines, or hormones
the major neurtotransmitter secretaogue is _____ which does what
acetylcholine , stimulate salivary, gastric, and pancreatic secretions .
acetlycholine acts through
muscarinic type receptors and its action can be blocked by atropine
although salivary secretion does not require acetylcholine is does stimulate ____
secretion
aldosteron does not stimulate salivary secretion but it does
affect the elcetolyte composition of saliva
the principl biology amine secretagogues are
histamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
histamine is secreted by _______ and stimualtes ______. and the analoges are used pharmologically in the treatment of_______ to block the secretion of ______ by mucosal cells in the small intestine
specialized cells in the stomach wall , gastric secretion of HCl , peptic ulcers, NaCl
gastrin
stimulates the secretion of HCL and pepsinogen in the stomach
cholecystokinin
is secreted by endocrine cells int he small intestin in response to the lipids , hydrolyzed protein products , and acid from the stomach . it stimulates contraction of the gall bladder to release biile , and stimulates secretion of digective enzymes from the pancrease and inhibits gastric motility
secretin
secreted by other endocrine cells in the small intestine in respoonse to the the acidic fluids form the stomach and its principle activity is to stimulate the secretion of pancreatic juices enrich in NaHCO3, it also acts as a junction with cholecystokinin to stimulate relase of pancreatic enzymes .
vasoactive intestinal peptide
secreted form intestinal neve cells to stimulate secretion of NaCl form cells inthe small intestine and it also induces relaxation of smooth muslce
gastric inhibitory peptide
secreted by cells in the small intestine . its main function is to stimulate relase of insulin from the pancrease , and it inhibits secretion of HCL and gastric motility
the absorption of digestive nutrients consits primarily of
thier transfer form the lumen of the small intestin through the intestial epithelium and into the clood and lymph vessels
i each villus isa dense network of
blood and lymh vessels to which nutrients when digestion os complete
the epithelium of the smallintesrines villi are compsed of two types of cells
goblet cells - secrtet mucus
absoptive cells - carry out thr main functions of digestion and absorption
surface of the absorption cells is called___ which conatin___ which is covered by
the brush boarder , microvilli , glycocalyx
glycoproteins
membrane bound enzymes capable of digesting a wide range of fuel molecules, products which are then carried into the cytoplasm by the transport system . the glycocalyx is composed of the side chain onthe enzymes
the main carb in the diet
starch and glycogen ; sucrose , lactose, and maltose , fructose, glucose, and galactose
digestion of starch and glycogen begins in the ______ with ____ which hydrolyzes _____, aditional digestion occurs in the _______ where _____ continues to hydrolyze alpha 1,4 bonds . both salivary and pancreatic amylase yield ______ , ___ and _____ and limit _____
mouth with the salivary amylase , the alph 1,4 bonds , lumen of the small intestine, pancreatic amylase , glucose , maltose , isomaltose , dextrins
_______ hydrolyzes the alpha 1,6 bonds in isomaltose and limit dextrins , this enzyme is part of the _____ and is ____
amylo 1,6-glucosidase , brush boarder , membrane bound
____ , ___ , and ___ are examples of brush boarder enzymes that digest trisaccharides, and disacchrides so the final stages of polyshaccaride digestion occur on the membrane of absobptive cells
lactase, sucrase, maltase
monosaccharides are absorbed where
the bruch boarder in the jejunum , but not by simple diffusin
fructose is absorbed by
facilitated transport via membrane carrier
glucose and galactose are absorbed
via an active transport mechanism involving a membrane carrier, transport Na+ and hydrolysis of ATP
lactose intolerance
caused by a deficiency in lactase , one of the brush boarder enzymes that hydorlyzes lactose to galactose and glucose , because of the deficiny lactose can not hydrolyze and it acumulates in the intestin , where is is fermented by intestinal microorganisms to produce products which cause distention , cramping, and diarrhea
protein digestion
the enzymatic degrdation of proteins to free amino acids and small oligopeptides
problems with protein digestive enzymes
potential to digest both cellular protein and food protein
way in which it prevents autodigestion is to synthesize
the enzymes in the inactove form , inactive precursors called zymogens
___ is the first proteolitic enzyme encountered by ingested food , where it is both synthesized and used inthe stomach . it is synthesized as the ______ adn then converted to the active form by one of the 2 types of clevage at a specific site
pepsin, , zymogen pepsinogen
cleavge of zymogen pepsinogen can occurin
an acid ph without the use of enzymes , or by by when proteins enters the stomach , gastrin is secreted from gastric musosa when stimulasted , ehich gastrin then stimulatses the secretion of HCl and pepsinogen from specific cells in the stomach , when pepsinogen is cleaved it activates pepsin which then cleaves pepsingen also
most proteplytic enzymes in the lumen of th small intestine are synthesized in the pancrease these are
trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, and carboxypeptidases 9these are synthesized as zymogens and activated in the small intestine )
trypsinogen can be activated by
an intestinal protease called enteropeptidase or by trypsin
all other pancreatic zymogens except trypinogen are activated by cleavage with
trypsin
exopeptidases
enzymes which cleave only a terminal peptide bond , relaseing free amino acid , groupd includes cabozypeptidase A and B of the pancreatic juices
endopeptidases
enzymes which break peptide bonds within the protein molecule , group includes pepsin , trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase , all of these recognize different amino acids residues and cleave the pp bond next to it
the final step in protein digestion are taken by _____ embedded in membranes of microvilli . they cleave the final amino acids from _______ . they are an array of active transport systmes that carry ____,_____ and ____ across the membrane . once absorbed they are reduced to by action of _____ in the cytoplasm
aminopeptidases , short oligopeptides , free amino acids, dipeptides, tripeptides, peptidases
most lipids are _____ with are insouble in water
triacyglycerols
digestion occurs in the small intestine and can divide into different stages :
1- enzymatic degredation, called lipolysis, of triacylglcerols and formation of micelles , mostly occur in the lume of the jejunum
2- absorption of cholesterol , lipid soluble vitamins, and the degredation products of triacylglycerols
3- resynthesis of tracylglycerols ; occur in mucosal cells of the jejunum
4- transport of lipids to other tissues via the lymphatc system and portal circulation
steps of the lipd digection
found on the notes of clark