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how do cells get energy

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cells get energy from glucose in a series of metabolic pathways

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what are the five principles of metabolic pathways

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-Complex transformations occur in a series of separate reactions.
-Each reaction is catalyzed by a specific enzyme.
-Many metabolic pathways are similar in all organisms.
-In eukaryotes, metabolic pathways are compartmentalized in specific organelles.
-Key enzymes can be inhibited or activated to alter the rate of the pathway.

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burning/metabolism of glucose

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C6H12O6 + 6O2 –> 6CO2 + 6H2O + free energy
ΔG = - 686 kcal/mol
-this is highly exergonic (releasing energy); which drives endergonic formation of many ATP molecules

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what are the three catabolic processes that harvest energy from glucose?

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-glycolysis (anaerobic)
-cellular respiration (aerobic)
-fermentation (anaerobic)

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oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions

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-one substance transfers electrons to another substance
-reduction: gain of electrons (oxidizing agent)
-oxidation: loss of electrons (reducing agent)
-always occur together
-partial transfer also happens

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what is oxidized/reduced in glucose metabolism

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-glucose is the reducing agent meaning it gains and electron
-O2 is the oxidizing agent meaning it losses and electron
-the more reduced a molecule is the more energy it has

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transfer of electrons is often associated with what?

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-with transfer of hydrogen ions: H = H+ + e-
-when a molecules loses H atom it becomes oxidized

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what happens to coenzyme NAD+ in redox reactions

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-it is reduced if it is changing from NAD+ to NADH
-it is oxidized if it is changing from NADH to NAD+

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In aerobic conditions, _______?

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-O2 is available as the final electron acceptor

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in anaerobic conditions,_______?

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-the pyruvate produced by glycolysis is metabolized by fermentation

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glycolysis and cellular respiration

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-glycolysis –> pyruvate oxidation –> citric acid cycle –> electron transport/ ATP synthesis –> products are CO2 and H2O

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glycolysis and fermentation

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-glycolysis –> fermentation –> products are lactate or alcohol

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Glycolysis

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-takes place in the cytoplasm
-converts glucose into 2 molecules of pyruvate
-produces 2 ATP and 2 NADH
-occurs in 10 steps

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what happens in steps 1-5 and steps 6-10 of glycolysis

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-steps 1-5 require ATP
-steps 6-10 produces NADH and ATP

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two types of reactions occur repeatedly in many metabolic pathways:

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-oxidation-reduction: energy released by glucose oxidation is trapped via the reduction of NAD+ to NADH
-substrate-level phosphorylation: energy released transfers a phosphate from the substrate to ADP, forming ATP

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pyruvate oxidation

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-occurs in the mitochondrial matrix
-pyruvate is oxidized to acetate and CO2
-acetate binds to coenzyme A to form acetyl CoA
-exergonic; one NAD+ is reduced to NADH

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what does Acetyl CoA do?

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-acetyl CoA donates its acetyl group to oxaloacetate, forming citrate. this initiates the critic acid cycle

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citric acid cycle

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-acetyl CoA is the starting point
-eight reactions completely oxidizes the acetyl group to 2 molecules of CO2
-energy released is captured by GDP, NAD+, and FAD
-oxaloacetate is regenerated in the last step

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citric acid cycle steps (important step 8)

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what can GTP do?

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-it can transfer its high-energy phosphate to form ATP

21
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overall, the oxidation of one glucose molecules produces what?

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-6 CO2
-10 NADH
-2 FADH2
-4 ATP

22
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for the citric acid cycle to continue what must happen?

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-the starting molecules (acetyl CoA and oxidized electron carriers) must be replenished

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oxidative phosphorylation

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-ATP is synthesized by deoxidation of electron carriers in the presence of O2

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what are the two components of oxidation phosphorylation?

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-electron transport
-chemiosmosis

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electron transport
-electrons from NADH and FADH2 pass through the respiratory chain of membrane-associated carriers -electron flow results in a proton concentration gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane -the respiratory chain is located in the folded inner mitochondrial membrane -energy is released as electrons are passed between carriers
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chemiosmosis
-electrons flow back across the membrane through a channel protein, ATP synthase, which couples the diffusion with ATP synthesis
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why does the electron transport chain have so many steps?
-a single reaction would release too much free energy all at once which would be damaging to organelles and cells -in a series of reactions, each releases a small amount of energy that can be captured by an endergonic reaction
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what happens to protons during electron transport? what does this create?
-protons (H+) are actively transported into the inter membrane space during electron transport -this creates a concentration gradient and charge different
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proton-motion force
-this is potential energy -diffusion of protons back across the membrane is coupled to ATP synthesis (chemiosmosis)
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what can ATP synthase act as?
-it can also act as ATPase, hydrolyzing ATP to ADP and P
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why is ATP synthesis important?
-ATP leaves the metric as soon as it is made, keeping ATP concentration in the matrix low -H+ gradient is maintained by active transport
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what was the first experimental evidence of chemiosmosis?
-it came from studies on isolated chloroplast thylakoid membranes
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brown fat cells
-in them, a protein called UPC1 inserts into the mitochondrial membrane and makes it permeable to protons. -This uncouples electron transport and chemiosmosis, and energy is released as heat rather than being trapped in ATP. -EX: babies have more brown fat cells so they can regulate their temperature
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ATP synthase in all living organisms
-its all the same in all living organisms
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what organism use anaerobic respiration? what electron acceptors do they use?
-many bacteria and archaea -they use alternate electron acceptors such as SO4 -2, Fe3 +, and CO2 -this allows them to exist where O2 is scarce or absent
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without O2 how is ATP made?
-made by glycolysis and fermentation
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glycolysis and fermentation
-occurs in the cytoplasm -glucose is only partially oxidized -2 ATP: 1 glucose are produced by substrate-level phosphorylation -NAD+ is regenerated to keep glycolysis going
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lactic acid fermentation
-pyruvate is the electron acceptor; lactate is the product -microorganisms and some complex organisms -lactate dehydrogenase catalyzes fermentation; in presence of O2, it catalyzes oxidation of lactate to pyruvate
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other than organisms what also uses lactic acid fermentation?
-muscle cells break down glycogen and cary out lactic acid fermentation if O2 cannot be delivered fast enough for aerobic respiration -causes muscle pain and lowers pH
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alcoholic fermentation
-yeasts and some plant cells -requires two enzymes to metabolize pyruvate to ethanol -reactions are reversible -used to produce alcoholic beverages
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energy produced difference between cellular respiration and fermentation
-glycolysis and fermentation: 2ATP; glucose is only partially oxidized in fermentation which means more energy remains in the products than in CO2 -glycolysis plus cellular respiration: 32 ATP
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how do metabolic pathways operate?
-there is an interchange of molecules in and out of the pathways all the time
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catabolic interconversions
-polysaccharides are hydrolyzed to glucose --> enters glycolysis -lipids are broken down to 1. glycerol -> DHAP -> glycolysis 2. fatty acids -> acetyl CoA -> citric acid cycle -proteins are hydrolyzed to amino acids, --> glycolysis or citric acid cycle
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anabolic interconversions
-most catabolic reactions are reversible -gluconeogenesis: citric acid cycle and glycolysis intermediates are reduced to form glucose "going backward" -acetyl CoA can be used to form fatty acids
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what can the critic acid cycle intermediates be used for
-can be used to synthesize nucleic acid components
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how do cells "decide" which pathway to use?
-the levels of substances in the metabolic pool are quite constant "balanced" -organisms regulate enzymes to maintain balance between catabolism and anabolism
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mechanisms that regulate rates of each steps in a metabolic pathways:
-regulating gene expression -phosphorylation -feedback inhibition by allosteric enzymes -substrate availability
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how is glycolysis and the citric acid cycle regulated?
-allosteric regulation of key enzymes -a high concentration of the final product an inhibit an enzyme making it slow down to stop -an excess of product of one pathway can activate an enzyme in another pathway

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