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Anaerobic and Aerobic metabolism L14 Flashcards

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what is redox/reduction potential

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ε is a measure of the tendency of a chemical speciesto acquire electronsand thereby bereduced

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what is reduction potential measured in

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volts (V), or millivolts (mV)

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what are the reduction potentials foreach species like

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each species has its own intrinsic reduction potential

the more positive the potential, the greater the species’ affinity for electrons and tendency to be reduced

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what is the terminal electron acceptor in anaerobic respiration

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a molecule other than oxygen

  • strict anaerobes
  • facultative anaerobes
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what does the pathways and energy yields depend on

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exact electron acceptor

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do the more anoxic or oxic bacteria grow fastest

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oxic grow fastest as get energy

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do the more anoxic or oxic bacteria grow slowest

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very anoxic bacteria don’t generate as much energy from electron transport system so grow very slowly

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what is FNR

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transcription regulator

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where is FNR

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cytoplasm

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when is FNR inactivated

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inactivated by reaction with oxygen

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what happens if FNR is inactive

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cant bind to DNA to affect gene expression

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what happens in the absence of oxygen to FNR

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active form of FNR represses the expression of both the cytochrome d (cydAB ) and cytochrome O (cyoABCDE) operons
Also induces the nar genes required for production of nitrate reductase

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what happens in the regulation of gene expression by redox-sensitive Arc and FNR pathways

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  1. High [O2] ArcB predominates – cyo O made from cyoABCDE
  2. [O2] drops, ArcB-P formed; ArcA-P down regulates cyoABCDE and induces cydAB
  3. [O2] absent FNR activated; cyoABCDE and cydAB repressed other electron acceptors induced
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what happens to the TCA cycle during anaerobic respiration

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becomes branched and generates less NADH

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what happens to the TCA functions under anaerobic conditions

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TCA functions mainly to supply intermediates to biosynthesis

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what happens to the left branch reaction under anaerobic conditions in TCA

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Left branch reactions reversed and Succinate produced from Oxaloacetate  
Succinate dehydrogenase (Sdh) replaced by Fumarate reductase
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what is TCA cycle

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biosynthetic pathway

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why do these changes happen in TCA cycle when anaerobic

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enzymes need certain environment to work in

cant work in no oxygen

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what can happen to an organic compound in aerobic repsiration

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electron flow form oxygen
this forms ATP from proton motor force

carbon flow leads to biosynthesis

can form carbon dioxide

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what can happen to an organic compound in anaerobic respiration

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electron flow:
- nitrate ions
- sulfate ions
- organic electron acceptors 
this the forms ATP from proton motor force

carbon flow cause biosynthesis

form carbon dioxide

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what is respiration

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O2 or some other atom serves as terminal electron acceptor

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what is fermentation

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oxidation/reduction reactions occur in the absence of a terminal electron acceptor to generate energy

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what is involved in substrate level phosphorylation

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aerotolerant anaerobes
facultative anaerobes under anaerobic conditions and in stationary phase of growth
strict anaerobes

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what are the pathways involved in fermentation

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glycolysis
various reduction pathways
branched TCA cycle in operation

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what is the net result of fermentation
some C atoms converted to CO2; ; the rest excreted | 2 ATP molecular from one molecule of glucose
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what happens in stage 1 of anaerobic respiration
preparation
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what happens in stage 2 of anaerobic respiration
oxidation
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what happens in stage 3 of anaerobic respiration
pyruvate goes through various different phosphorylation reactions, can get energy, but also lactate, ethanol, acetyl aldehyde, formate Which of the pathways predominates depends on exactly what nutrients the bugs are given
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what is the strickland reaction
coupled oxidation and reduction of amino acids to produce organic acids and to release energy AAs acts as both electron donor and acceptor Both AAs are converted to carboxylic acids Donor = lose a carbon Acceptor = stays same length
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what uses the strickland reaction, what does it produce
Used by amino acid-fermenting microbes to produce ATP by substrate level phosphorylation
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why is oxygen a 'killer'
At the molecular level oxygen is a killer Produces free radicals Causes oxidative damages
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what is the benefit of oxygen
However, oxygen is a hugely efficient terminal electron acceptor Allows efficient use of organic carbon for faster growth
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what is oxygen like
powerful oxidant and excellent electron acceptor
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how is superoxide formed
O2+ e- --> O2-
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how is hydrogen peroxide formed
O2- + e- + 2H+ --> H2O2
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how is hydroxyl radical made
H2O2 + e- + H+ --> H2O + OH.
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how is water formed
OH. + e- + H+ --> H2O
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what is the overall oxygen protecting enzyme equation
O2 + 4e- + 4H+ --> 2H2O
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how is oxygen linked to protection
Cells have evolved enzymes which break down toxic oxygen products
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where is peroxidase
Present in some aerotolerant bacteria that lack catalase (e.g. lactic acid bacteria)
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what does peroidase do
decomposes H2O2 using electrons from NADH2 to reduce peroxide to H2O
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where is superoxide reductase
in strict anaerobes
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what does superoxide reductase do
reduces superoxide without producing O2
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what anaerobic jar technique is used for small scale growth studies
Brewer Jar or similar container are used basic principle of all anaerobic jars is the same: Remove oxygen from chamber: hydrogen and oxygen with catalyst form water
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what happensin the disposable gas pak
H2-CO2 generator used to carry out the reduction of O2 and simultaneously replace it with a CO2 atmosphere
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what does the disposable gas pak contain
sodium borohydride and sodium bicarbonate | small packet of palladium-coated alumina pellets to act as a catalyst in the reduction of O2 to H2O
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what reaction occurs in the disposable gas pak
sodium borohydride and sodium bicarbonate react together when H2O added to produce H2 and CO2
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how can anaerobic conditions be produced
using the evacuation-replacement procedure the air within the jar is removed by vacuum pump and replaced with a mixture of 85% N2, 10% H2, and 5% CO2 (pump in gas you want) Tending to enhance CO2 – as what they require for growth
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what happens in the branch chain TCA cycle when turns anaerobic
need to produce a new enzyme in order to produce succinate, lose a lot of energy as not a continuous cycle – growth is much slower as cant keep using the glucose
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what is the electron transport chain like when oxygen is available
glycolysis producing reducing agents which are then used to pump out H+ ions (later used to generate ATP), cyt O responsible for pumping out one H+ ion. overall 4H+ions out
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what is the electron transport chain like when oxygen is not available
using nitrate reductase, the proteins at the end of the system change, only 3H+ ions pumped out as nitrate reductase cannot pump out H+ ion, thus less ATP
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what changes in the electron transport chain when no oxygen is available
E. coli starts to produce cyt O, when become completely anaerobic this is replaced by nitrate reductase as the electron acceptor 3H+ ions pumped out instead of 4H+ so less ATP
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what happens in the overall fermentation scheme
Organic compound comes in, makes intermediates (act as electron carriers) NADH brought back into other molecules then forms reduced organic compounds (fermentation product)
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what happens if different microbes are added to fermentation
Put in different microbes, different versions of reduction reactions – produce different molecules at the bottom which causes different flavours e.g. cheese
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what diagnostic tests are obligate aerobes and most facultative anaerobes positive and negative for
+ve superoxide dismutase +ve catalase -ve peroxide
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what diagnostic tests are most aerotolerant anaerobes positive and negative for
+ve superoxide dismutase -ve catalase +ve peroxide
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what diagnostic tests are obligate anaerobes positive and negative for
-ve superoxide dismutase -ve catalase -ve peroxide Obligate anaerobe has non of these enzymes as they all produce oxygen
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what is superoxide dismutase like
aerobes facultative anaerobes some aerotolerant anaerobes NOT strict anaerobes (generates O2)
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what is catalase like
most strict aerobes facultative anaerobes not usual in aerotolerant anaerobes NOT strict anaerobes (generates O2)

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