1.9 Citric Acid Cycle Flashcards

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What is an anaplerotic reaction

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when intermediates of the citric acid cycle need to be replenished if they are diminished

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When is Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ACTIVE?

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When it is dephosphorylated

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What four molecules speed up the reaction of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase

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AMP, CoA, NAD+ and Ca2+

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How does pyruvate get into mitochondria?

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It diffuses through the outer membrane through Porins

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How does pyruvate enter the matrix of mitochondria

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Pyruvate translocase

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Where is pyruvate translocase located and what is its function?

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It is embedded in the inner membrane of mitochondria

It transports pyruvate into the matrix of mitochondria

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What is the link between glycolysis and citric acid cycle

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Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA (pyruvate dehydrogenase complex)

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What are the products of the pyruvate to Acetyl CoA reaction?

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Acetyl CoA
CO2
NADH

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Is the pyruvate to Acetyl CoA reaction reversible?

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No, the high negative delta G makes the reaction hard to reverse. It is practically irreversible

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How many enzymes are involved in the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase complex? What are they?

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  1. Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
  2. Dihydrolipoyl Transacetylase
  3. Dihydrolipoyl Dehydrogenase
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What are the 5 coenzymes of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

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  1. Thiamine
  2. Riboflavin
  3. Niacin
  4. Pentothanate
  5. Lipoate (Lipoic Acid)
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Name the 4 vitamin precursors of the 5 coenzymes of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

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  1. B1 (Thiamine)
  2. B2 (Riboflavin)
  3. B3 (Niacin)
  4. B5 (Pentothenate)
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12
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Acetyl group is activated by formation of what?

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high energy thioester bond

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13
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Where does the citric acid cycle take place?

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Mitochondrial matrix

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How many CO2 are released during one turn of the citric acid cycle

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2 CO2 are released during the citric acid cycle

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15
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How many redox reactions are found in the citric acid cycle

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How many NADH and FADH2 are released in the Citric Acid cycle

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3 NADH and 1 FADH2

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How many high energy phosphate bonds are made during citric acid cycle

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1 GTP (can be turned into ATP)

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For one molecule of Glucose, how many CO2 are produced through glycolysis through citric acid cycle

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6 –>
2, 1 per pyruvate in pyruvate to acetyl CoA
4, 2 per pyruvate in citric acid cycle

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How many NAD+ molecule are reduced to NADH for one glucose throughout citric acid cycle

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10
2, Glycolysis
2, 1 per pyruvate in pyruvate to acetyl CoA
6, 3 per pyruvate in citric acid cycle

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Theoretically, how many ATP are possible through oxidation of one glucose molecule

21
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What four reactions control the Citric Acid cycle

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  1. Pyruvate Dehydrogenase complex
  2. Citrate Synthase
  3. Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
  4. alpha-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase
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What four things slow down the conversion of acetyl CoA to Citrate through Citrate Synthase

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  1. ATP
  2. Acetyl CoA
  3. NADH
  4. Succinyl CoA
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What two things Slow Down the Isocitrate Dehydrogenase reaction

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  1. ATP

2. NADH

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What speeds up the isocitrate dehydrogenase reaction?
ADP
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What four things slow down alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase reaction
1. ATP 2. GTP 3. NADH 4. Succinyl CoA
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What three steps of the Citric Acid Cycle are regulatory and considered Strongly Exergonic steps
1. Citrate Synthase 2. Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 3. Alpha-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase
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What two main molecules inhibit the regulatory steps of citric acid cycle
ATP and NADH
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What five things allosterically inhibit pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction
1. ATP 2. NADH 3. GTP 4. Acetyl CoA 5. Long chain fatty acids
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Which four things activate pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction
1. AMP 2. CoA 3. NAD+ 4. Ca2+
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What regulation is faster in regard to the citric acid cycle and pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction, Allosteric or Covalent
Allosteric
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Other than ATP and NADH, what regulates Glycolysis and Citric Acid Cycle
The concentration of Citrate regulates PFK1