A Concise Review of Eukaryotic Cell Biology (Metabolic Pathways) Flashcards
The sum total of all biochemical reactions occurring in a cell to maintain life and homeostasis
Metabolism
T/F: Anabolism is the degradation of products into simpler molecules
False (Catabolism)
The synthesis of molecules from their precursors in order to build more complex compounds
Anabolism
This represents pathways that involve both catabolism and anabolism
Amphibolism
Breakdown of glucose into pyruvate; Major source of energy for cell
Glycolysis
Location of Glycolysis
Cytosol
Reactants and Products of Glycolysis
R: Glucose
P: Pyruvate (Aerobic) or Lactate (Anaerobic)
Synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors (reversing glycolytic pathway)
Gluconeogenesis
Location of Gluconeogenesis
Either mitochondria or cytosol of either liver or kidney
Reactants and Products of Gluconeogenesis
R: Non-carbohydrate substrates
P: Glucose
Conversion of glucose into glycogen for storage; Insulin hormone stimulates this metabolism
Glycogenesis
Location of Glycogenesis
Cytosol (Liver or muscle cell)
Reactants and Products of Glycogenesis
R: Glucose
P: Glycogen
Breakdown of glycogen to produce glucose-6-phosphate; Controlled by hormones such as glucagon (pancreas) and epinephrine (adrenal glands)
Glycogenoylsis
Location of Glycogenolysis
Cytosol (Liver or muscle cell)
Reactants and Products of Glycogenolysis
P: Glucose-6-Phosphate (Muscle Cells)
R: Glucose (Liver cells)
T/F: Glycogenolysis is the reverse of glycogenesis
False: It is a separate pathway altogether
Alternative glucose pathway; Produces reducing equivalents necessary in reductive synthesis of fatty acids
Hexose/Pentose Monophosphate Pathway
(Has an irreversible oxidative phase that generates NADPH and a reversible non oxidative phase, which provides ribose precursors for nucleotide synthesis
Location of Hexose Monophosphate Pathway
Cytosol
Reactants and Products of Hexose/Pentose Monophosphate Pathway
R: Glucose-6-Phosphate
P: NADPH and Ribose phosphate
Catabolic reaction that breaks down fructose into dihydroxyacetone-phosphate (DHAP) and Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate (G3P)
Fructose Metabolism
Location of Fructose Metabolism
Cytoplasm of hepatic cells
Reactants and Products of Fructose Metabolism
R: Fructose
P: DHAP and G3P
Conversion of Galactose into Glucose so it can enter the glycolytic pathway
Galactose Metabolism
Location of Galactose Metabolism
Cytoplasm of hepatic cells
Reactants and Products of Galactose Metabolism
R: Galactose
P: Glucose
Process by which lactate formed in glycolysis (in Skeletal muscles) and erythrocytes in transported to the liver and kidney it reforms glucose
Lactic Acid Cycle/Cori Cycle
Reactants and Products of Lactic Acid Cycle
R: Lactate
P: Lactate and glucose
Location of Lactic Acid Cycle? Conversion into Glucose? Formation of Lactate?
Conversion into glucose: Liver and Kidney
Formation of Lactate: Skeletal muscles and erythrocytes
An indirect way of utilizing muscle glycogen to maintain blood glucose in the fasting state
Glucose-Alanine Cycle
In the Glucose-Alanine cycle, there is an excess of alanine from the skeletal muscle when in a fasted state, which is exported to the liver as a substrate for ___.
Gluconeogenesis
The synthesis of fatty acids is a/an (catabolic/anabolic)reaction that involves the synthesis of long fatty acids
Anabolic
Location of Glucose-Alanine Cycle
Liver
Reactant and Products of Glucose-Alanine cycle
Glucose and Urea
Location of Fatty Acids Synthesis
Cytosol
Reactants and Products of Synthesis of Fatty Acids
R: Acetyl-CoA
P: Palmitate
Oxidation of Fatty Acids is a/an anabolic or catabolic reaction?
Catabolic
Location of Oxidation of Fatty Acids
Mitochondria
Reactants and Products of the Oxidation of Fatty Acids
R: Fatty acids
P: Acetyl-CoA
Each step in this metabolic pathway involves acyl-CoA derivatives, utilizes NAD+ and FAD as coenzymes, and generates ATP
Oxidation of Fatty Acids
Conversion of glycerol into triglyceride for energy storage; Anabolic or Catabolic?
Triglyceride/Triglycerol Synthesis; Anabolic
Location of Triglyceride/Triglycerol Synthesis
Cytosol
Reactants and Products of Triglyceride/Triglycerol Synthesis
R: DHAP, Glycerol
P: Triglyceride/Triglycerol