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Cell Metabolism Flashcards

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What does glycolysis produce?

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2 x Pyruvate
2 x NADH
2 x Net ATP

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What reaction is irreversible and commits the cell to glycolysis?

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The conversion of glucose to glucose - 6 - phosphate

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What is the complete reaction steps of glycolysis?

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Glucose
Glucose - 6 - Phosphate
Fructose - 6 - Phosphate
Fructose - 1,6 - Bisphosphate –> dihydroxyacetone phosphate and
Glyceraldehyde - 3 - Phosphate
1,3 - Bisphosphoglycerate
3 - Phosphoglycerate
2 - Phosphoglycerate
Phosphenolpyruvate
Pyruvate

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Which step of glycolysis does phosphofructokinase control?

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The conversion of fructose - 6 - phosphate into fructose - 1,6 - bisphosphate

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What does TPI stand for?

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Triose phosphate isomerase

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What does hexokinase catalyse?

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The conversion of glucose into glucose - 6 - phosphate

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What is the only glycolytic enzymopathy which is fatal?

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Deficiency in TPI

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Which reactions produce ATP?

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The conversion of 1,3-Bisphosphoglycerate into 3-phosphglycerate and phosphenolpyruvate into pyruvate

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What do kinases do?

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Transfer phosphate groups to molecules

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Which step in glycolysis needs NAD+?

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Glyceraldehyde - 3 - phosphate into 1,3 - bisphosphoglycerate

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Which steps of glycolysis require ATP?

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Glucose -> glucose - 6 - phosphate
Fructose - 6 - phosphate -> Fructose - 1,6 - bisphosphate

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Does glycolysis need oxygen to occur?

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No - it is anaerobic

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Where does glycolysis occur?

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In the cytoplasm

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Why are high energy phosphate groups added to some of the substrates involved in glycolysis?

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Adding the phosphate groups makes them easier to split as they are more reactive

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What are the three fates of pyruvate?

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  1. Lactate generation
  2. Acetyl CoA Production
  3. Alcohol fermentation
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What enzyme is needed to generate Acetyl CoA from pyruvate?

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Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

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What does pyruvate dehydrogenase needed as a cofactor?

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Thiamine

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What does a deficiency in thiamine result in?

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Beri - Beri
This is a condition which leads to muscle weakness

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How is pyruvate converted into lactate?

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Using lactate dehydrogenase complex

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What does the fermentation of alcohol and lactate production both regenerate?

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NAD+ - this is needed for glycolysis to continue occurring

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What happens to the Acetyl CoA that is produced?

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It enters into the Krebs Cycle

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What are the stages of the Krebs Cycle?

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Acetyl CoA combines with oxaloacetate to make Citrate
Then Alpha - keto glutarate
Succinyl CoA
Succinate
Fumerate
Malate

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What does the Krebs cycle produce?

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2 x CO2
1 x GTP
3 x NADH
1 x FADH

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What reaction in the Krebs cycle produces FADH?

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The conversion of succinate to fumerate

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Where does the krebs cycle occur?
The mitochondrial matrix
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What is a transamination reaction?
the process of removing an amine group from one amino acid and transferring it to a ketoacid, producing another ketoacid and amino acid
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What are the seven things which can be produced from transamination reactions?
Pyruvate Succinyl CoA Acetoacetyl CoA Acetyl CoA Oxaloacetate Alpha Keto Glutarate Fumerate
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Explain Alcoholic Fermentation of Pyruvate
Pyruvate is converted into Acetaldehyde using pyruvate decarboxylase. Then using alcohol dehydrogenase is used to convert the acetaldehyde into ethanol
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Why is it essential that NAD+ is regenerated?
Needed for dehydrogenation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate to produce ATP Allows glycolysis to occur anaerobically
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What is the Warburg effect?
Mutations in genes of Fumerase, Succinate, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase, decreases Kreb's Cycle activity which enhances anaerobic glycolysis
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What are glucogenic amino acids?
Ones whose carbon skeletons are used to make glucose
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What are ketogenic amino acids?
Amino acids which when they are broken down, form ketone body precursors like Acetyl CoA
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During fasting, which type of metabolism dominates?
fat metabolism, resulting in the production of ketone bodies
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What happens when the levels of Acetyl CoA is not equal to Oxaloacetate?
The excess Acetyl CoA is used to make ketone bodies
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What are the names of the three ketone bodies?
Acetone, Acetoacetate and 3 - Beta - Hydroxy Butyrate
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Why can ketone bodies be utilised by the brain but fatty acids cannot?
Fatty acids can't cross the blood brain barrier
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What is the purpose of the Glycerol Phosphate Shuttle
To carry electrons from NADH across the matrix - this is because the mitochondrial matrix is impermeable to NADH
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Where in the body is the Glycerol-Phosphate Shuttle used?
brain and skeletal muscle
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Explain how the Glycerol-Phosphate Shuttle works
Cytosolic glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase transfers electrons from NADH to DHAP → Glycerol-3-Phosphate The G-3-P is then converted back into DHAP, and FAD is reduced to form FADH2 The FADH2 electrons are then passed onto molecule Q which is in the electron transport chain
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Where in the body is the Malate-Aspartate Shuttle used?
Liver, kidney and the heart
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Outline the processes in the Malate-Aspartate Shuttle
Malate enters into the matrix NADH is generated from NAD+ which then regenerates oxaloacetate
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What is a ligation requiring ATP cleavage reaction?
Formation of covalent bonds eg carbon-carbon bonds
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What is an isomerisation reaction?
The rearrangement of atoms to form isomers
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What is a group transfer reaction?
The transfer of a function group from one molecule to another
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What is a hydrolytic reaction?
The cleavage of bonds by the addition of water
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What are the two main concepts of glycolysis?
The formation of a high energy compound, and the splitting of this compound
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Why is the generation of NADH useful?
NADH is generated here which can be later used to generate yet more ATP within the mitochondria in a process known as oxidative phosphorylation
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Why is creatine phosphate used as a buffer?
In muscle, the amount of ATP needed during exercise is only enough to sustain contraction for around one second.
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Describe how creatine phosphate is used to generate ATP?
Creatine phosphate -> creatine + ATP
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How is creatine used by athletes?
As a dietary supplement
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How is Acetyl CoA able to donate the acetate group (2C) to other molecules?
The thioester linkage which it contains is a high energy linkage so is readily hydrolysed
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What are the symptoms of Beri Beri?
damage to the peripheral nervous system, weakness of the musculature and decreased cardiac output.
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What enzyme is used in the transamination reaction of alanine?
Alanine (C3) undergoes transamination by the action of the enzyme alanine aminotransferase.
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What does the transamination of alanine produce?
Pyruvate and glutamate
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What type of reaction is occuring in the Malate-Aspartate Shuttle?
Transamination reaction
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Mutations in which TCA genes have been shown to decrease TCA activity and enhance aerobic glycolysis?
Isocitrate dehydrogenase Succinate dehydrogenase Fumerase
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How many ATP does the oxidation of one Acetyl CoA produce?
12
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How many ATP molecules are formed by the reoxidation of each NADH?
3
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How many ATP molecules are formed by the reoxidation of each FADH?
2
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What is the name of the process of fatty acid metabolism?
Beta oxidation
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where does beta oxidation occur?
In the mitochondria
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How are fatty acids converted into an Acyl CoA Species?
Using Acyl CoA synthetase
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Where does the generation of Acyl CoA occur?
In the outer mitochondrial membrane
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What is the name of the shuttle used to transport Acyl CoA species into the miatrix?
Carnitine shuttle
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Describe how the carnitine shuttle works?
Acyl CoA is coupled to the molecule carnitine to form acyl carnitine - this is done using an enzyme carnitine acyltransferase 1 The acyl carnitine is then shuttle across the membrane via translocase The acyl Carnitine is then converted back into carnitine and Acyl CoA
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What is used as a supplement when you have primary carnitine deficiency?
Carnitor / levocarnitine
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What type of deficiency is primary carnitine deficiency?
Autosomal recessive disorder
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What are some symptoms of primary carnitine deficiency?
encephalopathies, cardiomyopathies, muscle weakness; and hypoglycaemia
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Describe the mutations involved in primary carnitine deficiency?
Mutations in a gene known as SLC22A5 which encodes a carnitine transporter result in reduced ability of cells to take up carnitine, needed for the β-oxidation of fatty acids.
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What are the four reactions in Beta-oxidation?
oxidation, hydration, oxidation and thiolysis
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What does one cycle of beta oxidation result in?
The produce of Acetyl CoA and an Acyl CoA species which is 2 carbons shorter than the original
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Write the overall equation for the Beta-Oxidation of palmitoyl CoA?
palmitoyl CoA + 7 FAD + 7 NAD+ + 7 H2O + 7 CoA ----> 8 acetyl CoA + 7 FADH2 + 7 NADH
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What happens to the acetyl CoA generated through beta-oxidation?
Enters the TCA cycle only if Beta oxidation and carbohydrate metabolism are balanced, as oxaloacetate is needed for entry
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What does Acetyl CoA form during fasting?
D-3-hydroxybutyrate, Acetone and Acetoacetate
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What is fatty acid biosynthesis known as?
Lipogenesis
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What are the two enzymes involved in fatty acid biosynthesis?
Acetyl CoA Carboxylase and fatty acid synthesis
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What are the three enzymes which are involved in lipogenesis?
Ketoreductase, dehydratase and enol reductase
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During lipogenesis, what is the growing fatty acid group linked to?
An Acyl carrier protein
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What are the differences in carriers between synthesis and degradation of fatty acids?
Carriers - synthesis uses Acyl Carrier Protein while degradation uses CoA
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What are the differences in reducing powers between synthesis and degradation of fatty acids?
Synthesis uses NADPH but degradation uses FAD/NAD+
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What are the differences in location between synthesis and degradation of fatty acids?
Synthesis occurs in the cytoplasm, but fatty acids degradation occurs in the mitochondrial matrix
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What is the overall reaction of lipogenesis, to form Palmitate?
Acetyl CoA (C2) + 7 Malonyl CoA (C3) + 14 NADPH +14 H+ ----> Palmitate (C16) + 7 CO2+ 6 H2O + 8 CoA-SH + 14 NADP+
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What does the desaturation of fatty acids required?
the action of fatty acyl-CoA desaturases
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What is the enzyme that creates oleic acid and palmitoleic acid from stearate and palmitate, respectively called?
∆-9 desaturase
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In adults where is de novo Faty acid biosynthesis restricted to?
The liver, adipose tissue and lactating breasts
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What is meant by Acyl-CoA-dehydrogenase specificity?
Each acyl-CoA-dehydrogenase can bind a fatty acid chain of varying lengths
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What is MCADD?
Medium chain Acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
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What type of diet should patients with MCADD sick to?
A high carbohydrate diet
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What must patients with MCADD need it their illness manifests as apetite loss or severe vomiting?
i.v glucose to make sure their body is not dependant on fatty acids for energy
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How can MCADD be treated?
Lifestyle adaptations
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How are fats stored in the adipocytes?
As triglycerides
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What are triglycerides broken down into?
glycerol and fatty acids using lipase
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How many ATP does the generation of the Fatty Acyl CoA need?
2
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What is the net gain of ATP per molecules of palmitoyl?
129 ATP
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How many NADH and FADH2 does beta oxidation produce?
1 of each
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What is TPI needed for?
Converstion of DHAP into G-3-P
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What is the only fatal enzyme glycoltic enzymopathy?
TPI deficiency

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