Cell Bio 3 Flashcards
characteristics of ETOH
lipid and water soluble, absorbed in GI tract via passive diffusion –> metabolized in liver –> becomes acetaldehyde via alc dehydrogenase in cyto –> acetaldehyde to acetate via acetaldehyde dehydrogenase in mito –> NADH produced to go to ETC to make ATP
acetaldehyde vs acetate in blood
low levels in blood = fine, high chronic levels = bad b/c toxic intermediate (ROS) vs enters blood –> taken up by muscle and other tissues –> acetyl CoA go to TCA
acute vs chronic alc effects
inc NADH/NAD+ ratio (for q ETOH –> you make NADH) –> inhibits TCA –> FA catabolism to acetyl CoA –> excess acetyl CoA –> ketone bodies –> ketogenesis –> ketoacidosis; inc NADH –> inhibits FA [O] –> FA synthesis –> TAG –> VLDL –> hyperlipidemia; inc NADH –> pyru to lactate –> inhibits gluconeogenesis –> lactic acidosis, hypoglycemia; inc NADH –> inhibits glycolysis –> hyperglycemia. REVERSIBLE EFFECTS vs alc-induced liver dz, alc-induced hepatitis, hepatic steatosis aka fatty liver, cirrhosis, inc acetald and free radicals. IRREVERSIBLE EFFECTS
Class I alc dehydrogenase (ADH)
highest affinity to ETOH, located in liver, ETOH –> acetald + 1 NADH
ALDH I vs II
in cyto, picks up excess acetald vs in mito, [O] 80% of acetald to acetate and makes 1 NADH
Microsomal Ethanol Oxidizing System (MEOS)
[O] ETOH to acetald w/o making NADH in cyto –> make more ROS and acetald –> bad; binds to ETOH if [ETOH] = high; part of liver detox
cytochrome P450
can release more superoxide if induced by drugs, alc, chemical toxins (b/c superoxide can escape); O2 binds to Fe center and takes 1 e- from Fe –> superoxide binds w/ substrate
how much ATP = gained w/ ADH/ALDH vs MEOS?
12 ATP + 1 GTP per ETOH oxidized vs 7 ATP + 1 GTP
how can acetald dmg body?
bind to glutathionine –> cell loses primary defense mechanism; bind to free radical defense proteins –> inactivates them; dmgs ETC –> uncouples ETC from ATP synthase –> no FA [O] –> FA inc; dmg ALDH –> inc acetald levels (vicious cycle)
endogenous toxicants
toxic agents produced inside body, may be harmful as xenobiotics; caused by inborn error of metabolism (protein structure-fxn error d/t gene abnmllity)
liver detox has 2 phases
Phase I: [O], [H], or hydrolysis = bioactivation; carried out by cyt P450 mixed-fxn oxidases; prepares cmpds for phase II rxns
Phase II: conjugation w/ H2O soluble molec; specific rxns w/ specific enzymes; allows excretion via blood-kidney-urine or bile-feces
CYP2B1/2
phenobarbitol inc CYP2B2 –> ppl have dec sensitivity to phenobarbitol –> they take more. ethanol = inhibitor of CYP2B1/2 so if you take phenobarbitol + ethanol –> dec phenobarbitol metab –> high lvls of barbituates in blood
liver vs muscle w/ glycogen
controls blood glu lvl, can break down glycogen whenever vs keeps glycogen for its own use (not released in blood), lots of glycogen for fast twitch muscles
liver vs muscle w/ fasting
liver has 12-24hr glycogen supply during fasting, completely depleted post 30hrs; glycogen degraded to glu vs glycogen degraded to G1P to G6P for glycolysis –> muscle ctx and meet ATP demands
glycogen structure
branched glu polysacch (alpha1,4 w/ branched alpha1,6 q 8-10 residues); only has 1 reducing end and it’s attached to glycogenin protein, nonreducing end attaches to the glu; branching allows for tight packing of glu, rapid synth/degrad, mult enzymes working at same time
in glycolysis, glu = phosphorylated to G6P by hexokinase
PHOSPHORYLATED –> traps glu in cell
hexokinase vs glucokinase
in tissue (liver & skel muscle), higher affinity for glu –> do glycolysis even if [glu] = low vs in liver and pancreatic beta cells, lower affinity for glu –> do glycolysis when [glu] = high
glycogen degrad in liver vs muscle (specific process)
nor/epi or glucagon –> inc glycogenolysis –> activate glycogen phosphorylase and debranching enzyme –> G6Pase (only present in liver & kidney) deP G6P –> glu vs glycogen breaks down to G1P via glycogen phosphorylase –> G1P to G6P via phosphoglucosemutase –> G6P goes glycolysis to make ATP; AMP and nor/epi = big signal for glycogen degrad in fast twitch (glucagon does nothing)
debranching enzyme
4:4 transferase activity (break alpha1,4), or 1,6 glucosidase activity (break alpha1,6)
signal transduction by glucagon
operates via cAMP-directed phosphorylation cascade: glucagon receptor is G-protein-coupled –> activates adenylate cyclase –> cAMP prod –> cAMP binds to inactive PKA –> activates PKA –> PKA phosphorylates target proteins –> phosphorylates glycogen synthase => inactive –> stops glycogen synthesis OR phosphorylates glycogen phosphorylase => active –> starts glycogen breakdown
signal transduction by insulin
operates via tyrosine kinase activated phosphorylation cascade: insulin receptor autophosphorylates –> activates its kinase activity and phosphorylates targets –> phosphorylated targets activate phosphatase –> phosphatase dephosphorylates glycogen synthase –> start glycogen synthesis/stop glycogen breakdown
glycogen phosphorylase a vs glycogen phosphorylase b. glycogen synthase I/a vs glycogen synthase D/b
when glycogen phosphorylase = phosphorylated/active vs when glycogen phosphorylase = not phosphorylated/inactive. when glycogen synthase = not phosphorylated/active vs when glycogen synthase = phosphorylated/inactive
exer for glycogen degrad
muscle contraction –> ATP to ADP –> adenylate cyclase –> cAMP –> PKA –> phosphorylates glycogen phosphorylase –> glycogen breakdown
epinephrine on metab
signals for more glu need for brain, blood, muscle -> similar effects of glucagon. Epinephrine binds to β-adrenergic receptors (G couple protein receptor) or liver alpha receptors –> stimulates adenylate cyclase –> PKA activation –> glycogen degrad for more glu –> more ATP for quick rxn => f/light
glycogen storage dz vs therapy
inability to make/break glycogen nmlly –> pt’s liver can’t produce glu to release in blood –> hypoglycemia or muscle cramps d/t low energy vs small freq snacks to maintain glu (for liver); reduce exer or muscle fatigue to prevent cramps or supplement w/ higher dietary glu and aa (for muscle)
What does NADPH do?
key metabolite: help with FA synthesis, chol synthesis, neurotransmitter synthesis, nucleotide synthesis, glutathione defense system against ROS esp in RBC, NADPH oxidase uses NADPH to make superoxide –> help mac kill, drug detox
Irreversible (3) vs reversible (5) steps of PPP
oxidative phase: net 2 NADPH made, 1st and 3rd steps = inhibited by NADPH/activated by NADP+; G6P = [O] to 6-phosphogluco-delta-lactone via G6P dehydrogenase (rate limiting step) –> 6-phosphogluco-delta-lactone to 6-phosphogluconate –> 6-phosphogluconate = decarboxylated to Ru5P via 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase vs non-oxidative phase: Part 1 = 2 isomerizations of Ru5P and Part 2: pentose molec converted to glycolysis/gluconeogenesis intermediates
sucrose vs lactose vs maltose vs isomaltose
(glu-α-1,2-fru) vs (gal-β-1,4-glu) vs (glu-α-1,4-glu) vs (glu-α-1,6-glu)
fru metab mainly in liver vs other tissue. what happens if there is aldolase B defic?
fru = phosphorylated at C1 by fructokinase using 1 ATP –> F1P = cleaved by aldolase B to make DHAP + glyceraldehyde (if defic in aldolase B –> F1P inc –> bad) –> glyceraldehyde = phosphorylated by triose kinase and used 1 ATP –> G3P vs fru = phosphorylated at C6 by hexokinase to make F6P to do glycolysis. aldolase B defic –> high F1P –> bad –> ppl need to avoid fru
how to make fru from glu?
glu = reduced to sorbitol –> sorbitol = oxidized at C2 to make fru
gal metab
gal = phosphorylated at C1 by galactose kinase using 1 ATP to make gal1P –> gal1P reacts w/ UDP-glu to make G1P and UDP-galactose –> UDP galactose = converted to UDP-glu by epimerase
classical vs nonclassical galactosemia
can’t form UDP-gal or make molec dependent on UDP-gal –> gal1P inc in liver –> bad vs galactokinase = deficient or can’t be processed
fates of UDP-galactose
UDP-gal and UDP-glu help w/ synthesis of glycoproteins, glycolipids & proteoglycans; UDP =-gal also help form lactose in mammary gland
UDP-glucuronate
UDP-glu = oxidized to UDP-glucuronate –> has stable b/c of neg charge –> help inc solubility of molec it’s attached to; ex: bilirubin = insoluble but becomes soluble by adding 2 glucuronides. glucuronate can be modified to final form like GAGs or amino sugars
fed vs fasting vs starving state
glu from food enters blood via gut vs liver uses glycogen/precursor to make glu and send out to blood vs liver uses precursor (glycerol from adipose to FA, lactate from anaerobic glycolysis in muscle or RBC, aa from protein degrad in skel muscle esp ala) to make glu and send out to blood => gluconeogenesis
how does lactate vs ala become pyru? how does glycerol participate in gluconeo?
lactate to pyru via lactate dehydrogenase and NAD+ (becomes NADH when forming pyru) vs ala to pyru via ala transferase. glycerol to DHAP via glycerol kinase
1st bypass and its key point
PEP to pyru = irreversible –> can’t go pyru to PEP –> pyru to oxalo in mito via pyru carboxylase –> oxalo uses mal/asp shuttle to go to cyto –> oxalo to PEP via PEP carboxykinase + GTP. key point: can bypass irreversible step but requires energy