Ch. 13 Glycolysis Flashcards
Enzyme that catalyzes Glucose+ATP to glucose-6-phosphate (1)
Hexokinase
An enzyme that transfers a phosphoryl group from ATP to another substance.
Kinase
Enzyme that catalyzes glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate (2)
Phosphoglucose Isomerase
Enzyme that catalyzes Fructose-6-phosphate+ATP to Fructose-1,6 bisphosphate (3)
Phosphofructokinase-1
Feedback inhibitor of Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate production (3), which works by binding to bacterial phosphofructokinase and causing it to assume a conformation that hinders fructose-6-phosphate binding
Phosphoenolpyruvate
Most potent activator of phosphofructokinase-1 (3). Synthesized from fructose-6-phosphate by the enzyme phosphofructokinase-2
fructose-2,6-bisphosphate
Enzyme that catalyzes Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate to Dihydroxyacetone phosphate and Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (4)
Aldolase
Molecules that stabilize the T form (=TOO bad), which have low affinity for its substrate (makes enzyme not work as well)
Allosteric Inhibitors
Molecules that stabilize the R form (RUN better), which have a high-affinity for its substrate
Allosteric Activators
Enzyme mechanism in which a covalent bond forms between the catalyst and the substrate during formation of the transition state
Covalent Catalysis
Irreversible Steps in Glycolysis
Hexokinase, Phosphofructokinase, and Pyruvate Kinase (1, 3, 10)
The activation of a later step in a reaction sequence by the product of an earlier step; ex. ructose-1,6-bisphosphate activates pyruvate kinase at an allosteric site
Feed-Forward Activation
Glycogen is phosphorolyzed to yield glucose-1-phosphate.
Glycogenolysis
Oxidative pathway that converts glucose-6-phosphate to ribose-5-phosphate and generates NADPH
Pentose phosphate pathway
Step 1 Reaction
Glucose+ATP –> Glucose-6-phosphate + ADP