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Anabolism is defined as
biosynthesis a process that requires energy
catabolism is defined as
a process that breaks down a compound to produce energy
what are some qualities of an electron carrier?
Electron carriers repeatedly accept and release electrons and hydrogens
Facilitate the transfer of redox energy
Most carriers are coenzymes
Example: NAD
the parts of ATP
A temporary energy repository
Three-part molecule
Nitrogen base (adenine)
5-carbon sugar (ribose)
Chain of three phosphate groups
what are the ATP production amount for aerobic respiration, anerobic respiration, and fermentation
38-aerobic
2-36=anerobic
2-fermentation
what is the final electron acceptor for aerobic resp., anerobic resp., and fermentation.
aerobic-O2
anderobic-non oxygen electron acceptors like SO4, NO3, and CO3
Fermentation-organic molecule like pyruvate, or acetaldahyde
what are the steps of aerobic respiration and what are the end products
glycolysis-glucose to 2 pyruvates
krebbs cycle- pyruvate to CO2 reduction of NAD and FAD
electron transport chain-FADH2 and NADH reduced with O2 final acceptor.
what are the steps of anerobic respiration and what are the end products
same as for aerobic except O2 not the final acceptor
where does glycolysis occur?
in the cytosol
what is the ATP net for glycolysis
2 ATP
what are the uses of pyruvic acid in the cell?
production of amino acids
sugars and fat metabolites
converted to acetyl CoA for use in Krebb cycle
acetaldyhyde production in fermentation
acids and gases
what are the end products of the TCA cycle(Krebbs)
2 FADH2
6 NADH
2 ATP
what is the fatty acid catabolism
acetyl coA is endpoint
also produces 1 NADH & 1 FADH2
explains why fats are such a storehouse of energy
what is the final stats for aerobic respiration
Maximum yield of 38 ATPs
6 CO2 molecules generated in Krebs cycle
6 O2 molecules consumed during electron transport
6 net H2O molecules are produced
how does aerobic excersise work?
Designed to allow muscles to continue using O2 (and not produce lactic acid)
Initially fueled by glycogen molecules in muscles
then fueled by free fatty acids released by fat tissue
the longer the exercise, the greater the fat dependency (after 20 min, 50% of calories from fat)
Amphibolism is?
the property of a system to integrate catabolic and anabolic pathways to improve cell efficiency
Principal sites of amphibolic interaction occur during glycolysis and the Krebs cycle
what are the three photosynthetic pigments
Chlorophyll is most common pigment
Carotenoids (yellow, orange, red)
Phycobilins (red or blue-green)
what are the two major components of chlorophyll
porphyrin ring—light absorption
phytol chain—hydrophobic to keep embedded in membrane
what is a photocenter
Several hundred chlorophyll molecules act together as one unit
reaction-center chlorophyll
other molecules act as antenna
what are the two parts of photosynthesis
Light-dependent reactions
energy from sunlight is absorbed and stored as chemical energy in ATP & NADPH
Light-independent reactions
carbs are synthesized from CO2 using energy from ATP & NADPH
what occurs in the light dependent reaction
Electrons travel from water to NADPH
8 photons are absorbed
1 O2 and 2 NADPH
Produces proton gradient that is used to make ATP
what occurs in the light independent reaction
Occur in the chloroplast stroma or the cytoplasm of cyanobacteria
Use ATP produced by the light rxs to synthesize sucrose

also known as the calvin cycle
what are the differences btw eukaryotic and bacterial chromosomes
Eukaryotic chromosomes
DNA + histone proteins
Vary in number
Diploid or haploid
Linear
Bacterial chromosomes
DNA + histone-like proteins
Single, circular chromosome
what are the three types of genes
A segment of DNA encodes a protein or RNA molecule
Types:
Structural genes
RNA
Regulatory genes
what are the sizes of genomes compared btw virus, bacteria and humans
Vary greatly in size
Smallest viruses- 4 or 5 genes
Escherichia coli- 4,288 genes
Human cell- 20,000 to 25,000 genes
what are the characteristics of the nucleotides
Basic unit: nucleotide
Phosphate
Deoxyribose sugar
Nitrogenous base

Covalently bond to form a sugar-phosphate linkage

5’ end & 3’ end
what are the characteristics of the nitrogen bases
Attach by covalent bonds at the 1’ position of the sugar
Pair with complementary bases from the other strand
Hydrogen bonds
Adenine(A) – Thymine(T)
Guanine(G) – Cytosine(C)
how many enzymes are needed to to replicate DNA
Requires the actions of 30 different enzymes
Separate the strands
Copy its template
Produce two new daughter molecules
what is the origin of replication
Origin of replication
Short sequence
Helicases bind to the DNA at the origin
Untwist the helix
Break the hydrogen bonds
what does DNA polymerase III
Synthesizes new daughter strand using template
what is required for DNA polymerase III to function
Requires RNA primer (primase)
What direction does DNA polymerase work in?
New strand is always synthesized from 5’ to 3’
What is difference btw leading and lagging strand
leading strand is replicated normally but lagging strand must be broken into Okazaki fragments in order for DNA plymerase III to function in a 5 to 3 direction
what does DNA polymerase I do?
DNA polymerase I removes RNA primers and replaces them with DNA
what is the central dogma of DNA flow and what is the exception?
Genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to protein
Transcription
Translation
Exceptions: RNA viruses and retroviruses
Recently shown to be incomplete
Some RNAs are used for regulation
Many of the genetic malfunctions that cause human disease are found in these regulatory RNA segments
what are the 5 stages of translation
initiation, elongation, termination, protein folding, protein processing
start codon?
AUG
termination codon
uaa
UAG
UGA
redundancy and wobble
multiple codons code for each AA
translation and transcription occurs...
simultaneously
splicosomes
cut the introns out of pre-mRNA

occurs in nucleus
operons
organized group of genes regulated as a single unit either repressed or induced
regulator
a gene that codes for a protein capable of repressing the operon
control locus
promoter

operator
promotor
recognized by RNA polymerase
operator
- a sequence that acts as an on/off switch for transcription
structural locus
structural genes coding for a different enzyme
lac operon
regulates E.coli lactose metabolism

repressed in absence of lactose by repressor binding to operator

lactose binds repressor to release it from operator
arginine operon
repressor normally off but in excess of arginine, arginine binds repressor and activates it to bind
nonsense mutation
stop codon at random place
missense mutation
codes for different AA
difference btw infection and disease
Infection- a condition in which pathogenic microbes penetrate host defenses, enter tissues and multiply
Disease – if infection causes damage or disruption to tissues or organs
where is residencial flora not found
Internal organs and tissues and fluids are microbe-free.
explain the fundamentals of microbial antagnoism
Bacterial flora benefit host by preventing overgrowth of harmful microbes
acid fermentation of glycogen by lactobacilli in vagina prevents overgrowth of yeast Candida albicans
E. coli protein in large intestine prevents the growth of pathogenic bacteria like Salmonella & Shigella

Exceptions:
Normal flora is beneficial only if host has a fully functioning immune system and flora present only in its natural habitat
AIDS patients contract diseases from normal bacteria
urinary tract infections if E. coli enters sterile bladder
when is initial exposure of newborn
breaking of fetal membrane
why is it better to breast feed
Bifidobacterium species growth is favored by a growth factor from milk and becomes predominant flora of intestine
Bifidobacterium metabolizes sugars into acids that protect infant from infection from certain intestinal pathogens
true pathogen
capable of causing disease in healthy persons with normal immune defenses
influenza virus, plague bacillus, malarial protozoan
opportunistic pathogen
cause disease when the host’s defenses are compromised or when they grow in part of the body that is not natural to them
Pseudomonas sp & Candida albicans
explain infectous dose
Minimum number of microbes required for infection to proceed
Microbes with small IDs have greater virulence
Lack of ID will not result in infection.
three steps of becoming established
portal of entry
adhesion
surviving host defenses
Antiphagocytic factors
used to avoid phagocytosis by microbes
Species of Staphylococcus and Streptococcus produce leukocidins, toxic to white blood cells.
Slime layer or capsule – makes phagocytosis difficult
Ability to survive intracellular phagocytosis
what are some ways that microbes cause disease
Damage inflicted
directly with exoenzymes/toxins or
indirectly with excessive or inappropriate host response

Virulence factors

endotoxins
Virulence factors
traits used to invade and establish themselves in the host, also determine disease severity
Exoenzymes: Clostridium tetani collagenase; Ringworm keratinase
Toxins: Staphylococci hemolysins, Clostridium tetanus & botulinum toxins
4 distinct stages of clinical infections
incubation period - time from initial contact to appearance of first symptoms; (2-30 days)
prodromal stage – nonspecific complaints (malaise, aches) (1-2 days)
period of invasion – multiplies at high levels, becomes well established; fever, cough, rashes, diarrhea; (variable length)
convalescent period – symptoms decline
variations in transmission of disease can occur?
incubation period (measles)
invasive period (Shigella)
all periods (hepatitis B)
Patterns of Infection
Localized infection– microbes enter body and remain confined to a specific tissue
boils, warts, fungal skin infections

Systemic infection– infection spreads to several sites and tissue fluids usually in the bloodstream
measles, rubella, chicken pox, anthrax, histoplasmosis

Focal infection– when infectious agent breaks loose from a local infection and is carried to other tissues
tuberculosis, scarlet fever
Types of Infection
Mixed infection – several microbes grow simultaneously at the infection site
cooperate to break down tissue or one creates an environment that enables another to invade
gas gangrene, wound infections, dental caries
polymicrobial biofilms

Primary infection – initial infection
Secondary infection – another infection by a different microbe
child with chicken pox scratches pox and infects them with Staphylococcus aureus
Acute infection – comes on rapidly, with severe but short-lived effects (cold)

Chronic infections –progress and persist over a long period of time (tuberculosis, periodontitis)
Persistence of Microbes and Pathologic Conditions
Apparent recovery of host does not always mean the microbe has been removed

Latency
Chronic carrier – person with a latent infection who sheds the infectious agent
herpes, hepatitis B, HIV, syphilis, TB, malaria

Sequelae – long-term or permanent damage to tissues or organs
meningitis-deafness, strep throat-heart disease, lyme disease-arthritis
Where Pathogens Persist
Reservoir – primary habitat of pathogen in the natural world
human or animal carrier, soil, water, plants
Source – individual or object from which an infection is actually acquired

Can be same or different
syphilis primary reservoir & source same (human body)
hepatitis A primary reservoir (human) & source (contaminated food) different
Living Reservoirs
Carrier

Asymptomatic carrier
incubation carriers – spread the infectious agent during the incubation period (HIV can be spread for years before first symptoms)
convalescent carriers – spread during recuperation (diphtheria patients spread for 30 days after disease has subsided)

Passive carrier – contaminated healthcare provider picks up pathogens and transfers them to other patient
Biological vectors
actively participate in a pathogen’s life cycle
inject infected saliva into blood (mosquito)
defecate around the bite wound (flea)
regurgitating blood into the wound (tsetse fly)
Patterns of Transmission
Communicable vs non-communicable

Direct contact – physical contact or fine aerosol droplets (sneezing, coughing)
portal of exit meeting portal of entry
horizontal – person to person
vertical – parent to offspring
e.g. most STDs

Indirect contact
vehicle – inanimate material, food, water, biological products, (doorknobs, telephones, faucet handles, bedspreads)
airborne – droplet nuclei, aerosols
Zoonoses
An infection indigenous to animals but naturally transmissible to humans
Humans are accidental hosts for the pathogen

At least 150 zoonoses exist worldwide; make up 70% of all new emerging diseases worldwide

Impossible to eradicate the disease without eradicating the animal reservoir
Prevalence
total number of existing cases with respect to the entire population usually represented by a percentage of the population
Incidence
measures the number of new cases over a certain time period, as compared with the general healthy population
Mortality rate
the total number of deaths in a population due to a certain disease
Morbidity rate
number of people afflicted with a certain disease
Endemic
disease that exhibits a relatively steady frequency over a long period of time in a particular geographic locale
Sporadic
– when occasional cases are reported at irregular intervals
Epidemic
when prevalence of a disease is increasing beyond what is expected
Pandemic
epidemic across continents
what are the levels of defense
first line of defense – any barrier that blocks invasion at the portal of entry – nonspecific
second line of defense – protective cells and fluids; inflammation and phagocytosis – nonspecific
third line of defense – acquired with exposure to foreign substance; produces protective antibodies and creates memory cells – specific
The First Line of Defense
Sebaceous secretions, lactic acid and electrolyte concentrations of sweat
Skin’s acidic pH and fatty acid content
Lysozyme in tears
HCl in the stomach
Digestive juices and bile in the intestine
Semen- antimicrobial chemical
Acidic pH in the vagina
cilia in lungs
Genetic Defenses
Some hosts are genetically immune to the diseases of other hosts
humans can’t get distemper, cats can’t get mumps

Some pathogens have great specificity.
particularly true for viruses (specific host receptor)

Some genetic differences exist in susceptibility
severe skin burns
blockages in salivary glands, tear ducts, etc.
gene mutations
Immunology
The study of the body’s second and third lines of defense
Functions of a healthy functioning immune system:
Constant surveillance of the body
Recognition of foreign material (self vs. nonself)
Destruction of entities deemed to be foreign
White blood cells must distinguish self from nonself cells
Evaluates cells by examining markers on their surfaces
Four major subdivisions of immune system are:
Reticuloendothelial system (RES)
Blood
Extracellular fluid (ECF)
Lymphatic system
Reticuloendothelial system (RES)
Fibrous support network between cells within a tissue or organ
provides niche for WBCs to crawl between and within cells
Monocytes
Discharged by bone marrow into bloodstream then differentiate into macrophages
Responsible for
Many specific and nonspecific phagocytic and killing functions
Processing foreign molecules and presenting them to lymphocytes
Secreting biologically active compounds that assist, mediate, attract, and inhibit immune cells and reactions
Dendritic cells, Neutrophils, Macrophages
Lymphocytes
Key cells in the third line of defense/specific immune response
When stimulated by antigens, transform into activated cells that neutralize and destroy that foreign substance
B cells
Humoral immunity - produce specialized plasma cells which produce antibodies
T cells
Cell-mediated immunity: T cells modulate immune functions and kill foreign cells
Unique Characteristics of Leukocytes
Diapedesis – migration of cells out of blood vessels into the tissues

Chemotaxis – migration in response to specific chemicals at the site of injury or infection
Lymphatic Vessels
Along the lines of blood vessels
Similar to thin-walled veins
Flow of lymph is in one direction only- from extremities toward the heart
Lymph is moved through the contraction of skeletal muscles
Thymus
high rate of growth and activity until puberty, then begins to shrink
site of T-cell maturation
Lymph nodes
small, encapsulated, bean-shaped organs stationed along lymphatic channels and large blood vessels of the thoracic and abdominal cavities
filters material in the lymph, provides niche for immune reactions
Spleen
structurally similar to lymph node
filters circulating blood to remove worn out RBCs and pathogens
The Second Line of Defense
Non-specific response carried out by macrophages, neutrophils, dendritic cells, etc.
Recognition
Inflammation
Phagocytosis
Other components
Interferon
Complement
microbe Recognition
Toll-like receptors: Protein receptors within cell membrane of macrophages
Detect foreign molecules and signal the macrophage to produce chemicals which:
stimulate an inflammatory response (nonspecific)
promote the activity of B and T cells (specific)
10 TLRs in humans
pathogen-specific molecules are shared among many, so small number recognizes large number of microbes
Inflammation chief functions
Mobilize and attract immune components to the site of the injury
Start repair of tissue damage and localize and clear away harmful substances
Destroy microbes and block their further invasion
Fever
An abnormally elevated body temperature
Initiation of fever
Pyrogen sets the hypothalamic “thermostat” to a higher setting
Muscles increase heat production
Peripheral arterioles decrease heat loss through vasoconstriction
Pyrogens can be exogenous or endogenous
Benefits of Fever
Inhibits multiplication of temperature-sensitive microorganisms
Impedes the nutrition of bacteria by reducing the availability of iron
Increases metabolism and stimulates immune reactions/phagocytosis and naturally protective physiological processes
Phagocytosis
General activities of phagocytes
Survey the tissue compartments and discover microbes, particulate matter, and injured or dead cells
Ingest and eliminate these materials
Extract immunogenic information (antigens) from foreign matter
Three main types
Neutrophils
Monocytes/Macrophages
Dendritic Cells
Interferon
Used against viruses, other microbes, & in immune regulation and intercommunication
Bind to cell surfaces and induce changes in genetic expression
Can inhibit the expression of cancer genes
Complement
Consists of 26 blood proteins that work in concert to destroy bacteria and viruses
Complement proteins are activated by cleavage.
Classical pathway – activated by antibody bound to microorganism
Alternative pathway – begins when complement proteins bind to surface components of microorganisms (specific antigens
Cell receptors or markers confer specificity and identity of a cell.
Major functions of receptors are:
To perceive and attach to nonself or foreign molecules
To promote the recognition of self molecules
To receive and transmit chemical messages among other cells of the system
To aid in cellular development
Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)
Also known as human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
Plays a role in recognition of self by the immune system and in rejection of foreign tissue
Class I – found on all nucleated cells (not RBCs)
Class II – located primarily on macrophages and B cells; involved in presenting antigen to T-cells
B-cell receptors – bind
free antigens
T-cell receptors – bind
antigen-MHC complex
How can the receptors be varied to react with so many different antigens?
How can a cell contain enough DNA to respond to so many antigens?
Clonal Selection Theory
stem cell replicates into many daughters each with different receptor those receptors are checked for responding to self, those that do are destroyed.
maturation cycle of B cell
starts in bone marrow
differentiates in bone marrow
developes Ig receptors
migrates to lymph nodes
maturation cycle of T cell
starts in bone marrow
differentiates in thymus
developes T receptors
migrates to lymph nodes
Development of lymphocyte Receptors
An undifferentiated lymphocyte has ~150 different genes for light chains and ~250 genes for the heavy chain (variable areas)

During development, recombination causes only the selected V and D genes to be active in the mature cell.

Once synthesized, immunoglobulin is transported to cell membrane and inserted there to act as a receptor

Secreted Ig is an antibody
Specific B-Cell Receptor
Immunoglobulin, antibody
Specific receptors of B cells
4 polypeptide chains:
Y shaped arrangement
T-Cell Receptors
Also formed by genetic recombination, with variable and constant regions
2 parallel polypeptide chains inserted into membrane
unlike B cell because
equivalent to one fork of B cell receptor
never secreted
CD4
T helper cells
CD8
T cytotoxic cells
Characteristics of Antigens
Perceived as foreign

Foreign cells and large complex molecules over 10,000 MW are most antigenic

Antigenic determinant, epitope – small molecular group that is recognized by lymphocytes

Antigen has many epitopes
Special Categories of Antigens
Alloantigens – cell surface markers of one individual that are antigens to another of that same species (e.g. MHC, blood group)
Allergen – antigen that provokes allergy
Autoantigens – molecules on self tissues that immune system sees as foreign
Superantigens – potent T cell stimulators; provoke an overwhelming response (e.g. toxic shock protein of Staphylococcus)
T Cells & Cell Mediated Immunity
Cell mediated immunity requires the direct involvement of T lymphocytes.
T cells act directly against Ag and foreign cells and only reacts against Ag if it is in association with MHC II.
T cells secrete cytokines that act on other cells.
Sensitized T cells proliferate into long-lasting memory T cells.
T helper cells (CD4 or TH)
most prevalent type of T cell (65%)
regulate immune reaction to antigens, including other T and B cells
stimulated by MHCII-antigen complex on APCs
also involved in activating macrophages and improving opsonization
accounts for immunopathology of AIDS
Cytotoxic T cells (CD8 or TC)
stimulated by MHC I-antigen complex on any cell
destroy foreign or abnormal cells by secreting perforins that punch holes in target cell membrane and granzymes that attack target cell proteins -> leads to cell death
Natural killer cells
lack specificity
circulate through the spleen, blood, and lungs
first cells to attack cancer cells and virus-infected cells
Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)
Class I & Class II
Plays a role in recognition of self by the immune system and in rejection of foreign tissue
Antibody Structure
Immunoglobulins
Large Y-shaped protein
Consist of 4 polypeptide chains
Fab with ends that bind to specific antigen
Fc binds to various cells and molecules of the immune system
C and V regions
antibody function
tagging
opsinization-make it able to be engulfed
neutralization-surrounding microbe blocks binding
agglutination-forms a cross linkage
compliment fixation-
precipitation-aggregates antigens
Functions of the Fc Fragment
Binding of Fab to specific antigen exposes the Fc component
Fc fragment binds to immune cells – macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophils, mast cells, basophils, and lymphocytes
effect depends on cell’s role
5 classes of Ig
IgG-long term immunity memory antibody

IgA- secretory antibody on mucous membrane

IgM- produced at first response to antigen can serve as B-cell receptor

IgD- receptor on B-cell

IgE- antibody of allergy/worm
Primary and Secondary Responses to Antigens
Primary response – produces IgM and a gradual increase in the production of IgG

Secondary response – after second contact with the same Ag, immune system produces a more rapid, stronger response due to memory cells – anamnestic response
difference btw T cell and B cell
T cell- matures in thymus
B cell - matures in marrow

T cell- specific surface marker- T cell receptor
B cell specific surface marker- immunoglobulin

T cell - high ciruculation in blood
B cell - low circulation in blood

T cell always requires MHC
B cell sometimes requres MHC

T cell product of antigen stimulation is sensitized T cells and memory cells
B cells product of antigen stimulation is plasma cells and memory cells

T cells synthesize cytokines,
B cells produce antibodies
Artificial active immunity
deliberately exposing a person to material that is antigenic but not pathogenic
Stimulates a primary and secondary anamnestic response to prepare the immune system for future exposure
Response to a future exposure will be immediate, powerful, and sustained.
Most vaccines are prepared from:
Killed whole cells or inactivated viruses
Live, attenuated cells or viruses
Antigenic molecules derived from bacterial cells or viruses
Killed or Inactivated Vaccines
Cultivate the desired strain, treat it with formalin or some other agent that kills the agent but does not destroy its antigenicity

Because microbe is not multiplying, often require a larger dose and more boosters to be effective
Live Attenuated Cells or Viruses
Process that substantially lessens or negates the virulence of viruses or bacteria – eliminates virulence factors
Advantages of live preparations are:
organisms can multiply and produce infection (but not disease) like the natural organism
They confer long-lasting protection.
usually require fewer doses and boosters
Disadvantages include:
require special storage, can be transmitted to other people, can conceivably mutate back to virulent strain
Herd Immunity
Immune individuals will not harbor it, reducing the occurrence of pathogens – herd immunity.
Less likely that an nonimmunized person will encounter the pathogen
Less herd immunity today because many parents won’t immunize their children