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Chapter 10: The Citrate Cycle Flashcards

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How does the citrate cycle capture energy

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Redox reactions

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What are two biomolecules that the citrate cycle generates?

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  • NADH and FADH2
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Why is the Citrate cycle so important?

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It is central to aerobic metabolism and ATP production

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What is the primary function of Acetyl CoA? What does each Citrate cycle yield.

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  • The primary function is to oxidize acetyl CoA

Each cycle yields:
- Transfer of 8 electrons
- Generates 3 NADH
- Generates 1 FADH2
- 1 GTP (ATP equivalent)
- Each cycle results in production of 10 ATP
- Mostly via oxidative phosphorylation of 3NADH and 1 FADH2

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5
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What converts Pyruvate into acetyl-CoA?

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Pyruvate dehydrogenase

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What five coenzymes are required for the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex?

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  • NAD+
  • FAD
  • CoA
  • Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP)
  • Alpha-lipoic acid
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What part of NAD+ and NADP+ is reduced?

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Nicotinamide

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8
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What is NAD+ derived from?

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Niacin (vitamin B3)

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9
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What is FAD derived from?

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Riboflavin (vitamin B5)

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What is CoA derived from?

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Vitamin B5
- Generated by Pantothenic acid

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What is Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) derived from?

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Vitamin B1
- Required for pyruvate dehydrogenase

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What does α-lipoic acid do?

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  • Provides reactive disulfide that participates in redox reactions
  • Accepts and transfers acetyl group to CoA
  • Not a vitamin
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What are the five steps in pyruvate dehydrogenase?

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1.Pyruvate binds and is decarboxylated causing the formation of hydroxyethyl-TPP
2. Acetyl group transferred to lipoamide
3. Acetyl group transfered to CoA
4. Dihydroxylipoamide oxidized to lipoamide
5. FAD oxidized forming FADH2 which can reduce NAD+ to NADH

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14
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Describe the general structure of PDH protein complex

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  • 22 E1 subunits
  • 60 E2 subunits
  • 6 E3 subunits
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How does Arsenic affect Pyruvate dehydrogenase?

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  • Irreversibly blocks catalytic activity of lipoamide-containing enzymes
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Describe the steps of E1, E2, and E3 in the ball and chain PDH

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  1. E2 ball and chain move lipoamide domain between E1 and E2 catalytic site
  2. Acetyl group from TPP in E1 to the CoA substrate in the E2 catalytic site
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17
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What are negative and positive regulators of PDH?

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Positive:
- NAD+
- CoA
- ADP

Negative:
- NADH
- Acetyl- CoA
- ATP

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How many reactions are in the citrate cycle?

19
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How favorable or unfavorable are the equations in the citrate cycle?

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  • 3 reactions have a large -ΔG°’ and thus are key regulators
  • 4 reactions have a ΔG°’ close to 0
  • 1 reaction has a large +ΔG°’
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What happens in step 1 of the citrate cycle?

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Reaction: Condensation
Enzyme: Citrate synthase
Reactants: Oxaloacetate, Acetyl-CoA, and H2O
Product: Citrate

(Highly Favorable)

21
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What is the mechanism behind citrate synthase?

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  1. Asp375 deptrotenates acetyl-CoA -> enolate intermediate (stabilized by H bond of His274)
  2. Nu attack by enolate in on oxaloacetate -> citryl-CoA + deprotonation of His320
  3. Water is added which helps hydrolyze citryl-CoA thioester
22
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How does conformation affect binding in citrate synthase?

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  • Open conformation promotes oxo binding
  • Closed conformation promotes acetyl-CoA binding
  • Prevents acetyl-CoA thioester hydrolysis
23
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What is step 2 in the citrate cycle?

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Reaction: dehydration-hydration
Enzyme: Aconitase
Reactants: Citrate and H2O
Product: (intermediate cis-aconitate) Isocitrate

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What is the function of the Fe-S cluster enzyme?

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  • Facilitates the removal of OH group from citrate
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What is fluoroacetate and what does it do?
- Converted to Fluoroacetyl-CoA then Fluorocitrate - Potent inhibitor of Aconitase
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What is step 3 in the citrate cycle?
Reaction: Oxidative decarboxylation Enzyme: Isocitrate dehydrogenase Reactants: Isocitrate, NADP+, and H+ Product: NADPH, (intermediate oxalosuccinate), CO2, and alpha ketoglutarate
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Which step is the rate limiting reaction in the citrate cycle?
Step 3 or isocitrate dehydrogenase
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What are positive and negative effectors of step 3 in the Citrate cycle?
Positive: - ADP and CA2+ Negative: - ATP and NADH
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What is step 4 in the citrate cycle?
Reaction: Decarboxylation Enzyme: α-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase (E1, E2, E3) Reactants: α-Ketoglutarate, CoA, and NAD+ Product: CO2, NADH +H+, and Succinyl-CoA (Same reaction as Pyruvate dehydrogenase) (Energetically favorable)
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What is step 5 in the citrate cycle?
Reaction: Substrate level phosphorylation Enzyme: Succinyl-CoA synthetase Reactants: Succinyl-CoA, Pi, and GDP Product: CoA, GTP, and Succinate
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What is step 6 in the citrate cycle?
Reaction: Oxidation Enzyme: Succinate dehydrogenase Reactants: Succinate and FAD Product: FADH2 and Fumarate (part of ETC)
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What is step 7 in the citrate cycle?
Reaction: Hydration Enzyme: Fumarase Reactants: Fumarate, OH-, and H+ Product: (carbanion intermediate) and Malate (stereospecific L-isomer)
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What is step 8 in the citrate cycle?
Reaction: Oxidation Enzyme: Malate dehydrogenase Reactants: Malate and NAD+ Product: NADH + H+ and Oxaloacetate
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What does one citrate cycle produce
- One cycle: - 3 NADH - 1 FADH2 - 1 GTP - Equals 10 ATP - 2 carbons enter as Acetyl-CoA - Leave cycle via decarboxylation as CO2 - Not same carbons as Carbons eliminated in step 1
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What are the three main regulatory regulatory enzymes in the citrate cycle?
- Citrate Synthase - Isocitrate synthase - α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
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How can culture conditions affect the citrate cycle? How can citrate export increase?
- Citrate cycle can be inhibited by culture conditions - Inhibitions of Citrate lyase results in increase citrate export
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The citrate cycle is an ________ pathway.
Amphibolic (both anabolic and catabolic
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What is an anaplerotic reaction?
A reaction that replenishes Citrate cycle intermediates from other metabolic pathways Examples: Pyruvate carboxylase Requires biotin
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What is biotin?
A CO2 carrier
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What does phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase do?
Replenish Oxaloacetate
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What are the Two main functions of the citrate cycle?
Function 1 - Oxidize acetyl-CoA - Yields 3 NADH, 1 FADH2, 1 GTP - Can produce 10 ATP Function 2 - Provides metabolites for other pathways - Amino acids - Heme - Fatty acids

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