Carbohydrates Flashcards
Most abundant organic molecules in nature
Carbohydrates
Functions of Carbohydrates
1) Energy source2) Storage form of energy3) Part of cell membranes4) Structural components
Classification of Carbohydrates
1) Monosaccharide - 1 sugar unit2) Disaccharide - 2 sugar unit3) Oligosaccharide - 3-10 sugar unit4) Polysaccharide - >10 sugar unit
Simplest carbohydrates; Cannot be hydrolyzed further
Monosaccharide
Condensation products of 2 monosaccharide units; Sugar units are linked by Glycosidic Bonds
Disaccharide
Glucose + Glucose
Maltose
Glucose + Galactose
Lactose
Glucose + Fructose
Sucrose
Condensation products of 3-10 monosaccharides; Most are not digested by human enzymes
Oligosaccharide
Condensation product of >10 monosaccharide units; May be linear or branched polymers
Polysaccharide
Homopolymer of glucose forming an alpha-glucosidic chain, called a Glucosan or Glucan; Most important dietary source of Carbohydrate in cereals, potatoes, legumes and other vegetables
Starch
Storage polysaccharide in animals; More highly branched structure than amylopectin with chains of 12-14 alpha-D-glucopyranose residues with branching by means of alpha1-6 glucosidic bonds
Glycogen
Polysaccharide of Fructose used to determine the glomerular filtration rate
Inulin
Chief constituent of plant cell walls; Insoluble and consists of beta-D-glucopyranose units linked beta1-4 bonds to form long, straight chains strengthened by cross-linking hydrogen bonds; cannot be digested by mammals
Cellulose
Structural polysaccharide in the exoskeleton of crustaceans and insects
Chitin
Complex carbohydrates containing amino sugars and uronic acids; They may be attached to a protein molecule to form a proteoglycan
Glycosaminoglycans or Mucopolysaccharides
Proteins containing branched or unbranched oligosaccharide chains; Occur in cell membranes and many other situations
Glycoproteins or Mucoproteins
Compounds that have the same chemical formula but different structures
Isomers
Compounds that differ in configuration around only one specific carbon atom, with the exception of the carbonyl carbon
Epimers
Pairs of structures that are mirror images of each other
Enantiomers
Sugars are convertible between a linear form and a ring form; Most are in the cyclic or ring form
Anomers
Can spontaneously interconvert through a process called
Mutarotation
Principal sites of Carbohydrate Digestion
MouthIntestinal lumen
Physical Digestion; Carbohydrate digestion begins during
Mastication
Chemical digestion of Carbohydrates in mouth
Salivary amylase
Amylase can only digest ?
Alpha1-4 glycosidic bonds
Hydrolyzes complex carbohydrates to disaccharides and trisaccharides, but not directly to monosaccharides
Pancreatic amylase
Disaccharides in the _______ complete the digestive process
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Facilitated diffusion; For all sugars
GLUT-1 Transporter
Facilitated diffusion; For glucose, galactose, and fructose
GLUT-5 Transporter
Secondary active transport; Na/hexose symporter; For glucose and galactose
SGLT-1 Transporter
Absorption of sugar requires passage through two membranes:
1) Between lumen and enterocyte2) Between enterocyte and capillary
Increase in blood glucose after a test dose of a carbohydrate compared with that after an equivalent amount of glucose; Tells how fast a carbohydrate is absorbed references are glucose and galactose
Glycemic Index
Glycemic Index >1
Fast absorption
Glycemic Index <1
Slow absorption
Glycemic Index = 1
Normal absorption
Sum of ALL the chemical reactions in a cell, tissue, or the whole body; Can either be catabolic or anabolic
Metabolism
Synthesis of compounds from smaller raw materials; Endergonic and divergent process
Anabolic
Breakdown of larger molecules; Usually oxidative reactions; Exergonic and convergent process
Catabolic
Crossroads of metabolism, the link between anabolic and catabolic pathways
Amphibolic
Regulators of Metabolism: Signals from within the cell
Substrate availability Product inhibitionAllosteric activators/inhibitors
Regulators of Metabolism: Communication between cells
Direct contactSynaptic signalingEndocrine signalingGap junctionsNeurotransmittersHormones
Regulators of Metabolism: Second messenger systems
Calcium/inositol triphosphate (ITP)Adenylyl cyclase system (cAMP)Guanylate cyclase system (cGMP)
Inositol Triphosphate System: G protein used
Gq
Inositol Triphosphate System: Substrate used
Phosphatidylinositol - found in the cell membrane acted on by phospholipase C
Inositol Triphosphate System: 2nd Messengers
Diacyl glycerol (DAG) - activate protein kinase CInositol triphosphate (ITP) - release intracellular Ca
Membrane-bound enzyme that converts ATP to cyclic AMP or cAMP; cAMP hydrolyzed to 5’-AMP by cAMP phosphodiesterase
Adenylyl Cyclase System
Adenylyl Cyclase System: G protein used
Gs - Stimulates adenylate cyclase, increase cAMPGi - Inhibits adenylate cyclase, decrease cAMP
Adenylyl Cyclase System: Substrate used
ATP
Adenylyl Cyclase System: 2nd Messengers
cAMP - activate protein kinase A
GLUT Transporter: GLUT - 1
Found in: erythrocytes, brain, kidney, colon, placentaFunction: uptake of Glucose
GLUT Transporter: GLUT - 2
Found in: liver, pancreatic B cell, small intestine, kidneyFunction: rapid uptake and release of Glucose
GLUT Transporter: GLUT - 3
Found in: brain, kidney, placentaFunction: uptake of Glucose
GLUT Transporter: GLUT - 4
Found in: heart, skeletal muscle, adipose tissueFunction: insulin-stimulated uptake of Glucose
GLUT Transporter: GLUT - 5
Found in: small intestineFunction: absorption of Glucose
Glycolysis: What is it for?
Major pathway for Glucose Metabolism that converts glucose into 3 carbon compounds to provide energy
Glycolysis: Where does it occur?
In the cytoplasm, in ALL cells
Glycolysis: Substrate
Glucose
Glycolysis: End-product
Pyruvate or lactate, depending on the presence of mitochondria and availability of oxygen
Glycolysis: Rate limiting Step
Reaction: fructose-6-phosphate ➡️ fructose 1,6-biphosphateEnzyme: phosphofructokimase (PFK-1)
Cells with mitochondria; Cells with adequate O2 supply; End product: Pyruvate
Aerobic Glycolysis
Cells without mitochondria; Cells without sufficient O2; End product: Lactate
Anaerobic Glycolysis
ATP used up to produce phosphorylated intermediates
Energy Investment
ATP produced through substrate-level phosphorylation
Energy Generation
Irreversible and Regulated steps in Glycolysis
Step 1: Phosphorylation of GlucoseStep 3: Phosphorylation of Fructose-6-phosphateStep 10: Formation of Pyruvate
Glycolysis: Step 1
Glucose➡️Glucose-6-phosphateEnzyme: Hexokinase or Glucokinase
Has a high affinity (low Km) for glucose, and in the liver it is saturated under normal conditions, so acts at a constant rate to provide glucose-6-phosphate to meet the cell’s need
Hexokinase
Has a Km very much higher than the normal intracellular concentration of glucose; Removes glucose from the blood following a meal, providing glucose 6-phosphate in excess of requirements for glycolysis, which is used for glycogen synthesis and lipogenesis
Glucokinase
Glycolysis: Step 3 - Rate limiting step of Glycolysis
Fructose-6-phosphate➡️Fructose-1,6-biphosphateEnzyme: Phosphofructokinase-1
Converts fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1,6-biphosphate; Activator: fructose-2,6-biphosphate and AMP; Inhibitor: ATP and Citrate
Phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1)
Converts fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-2,6-biphosphate; Activator: well fed state - increase insulin, decrease glucagon Inhibitor: starved state - decrease insulin, increase glucagon
Phosphofructokinase-2 (PFK-2)
Glycolysis: Step 10 - Substrate level phosphorylation that yields 1 ATP per molecule of phosphoenolpyruvate
Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)➡️PyruvateEnzyme: pyruvate kinase
Activator of pyruvate kinase
Fructose-1,6-biphosphate (feedforward mechanism)
Inhibitor of pyruvate kinase
Increase glucagon + Increase cAMP➡️phosphorylation
ATP Production in Glycolysis
1) 1,3-biphosphoglycerate➡️3-phosphoglycerateEnzyme: phosphoglycerate kinase2) phosphoenolpyruvate➡️pyruvateEnzyme: pyruvate kinase
How many net molecules of ATP can be produced from 1 glucose molecule via substrate-level phosphorylation?
2 ATP molecules
Production of NADH
Step 1: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate➡️1,3-biphosphoglycerateEnzyme: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
What happens to pyruvate?
1) pyruvate enters the citric acid cycle (aerobic glycolysis)2) pyruvate reduced to lactate (anaerobic)
In Aerobic Glycolysis: NADH
Proceeds to Electron Transport Chain
NADH CANNOT pass through mitochondrial membrane and so needs shuttles
1) Malate-Aspartate Shuttle2) Glycerol Phosphate Shuttle
In liver, kidney and heart1 NADH = 3 ATP
Malate-Aspartate Shuttle
In skeletal muscle and brain1 NADH = 2 ATP
Glycerol Phosphate Shuttle