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Acetyl CoA and CAC Flashcards

1
Q

What is Acetyl-CoA made of

A

acetate and coenzyme A linked by thioester bond

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2
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what is Aoenzyme A made of

A

AMP
vita B5
mercaptoethylamine

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3
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succinyl COA

A

metabolic intermeidate of CAC

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4
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fatty acyl COA

A

derivative acylated with a fatty acid

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5
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what is the unacylated form of Coenzyme called

A

CoASH

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6
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What can acetyl-CoA be formed from

A

Cars
fatty acids
amino acids

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7
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what can acetyl-CoA serve as

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substrate of CAC

metabolic precursor for fatty acids, ketone bodies, cholesteral

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8
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how does glycose get to acetyl CoA

A

glycolysis to pyruvate which undergoes oxidative decarboxylation

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9
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how do free fatty acids become acetyl CoA

A

beta oxidation

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10
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how do amino acids become acetyl CoA

A

demaination and oxidation

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11
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what is the major source of pyruvate

A

glycolytic pathway

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12
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Is the PDH complex reversible

A

no

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13
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What are the 3 enzymes of the PDH complex

A

pyruvate decarboylase
dihydrolipoyl transacetylase
dihydrolipoyldehydrogenase

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14
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first step of PDH complex

A

pyruvate decarboicated to form hydroexyethyl derivative bound to TPP

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15
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second step of PDH complex

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hydroxyethyl intermediate oxidated to acetyl group by transfer of disulfide form of lipoic acid bound to dihydrolipoyl transcetylase

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16
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3rd step of PDH complex

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acetyl group trransfered to CoASH by transacetylase

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17
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4th step of PDH complex

A

regen lipoic acid via dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase

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18
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5th step of PDH compelx

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FAD2 reoxidated to FAD by dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase. produces NADH

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19
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waht are the products of PDH complex

A

Acetyl CoA, CO2, NADH, H+

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20
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What is TPPP

A

pyrophosphorylated form of thiamin

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21
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Where is the PDH complex

A

mitochondrial matrix

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22
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where is pyruvate generated

A

cytosol

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23
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What is the general reaction of PDH compelx

A

pyrucate is converted to acetyl-CoA via loss of DO2

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24
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what happens to the NADH in PDH complex

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oxidized by ETS, resulting in generation of 3 ATPs

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25
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what are teh 5 coenzymes of PDH complex reaction

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CoA, NAD+, TPP, lipoamide, FAD

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26
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what are the 2 soluble coenzymes of PDH complex reaction

A

CoA, NAD+

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27
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what are the 3 tightly bound coenzyme of PDH compelx

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TPP, lipoamide, FAD

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28
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What are the 4 B vitamins in coenzyme strucutres

A

thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothetnic acid

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29
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waht is thiamin assocaited with

A

TPP

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30
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what is riboflavian associated with

31
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what is niacin assoicated with

32
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what is pantothenic acid assocaited with

33
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what happens if you get inhibition of PDH comples

A

metabolic acidosis

34
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roles of CAC

A

major ATP generating pathway

metabolic precursors for biosyntehsis

35
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where does the CAC take place

A

mitochondria

36
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Waht does the CAC generate

A

3 NADH, 1 FADH2, 1 GTP

37
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how many ATPs can the CAC generate

38
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1st reaction in CAC

A

acetyl CoA + OAA –> citrate via citrate synthase

39
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2nd reaction in CAC

A

citrate –> isocritrate via acontiase

40
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3rd reaction in CAC

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isocitrate –> alpha ketoglutarate via isocitrate dehydrogenase

41
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4th reaction in CAC

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alpha KG —> succinyl-CoA via alpha KG dehydrogase complex

42
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5th reaction in CAC

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succinyl CoA —> succinate via succinyl-CoA synthetase

43
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6th reaction in CAC

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succinate —> fumrate via succinate dehydrogenase

44
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7th reaction in CAC

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fumate —-> malate via fumarase

45
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8th reaction in CAC

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malate —> OAA via malate dehydrogase

46
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what CAC reactions produce CO2

A

isocitrate —-> alpha-KG

alpha-KG —-> succinyl-CoA

47
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what CAC reactions produce NADH

A

isocitrate —> alpha-KG
alpha KG —-> succinyl CoA
malate —> OAA

48
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what CAC reaction produces FADH2

A

succinate —> fumarate

49
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how many ATPs does NADH yield

50
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how many ATPs does FADH2 yield

51
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how many ATPs can be formed from each molecules of pyruvate

52
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how many ATPs can be formed from each glucose molecule

53
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what happens if oxygen in limited

A

pyruvate gets reduced to lactate using NADH

54
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what does citrate lead to

A

Acetyl-CoA, fatty acids, sterols

55
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waht does alpha-KG lead to

A

glutamate, amino acids purine

56
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what does succinyl-CoA lead to

A

porphyrins

57
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what does malate lead to

A

pyrucate alanin

58
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what os OAA lead to

A

phosphoneyl pyruvate, glucose

aspartate, amino acids, urea, purines, pyrimdiens

59
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what is the most important anaplerotic enzyme

A

pyruvate carboxylase

60
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what does pyruvate carboxylase do

A

turn pyruvate into OAA,

61
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where is pyruvate caroxylase

A

mitochondrial matrix

62
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what does pyruvate carboxylase requrie

63
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function of glutamate dehydrogenase

A

remove amin group from amino acids so they can be oxidized to form ATP

64
Q

what are the key intermediates that signal there is a lot of energy

A

acetyl-COA
citrate
NADH

65
Q

what inhibit the PDH Complex

A

acetyl CoA, NADH, ATP, fatty acids

66
Q

what stimulates the PDH complex

A

CoASh, pyrucate, ,NAD+, ADP

67
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how does phosphorylation state affect activity of PDH complex

A

less active in phosphoryaltes state

68
Q

what happens when PDH protein kinase is activated

A

inhibits PDH activity

69
Q

what are the 2 most important enzymes for regulation of CAC

A

isocitrate dehydrogenase, alpha-KG dehyrogenase complex

70
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what is isocitrate dehydrogenase activated by

71
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what is isocitrate dehydrogenase inhibited by

72
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what is alpha-KG dehydrogenase inhibited by

A

succinyl-CoA and NADH

73
Q

symptoms of thiamin defiency

A

mental confusion
ataxia
loss of eye coordination

74
Q

symptoms of beri beri

A

neuromuscluar symptom
muscle atrophy
weakness

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