Chapter 10-Cellular Respiration Flashcards
Cellular Respiration
A set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert chemical energy from oxygen molecules or nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and then release waste products.
What are the three steps or cellular respiration
glycolysis, citric acid cycle and the electron transport chain
Where does glycolysis occur
In the cytoplasm of cells
Is glycolysis an aerobic or anaerobic process
Aerobic
Glycolysis net reaction
Glucose + 2 ADP + 2 Pi + 2NAD+ ➡️ 2 Pyruvate + 2ATP + 2NADH
What is the only step of glycolysis that reduces NAD to NADH?
Conversion of glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate to 1-3 bisphosphoglycerate by the enzyme glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase.
Rate limiting enzymes in glycolysis
Phisphofructokinase 1
What enzyme in glycolysis uses substrate level phosphorylation?
What does this mean?
3 Phosphoglycerate Kinase
Does not require oxygen, the only means of ATP generation in an anaerobic tissue.
Irreversible steps in glycolysis. Pneumonic.
hexokinase, glucokinase, phosphofructokinase 1, pyruvate kinase 
How- Hexokinase Glycolysis-Glucokinase Pushes Forward- Phosphofructokinase1 The Process, Kinsases- Pyruvate Kinase
What are the four glucose transporters in the body?
GLUT1, GLUT2, GLUT3, GLUT4
Which glucose transporters are most significant in the body?
GLUT2 and GLUT4
What is the function of the GLUT2 transporter in the body?
Captures excess glucose primarily for storage
Which cells contain GLUT2 transporters?
Hepatocytes and pancreatic cells
What two things serve as a glucose sensor for insulin release?
The beta islet cells of the pancreas, the glycolytic enzyme: glucokinase.
Where are GLUT4 transporters found in the body?
Adipose tissue and muscle tissue
What is the function of GLU T4 transporters in the body?
Responses to glucose concentration in peripheral blood
What is the complex of enzymes that converts pyruvate to acetyl Co-A?
Pyruvate dehydrogenase
What is pyruvate dehydrogenase stimulated by? Inhibited by?
Stimulated by insulin, inhibited by acetyl CoA 
What are the two enzymes involved in glycogenesis?
Glycogen synthase: creates alpha 1-4 acidic links between glucose molecules. Activated by insulin and liver and muscle.
Branching enzyme: moves the block of oligoglucose from one chain and adds it to the growing glycogen as a new branch using Alpha 1-6 glycosidic link
Lengthening glycogen versus branching glycogen linkage
Lengthening glycogen uses alpha 1-4 linkages. Branching glycogen uses alpha 1-6 glycosidic linkages.
Glycogen synthase
Enzyme that lengthens in glycogenesis.
Creates alpha 1-4 linkages between glucose molecules.
Branching enzyme
Moves a block of oligoglucose from one chain and adds to the growing glycogen as a branch using alpha 1-6 week acidic linkage
What are the two enzymes involved c glycogenolysis?
Debranching enzyme
Glycogen phosphorylase
In the liver what activates the glycogen phosphorylase enzyme in glycogenolysis?
Glucagon, prevents low blood sugar.
In skeletal muscle what activates glycogen phosphorylase in glycogenolysis?
Epinephrine and AMP, provides glucose for the muscle itself
Products of glycogenolysis
Glycogenolysis produces significantly more glucose-1-phosphate compared to Free glucose.
What enzyme converts glucose-1-phosphate into glucose-6-phosphate
Phosphoglucomutase
What enzyme removes the phosphate from glucose six phosphate in order to make free glucose?
Glucose 6 phosphatase
Where is glucose-6-phosphatase found?
In liver cells, kidney cells (proximal convoluted tubule), colon (duodenum)
Given that muscle cells do not contain the enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase, what processes must take place in order to produce free glucose in muscle cells?
Cori cycle, alanine cycle
Where does gluconeogenesis occur?
In the cytoplasm/mitochondria of liver cells (kidneys contribute somewhat PCT)
Three steps of glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis that differ
1)Pyruvate ➡️ Oxaloacetate
Enzyme: pyruvate carboxylase
2)Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate ➡️ Fructose 6-phosphate
Enzyme:Fructose-1-6-bisphosphate
3)Glucose 6-phosphate➡️Free glucose