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39. Pentose Phosphate Pathway Flashcards

1
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pentose phosphate pathway also known as

A

texose monophosphate shunt

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what is pentose phosphate pathway used for

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  1. produces NADPH
  2. produces ribose -5- phosphate-> nucleotides
  3. provides mechanism for use of 5-carbon sugars
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3
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what is the substrate of pentose phosphate pathway

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glucose -6- phosphate

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4
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where does pentose phosphate pathway happen

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  • RBC
  • liver
  • adipose
  • adrenals
  • thyroid
  • testes
  • lactating mammaries

•cytosol

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5
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important products of pentose phosphate pathway

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NADPH

ribose-5-phosphate

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6
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rate limiting step of pentose phosphate pathway

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Glucose-6-phosphate -> 6-phosphogluconate

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7
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oxidative, irreversible phase of PPP

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first phase

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non-oxidative , reversible phase of PPP

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second phase

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9
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key enzymes of PPP

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first phase: glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenas

second: transketolases
cofactor: thiamine

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10
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product of first phase of PPP

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2 NADPH

ribulose-5-phosphate

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11
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product of second phase of PPP

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ribose-5-phosphate
fructose-6-phosphate
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
other carbs

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12
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  • used for reductive biosynthesis of FA and steroids
  • gluthathione reduction inside TBCs
  • synthesis of Nitric oxidfe
  • oxyge dependent bactericidal mechanisms of WBCs
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NADPH

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13
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gluthathione (G-SH) removes H2O2 in a reaction catalyzed by

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gluthathione peroxidase

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14
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reduced gluthathione is generated by

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gluthathione reductase

requires NADPH

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15
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most common disease producing enzyme abnormality in humans

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glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

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16
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pathology of G6PD deficiency

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  • dec NADPH in RBCs
  • dec activity of gluthathione reductase
  • free radicals and peroxides accumulate

oxidative stress -> hemolytic anemia

17
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precipitating factors of G6PD deficiency

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  1. infection – most common
  2. drugs (sulfonamides, primaquine, choramphenicol)
  3. fava beans
18
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altered Hgb that precipitates within RBCs

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•Heinz bodies

19
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abnormally shaped RBCs due to phagocytic removal fo heinz bodies in spleen

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Bite cells

20
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deficiency in NADPH oxidase

•results in severe, persistent, chronic pyogenic infections caused by catalase-positive bacteria

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Chronic granulomatous disease

21
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this converts molecule oxygen into superoxide in leukocytes (neutrophils, macrophages)
and used in the respiratory burst that kills bacteria

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NADPH oxidase

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