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TCA cycle - a biochemical hub of the intermediary metabolism:

  1. oxdizing carbons fuels for harvesting:
  2. it is ____ (e.g. catabolism and anabolism)
  3. source of precursors for
  4. takes place inside ____
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  1. high energy electrons
  2. amphibolic
  3. biosynthesis
  4. mitochondria
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other names of TCA cycle

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Tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA)

citric acid cycle

krebs cycle

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precursor stage 1 of TCA

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fats, polysaccharides, and proteins are reduced to fatty acids and glycerol, glucose and other sugars, and amino acids

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precursor stage 2 of TCA

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fatty acids and glycerols, glucose and other sugars, and amino acids are all converted to Acetyl CoA (common currency)

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1 mol of NADH =

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2.5 moles ATP

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1 mol of FADH2 =

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1.5 moles ATP

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1 mol of GTP =

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1 mol ATP

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TCA cycle overview: oxidation of 2-carbon units to produce:

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2 CO2 molecules

1 GTP

High energy electrons (3 NADH and 1 FADH2)

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how is glucose converted into acetyl CoA?

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glucose (6C) –oxidation–> 2 pryuvate (3C) –decarboxylation–> 2 Acetyl CoA (2C)

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how are lipids converted into acetyl CoA?

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TAG –> fatty acids –betaoxidation–> acetyl CoA (2C)

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how are proteins converted to Acetyl CoA?

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breakdown into various amino acids –> acetyl CoA

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how is pyruvate converted to acetyl CoA?

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  1. decarboxylation
  2. oxidation
  3. transfer acetyl group to CoA (by coupling with NAD+ –> NADH rxn)
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aerobic glycolysis coupled with oxidative phosphorylation:

  1. pyruvate must enter:
  2. pyruvate utilizes:
  3. ______ catalyzes the decarboxylation of pyruvate
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  1. the mitochondira
  2. mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC)
  3. pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) or (PDH)
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pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction:

  1. requires 3 enzymes:
  2. requires 5 coenzymes: catalytic cofactors and stoichiometric cofactors
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  1. E1 (TPP), E2(Lipoic acid), E3(FAD)

2.

catalytic cofactors:

  • thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP/Vitamin B1)
  • lipoic acid
  • FAD

stoichiometric cofactor:

  • CoA
  • NAD+
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15
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phosphorylated version of PDC/PDH is

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inactive

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dephosphorylated version of PDC/PDH is

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active

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17
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overall reaction of pyruvate –> Acetyl CoA

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pyruvate + NAD+ + CoA → Acetyl CoA + CO2 + NADH + H+

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18
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high [aceytl CoA] directly inhibits

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E2

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accumulation of ADP and pyruvate activates phosphatases which dephosphorylates ____

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PDH/PDC (making it active)

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increased levels of acetyl CoA will inhibit

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PDH/PDC

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21
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the TCA cycle occurs under

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aerobic conditions and procuces more energy from glucose than glycolysis

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22
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the TCA cycle takes place in the

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mitochondria

23
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what enzyme links glycolyis to the TCA cycle

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pryuvate dehydrogenase (PDH/PDC)

24
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first step of TCA cycle

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4-carbon oxaloacetate + 2-carbon acetyl CoA +H2O → citrate

catalyzed by citrate synthase

25
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step 2 of TCA cycle

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citrate → isocitrate

catalyzed by aconitase

(because hydroxl group is not in proper location of oxidative decarboxylation)

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step 3 of TCA cycle

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isocitrate + NAD+ → a-ketoglutarate + NADH + H+ + CO2

catalyzed by isocitrate dehydrogenase

(rate-limiting step) (first of 4 redox rxns)

(NAD+ → NADH)

27
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step 4 of TCA cycle

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a-ketoglutarate + NAD+ + CoA → Succinyl CoA + NADH + H+ + CO2

via a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex

28
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step 5 of TCA cycle

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succinyl CoA + GDP ⇔ Succinate + GTP + CoA

catalyzed by succinyl CoA synthetase

29
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succinyl CoA contains a

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high energy thioester bond

30
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succinyl CoA synthetase is the only step that yields

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a high energy phopho-transfer compount (ATP or GTP) (substrate level phosphorylation)

31
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succinyl CoA synthetase isozymic forms:

  1. form that produces GTP is used in:
  2. form that produces ATP is used in:
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  1. tissues that perform many anabolic reactions (liver)
  2. tissues that perofrm large amount of cellular respiration (skeletal and heart muscle)
32
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step 6 of TCA cycle

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succinate + FAD → Fumarate + FADH2

catalyzed by succinate dehydrogenase

(FADH2 is not released from the enzyme, but electrons are passed directly to Co-Q in the ETC

33
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succinate dehydrogenase is located

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in the inner mitochondrial membrane directly associated with ETC

34
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step 7 of TCA cycle

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fumarate → L-malate

catalyzed by fumarase

35
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step 8 of TCA cycle

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L-malate + NAD+ → Oxaloacetate + NADH + H+

catalyzed by malate dehydrogenase

36
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high [acetyl CoA] directly inhibits

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PDH/PDC complex subunit E2

(pyruvate + NAD+ → acetyl CoA + NADH → TCA cycle)

37
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NADH inhibits

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PDH/PDC complex subunit E3

(pyruvate + NAD+ → acetyl CoA + NADH → TCA cycle)

(ATP levels also inhibit PDH/PDC)

38
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high [pyruvate] and high [ADP] activate

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PDH/PDC activity

39
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phosphatases are stimulated by

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Ca2+ which increases to initiate muscle contraction

40
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insulin can stimulate

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fatty acid synthesis by activating phosphatases and increasing the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA (a precursor for fatty acids)

41
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activators of PDH/PDC

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Ca2+, Mg2+ (via allosteric activation)

ADP, CoA, NAD+, pyruvate

insulin in adipose tissue, catecholamiens in cardiac muscle

42
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inhibitors of PDH/PDC

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acetyl CoA, NADH

acetyl CoA, ATP

arsenite

43
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citrate synthase prevents

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the wasteful hydrolysis of acetyl CoA

(first control site of TCA cycle)

44
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oxaloacetate binds to citrate synthase first, then the enzyme

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undergoes configurational changes to accept acetyl CoA

45
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second control site of TCA cycle

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isocitrate dehydrogenase

(allosterically stimulated by ADP) (NADH inhibits by directly displacing NAD+)

46
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third control site of TCA cycle

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a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

(this complex is similar to PDH/PDC)

(allosterically inhibited by its products- succinyl CoA and NADH)

47
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buildup of citrate (due to regulation of isocitrate dehydrogenase) can be transported

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to the cytosol and signal PFK to halt glycolysis

48
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a-ketoglutarate that builds up from enzyme inhibition can be used for

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synthesis of amino acids and purine bases

49
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why is the TCA cycle anaplerotic

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“fill up” rxns provide intermediates to replenish TCA cycle

50
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2 major anaplerotic reactions

  1. degradation of amino acids
  2. carboxylation of pyruvate
A
  1. degradation of amino acids:
  • Gln, Pro, His, Arg → replenishes a-ketoglutarate
  • Thr, Met, Ile, Val → replenishes succinyl CoA
  • Phe, Tyr, Asp → Fumurate
  1. carboxylation of pyruvate
    * pyruvate (ATP + PC) → replenishes oxaloacetate
51
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TCA cycle under fasting conditions

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oxaloacetate → malate → gluconeogenesis → glucose

52
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when energy needs are met, TCA cycle intermediates are

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drawn for biosynthesis of other molecules

(citrate leaves mitochondria and forms fatty acids and sterols)

(a-ketoglutarate → glutamate → other amino acids → purines)

(succinyl CoA → porphyrins, heme, chlorophyll)

(oxaloacetate → asparate → other amino acids, purines/pyrimidines)

53
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anaplerotic rxns are required during

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states of low energy

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