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What is the lifespan of an ATP molecule?

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1-5mins

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How much ATP do humans contain and how many times is it recycled per day?

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250g and 300 times a day

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what is partial and total lack of O2?

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hypoxia and anoxia

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How long does it take for a neurone to die?

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few minutes

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How long does it take for a muscle cell to die?

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few hours

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What is substrate level phosphorylation?

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the production of ATP by the direct transfer of a high-E phosphate group from an intermediate substrate to ADP

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Through what mechanism is the bulk of cellular ATP generated through?

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Oxidative phosphorylation

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What is G for the reoxidation of NADH and FADH2?

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What is G for ATP hydrolysis and what does it signify?

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-31 kJ/mol
therefore energy release from the re-oxidation of cofactors can generate several phosphoanhydride bonds e.g., make ATP from ADP

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Where do the reactions of oxidative phosphorylation occur?

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In the inner membrane which folds and creates inward projections called cristae

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What are the membrane proteins in the electron transport chain and what are the mobile carriers?

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What helps to increase the surface area in which oxidation phosphorylation can occur in?

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the numerous folds within the cristae

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Which static membrane proteins can pump hydrogen ions into the inter-membrane space?

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Complex 1,3 and 4

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Which complex does NADH pass its electron to?

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Complex 1

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Which complex does FADH pass its electrons to?

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Complex II

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What happens when the membrane proteins accept electrons?

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They can pump proteins from the matrix into the intermmebrane space

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Why does the deoxidation of FADH produce less ATP than NADH?

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FADH passes its electrons directly to complex 2 (complex 1 is bypassed), meaning less H+ ions are pumped across - since it is the flow of H+ ions which generates ATP, less H+ means less ATP

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What are REDOX reactions?

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electron transfer reactions involving a reduced substrate (which donates electrons and therefore becomes oxidised) and an oxidised substrate (or oxidant) which accepts electrons and becomes reduced in the process.

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What is the REDOX potential?

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The ability of a redox couple to accept or donate electrons

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What does a negative redox potential indicate?

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A high reducing power - this means the redox couple has a tendency to donate electrons to be gained by other substances, therefore reducing them

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What does a positive REDOX potential indicate?

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The redox couple has higher oxidising power than hydrogen, and therefore has a tendency to accept electrons, as it makes other things become oxidised (as they lose electrons

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What happens as electrons as passed from one complex to another down the chain?

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The electrons lose energy - meaning this transfer is energetically favourable

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What happens to coenzyme Q when electrons are passed from FADH2 to it?

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Q becomes reduced to QH2

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What is the passage of electrons along the ETC?

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What is ATPsynthase?

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A multimeric enzyme which consist of a membrane bound part F0 and an F1 part which projects into the matrix space

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What are the subunits of F0 and F1?

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F0= a b c
F1= a b g

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What does the direction of protein flow in ATP synthase dictate?

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Whether it is ATP synthesis or hydrolysis

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What happens to the energy which is stored in the electrochemical gradient of protons?

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It is converted into mechanical rotational energy to drive the ATPsynthase molecule around

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What happens to the stator as the rotor rotates?

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The affinities for ATP and ADP change, allowing ATP to be produced from ADP and Pi

30
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What happens when the concentration of H+ ions is higher in the matrix than in the intermembrane space?

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ATPsynthase will work in the other direction, as the ATP is hydrolysed to ADP and PI

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What is the function of the Fo unit in ATPsynthase?

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Turns to produce mechanical kinetic energy

32
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What is the function of the F1 subunit of ATP synthase?

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Makes ATP from ADP and Pi

33
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What is the current across the oxygen electrode proportional to?

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The oxygen concentration in the sample chamber

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What is happening at the oxygen electrode?

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35
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What part of the graph represents basal respiration?

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36
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What part of the graph represents ADP added and oxidative phosphorylation respiration?

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37
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What part of the graph represents ADP consumed and O2 exhausted respiration?

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38
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What happens when ADP is added to the sample of prepared mitochondria?

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There is a rapid consumption of oxygen as the ADP is used up for oxidative phosphorylation

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Why is the current that arises from the oxygen electrode proportional to the oxygen concentration in the sample chamber?

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The oxygen diffuses through the teflon membrane and is reduced to water at the platinum cathode - therefore the more that is reduced, the greater the current

40
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What is uptake of O2 controlled by in the mitochondria?

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Inorganic phosphate and ADP

41
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What is respiratory control?

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Uptake of oxygen by mitochondria is controlled by the components of ATP production: Inorganic phosphate (Pi), and ADP.

42
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What is meant by a metabolic poison?

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A molecule which interferes with the flow of electrons along the ETC or the flow of protons through ATP synthase

43
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How does Cyanide (CN-) and Azide (N3 -) work as a metabolic poison?

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bind with high affinity to the ferric (Fe3+) form of the haem group in the cytochrome oxidase complex (complex IV)

This blocks the flow of electrons through the respiratory chain and consequently, the production of ATP

44
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How does malonate work as a metabolic poison?

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  • Malonate closely resembles succinate and acts as a competitive inhibitor of succinate dehydrogenase (complex II)
  • Succinate dehydrogenase resides in the inner mitochondrial membrane
  • It passes its electrons directly to ubiquinone via FAD
  • Malonate effectively slows down the flow of electrons from succinate to ubiquinone by inhibiting the oxidation of succinate to fumarate
45
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How does rotenone work as a metabolic poison?

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It inhibits the transfer of electrons from complex I to ubiquinone.

46
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How does oligomycin work as a metabolic poison?

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inhibits oxidative phosphorylation by binding to the ‘stalk’ of ATP synthase and blocking the flow of protons through the enzyme.

47
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How does dinitrophenol (DNP) work as a metabolic poison?

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  • Transports protons across the mitochondrial membrane bypassing ATP synthase
  • Therefore, uncoupling ATP production and proton pumping
  • This increases metabolic rate and body temperature as more protons have to be pumped, so more fuel is needed
  • Can be fatal- many died and suffered permanent damage
48
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Which metabolic poison effects Complex I?

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Rotenone

49
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Which metabolic poison works on Complex 4?

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CN- and Azide ions

50
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Which metabolic poison works on ATPsynthase?

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Oligomycin

51
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How can DNP induce weight loss?

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Transporting H+ ions across the membrane - uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation from ATP production and therefore increasing metabolic rate

52
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Why are fewer ATP molecules produced when FADH2 is reoxidised by the electron transport chain compared with NADH?

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Complex I is bypassed and fewer protons are pumped to the innermembrane space

53
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The metabolic poison rotenone inhibits the oxygen consumption of mitochondrial suspensions metabolising citrate. However, it has little effect upon the oxygen consumption of a suspension of mitochondria metabolising succinate - why?

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Rotonone does not inhibit complex II of the electron transport chain

54
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Why does glucose have no effect on the Oxygen concentration in the oxygen electrode experiment?

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Metabolism of glucose occurs in the cytoplasm - this means the enzymes needed to break it down are in the cytoplasm not the matrix

55
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What affect does adding citrate have on the Oxygen Consumption during the oxygen electrode experiment?

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Citrate is part of the TCA cycle - this means NADH and FADH can be produced. This coupled with proton pumping makes ATP so oxygen is CONSUMED

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What happens when DNP is added to the sample in the oxygen electrode?

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Separates electron transport chain from oxidative phosphorylation - H+ ions can still flow and combine with oxygen to make water, so CONSUMPTION INCREASES

57
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Why does adding rotenone slow but not halt oxygen consumption?

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When you still have succinate which donates to Complex II, so some oxygen is still consumed as rotenone only blocks complex 1

58
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Why does the addition of cyanide to the oxygen electrode cease the electron chain?

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It blocks the flow of H+ ions through ATP synthase, meaning the entirety of the electron transport chain is backed up

59
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What is the half equation representing the production of water from hydrogen and oxygen?

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2H+ + 1/2 O2 —-> H2O

60
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What is oxygen considered in the electron transport chain?

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The final electron acceptor

61
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How can we use the Oxygen Electrode to measure changes in ETC?

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By placing suspension of mitochondria into chamber, we can see effects of various substrates and inhibitors on ETC through changes in [O2]

62
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Why did people taking DNP die?

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The margin between a helpful and fatal dose was very small

63
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How does substrate level phosphorylation differ from oxidative phosphorylation?

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Oxidative phosphorylation utilises the electron transport chain

64
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How does NADH and FADH2 get into the mitochondrial matrix?

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They use the malate and aspartate shuttle, as well as the glycerol phosphate shuttle

65
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What is the order of how the electrons are passed on in the electron transport chain?

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Complex 1: NADH Dehydrogenase and Complex 2: Succinate dehydrogenase

Both pass to Q - Ubiquinone

Complex 3: Q-Cytochrome c oxidoreductase

Cytochrome c

Complex 4: Cytochrome oxidase

66
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Describe how malonate works as it has a similar chemical structure to succinate?

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  1. It has a similar chemical structure to succinate
  2. This means it binds to succinate dehydrogenase instead of succinate
  3. Therefore, succinate deydrogenase cannot convert succinate into fumerate and hence less FADH2 is produced
  4. Hence the flow of electrons from FADH2 to Q is slowed
67
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Why do uncouplers like DNP caused increased metabolic rate and increased temperature?

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The uncouplers uncouple ATP synthesis from oxidative phosphorylation
this means that H+ ions can still flow through the membrane, but unproductively as they are not generating ATP
The energy is therefore dissipated as heat instead
This causes a raised respiration rate and increased metabolism as the body will use up body fuel to pump more protons across the gradient in order to try and restore the electrochemical gradient, therefore leading to weight loss as well

68
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Explain uncoupling in non-shivering thermogenesis?

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UCP-1 a.k.a. thermogenin, is activated in response to a drop in core body temperature.

Like DNP it allows protons to bypass ATP synthase thereby releasing heat from the dissipation of the proton gradient.

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