Carbohydrate Metabolism Pt 1 Flashcards
4 fates of pyruvate
TCA cycle (O2 present)
lactic acid fermentation (O2 absent, animals)
alcohol fermentation (O2 absent, yeast)
conversion to alanine
alcohol fermentation functions to produce…
NAD+
enzyme and cofactor used in alcohol fermentation
alcohol dehydrogenase
TPP
limited O2 in muscle cells
glucose not limited
cori cycle
limited O2 and glucose in muscle cells
cahill cycle
conversion of pyruvate to lactic acid via…
lactate dehydrogenase
what happens to lactic acid in cori cycle?
transported to liver
turned back into pyruvate
pyruvate becomes glucose again (gluconeogenesis)
glucose transported back to muscle
requires 3 bypass rxns
cori cycle
bypass rxn #1
intermediates
enzymes
bypasses pyruvate kinase rxn
pyruvate to oxaloacetate via malate
uses pyruvate carboxylase & PEP carboxylkinase
bypass rxns #2 & 3
enzymes
bypasses hexokinase rxn
glucose 6-phosphatase & fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase
cori ATP loss
4 net
beginning of cahill cycle
muscles begin to degrade into AAs
cahill cycle initial reaction
glutamic acid + pyruvate –> alanine + ketoglutarate
what happens to L-Ala in cahill?
transported to liver
converted to pyruvate
gluconeogenesis
byproduct of amino acid metabolism/cahill cycle
problem?
ammonia; becomes urea
requires 4 more ATP to eliminate