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What are the 5 cofactors that are involved in the PDHC and what are their corresponding vitamins?
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TPP (Thymine), Lipoic Acid (none), CoA (Pantothenic acid), FAD (Riboflavin) and NAD (niacin)
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What is the overall summary of what the PDHC does?
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starts with pyruvate (3 carbons) and uses 5 cofactors to oxidize carbon, reduce NAD+, release CO2(oxidative decarboxylation).
A thioester bond is formed and then acetyl CoA |
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What ist he purpose of the TCA cycle?
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Oxidize carbon, make reduced cofactors (which then can go through electron transport chain to create a lot more ATP
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Most isomerases do what
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set up other chemical reactions
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What are the products of TCA?
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1 ATP equiv, 2 CO2, 1 FADH2, 3 NADH+H+
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