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What does Pentose pathway produce is it oxidatitve?
YES---produces Ribose-5-phosphate--the pentoses are used in nuleotide synthsis of RNA, DNA, and NADH is used to coutner the damagin effets of oxygen radicals
What happens in Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
NADPH production is is dimished, and detoxification of H2O2 is inhibited and superoxide free radials form
Why Glucose 6-phosphate dehyrdogenase deficiency favored for malaria
b/c the parasite is very senstive to oxidative damage
What does the nonoxidative phase of pentose phosphates do and why
recycles pentose phosphate to glucose 6-phosphate--wants to generate more NADPH
How amyn NADPH are formed in pentose phosphate pathway
2
What controls entry of glucose 6-phosphate inot the pentose phosphate pathway
determined by the relative concentrations of NADP+ and NADPH
What are 3 stages of Celluar respiration?
1. oxidation of carbs, fatty acids, adn aa to produce AcylCoA
2. the acetyl groups are fed in CAC for oxidation to CO2, oxidation relased electrons carried by NADH, adn FADH
3. Electrons are transferred to electron carring molecues (respiratory chain, to reduce O2 to H20
What is oxidative phosphrolation
the energy released is used to produce ATP
Fatty acids and Amino acids are directly oxidized to form acetyl CoA, but how is Glucose converted to Acetyl CoA
by pyruvate dehydrongenase complex
What is MOA for pyruvate being oxidated to acetylCOA
a carboxyl group is removed from pyruvate, releasing CO2--then the 2 carbon fragment joing with CoA to form actyl COA
Why does Coenzyme A have a reactive thiol group
thiols have high strandards of free energy--get more energy from thiol group--as b/c pyruvate has 2 oxygen which can under resonance,--which means more stablized--so releases less energy
What are the 3 enzymes that compose the Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
Pyruvate dehydrongenase (e1), dihydrolipoyl tranacetylase, and dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase
What are 5 cofactors and locations
Thiamine pyrophosphate, lioaamide, FAD, NAD+, and CoA---located in mitochondrial maxtrix
What is unique about pyruvate
penetrates the mitochondrial membrane
What is 1st stage of Citric acid cycle
Actyl-CoA undergoes oxidation by a condensation reaction removing water--then 2 carbon fragment binds with OAA- to form Citrate
Where 2 stages form stuff in Citric acid cycle
oxidation of isocitrate to alpha ketoglutatrate, and alphs ketoglutarate to succinyl-CoA, and NADH formed here as well
NADH is primarly formed, but also can NADPH be formed
YES, usually not
Where is ATP or GTP is equilalent generated in Ctirtic acid cycle
Succinyl-CoA to Succinate
Where is FADH2 generated
succinate to fumarate
Where is final NADH formed
conversion of Malate to OAA
What are final products formed in CAC
3 NADH, 1 FADH2, and ATP equialavent
What are 2 reasons citric acid cycle is so complicated
1. 4 & 5 carbon end products of many catabolic process feed into the cycle to serve as fuel
2. intermidates of this are drawn out to be used as precuroses in a variety of biosythetic pathways
WHat are anaplerotic reactions
reaction that replace the various intermediates that have been drawn out--helps keeps the concentrations of citric acid cycle intermediates constant
What is most anaploertic reaction
occur in liver and kidney when OAA is low in the Citric acid cycle--, pyruvate is carboxoclized to form more OAA
What 2 levels control regulation of the citric acid cycle
converions of pyruvate to acetyl CoA (pyruvate dyhyondase complex), and entry of Acetyl-CoA into citrate by citrate synthase
What do AMP, CoA, NAD+ adn ADP do
up regulate citric acid--make it run
What does ATP, acetyl-CoA, and NADH, adn fatty acids to
inhibit citric acid cycle
What happens when aspartate and glutamate proteins are degraded?
Gluatmate--forms alpha ketogluatrate, and asparate forms oxaloactate--both which are fed into the cycle
What does oxidative phosphortylation involve
the reduction of O2 to H20, with electrson donated by NADH and FADH2
In euks were does electrons transport and oxidative phosphorylation occur
in mitochondria
Which memembrane is more permable in mitochondria
outer---
The inner membrane is IMpermeable to most small mocleules, what does it bears
componeents of the respiratory chain, and ATP synthase
What is enclosed in mitochondrial maxtrix
pyruvate dehydronase complex and its cofactors, and NADPH, NADH
What are dehydrongeanses and what do they do, and specific foe
dehydronases collect electrons from catabolic pathway---and specifically funnel them into NAD+ the electron acceptor
Where is NAD+ located
cytosol, and mitochonrdia
NADH and NADPH are water soluble--and how to do they associate with dehydrogenases
reversibly
Where does NADH carry electrons from and to
from catbolic reactions---to respiratory chain
What type of reactions does NADPH supply electrson to
anabolic reactions
Can NADH of NADPH penetrate the miochondrial membranes
NO--cannot escape
What makes the outer memebrane relatively permeable to a nubmer of different orgainic molecule
the trans-membrane protein called porin
What is the inner membrane impereable to
most ions and polar moceules
What is benefit of imperabillity of inner membrane
establishes steep chemical gradients between the maxtrix and the intermembrane space
The oxidation of carbohydrates, fatty acids and amino acids results in production of
acetyl coA
NADH generate how much ATP, and how much ATP from FADH2
2.5=NADH, and 1.5 from FADH2
What happens when NADH gives up its electron to Complex I
1. a hydride ion( 2 electrons are given to Ubiquione (Q)( a mobile carrier, and transfer of 4 protons from the matrix to inermembrane space
What part of Complex I is endergonic, and what is exergonic
exergonic--transfer of hydride
endergonic is hydrogen transfer
What gives up its electrons to Complex II and where does it send
FADH2---from the conversion of succinate to fumerate--sends to Ubuquione (Q) a mobile carrier transfer electrons to complex III
WHat happens in Complex III
Q transfer electons to complex III--one at a time transfer to cytochrome C (helps make swich between 2 electron carrier ubuquione and one electron carrier cytochrome C
What happens in Complex IV
cytochrome C transports one electron at a time to IV--then tranfers electrons into maxtrix, binds with O2 and forms water.. and 2 H+ pumped into intermembrane space
What Complexes pump Hydrogen
I, III, IV
How much total Hydrogen is pumped in intermembrane space
10 protons, 4 from I and III, and 2 from IV
What prostheic grops composed complex IV
hema alpha and heme alpha 3
Is complex IV very effecticent in FULLY reducing O2
YES
02 +e- to 02- is an example of
a superoxide anion (higly reactive
What is equation for full reduction of oxygen
02 + 2e- = H20
What is complex I equation
NADH + H+Q---NAD+ QH2
What is summary equation for respiratory chain
NADH +H + 1/2 02--NAD+ + H20
What complexes make up ATP synthase
F1 and F0
What is F0,
and what is F1
FO-the proton pore

F1-catalyzes ATP syntheisis
What 2 things drive ATP syntheisis
pH gradient H+, and transmembrane potential
electrical gradient
What is pH in intermembrane space vs inside (matrix
intermembrane (ACIDIC)
inside (alkaline, basic)
What is electrial potietnal in intermembrane space vs inside maxtrixx
intermembrane--+

maxtrix---(negative)
Can ATP and ADP freely cross the inner membrane
NO they are HIGHLY charged
How do ATP and ADP cross inner membrane
adeneine translocase
What does adeneine transport do
antiport---it allows ADP into the mxtrix--and allows ATP to leave the maxtrix
What type of transporter is phosphate translocase
symport (2 in) one H+ into matrix, and one phosphate (H2PO4)
IS ADP/ATP translocator an abundant proteint in the membrane
YES
What does ADP/ATP translocater depend on for function
25% of energy from electron transport
What also drives ADP/ATP translocater
(electrochemical gradient as ATP has one more negative charge, then ADP, so ATP is pulled out, and ADP pulled in
If NADH cannot penetrate mitochondria--how does NADH generated from glycolsis in cytosol be reoxidized?
indirect shuttle
1. Malate-aspartate shuttle
2. Glycerol-3-phosphate shuttle
What is the most ACTIVE shuttle in the liver, kidney, and heart mitochonrdia
Malate-aspartate shuttle
How does Malate-asprate shuttle work
NADH gives up a H+ to OAA to form malate by malate dehydrogenase
The malate forms then pass though the inner membrane via what transporter
Malate-alpha ketogluatarate transporter
What is point of Glutamate-aspartate transporter
after Malate enters Maxtrix-NADH recovered, reforming OAA-OAA can't leave maxtrix--so converted to aspartate--which exits the maxtrix
How much energy does Malate shuttle produce for one NADPH
2.5 ATP
What organ use the Glycerol 3-phosphate shuttle
skeletal muscle and brain
How does Glycerol-3-phosphate shuttle work
NADH b/c NAD, to FAD to FADH2-then FADH2 electrons are donated to Q--then complex III
How much ATP does Glycerol-3-phosphate prodcue
1.5
What shuttle does not require a specific transporter
Glycerol-3-phosphate
What is electon acceptor in Glycerol-3-phosphate shuttle
FAD--from NADH b/c NAD
Why does Glycolsis produce either 3 or 5 ATP
depends on shuttle that was used for NADH+
How much ATP is yielded per glycose
30-32
What happens in Cyanide poisoning of inhalation of HCN or KCN
CN binds to Fe+2 of complex 4, shuts down ETC
Why must Cyanide poisonig be treated with converting Fe+2 to Fe+3
convert to Fe+3---CN cannot bind
Glycogen is the primary storyage form of
glucose in mammals
Where are the main depots of glycogen stroage are found in
liver, and msucle (highest is liver per gram--(but more muscle so overall more glycogen in muscle
Where does Glycogen degradation being at
non-reducing end of glycogen
What enzyme breaks down glycogen, and product
glycogen phoshorylase--to form glucose-1-phosphate
The released sugar from glycogen breaked down is phosphorlated what pay for this
the energy release from breaking the glyosidic bond
Glycogen phosphorylase acts repetiviely on the nonreducing ends on glycogen branches until it reach
4 residues away from 1-6 branch point
What does debranching enzyme do
transfer 4 terminal residues to the adjacent branch exposes 1-6 linkage
What enzyme breaks the 1-6 linakage
alpha 1-6 glycosidase
What happens after 1-6 linkage is broken
branched structure is converted into a linear sturcutre, which can further degrage by glycogen phosphorylase
What is end product of glycogen degredation
Glucose 1-phosphate
Where can Glucose 1-Phosphate make
Glucose-6-phosphate
What enzyme makes Glucose-1-phosphate to Glucose-6-phosphate
phosphoGLUCOmutase
Glycogen makes Glucose-6-phosphate for 2 reasons
enter glycosis, or in liver replenishes blood glucose
What enzyme allows glucose-6-phosphate to become glucose in liver
glucose-6-phosphatase
Does Glycogen synttheis occur by reversal of glycogen degrradation
NO
What is the precursor for glycogen synthesis and form
UDP-glucose--ACTIVATED FORM of glucose
How does a Sugar Neuleotide form
Sugar phosphate bind to NTP, this releases Pyrophosphate--which release lots of energy
How is a new gluocgen moecule initaited and what does it require
the protein glycogenin--primer --the glycogenin is enzyme and primer
What enzyme adds glucose reisdues to glycogenis primer
glycogen synthase
How does glycogens syntthase do
promotes transfer glucose reisdure from UDP glucose
To iniatie glycogen synthesis, the glucose-6-phosphate is converted to glucose-1-phosphate, glucose-1-phosphate is converted to
UDP-Glucose
What does UDP-Glucose do
donates its glucose residue to end of glycogen molecule
What limits the size of the glycogen granules
glycogen synthase recognizes the primer, and can only add glucose when it is in contact with primer (glyycogenin)
Glycogen synthase catlyzes only the synthesis of what type of linkage
alpha 1-4
What does branching enzyme do
BREAKS exisitng alpha 1-4 linakage and forms alpha 1-6 linakages
What are the 2 benefits of branch of glycogen
1. increase the solubility of glycogen and the number of site accesible to glycogen phosphorylase and glycogen synthase-(both as non-reducing ends)
What does glycogen phospharylase do, what does glycogen synthase do
BREAKS down GLYCOGEN

SYNTHASE--MAKES GLYCOGEN
What forms does allosterically regulated glycogen phosphorylase exists in, what form is more active
phosphorlase A (more active)
phsophorlase B (less active
How can glycogen phosphorylase convert between a and b, which is active
porphorylation of a single serine reside in each subunit--removed a serine makes ACTIVE
What does does phosphorlase kinase do
cause conversion from B(non-active) to A--which breaks down glycogen
What regulates Glycogen phosphrylase phosphatase do
Converts Phosphorylase A (active) to B (inactive)--for resting muscle (don't need glycogen breakdown)
Explain regulation by of Glycogen Phosphorylase in Liver with phosphrylase a
acts a glucose sensor, 2 allosteric binding sites for glucose as blood glucose increases, causes conformation change of glycogen phosphorlase a, to b (less active) (don't need to break down glyogen when glucose is present)
The phosphorylase kinase is controlled by and lead to
CAMP via adenylate cyclase--leads to breakdown of glycogen
When glyocgen is broken down in liver where is it release vs muscle
liver--realease glucose in blood, muscle glucose enters glycolsis
What is different about phosphorlyation of glycogen SYNTHASE
when phosphorlated, it is inactivated!!!
WHat is glyconeogensis?
glucose is made from non-carb precursors
Gluconeogensis is what type of pathway, as does it require energy
anabolic pathway REQUIRES energy input
Can both gluconeogensis and glycolsis occur at same time
NO, stimulation of one, other is inhibited
The energy requireing steps of gluconeogensis are coupled to ATP utlizatoin, and thus made
irrerversible
Are regulatory step reversible
NO---IRREVERSIBLE
What are 2 fates of pyruvate
converted to actyl co-A or be converted OAA to start gluconeogensis
What inhibits glycosis, and stimulates gluconeogensis
acetyl-CoA inhibtis glycosis, and stimulate gluconeogensis
What is the first bypass reaction of gluconeogenesis
conversion of pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate PEP
The first bypass of Gluconeogenesis is the predominat pathway when what is present
pyruvate or alanine
What parts of the cell does Gluconeogensis occur
cytosol and mitochondria
Are alternative pathways at the first bypass
YES
What is the second bypass
conversion of fructose 1,6 bisphopahte to fructose 6-phosphate by fructose 1,6 bisphosphatase
What is fructose 2,6 biphosphates role in gluconeogensis
ftucutose 2,6 bisphophate--activates glycolysis, and inhibit gluconeogensis
What catalyzes third bypass
glucose-6-phosphatase
Why isnt 3rd bypass regulated by hexokinase like glycolsis
cost energy, b/c wpi;d meed to form ATP
Is Gluconeogensis expensive? How much energy is consumed
4 ATP, and 2 NADH
What makes Gluconeogensis favorable?
energy released from converting 4 ATP to 4 ADP--makes G <0
What is Gluconeogenesis reaction?
2 Pyruvate + 4ATP +2NADH----Glucose
What other things are gluconeogenic
many amino acids are gluconeogenic---can be converted to glucose
Are fatty acids gluconeogenic
NO--cannot convert to Glucose
Are glycolsis and gluconeogensis co-regulated and example
YES, AMP activates glycolsis,and inhibit gluconeogensis
What happens after vigrous expercise in muscle, and glycogen is depleted
No O2--so lactate is produce
What is benefit of generating lactate
NADH cannot be reduced without oxygen---so NADH is converted back to NAD+
What happens after lactate is produced
returns to liver and is converted into glucose by gluconeogensis
What happens after glucose is reproduced in liver
relased back to muscle--and stored as glycogne
What is the Cori Cycle
recycling of lactate--back to glucose