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CITRIC ACID CYCLE Flashcards

1
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Also known as Krebs cycle or TCA Cycle; key metabolic pathway

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Citric Acid Cycle

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2
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Conversion of glucose to pyruvate

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Glycolysis

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3
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Converts pyruvate to acetyl-CoA

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Pyruvate Dehydrogenase

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4
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Electron carrier in electron transport chain

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Coenzyme Q

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5
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Generates ATP during oxidative phosphorylation

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ATP Synthase

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6
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Electron carrier; reduced to NADH

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NAD+

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7
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Electron carrier; reduced to FADH2

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FAD

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8
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Site of citric acid cycle

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Mitochondrial Matrix

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9
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Generates ATP during oxidative phosphorylation

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Electron Transport Chain

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10
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ATP generation via electron transport chain

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Oxidative Phosphorylation

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11
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Citric Acid Cycle enzymes

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Citrate synthase, aconitase,
isocitrate dehydrogenase,
alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex, succinate thiokinase, succinate dehydrogenase, Fumatase,
Malate dehydrogenase

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12
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Key regulatory enzyme in citric acid cycle

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Alpha-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase

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12
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Converts succinyl-CoA to succinate

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Succinyl-CoA Synthetase

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13
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Converts malate to oxaloacetate

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Malate

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14
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Citric Acid Cycle regulation

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Feedback inhibition by ATP, NADH, and Succinyl-CoA
Allosteric control by citrate synthase and isocitrate dehydrogenase
Substrate availability like acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate

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14
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Replenish citric acid cycle intermediates

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Anaplerotic reactions

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15
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Remove citric acid cycle intermediates

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Cataplerotic reactions

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16
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Key regulatory enzyme

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Citrate synthase

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17
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Converts isocitrate to alpha-ketoglutarate

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Isocitrate dehydrogenase

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18
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Citric acid cycle intermediate and combined with Acetyl-CoA

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Oxaloacetate

19
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Converts fumarate to malate

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fumarase

20
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Exchanges ATP and ADP across mitochondrial membrane

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ATP/ADP translocase

20
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Converts oxaloacetate to phosphoenolpyruvate

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Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase

21
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Citric Acid Cycle generates?

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10 ATP
3 NADH
1 FADH2
2 CO2

22
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Inputs of Citric Acid Cycle

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Acetyl-CoA, H20, O2

23
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ATP/ADP ratio

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Regulates citric acid cycle activity

24
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Citric Acid Cycle connection to electron transport chain

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Reducing equivalents; NADH and FADH2 generated in citric acid cycle fuel electron transport chain

25
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Citric Acid intermediates:

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  1. Citrate
  2. Isocitrate
  3. Alpha-ketoglutarate
  4. Succinyl-CoA
  5. Succinate
  6. Fumarate
  7. Malate
  8. Oxaloacetate
26
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Occurs in advanced liver disease, leads to loss of consciousness, coma, and convulsion

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Hyperammonemia

27
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Depletes the citric acid cycle intermediates and inhibits the oxidative decarboxylation of alpha-ketoglutarate

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Ammonia

28
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Entry of carbon?

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Anaplerosis

29
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Exit of carbon?

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Cataplerosis

30
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found in some plants; inhibits aconitase causing the accumulation of citrate

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Fluoroacetate

31
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Inhibits the reaction, causing substrate alpha-ketoglutarate to accumulate

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Arsenite

32
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4 essential B vitamins in Citric Acid Cycle

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  1. Riboflavin (FAD)
  2. Niacin (NAD+)
  3. Vitamin B1 (thiamin)
  4. Pantothenic acid
33
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cofactor for succinate dehydrogenase

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FAD

34
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electron acceptor for isocitrate dehydrogenase, alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, malate dehydrogenase

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NAD+

35
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coenzyme for decarboxylation in the alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase reaction

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Thiamin (Vit. B1)

36
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esterified to carboxylic acids to form acetyl CoA and succinyl-CoA

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Pantothenic acid

37
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Citric Acid Cycle is both

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Oxidative & Synthetic process (amphibolic)

38
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Inhibit the reaction of the succinate to Fumarate

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Malonate

39
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Citric Acid Cycle takes part in…

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Gluconeogenesis
Transamination
Deamination

40
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An important substrate for gluconeogenesis, enters the cycle via oxidation to pyruvate and carboxylation to oxaloacetate

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Lactate

41
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Important anaplerotic substances

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Glutamine & Glutamate

42
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Major glucogenic product of rumen fermentation

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Propionate

43
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Citric Acid takes part in …

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Fatty Acid Synthesis

44
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Major substrate for long chain fatty acid synthesis

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Acetyl-CoA

45
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the source of half the NADPH required for fatty acid synthesis

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Malic enzyme

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