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What is the site of oxidative phosphorylation?

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  • Electron transport chain in the mitochondria
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What is oxidative phosphorylation?

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  • Mechanism by which most cellular ATP is generated
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Describe the structural components of ATP

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  • Matrix
  • Cristae
  • Inner membrane
  • Intermembrane space
  • Outer membrane
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What is the use of NADH in the electron transport chain?

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    • Energy produced by the oxidation of NADH is used by ETC to pump protons into the inter-membrane space of mitochondria
  • Electrochemical gradient
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What happens when protons released by NADH re-enter the mitochondrial matrix?

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  • Produce energy

- Used to produce ATP by oxidative phosphorylation

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What is actually pumping protons into the inter-membrane space?

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  • Protein complexes

- Creates EC gradient

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How does NADH produced in the cytosol during carbohydrate metabolism cross the inner mitochondrial membrane?

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  • Glycerol phosphate shuttle
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What happens in the glycerol phosphate shuttle?

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  • Enzyme cytosolic glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
  • Oxidises NADH to NAD and passes electrons to FAD
  • Results in reaction: cycle of glycerol 3-phosphate dihydroxyacetone
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What happens to the electrons in FADH after the glycerol phosphate shuttle?

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  • Transferred to Q and Complex III of the ETC
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What carries protons and electrons from various sources to ETC?

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  • NADH and FADH2
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Describe how the electrochemical gradient leads to ATP production

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  • Accumulation of protons follow EC gradient back across membrane through ATP synthase complex
  • High to low conc in order to equilibrate
  • H+ passes through ATP synthase
  • Provides energy for this molecule to produce ATP from ADP + Pi
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What is the final electron acceptor?

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  • Oxygen

- ‘Aerobic’ respiration

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What are the first 3 electron transport chain components?

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  • Complex I- NADH dehydrogenase
  • Complex II- Succinate dehydrogenase
  • Ubiquinone- Complex Q
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Describe what happens at complex I- NADH dehydrogenase

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  • Accepts electrons from NADH
  • Flavoprotein, containing FMN- electron carrier components
  • Oxidises mitochondrial NADH to NAD+ and transfers electrons through FMN and iron-sulphur (FeS) complexes to ubiquinone (Q)
  • Pumps H+
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Describe what happens at complex II-succinate dehydrogenase

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  • Same enzyme that acts within the TCA cycle

- Flavoprotein that oxidises succinate to fumarate and reduces FAD to FADH2

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Describe what happens at ubiquinone- complex Q

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  • Ubiquitous, mobile, lipid-soluble co-enzyme
  • Accepts one electron - half reduced to semiquinone
  • Accepts 2 electrons- fully reduced to quinone from complexes I and II and then donates electrons to complex III
  • Mobile shuttle
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Describe succinate dehydrogenase

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  • Bound to inner mitochondrial membrane
  • Big, bulky enzyme with many subunits
  • Oxidises succinate to fumarate (and passes electrons to FAD) as part of TCA cycle and passes these electrons to ubiquinone in mitochondrial electron transport chain
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What are the next 4 ETC components (Complex III onwards)?

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  • Complex III- cytochrome 3 reductase
  • Cytochrome C
  • Complex IV- cytochrome C oxidase
  • Complex V- ATP synthase
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What happens at complex III- cytochrome C reductase?

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  • Reduces cytochrome C and oxidises quinone and takes electrons from ubiquinone
  • Electrons are transferred through cytochrome b to an FeS centre then cytochrome C
  • And then to cytochrome C
  • Pumps H+ ions
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What happens at cytochrome C?

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  • Small haem protein which shuttles electrons one at a time from complex III to complex IV
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What happens at complex IV- cytochrome C oxidase?

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  • Haem-containng dimer which pumps H+ ions to inter membrane space
  • Oxidises cytochrome C and conducts electrons through cytochrome a and a3
  • Finally reducing oxygen to water
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What do iron and copper ions facilitate in the ETC?

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  • Collection and transfer of 4 electrons

- Reduction of oxygen

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What is the reaction that occurs at cytochrome c that produces water?

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4 e from cytochrome C +4 H+ + oxygen –> 4 cytochrome C (now oxidised) +2 H2O

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Describe the structure of complex V ATP synthase

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  • Comprises of a motor (F0) embedded in the inner membrane

- And a generator (F1) which extends into the matrix

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How efficient if ATP synthase?
- Almost 100% | Makes around 100 ATP molecules per second
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What are the three different states of ATP synthase?
- 1st state binds ADP and Pi - 2nd state synthesised ATP - 3rd state releases ATP- requires most of proton metic energy - One complete turn produces 3 ATPs
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Describe respiratory control involving ATP synthase
- ADP taken up by mitochondria, ATP synthase stimulated to covert it to ATP - Acts as signal that a lot energy has been used ip - Lowers proton gradient and so respiration increases to re-establish proton gradient - Oxygen uptake declines when conc. of ADP depleted and ATP synthase terminated
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What are uncouplers?
- Hydrophobic compounds which can accept protons from the inertmembrane space and then diffuse back into the mitochondrial matrix
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What is the consequence of uncouplers?
- Avoid those protons having to go through ATP synthase - Make inner membrane leaky - Diminish H+ gradient - Stimulate respiration as system attempts to restore proton gradient through fuel oxidation
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What happens if a gradient cannot be re-established due to continued uncoupling?
- Metabolic energy is wasted as heat
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What is dinitrophenol and how does it inhibit oxidative phosphorylation?
- Uncoupler seen to lead to weight loss for munitions making dynamite - Massive side effects - Cataracts, blindness, kidney and liver damage and death - Cells die due to excess heat and lack of ATP - Sold illegally as a weight loss pill- used legally in herbicides and insecticides
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What is rotenone and how does it inhibit oxidative metabolism?
- Common insecticide inhibiting complex I- inhibits oxidation of NADH
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What is antimycin and how does it inhibit oxidative metabolism?
- piscicide inhibits the transfer of electrons to Complex III
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How do cyanide and carbon monoxide inhibit oxidative metabolism?
- Inhibit complex IV by blocking access of oxygen to cyt-a3
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What is oligomycin and how does it inhibit oxidative metabolism?
- Macrolide produced by streptomyces - Inhibits ATP synthase by blocking its proton channel - Oxidative phosphorylation of ADP to ATP cannot occur
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Give examples of some inhibitors of oxidative metabolism
- Dinitrophenol - Ronetone - Antimycin - Cyanide and CO - Oligomycin
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How many subunits in oxidative phosphorylation are coded for by mtDNA?
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Give examples of oxidative phosphorylation diseases caused by mutations in mtDNA
- LHON (Leber hereditary optic neuropathy) mutation in NADH dehydrogenase - Leigh disease (subacute necrotising encephalopathy) mutation in F0 subunits of F0F1-ATPase
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What is the consequence of a magnesium deficiency in oxidative phosphorylation?
- ATP readily forms a complex with Mg ion (stabilises it when not used) - Complex required in all reactions in all reactions requiring ATP - Deficiency impairs all metabolism because ATP can neither made or used
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What is the consequence of an iron deficiency in oxidative phosphorylation?
- Part of iron-sulphur complexes as well as oxygen transport haem systems
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What is the consequence of riboflavin dietary deficiency?
- Both FMN and FAD contain it | - Can seriously impair function of these and other flavoproteins
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What is the consequence of a copper deficiency?
- Rare in adult but premature infants have low stores - Impair ATP production by inhibiting terminal ETC reaction - Leads to pathology of heart where ATP demand is high - Therefore, dietary preparations for premature babies contain copper

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