Chapter 6 Flashcards
Which enzyme helps the using up of stored ATP?
ATPase
Is energy produced when breaking down ATP to ADP? What is it used for?
Yes, used to power all forms of biologic work
In the presence of _____, phosphocreatine will create ATP.
ADP
Where did the ADP come from to help phosphocreatine?
From the breaking down of ATP. (1st equation)
Which enzyme helps PCr and ADP to form ATP?
creatine phosphate kinase
Which enzyme aids in the equation involving ADP + ADP?
Adenylate kinase
Which of the three equations is the one that makes energy used for biologic work?
1st equation of stored ATP
Which enzyme speeds up the reaction of glucose by charging it with a high energy phosphate bond and turning it into G6P?
Hexokinase
Where did the addition phosphase bond come from that charges the glucose?
It came from using stored ATP and breaking it down to ADP.
Glucose then changes form. What does it become and with which enzyme?
It becomes a fructose molecule (F6P), with the help of glucose-phosphate isomerase.
F6P is powered up again, how?
By ATP breaking down to ADP.
After F6P is powered up again, it forms what?
F 1,6 diphosphate.
Which enzyme speeds up the rate of reaction of F6P to F1,6diphosphate?
phosphofructrokinase
Why is PFK a rate limiting enzyme?
If you don’t have it maximally activated, then the process of glycolysis will stop there.
What will activate PFK?
ADP will activate it, so will phosphate, (so will ATP but its last resort).
F 1,6 diP breaks down to which 2 things?
Breaks down to 2 3-phosphoglyceraldehydes.
What happens to the 2 3-phosphoglyceraldehydes?
They both turn into pyruvate, then lactate.
What will get the excess hydrogens to use to take to pyruvate and then make lactic acid?
NAD+
As you move from pyruvate to lactate, the hydrogens from NADH + H+ will go to the lactate by which enzyme?
Lactate dehydrogenase
A low pH will ________ (increase/decrease) PFK activity.
Decrease
If you have decreased PFK activity, what does this cause?
Decrease glycolysis and decrease ATP production, which increases fatigue!
Explain how pyruvate becomes lactate by NAD+.
NAD+ breaks down to NADH + H, which allows pyruvate to add 2 hydrogens to it in order to become lactate.
What percentage of VO2 max in an untrained individual happens with increased lactate?
55%-60% VO2max.
Is NAD+ rate limiting?
YES
At 90% VO2 max, there is ______ (more/less) hydrogen in the cytosol. Cell pH will (decrease/increase).
More, decrease
At 90% VO2 max, what will be the NAD+ levels?
Will not change. Fixed amount, rate limiting.
Explain what happens at 90% VO2 max to lactate production.
- Since there’s more H available, you will max out NAD+ rapidly.
- This will cause a rapid increase in lactate production.
- Much more H+ in the cytosol still left over afterwards, causing the pH of the cell to drop (meaning cell function is inhibited).
What happens when PFK is in an area of low pH?
When it is in an acid environment, its activity starts to decline. All the glycogen and glucose will be broken down to a point in glycolysis and then it wont go through the point where the enzyme is needed. It will come to a halt. You’re not producing any additional ATP at this time. Elevated lactate levels, fatigue happens.
What happens if you are untrained and incapable of doing the 90%VO2 max… what is your body doing?
Do no bring in the necessary fats in to breakdown, instead they solely use them as carbs.
At 25% VO2 max, are you using very high or very low glucose?
Very low
At 25% VO2 max, hydrogen concentration is ______(small/large).
Hydrogen concentration is small.
At 25% VO2 max is lactate being formed? Explain.
No. Because the lactate theshold is 55-60%
Where does NADH + H go once formed from NAD+ at 25% VO2 max?
NADH + H ends up going down into the mitochondria, there it lets go of its hydrogens to generate the ETC to make ATP.
What is the threshold for lactate production for a TRAINED athlete?
75%
Are trained athletes more dependant on fats, carbs or proteins?
On fats.
How can you increase PFK?
With training
Explain the cori cycle.
In the skeletal muscle, glucose, turns into pyruvate which forms lactate that goes into the circulation and into liver. From the liver, it goes back to pyruvate, and back to glucose, to then be put back into the circulation and back into skeletal muscle.
What is the cori cycle good for?
Helps keep blood glucose levels constant while you’re exercising.
Where does gluconeogenesis happen?
In liver
Which are the 2 gluconeogenic precursors?
Alanine and glycerol
Alanine is a ____carbon structure. with a NH2 group.
3
Alanine can turn into what?
Pyruate
Where can you get new glucose from basically (3)?
Alanine, glycerol, and lactate.
Can you survive solely on those 3 in order to maintain exercise?
No, you need to have other carb sources for liver and muscle.
Which have a bigger diameter: fast twitch or slow twitch fibers?
Fast twitch
Which fatigue faster and why: fast twitch or slow twitch fibers?
Fast twitch because a lot of lactate is forming within fast twitch.
Which fibers are anaerobic and which are aerobic?
Ana = fast, aerobic = slow
Which fibers are good for endurance?
Slow
Which fibers are good for short bursts?
Fast