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what is a metabolic pathway?

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a metabolic pathway is a series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell

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what is the initial chemical in a pathway?

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the initial chemical (metabolite) is modified by a sequence of chemical reactions

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what are chemical reactions catalysed by?

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these reactions are catalyzed by enzymes

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what do you need in order to carry a chemical reaction?

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in order to carry out these reaction a cell requires energy

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what is the main aim of the metabolic pathway?

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generation of ATP

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what results in the depletion of ATP?

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cellular stress from nutrient starvation or reduced oxygen supply results in the depletion of ATP

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what does sufficient ATP depletion trigger?

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sufficient ATP depletion may trigger apoptosis

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what happens if ATP is not required?

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if ATP is not required energy can be stored

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what is ATP?

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ATP is energy carrying molecule

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what are catabolic pathways?

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.break down foodstuffs into smaller molecules with the release of energy
.results in ATP production and transfer of energy
. breakdown macromolecules

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what are anabolic pathways?

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use the energy released by catabolism to synthesise molecules that the cell requires

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what are examples of activated carrier molecules?

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.ATP

.NADH

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where do activated carrier molecules store energy?

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energy is stored in the chemical bonds of carrier molecules

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how do activated carriers store energy?

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activated carriers store energy in an easily exchangeable form

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what is the structure of ATP?

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ATP is a nucleotide that consists of 3 main structures

  1. nitrogenous base (adenine)
  2. ribose (sugar)
  3. chain of 3 phosphate groups bound to the ribose
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where is available energy contained in ATP?

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available energy is contained in the bonds between the phosphates

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when is energy in ATP released?

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energy is released when phosphate bonds are broken through the addition of water molecule ( hydrolysis)

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when is ATP converted to ADP?

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this occurs when the outer phosphate is removed from ATP to transfer energy
therefore ADP only has two phosphates

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what are electron carriers?

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they are involved in redox reactions- carrying electrons from one reaction to another

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what are examples of electron carriers?

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. NAD+ is a 2-electron oxidising agent reduced to NADH

.NADH is a 2-electron reducing agent oxidised to NAD+

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what is glycolysis?

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breaking down of carbohydrates to harness energy in ATP

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describe the process of glycolysis?

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. converts a 6C glucose molecule into two 3C molecules of pyruvate
. we use ATP to make more ATP

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where is the energy released in glycolysis trapped?

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energy released in this process is trapped within ATP and NADH

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where does glycolysis occur?

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glycoclysis occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell

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what are the 2 phases of glycoclysis?
. energy investment (ATP CONSUMED) | . energy generation (ATP produced)
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what is the net gain of glycolysis?
glycolysis results in a net gain of 2 molecules of ATP and 2 molecules of NADH for each molecule of glucose
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what is the rate of production of ATP in glycolysis?
fast ATP production but low yield
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what happens to pyruvate during anaerobic oxidation?
enzyme (lactate dehydrogenase) will turn pyruvate into lactate which forms lactic acid
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what happens to pyruvate during aerobic oxidation?
convert pyruvate 3C into acetyl-coA | oxygen is produced which is reactive
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what is the waste product during aerobic oxidation?
carbon dioxide which goes to the cardiovascular system then to respiratory system and then breath out
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where does the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-coA occur?
occurs in the membrane of the mitochondria (transition reaction/link reaction)
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what happens in a transition reaction/link reaction?
pyruvate+coA+NAD+ -------> acetylcoA +co2 +NADH
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what is the energy trapped in NADH used?
energy trapped inside NADH can be used for oxidative phosphorylation
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why is acetylcoA a key intermediate in transition reaction/link reaction?
.acetylcoA is a key intermediate to transfer 2C atom into the krebs cycle .acetylcoA feeds stright into krebs cycle and gets oxidised
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what are other names for the krebs cycle?
.citric acid cycle | .TCA cycle
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where does krebs cycle take place?
takes place inside mitochondrial matrix
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what happens to acetyl-coA in the krebs cycle?
krebs cycle reaction oxidise the remaining acetyl fragments of acetyl-coA to co2
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what is the energy released from the oxidation of acetyl used for?
energy released from this oxidation is used to reduce co enzymes NAD+ and FAD and phosphorylate ADP to ATP
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what happens in each turn of krebs cycle?
.2C enter in the acetyl fragment of acetyl-coA .2 separate carbons are oxidised and leave as co2 .3NADH AND 1 FADH2 and 1 GTP produced
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how is ATP made?
GTP+ADP -------> GDP+ATP
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where are NADH and FADH2 produced?
.they are produced by the krebs cycle , transitio/link reaction and glycolysis .they are carriers of high energy electrons
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how do NADH and FADH2 generate ATP ?
. each contain a pair of electrons . these electrons are used to reduce oxygen to water liberating a large amount of free energy . this free energy is used to generate ATP
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what is oxidative phosphorylation?
. the process in which ATP is formed as result of transfer of electrons from NADH or FADH2 to O2 by series of electron carriers
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why is oxidative phosphorylation a major source of ATP in aerobic respiration?
generate 26 of 30 molecules of ATP that are formed when glucose is completely oxidized to CO2 and H20
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describe the process of oxidative phosphorylation?
1. NADH or FADH2 transfer energy into proteins 2. this induces proteins to pump h+ ions across the membrane to outside 3. accumulation of H+ on one side of the membrane- intermembrane space 4. ATP is synthesised when protons flow back through the mitochondrial matrix through an enzyme complex (ATP synthase)
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what is ATP synthesis?
pumps hydrogen ions into mitochondrial matrix
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what is ATP hydrolysis?
pumps hydrogen ions in the opposite direction | . requires energy
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how many energy tokens are produced by one glucose?
1 glucose = 32 energy tokens
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how can glucose be stored?
glucose availability may exceed need for ATP | glucose energy can be stored as glycogen
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what are the 2 process in which glucose can be stored as glycogen?
. glycogenesis | . glycogenolysis
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what is the process of glycogenesis?
glucose + ATP -------> G-6-P -----> glycogen .stored in liver and skeletal muscle cell . storage stimulated by insulin ( endocrine system) . insulin is secreted when blood glucose levels are high
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what is the process of glycogenolysis?
glycogen+P ----> G-6-P ---->GLUCOSE liver breakdown stimulated by glucagon glucagon is secreted when blood glucose levels are low
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what is proteolysis?
protein breakdown
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how do polypeptides breakdown to amino acids?
by hydrolysis
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what is deamination
.removal of NH3 from a molecule as it can be toxic if on its own . NH3 forms ammonia -neutralises into urea . remaining carbon skeleton ( keto acid) can be used to make ATP
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what is the fate of carbon skeleton of amino acids?
the carbon skeletons to amino acids can be utilised in the krebs cycle
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what happens to ammonia after deamination?
.ammonia is toxic and must be removed from the body . the urea cycle produces urea from ammonia .takes place in the liver . need to put in ATP to convert ammonia to urea
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what is the process of transmination?
. transfer of NH2 to another carbon skeleton to form new aminoacid
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what is two step process of catabolism of lipids?
1. triglyceride breakdown | 2. beta- oxidation
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what happens during triglyceride breakdown?
triglyceride+h2o -------> 3 fatty acid+glycerol
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what happens during beta-oxidation?
. oxidation of fatty acid chains .cleaved off into 2 carbon chains .reaction binds coA to end and cleaves . AcetylcoA ----> can enter krebs cycle
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does beta-oxidatipn of long chain fatty acids produce more ATP than glucose?
yes as ATP yield from palmitate C16 - producing 106 ATP and ATP yield from glucose C6 - producing 36 ATP
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what do fatty acids do when broken down?
fatty acids can be broken to create ATP down when there is oxygen
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what are the non-carbohydrate building blocks that glucose can be formed from?
glycerol - from lipid breakdown | keto acids - carbon skeletons from amino acids breakdown
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what is gluconeogenesis?
.when glucose can be formed from non-carbohydrate building blocks process occurs in the liver and kidney (stimulated by hormones) . stimulated in times of great need
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summary of building blocks of life formation?
. transamination- glucose -> keto acids (plus NH2) -> amino acid . gluconeogenesis amino acids -> keto acids -> glucose . lipid synthesis (occurs when glycogen stores are full) glucose -> acetyl coA -> fatty acid
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What does aerobic respiration involve?
Krebs cycle
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What are the 2 components of oxidative phosphorylation?
electron transport chain
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What protein is the ATP synthase?
intergral
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What is proton motive force?
In oxidative phosphorylation | where H+ pumped in mictochondrial matrix
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What can Amino acids be used for?
used as a source of energy to harness into ATP (energy production)
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How do we convert ammonia to urea?
via ATP

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