Biochem 2 Flashcards
what are the enzymes involved in the 3 irreversible steps in glycolysis in order
hexokinase
phosphofructokinase
pyruvate kinase
what converts glucose into glucose-6-phosphate
hexokinase
Mg2+
ATP
what converts fructose-6-phosphate into fructose-1,6-biphosphate
phosphofructokinase
ATP
function of pyruvate kinase
converts phosphoenolpyruvate into pyruvate
ADP into ATP
in terms of Gibbs why does glycolysis have 3 irreversible steps
each reaction has a very large negative delta gibbs
difference between a cofactor and a coenzyme
a cofactor is any non-protein component on an enzyme
a coenzyme is an organic cofactor
why is the 2834KJ/mol of free energy from the oxidation of glucose not all converted into heat
biological systems cannot utilise heat energy
no single step requires that much energy release
the energy is released in steps
where does glycolysis occur
cytosol
products of glycolysis
2 pyruvate
2 NADH + 2H
2ATP
name the coenzymes involved in glycolysis
ATP/ADP
NADH/NAD
what is glycerol converted into in glycolysis
intermediate - dihydroxyacetone phosphate
then may be converted into pyruvate
what is dihydroxyacetone converted into in gluconeogenesis
glucose-6-phosphate
difference between a kinase and a phosphatase
kinase - phosphorylate
phosphatase - dephosphorylate
what transport protein carries glucose across a membrane
GLUT2
what converts glucose-6-phosphate into fructose-6-phosphate
phosphoglucose isomerase
function of aldolase and what step is it involved in
cleaves fructose-1,6-biphosphate into
dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP)
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (GAP)
reversible reaction - step 4 of glycolysis
what is step 5 of glycolysis
triosephosphate isomerase
converts DHAP (dihydroxyacetone phosphate) into GAP (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate)
reversible reaction
outline step 6 of glycolysis
GAP dehydrogenase
converts GAP (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate) into 1,3-biphosphoglycerate
reversible
outline step 7 of glycolysis
phosphoglycerate kinase
converts 1,3-phosphoglycerate into 3-phosphoglycerate
reversible
step 8 of glycolysis
phosphoglycerate mutase
3-phosphoglycerate into 2-phosphoglycerate
reversible
what step in glycolysis is enolase involved in and what is its function
step 9
converts 2-phosphoglycerate into phosphoenol-pyruvate
reversible
H2O by-product
under anaerobic conditions how many ATP is produced for every molecule of glucose converted to lactate/alcohol
2 ATP
where does the electron transport chain occur in prokaryotic organisms
cell membrane
how does pyruvate reach the matrix
porins from the cytoplasm into the intermembrane space
mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC) through the inner membrane into the matrix
what happens to pyruvate in the mitochondrial matrix, and what does it
is converted into acetyl CoA
pyruvate dehydrogenase
what happens when there is an excess of glucose in the presence of co-enzyme A
used for the synthesis of fatty acids in the cytosol
what converts pyruvate into acetyl-CoA
pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
in the bridge between glycolysis and the TCA cycle what enzyme is used in E1 and what is its prosthetic group and what does it do
pyruvate dehydrogenase
thiamine pyrophosphate
converts lipoamide into lipoate
in the bridge between glycolysis and the TCA cycle, what enzyme and prosthetic group is used in E2, and what happens
dihydrolipoyl transacetylase
lipoamide and Coenzyme-A (CoA -SH)
converts CoA-SH into acetyl-CoA
enzyme and prosthetic group of E3, and what happens
dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase
FAD/NAD
FAD carries H+ from reduced lipoamide to NAD+ to convert it into NADH
step 1 of the TCA cycle, reactants, enzyme and product
acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate
citrate synthase
citrate
TCA step 2
the tertiary alcohol in citrate is coverted into a secondary alcohol forming isocitrate
enzyme - aconitase
TCA step 3
isocitrate dehydrogenase converts isocitrate into oxalosuccinate
isocitrate dehydrogenase converts oxalosuccinate into alpha-ketoglutarate
TCA step 4
alpha-ketoglutarate
alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase#
succinyl-CoA
TCA step 5
succinyl-CoA
succinyl-CoA synthetase
succinate
TCA step 6
succinate
succinate dehydrogenase
fumarate
TCA step 7
fumarate
fumarase
malate
TCA step 8
malate
malate dehydrogenase
oxaloacetate
how much ATP is produced from glycolysis and 2 pyruvate entering the Krebb’s cycle
glycolysis - 8
TCA cycle - 30
what enzymes are involved in converting malate into aspartate and what is the purpose of this
malate dehydrogenase converts into oxaloacetate
transaminase converts oxaloacetate into aspartate
reduces NAD+ into NADH
what is the purpose of converting aspartate into malate
oxidises NADH into NAD+
how many ATP are produced per NADH produced by the malate-aspartate shuttle
3
where does the malate-aspartate shuttle generally occur and give an example
tissues that have relatively low energy requirements
liver
in the glycerol-phosphate shuttle, what causes the oxidation and reduction of NAD/FAD
conversion of glycerol-3-phosphate into dihydroxyacetone phosphate reduces FAD+ into FADH2
the opposite reaction oxidises NADH into NAD+
where is the glycerol-phosphate shuttle used
metabolically active tissues
neurons, muscles
how many ATP is produced per NADH in the glycerol-phosphate shuttle and why
2 ATP
one less ATP ensures the reaction does not reverse
where is FADH2 produced
inner membrane
function of complex I
oxidises NADH transfers electrons to ubiquinone becomes ubiquinol (QH2), transfers electrons to complex III pumps 4 into the intermembrane space
function of complex III
transfers electron from one mobile electron carrier to the other
receives electron from ubiquinol and transfers it to
2 cytochrome-c, 1 electron each
pumps 4 protons into intermembrane space
function of complex IV
transfers the electrons from the cytochrome-c proteins into the matrix
pumps 2 protons into the intermembrane space
reduces O2 into H2O, O2 final electron acceptor
function of complex II
converts succinate to fumarate
oxidises FADH2 into FAD+
in glycogen how often does a branch occur
8-12 glucose
how many glucose in a glycogen and its diameter
120,000
10-40nm
function of phosphorylase and its prosthetic group
breaks bonds via phosphorylating them pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)
what can phosphorylase not phosphorylate on a glycogen
1-6 glycosidic bonds
1-4 bonds that are within 4 glucoses of a branch point
how is a branch in glycogen hydrolysed
phosphorylase trims the branch to 4 glucose
transferase transports 3 glucose from the branch onto the main chain
1,6-glucosidase hydrolyses the last 1-6 glycosidic bond
enzymes involved in glycogen into glucose
glycogen phosphorylase into phosphorylated glucose
phosphoglucomutase converts Pi-G into glucose
if the glycogen phosphorylase reaction is reversible, why doesn’t it for glycogen anabolism
because the concentration of Pi is much larger than
G-1-P
how is glycogenesis achieved
phosphoglucomutase - converts G-6-P into G-1-P
UDP-glucose phosphorylase - converts G-1-P into UDP-glucose using UTP
glycogen synthase - converts UDP-glucose into glycogen
function of glycogen synthase
creates 1-4 bonds onto existing chains
can’t create a chain
can’t create 1-6 bonds
function of glycogenin
creates 8 unit primer chain
is extended by glycogen synthase
function of branching enzyme
binds to chains that are 11+ units long
cuts of 7 units
reattaches the heptamer via a 1-6 bond
done 4+ units away from the existing branch
what does an omega-4 fatty acid indicate
the first double bond in the chain is at the 4th carbon
functions of elongases and desaturases
elongases - adds 2 carbons to fatty acid chain
desaturase - adds a double bond to the chain
what can humans not do in terms of desaturase
add double bonds lower than omega 9
how are triglycerides transported in the bloodstream and why
they are packaged into lipoproteins because they are too hydrophobic on their own
what is lipogenesis and where does it occur
digested triglycerides are re-esterified in the gut mucosa
what enzyme re-esterifies triglycerides
acyltransferase