Biology Unit 3 Flashcards
Cellular Respiration
C6H12O6 + O2 —–> Co2 + H20 + Energy Intermediate
Cellular Respiration is high in areas with mitochondria. Liver, Muscles and Nerves.
Glucose is being oxidized to Co2. Oxygen is being reduced to water.
Nerves can only use glucose as its energy source so it is important that we have enough glucose to break down.
Cellular Respiration Energy
27-29 ATP + Heat (Heat is used for temperature regulation)
Cellular Respiration is a Exergonic Reaction with a Delta G of -686kal/mol. (Opposite of Photosynthesis G= 685 kal/mol)
How is glucose broken down?
Glucose is broken down in many steps using many different enzymes/redox/coenzymes in order to achieve full amount of ATP
NAD
You only need a small amount of NAD because you can reuse them. NAD+ is reduced to NADH and NADH is oxidized to NAD.
In its reduced state it is holding energy
Glucose Breakdown
Glucose going to be broken down (Glycolysis) in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes.
Glycolysis: Simple Overview
Process that happens in the cytoplasm of all cells. It breaks down Glucose into 2 pyruvate and generates ATP in the process
Transition Reaction Process: Simple Overview
Both pyruvates are going to be oxidized. Energy is going to be stored in NADPH and 2 carbons are released as CO2.
Citric Acid Cycle (Krebs Cycle): Simple Overview
Happen in the mitochondrial matrix.
Electron energy is stored as NADH+H and FADH2.
4 carbons are released as Co2
Mitochondrial Diseases
Mutations in mitochondrial DNA can affect the cells energy demand. If this energy demand is not met it can ultimately be fatal. This effects the brain, muscles and nerves
Oxidative Phosphorylation
Extracts energy from NADH+H and FADH2. Generates 23-25 ATP using the ETC and ATP synthase
Glycolysis
Nerves can only use glucose as an energy source so it is very important.
Has a energy investment phase and a energy harvesting phase.
Glucose phosphorylation requires an enzyme at each step
Energy Investment
Glucose needs to be activated by 2 ATP. The phosphates from ATP get transferred to Glucose to phosphorylate it and ATP turns to ADP. Glucose phosphorylated is fructose diphosphate. In the state glucose is now irreversible since it is changed.
Fructose Diphosphate (6 carbons) is split into 2 G3Ps at the cleavages. G3P is a 3 carbon molecule.
G3P
Is a 3 carbon molecule with a Aldehyde, Alcohol and Phosphate group.
Aldehyde= H-C=O
Alcohol= C-OH
Energy Harvesting
G3P is changed to pyruvate. Since this is a oxidation (G3P sends 2 electrons and protons to NAD), 2NAD is converted to 2NADH+H. 2ADP are changed to 2ATP by a substrate level phosphorylation (G3P phosphate goes on the ADP).
Feedback Inhibition with Glycolysis
Since ATP is produced, if there is enough ATP present it will bind to Phosphofructokinase (PFK) and inhibits the rest of glycolysis. Well ATP levels fall the inhibition is going to be removed (not binding).
Oxygen and Glycolysis
If oxygen is available then the pyruvates will continue to go to the Krebs Cycle, if there is no oxygen then they run anaerobically.
Substrate Level Phosphorylation
Phosphate from substrate is attached to ADP to make ATP
Glycolysis Formula
C6H12O6 + 4 ADP + 2 ATP+ 2 NAD + 4P ——> 2 Pyruvate + 4 ATP + 2 NADH + 2 ADP
Transition Reaction
Pyruvate enter mitochondrial matrix through Hydrogen / Pyruvate Symporter (Co transport, secondary transport and symport).
Pyruvate gets decarboxylated and turns into a acetyl group (2 carbons). Co enzyme A is added to the acetyl group. = Oxidations
So, NAD+ —> NADH (times 2)
Pyruvate + coA —-> acetylcoA + co2 (times 2)
Co2 gets transported out of mitochondria and goes out the lungs
Krebs (Citric Acid) Cycle
Occurs in the mitochondrial matrix.
Acetyl CoA splits and CoA is transported back to the transition reaction. Acetyl combines to oxaloacetate (c4) to make citrate (c6). Citrate is decarboxylated to c5 while NAD+ is reduced to NADH. Co2 is released. c5 is decarboxylated to c4 and NAD is reduced to NADH. Co2 is released and ADP gets phosphorylated by a substrate phosphorylation to ATP. c4 molecule is called succinate. Succinate gets oxidized to fumarate and FAD gets reduced to FADH2. Fumarate then gets oxidized to make oxaloacetate.
Competitive Inhibition: Oxaloacetate and succinate act in competitive inhibition on succinate dehydrogenase. If there is a lot of oxaloacetate then it will bind to succinate dehydrogenate and slow down the Krebs cycle. If there is more succinate then it will bind and the Krebs cycle will continue to go on.
2 Oxaloacetate + 2 Acetyl CoA + 6 NAD + 2ADP + 2FAD —-> 2 Oxaloacetate + 2 CoA + 6 NADH + 2ATP + 2FADH +4Co2
Does the Krebs cycle use oxygen?
No but it has to be present for it to run
Oxidative Phosphorylation
The process in which ATP is formed using energy from NADH and FADH2 to oxygen by a series of electron carriers
Location of Oxidative Phosphorylation
In Eukaryotes: The cristae of the mitochondria
In Prokaryotes: The plasma membrane
A series of carrier molecules
Pass energy rich electrons across an array of proteins and cytochromes