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Block 2 Glycolysis Flashcards

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Where does glycolysis occur, and what are its major products?

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In the cytosol; ATP and pyruvate

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What are the 2 phases of glycolysis?

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1: preparative phase; 2: ATP-generating phase

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What happens in the preparative phase of glycolysis?

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Glucose is P by ATP and cleaved into 2 triose phosphates

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What happens in the ATP-generating phase of glycolysis?

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Triose phosphate oxidized by NAD+ and P by Pi. The phosphates are rearranged into high energy bonds so they can form ATP.

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What is the net yield of glycolysis?

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1 mole glucose -> 2 mol ATP, 2 NADH, 2 pyruvate

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What are the irreversible reactions of glycolysis?

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Glucose -> G-6P by gluco/hexokinase; F-6P -> F-1,6-bisP by PFK-1; phosphoenolpyruvate -> pyruvate by pyruvate kinase

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What is hexo/glucokinase?

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Convert glucose to glucose-6-phosphate. *Irreversible.

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How does glucose-6-phosphate affect hexo/glucokinase?

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Inhibits hexokinase, no effect on glucokinase

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What is phosphoglucose isomerase?

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Converts G-6P to open chain form, then open chain F-6P, then fructose-6-P

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What is PFK-1?

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Converts F-6P + ATP to F-1,6-BP + ADP + H+. *Irreversible, key allosterically regulated enzyme

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What is aldolase A?

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Converts F-1,6-BP to dihydroxyacetone-P or glyceraldehyde-3-P

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What is triose phosphate isomerase?

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Converts between dihydroxyacetone-P and glyceraldehyde-3-P

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What is glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase?

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Catalyzes conversion of GA-3-P to 1,3-BP-glycerate

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What is 3-phosphoglycerate kinase?

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Converts 1,3-BPG to 3-PG. *Substrate level P

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What is phosphoglyceromutase?

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Converts 3-PG to 2-PG

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What is enolase?

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Converts 2-PG to phosphoenolpyruvate

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What is pyruvate kinase?

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Converts phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate. *Irreversible, substrate level P

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What is arsenate (AsO4 3-)?

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Similar to P in structure and reactivity, can replace P in attack of thioester intermediate; uncouples oxidation and phosphorylation by forming acyl arsenate. *Potent poison b/c resembles phosphate!

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How does NADH get reoxidized to NAD+ to be recycled in glycolytic pathway?

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1) e- transported back into mito by glycerol-3-P or malate-aspartate shuttle & passed to O2 in ETC
2) Lactate DH

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What is anaerobic glycolysis?

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NADH from glycolysis re-oxidized in cytosol by reducing pyruvate to lactate with LDH

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Why are pyruvate levels lower in the blood than lactate?

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Equilibrium for LDH favors lactate

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What tissues depend on anaerobic glycolysis for ATP?

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RBC, lymphocytes, leukocytes, kidney medulla, eye, skeletal muscles

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What determines the ratio of glucose oxidized to CO2 vs. anaerobic glycolysis?

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Mitochondrial oxidative capacity and O2 supply to tissue

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What is the Cori cycle?

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Lactate produced by exercising muscle, RBCs, etc. converted to glucose by gluconeogenic pathway in liver

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What pathway do fructose-6P, glucose-6P, and glyceraldehyde-3P feed into?
Become ribose-5P in pentose pathway, which provides ribose and deoxyribose for nucleotides
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What amino acids can 3-phosphoglycerate help make?
Serine, cysteine, glycine
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What amino acid can pyruvate be converted to? What can it become in the liver?
Alanine, when transaminated. In liver, pyruvate/AcCoA is a substrate for FA biosynthesis
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What can dihydroxyacetone phosphate become?
Glycerol-3P, backbone of TAGs and PLs
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What is 2,3-BPG?
A detour from glycolytic pathway; an intermediate between 1,3-BPG and 3-PG
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Why does glycolysis need to be regulated?
So rate of ATP generation matches rate of utilization
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What are the activators and inhibitors of PFK?
Activator: AMP, F-6P-BP Inhibitor: ATP, citrate
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How does AMP activate PFK?
Binds allosteric site, induces conformational change to increase affinity for F-6P (separate binding site from F-2,3-bisP)
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How is hexokinase regulated?
Decreased flux through PFK increases G-6P levels and inhibit hexokinase
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How does the pentose phosphate pathway influence the activity of hexokinase?
G-6P can be converted to glycogen and enter PPP, so the rate of use of G-6P can influence its inhibition of hexokinase
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How is glucokinase regulated?
Insulin increases synthesis of GK. GKRP in nucleus binds to inhibit GK in absence of glucose. High F-6P increases GK-GKRP, but glucose inhibits this interaction.
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How does F-2,6-bisP affect PFK-1?
Mediates effects of insulin and glucagon. Increase in ins/gluc ratio increases levels, which activate PFK-1
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How does pyruvate kinase regulate glycolysis?
Increase in glucagon/decrease in ins/gluc ratio during fasting activates PKA, PK-P = inactive. Increase in insulin or ratio after high carb meal activates phosphatase and activates PK.
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What are three ways to regulate pyruvate kinase?
Insulin/glucagon ratio and activation of kinase/phosphatase; feed forward fructose-1,6-BP activation (liver); allosteric regulators ATP, alanine inhibit with gluconeogenesis is active
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What is the Pasteur effect?
In aerobic conditions/increased respiration, levels of citrate and ATP increase, which inhibit PFK-1 (both) and PK (ATP)
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What are the most common inherited enzyme deficiencies of glycolysis?
95% patients - pyruvate kinase; 4% - phosphoglucose isomerase
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Where are PL and hexokinase deficiencies expressed?
Erythrocytes only
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Where is triose phosphate isomerase deficiency seen?
Erythrocytes, leukocytes, muscle, CNS
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What condition do most patients with glycolytic enzyme deficiency exhibit, and how are severe cases treated?
Hemolytic anemia; severe hemolysis treated with folic acid supplements
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How does a PK deficiency lead to hemolytic anemia?
Decrease in enzyme = decrease in glycolysis rate = decreased ATP -> instability of PM of RBCs -> phagocytosis by macrophages in spleen
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What is lactic acidosis?
Accumulation of LA in blood due to increased rate of production vs. metabolism, decreasing pH below 7.2
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What deficiencies may lead to lactic acidosis?
Impaired ox of pyr by PDH (B1 def), TCA cycle, inability to re-ox NADH efficiently, pry carboxylase, exercise, MI
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How does excessive NADH lead to lactic acidosis?
Drives lactate DH reaction in the direction of lactate
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How does an MI cause lactic acidosis?
Absence of O2 for OXPHOS decreases ATP levels, increases AMP, activating PFK-1. Increase ATP, low O2 -> lactate, lower pH, inhibits PFK-1, inhibiting ATP generation
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What is the ATP yield from aerobic/complete oxidation and anaerobic glycolysis of glucose?
Aerobic: 30-32 moles ATP/mole glucose Anaerobic: 2 moles ATP

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