Chapter 8: Metabolism Flashcards
- all chemical reactions that take place in cells to break down or build molecules
metabolism
- series of linked reactions, each catalyzed by a specific enzyme.
- produce energy and cellular compounds
metabolic pathway
When we eat food, the _ ,_ , _ , are digested to smaller molecules that can be ___.
polysaccharides, lipids, and proteins; absorbed into the cells of our body.
Because we do not use all the energy from our foods at one time, we ___ as high-energy __.
store energy in the cells; adenosine
triphosphate, ATP.
. As the glucose, fatty acids, and amino
acids are broken down further, _
energy is released
ATP is later broken down obtain energy to do work in our bodies:
- contracting muscles
- synthesizing large molecules,
- sending nerve impulses
- moving substances across cell membranes.
use ATP energy to build larger molecules
anabolic reaction
break down large, complex molecules to
provide energy and smaller molecules
catabolic reactions
3 stages of metabolism
- digestion and hydrolysis
- degradation
- oxidation
break down large molecules to smaller ones that enter the bloodstream
digestion and hydrolysis
breaks down molecules to
two- and three-carbon compounds
degradation
is in the citric acid cycle and electron transport provide ATP energy (electrons are carried by NADH and FADH2)
oxidation
As long as the cells have oxygen, the hydrogen ions and electrons from the __ to synthesize ATP.
reduced coenzymes are transferred to electron transport
9 Cell structure
Plasma Membrane
Mitochondria
Rough Endoplasmic reticulum
Smooth Endoplasmic reticulum
ribosomes
lysosomes
golgi complex
nucleus
cytoplasm
Is the energy form stored in cells.
▪ Is obtained from the oxidation of food
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
Structure of ATP:
Adenine (nitrogen base)
ribose sugar
three phosphate groups
Requirement of ATP to be oxidized:
7.3 kcal/mol (31 kJ/mol)
3 phosphate groups
AMP
ADP
ATP
The hydrolysis of ATP to ADP releases 7.3 kcal (31 kJ)/mole
ADP + Pi + 7.3 kcal/mol (31 kJ/mol
hydrolysis of ADP to AMP releases 7.3 kcal (31 kJ)/mole.
AMP + Pi + 7.3 kcal/mol (31 kJ/mol)
ATP links ___ with ___ in the cells
energy-producing reax ; energy requiring reax
What has low energy bond?
phosphate ester bond in first p group
What has high energy bond
phospho-anhydride bonds in ADP and ATP
ATP or ADP + Pi: used in anabolic reaction
ATP
ATP or ADP + Pi: energy-storage molecule
ATP
ATP or ADP + Pi: coupled withe nergy-requiring reactions
ATP
ATP or ADP + Pi: hydrolysis products
ADP
Several metabolic reactions that extract energy from our food what reactions?
REDOX
associated with the loss of H atoms
oxidation
associated with the gain of H atoms
reduction
required to carry the hydrogen ions and electrons from or to the reacting substrate.
coenzymes
oxidation
loss of e-
loss of H+
gain of oxygen
release of energy
reduction
gain of e-
gain of H+
loss of oxygen
input of energy
Three coenzymes
NAD+
FAD+
Acetyl CoA
Participates in reactions that produce a carbon-oxygen double bond (C=O)
▪ Is reduced when an oxidation provides 2H+ and 2e-
NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)
Oxidation of NAD+
CH3—CH2—OH to CH3—C (=O) —H + 2H+ + 2e
Reduction of NAD+
NAD+ + 2H+ + 2e- NADH + H+
Structure of NAD+
Contains ADP, ribose, and nicotinamide.
Reduces to NADH when the
nicotinamide group accepts H+ and 2e-
.
Participates in reactions that produce a carbon-carbon double bond (C=C).
▪ Is reduced to FADH2
FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide)
ox of FAD
—CH2—CH2— —CH=CH— + 2H+ + 2e
red of FAD
FAD + 2H+ + 2e- FADH2
structure of FAD
Contains ADP and riboflavin (vitamin B2).
= undergoes reduction when the 2 nitrogens in the flavin part react with two hydrogen atoms (2H+ + 2e-)
Consists of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), phosphorylated ADP, and aminoethanethiol
= activates acyl groups such as the two-carbon acetyl group for transfer.
Coenzyme A
The reactive feature of coenzyme A ___ , which bonds to a two-carbon acetyl group to produce ___
thiol group (-SH); energy-rich thioester acetyl CoA
Structure of CoA
pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), phosphorylated ADP, and aminoethanethiol
MT: Coenzyme used in oxidation of carbon-oxygen
bonds.
NAD+
MT: Reduced form of flavin adenine dinucleotide
FADH2
MT: Used to transfer acetyl groups
CoA
MT: Contains riboflavin
FAD, FADH
MT: The coenzyme after C=O bond formation
NADH + H+
2 STAGES OF DIGESTION OF CARBS
Stage 1, the digestion of carbohydrates
Stage 2: Glycolysis
Stage 1:
Mouth where salivary amylase breaks down
Small intestine where pancreatic amylase hydrolyzes
hydrolyzes MAL, LAC, SUC to glucose which enters bloodstream to transport to the cells
enzymes produced in
the mucosal cells that
line the small intestine
maltase
lactase
sucrase
The bloodstream carries the monosaccharides to the liver, where __
fructose and galactose are converted to glucose
Glycolysis
uses glucose for metabolic pathway
degrades glucose to pyruvate
an anaerobic process
Energy is required to add phosphate groups to glucose.
Glucose is converted to two three-carbon molecules.
Reaction 1-5
Reaction 1-5 Products
Glucose
Glusose-6-phosphate
Fructose-6-Phosphate
Fructose-1,6-biphosphate
dihydroxyacetone phosphate
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
Reaction 1-5 Enzymes
hexokinase
phosphoglucoisomerase
phosphofructokinase
fructose-1,6-biphosphate aldolase
triosephosphate isomerase
Aldol reaction
fructose-1,6-biphosphate to DHAP and G3P; cofactors: Mn; Mg
Sugar phosphates are cleaved to triose phosphates.
▪ Four ATP molecules are produced
reax 6-10
Reaction 6-10 products
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
1,3-Biphosphoglycerate
3-phosphoglycerate
2-phosphoglycerate
phosphoenolpyruvate
pyruvate
Reaction 6-10 enzymes
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-dehydrogenase
phosphoglycerate kinase
phosphoglycerate mutase
enolase
pyruvate kinase
What happens in reax 6?
2 NAD+ was oxidized to 2NADH + 2H+
What happens in reax 7?
2 ATP was released
What happened in reax 9?
H2O was released
What happened in reax 10?
2 ATP was released
Processes reax 1-10
- phosphorylation: 1st ATP
- Isomerization
- Phosphorylation: 2nd ATP
- cleavage: 2 trioses formed
- isomerization of triose
- First energy production yields NADH
- Next energy production yields 2 ATP
- Formation of 2-phosphoglycerate
- Removal of water makes a high-energy enol
- Third energy production yields a second ATP (2)
In glycolysis, what happened to steps 1 and 3?
2 ATP add phosphate to glucose and fructose eme
In glycolysis, what happened to steps 7 and 10?
Four ATP are formed in energy-generation by direct transfers of phosphate groups to four ADP
Glycolysis net gain
ATP and 2 NADH
overall equation of glycolysis:
glucose + 2NAD+2ADP + 2Pi = 2 Py + 2NADH +2 ATP + 2ATP + 2H+ + 2H2O
Key regulatory steps
hexokinase, phosphofructokinase, and
pyruvate kinase (1,3,10)
Glycolysis is regulated by three enzymes, Reaction 1
Hexokinase is inhibited by high levels of
glucose-6-phosphate, which prevents the
phosphorylation of glucose.
Glycolysis is regulated by three enzymes, Reaction 3
Phosphofructokinase, an allosteric
enzyme, is inhibited by high levels of ATP and activated by high levels of ADP and AMP. If cells have plenty of ATP, glycolysis slows down
Glycolysis is regulated by three enzymes, Reaction 10
Pyruvate kinase, another allosteric
enzyme is inhibited by high levels of ATP or acetyl CoA
in glycolysis, what compounds provide phosphate groups for the production of ATP?
In reaction 7, phosphate groups from two 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate molecules are transferred to ADP to form two ATP.
In reaction 10, phosphate groups from two phosphoenolpyruvate molecules are used to form two more ATP
fructose
In the muscles, it is converted to fructose-6-phosphate, entering glycolysis at step 3. In the liver, it is converted to the trioses used in step 5.
Fructose uptake by the cells is not __: all fructose in the _
regulated by insulin; bloodstream is forced into catabolism.
The triose products created in the liver ___ that, if not required for energy by the cells, __
provide an excess of reactants that create excess pyruvate and acetyl CoA ; is converted to fat
Pyruvate: Under aerobic conditions (oxygen present),
▪ Three-carbon pyruvate is decarboxylated.
▪ Two-carbon acetyl CoA and CO2 are produced.
▪ Occurs in the mitochondria
Pyruvate is converted __ under aerobic conditions ___. The NADH is oxidized ___
to acetyl CoA and NADH; when oxygen is plentiful; back to NAD+ to allow glycolysis to continue.
Pyruvate under anaerobic conditions (without oxygen),
Pyruvate is reduced to lactate.
▪ NAD+ is produced and is used to oxidize more glyceraldehyde-3 phosphate in the glycolysis pathway, which produces a small but needed amount of ATP.
▪ Occurs in the cytosol
lactate in muscles: during strenous exercise:
Oxygen in the muscles is depleted.
▪ Anaerobic conditions are produced.
▪ Lactate accumulates.
▪ Muscles tire and become painful.
After exercise, a person breathes heavily to: ???????????
to repay the oxygen debt and reform pyruvate in the liver (lactate is transported to the liver).
Occurs in anaerobic microorganisms such as yeast.
▪ Regenerates NAD+ to continue glycolysis.
fermentation
what is decarboxylated in fermentation?
pyruvate to acetaldehyde, which is reduced to ethanol
The first step in conversion of pyruvate to ethanol
a decarboxylation reaction to produce acetaldehyde.
The second step in fermentation
involves acetaldehyde reduction to produce ethanol
Produced during anaerobic conditions
lactate
Reaction series that converts glucose to
pyruvate.
glycolysis
Metabolic reactions that break down large molecules to smaller molecules + energy.
catabolic reaction
Substances that remove or add H atoms in oxidation and reduction reactions.
coenzymes
Operates under aerobic conditions only.
▪ Oxidizes the two-carbon acetyl group in acetyl CoA to 2CO2
▪ Produces reduced coenzymes NADH and FADH2 and one ATP directly.
citric acid cycle
(3) What happens in citric acid cycle?
Acetyl (2C) bonds to oxaloacetate (4C) to
form citrate (6C).
▪ Oxidation and decarboxylation
reactions convert citrate to oxaloacetate.
▪ Oxaloacetate bonds with another acetyl to repeat the cycle.
KREBS: Processes
1: Formation of Citrate Condensation
2: Isomerization to Isocitrate
3: oxidative decarboxylation
4: oxidative decarboxylation
5: phosphorylation / hydrolysis
6: oxidation / dehydrogenation
7: hydration
8: oxidation / dehydrogenation
KREBS: PRODUCT
Acetyl CoA
Citrate
Isocitrate
a-keto
succinyl CoA
succinate
furamate
malate
oxaloacetate
KREBS: Enzymes
Citrate Synthase
Aconitase
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
a-ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase
Succinyl COA Synthase
Succinic Dehydrogenase
Fumarase
Malate Dehydrogenase
SO AT DISCO, DEVIL SLIPPED DOWN FIVE DRINKS
Combines with the two-carbon acetyl group to form citrate.
oxaloacetate
Isomerizes to isocitrate.
▪ Has a tertiary —OH group converted to a secondary —OH in isocitrate that can be oxidized.
citrate
Undergoes decarboxylation (carbon removed as CO2).
▪ Oxidizes the —OH to a ketone releasing H+ and 2e−.
▪ Provides H to reduce coenzyme NAD+
to NADH.
isocitrate
▪ Undergoes decarboxylation to form succinyl CoA.
▪ Produces a 4-carbon compound that bonds to CoA.
▪ Provides H+ and 2e−
to reduce NAD+
to NADH.
a-ketoglutarate
Undergoes breaking of the thioester bond.
▪ Provides energy to add phosphate to GDP and form GTP, a high energy compound.
Succinyl CoA
Undergoes dehydrogenation.
▪ Loses two H and forms a double bond.
▪ Provides 2H to reduce FAD to FADH2
succinate
Undergoes hydration.
▪ Adds water to the double bond.
▪ Is converted to malate.
fumarate