Chp 13: Metabolism Of Carbs Flashcards
Difference bwtween substrate level and oxidative phosphorylation?
In simple words:
- Substrate-Level Phosphorylation: ATP is made directly during specific steps of glycolysis and the citric acid cycle. It happens in the cytoplasm and mitochondria.
- Oxidative Phosphorylation: ATP is made indirectly in the mitochondria by using energy from electrons passed through the electron transport chain, creating a proton gradient that powers ATP synthesis.
- Direct vs. Indirect: Substrate-level is direct ATP production, while oxidative relies on an electron transport chain.
- Location: Substrate-level happens in the cytoplasm and mitochondria; oxidative happens only in mitochondria.
- Amount of ATP: Oxidative phosphorylation produces much more ATP than substrate-level phosphorylation.
- _____ is also called EMP pathway?
- Glycolysis is pathway for atp synthesis in tissues lacking mitochondria such as?
- Which enzyme of hexokinase or gluconkinase glycolysis is present in all tissues?
- Glycolysis
- Cornea, lens, erythrocytes
- Hexokinase in all tissues
Glucokinase in liver
- Compare Km value of glucokinase and hexokinase?
- What is the regulatory step of glycolysis? Which enzyme?
- Enzyme glyceraldehyde-3- phosphate dehydrogenase is inhibited by?
- Which rare kinase reaction is reversible?
- Glucokinase has high km (10 mM) so low affinity ( only for glucose
Hexokinase has low km (0.1mM) so high affinity ( for all hexoses, fructose mannose etc)
- Fructose 6 phosphate to fructose 1,6 bisphosphate by phosphofructokinase (PFK)
- Idoacetate and arsenate
-
Phosphoglycerate kinase
(Converts 1,3- bisphosphoglycerate into 3 phosphoglycerate)
1.Which ions are required by enolase of glycolysis?
- Enolase is inhibited by?
- Mg+2 & Mn+2
- Fluoride (unusual competitive inhibitor)
For blood glucose estimation, which compound is added and why?
fluoride to avoid glycolysis
Pyruvate is converted to lactate by?
In presence of which enzyme? Its competitive inhibitor?
In which condition?
Reduced by NADH to lactate
Lactate dehydrogenase
(Competitive inhibitor -oxamate)
Anaerobic
What is acidosis? it’s type?
Acidosis is a condition in which the body’s fluids contain too much acid, resulting in a lower than normal pH in the blood and tissues. It can be caused by an increase in acid production, a decrease in acid excretion, or a loss of bicarbonate, which is a base that helps neutralize acids. Acidosis can be classified into two main types:
- Metabolic Acidosis: Caused by an excess of acid or a loss of bicarbonate in the body. Examples include diabetic ketoacidosis, lactic acidosis, and kidney disease.
- Respiratory Acidosis: Caused by the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the blood due to impaired lung function, such as in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or severe asthma.
Symptoms of acidosis can include rapid breathing, confusion, fatigue, headache, and in severe cases, it can lead to shock or death if not treated promptly.
How many atps produced in glycolysis (aerobic and anaerboic) for glucose and glycogen?
Glucose*
Anaerobic—2 ATPs
Aerobic—–7 ATPs
Glycogen*
Anaerobic—3 ATPs
Aerobic—–8 ATPs
(Glycogen always produces 1 more bcz no need to activate it)
Glycolysis in erythrocytes leads to ______ production?
Normal plasma lactic acid?3.
Oxygen debt can be measured by measurement of what in plasma?
1.lactate production since mitochondria is absent for aerobic
- 4-15 mg/dl
- Lactic acid
Malate-shuttle pathway in simple terms?
- How many atps are produced from NADH in malate-aspartate shuttle pathway & glycerolphosphate shuttle?
The malate-aspartate shuttle is a process in cells that helps transfer energy from one part of the cell to another. Specifically, it moves high-energy electrons from NADH (produced during glycolysis in the cytoplasm) into the mitochondria, where they can be used to produce ATP, the cell’s main energy source. This shuttle uses molecules like malate and aspartate to carry the electrons across the mitochondrial membrane, since NADH itself cannot cross it.
- Malate- aspartate shuttle: 2.5 ATP for each NADH
Glycerolphosphate-shuttle: 1.5 ATP for each NADH
What is HIF?
What kind of drugs should be used in cancer treatment?
Hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIFs) are proteins that help cells survive when there’s not enough oxygen. They switch on genes that help cells adapt to low-oxygen conditions by promoting the growth of new blood vessels, changing how cells use energy, and helping produce more red blood cells to carry oxygen. This is important in conditions like cancer(progression) and other diseases where cells need to adjust to survive in environments with less oxygen.
- That can inhibit vascularization of tumors
- what are the irreversible stages in glycolysis?
- If changes made at these irreversible steps?
- the stages enhanced by enzymes;
Hexokinase
Phosphofructokinase
Pyruvate kinase -
Gluconeogenesis
(Synthesis of glucose from pyruvate; reversal of glycolysis)
- Glycolysis is regulated by which 3 enzymes?
- Hexokinase is inhibited by ______?
- ________ is an inducible enzyme?
- Most important regulatory enzyme for glycolysis is?
- PFK is _____ enzyme inhibited by?
- PFK is activated by?
- Pyruvate kinase is inhibited by?
- Activated by?
- Hexokinase (glucokinase)
Phosphofructokinase (PFK)
Pyruvate kinase - Glucose-6-phosphate
- Glucokinase ( it’s activity can be increased or decreased i.e increased in elevated glucose level so more glycolysis)
- Phosphofructokinase
(Catalysis rate limiting step) - Allosteric
By;
ATP
Citrate
H+ ion -
Fructose 2,6-bisphospate (most imp)
ADP
AMP
Pi - Atp
- Fructose 1,6 bisphosphate
- In which states pyruvate kinase is active and inactive?
- The harmone _____ inhibits hepatic glycolysis?
- Fructose 2,6 bisphosphate is synthesized by?
- F 2,6 BP synthesis and degradation is done by a single enzyme called?
- Active - dephosphorylated
Inactive- phosphorylated - Glucagon
- Fructose 6 phosphate by enzyme PFK-2
-
Bifunctional enzyme
( an enzyme that possesses two distinct catalytic activities within a single polypeptide chain. This means it can catalyze two different chemical reactions.)
What is pasteur effect?
It is due to inhibition of which enzyme?
Opposite of pasteur effect is?
Inhibition of glycolysis by oxygen (aerobic condition)
The Pasteur effect refers to the phenomenon where the rate of fermentation decreases in the presence of oxygen. Specifically, it describes the inhibition of anaerobic fermentation (like the production of lactate from glucose) when cells have access to oxygen. This shift occurs because cells prioritize more efficient energy production through aerobic respiration when oxygen is available, rather than relying solely on anaerobic processes.
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Phosphofructokinase
(Due to citrate & ATP) - Crabtree effect
What is crabtree effect?
inhibition of oxygen consumption by adding glucose to tissue having high aerobic glycolysis
In simple terms, the Crabtree effect is when some microorganisms, like yeast, choose to produce alcohol (ethanol) and carbon dioxide through fermentatio, even when oxygen is available. This happens especially when there’s plenty of glucose around. Normally, they would use oxygen to create energy more efficiently, but in this case, they go for fermentation to quickly get energy and make other substances they need.
What is warbug effect?
, the Warburg effect describes how cancer cells prefer to use a less efficient way of producing energy called glycolysis, even when oxygen is available. Normally, cells use oxygen to efficiently break down glucose for energy, but cancer cells tend to rely more on a quick but less efficient process that produces lactic acid. This metabolic preference helps cancer cells grow and survive, and it’s a characteristic that distinguishes them from normal cells.
1.What is lapoport leubering cycle?
2.Important for synthesis of?
By enzyme?
3.Shunt pathway for glycolysis?
- Ehat is the affinity of Hb for a)O2 in hexokinase defective patients
2) in pyruvate kinase defective patients? - Main significance of 2,3-BPG?
In simple terms, the Luebering-Rapoport pathway is a special way that red blood cells use glucose to make energy. Unlike most cells that use oxygen to break down glucose, red blood cells don’t have oxygen-using parts called mitochondria. Instead, they use this pathway to turn glucose into a substance called 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate (2,3-BPG). This substance helps red blood cells release oxygen to tissues that need it, which is crucial for our bodies to function properly.
- 2,3 BPG
(1,3 BPG—— 2,3 BPG by enzyme
2,3 bisphosphoglycerate mutase)
- Rapoport-Leubering cycle
- a) high oxygen affinity in hexokinase deficient
b) low oxygen affinity in pyruvate kinase deficinent - Oxyhaemoglobin unloads more oxygen to the tissues
What is PDH?
Structure?
- In mammals PDH complex has a weight of?
Weight of each enzyme? - A comparable enzyme with PDH?
PDH stands for Pyruvate Dehydrogenase. It is an enzyme complex found in the mitochondria of cells and plays a crucial role in aerobic respiration, particularly in linking glycolysis (the breakdown of glucose) to the citric acid cycle (also known as the Krebs cycle or TCA cycle).
Here’s a simple explanation:
- Function: Pyruvate Dehydrogenase converts pyruvate, a product of glycolysis, into acetyl-CoA. This conversion is a key step in cellular metabolism because acetyl-CoA is a central molecule that enters the citric acid cycle to generate energy (ATP) through oxidative phosphorylation.
- Has
3 enzymes
Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Dihydrolipoyl transacetylase
Dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase
5 coenzymes
TPP
FAD
NAD+
Coenzyme A
Lipoamide
-
9 x 10^6
60 molecules of Dihydrolipoyl transacetylase
20-30 of Dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase & pyruvate dehydrogenase - a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex of citric acid cycle (decarboxylate a-ketoglutarate to succinyl coA)
- Enzymes PDH & a-ketogluarate dehydrogenase are inhibited by?
- The cycle of pyruvate to acetyl coA gives how many Atps?
- PDH Phosphatase (that activates PDH) is promoted by?
PDH kinasease (that inactivates PDH) is promoted by?
-
Arsenite (binds to thiol (-SH) group of lipoic acid (arsenic poisoning)
Also by mercuric ions - For 1 pyruvate = 2.5 ATP
For 2 pyruvate = 5 ATP -
PDH Phosphatase
Ca2+
Mg2+
Insulin
PDH kinase
ATP
NADH
Acetyl coA
It is inhibited by:
NAD+
CoA
Pyrvate
- Citric acid cycle involves the oxidation of?
- Why is it called TCA?
- Final common oxidative pathway for carbs, fats & amino acids?
- Location?
- ______ is considered to play a catalytic role in TCA?
- At which step FADH2 is profuced?
- At which steps CO2 is profuced?
- At which points NADH is produced?
- At which step GTP is produced?
- By the end of TCA how many products are formed?
CO2
NADH
FADH
H+
CoA
GTP
- Acetyl coA to CO2 & H20
- Bcz of 3 tricarboxylic acids;
Citrate
Ciz. Aconnitate
Isocitrate - Citric acid cycle
- Mitochondrial matrix
-
Oxaloacetate (4C)
Regenerated at the end - Succinate—— fumarate
(F in FADH2
F in fumarate) - 2 CO2 produced:
# Oxalosuccinate —– a-ketoglutarate
# a-ketoglutarate - - - succinyl coA - At 3 points:
Isocitrate - - - - oxalosuccinate (In Our)
a-ketoglutarate - - - - succinyl coA) (kashmir shall)
Malate —- oxaloacetate
(March Onwards)
- Succinyl coA - - - - succinate
(Shall Start) - CO2 _____ 2
NADH_____ 3
FADH2 _____ 1
H+_____ 3
CoA_____ 1
GTP _____ 1
1.What is hyperammonemia?
2.What happenes to intermediates of TCA in hyperammonemia?
- Oxaloacetate serves as precursor for ____?
And a ketoglutarate for? - _______ is used for the synthesis of porphyrins & heme
Hyperammonemia is a medical condition characterized by an elevated level of ammonia in the blood. Ammonia is a waste product that is normally processed by the liver and converted into urea, which is then excreted in urine. When the liver cannot effectively process ammonia due to liver disease, genetic disorders, or other factors, ammonia builds up in the bloodstream, which can be toxic and lead to serious health issues like brain damage, confusion, and even coma.
- Ammonia withdraws a-ketoglutarate from TCA to form glutamate & glutamine
It also inhibits a-ketoglutarate & pyruvate dehydrogenase
- Oxaloacetate for aspartate
a-ketoglutarate for glutamate - Succinyl coA
- Define anaplerosis?
- Give examples? With enzymes
- Regulation of citric acid cycle is by which enzymes?
- The reactions that replinish or refill the intermediates of TCA
-
Pyruvate to oxaloacetate
(Pyruvate carboxylase)
(ATP dependant rxn)
glutamate to a-ketoglutarate
(Transamination)
Pyruvate to malate
(Malate dehydrogenase- malate enzyme)
(NADP+ dependant rxn) - Citrate synthase
Isocitrate dehydrogenase
a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
- Citrate synthase is inhibited by?
- Isocitrate dehydrogenase is inhibited by?
And activated by? - a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase is inhibited by?
- ______ is regarded as a suicide substrate?
What does it convert into?
Is found in? - TCA cycle enzyme aconitase is inhibited by?
- ATP
NADH
Long chain fatty Acyl coA - ATP
NADH
Activated by; ADP
- Succinyl coA
NADH -
Fluoroacetate
(Itself is harmless) Gets converted into toxic fluorocitrate
Fluorocitrate (poison) found in some plants - Fluorocitrate