energy metabolism Flashcards
chemiosmotic hypothesis
Coupling of phosphorylation to electron and hydrogen transfer by a chemiosmotic mechanism
proton motive force
proton electrochemical gradient ^p
defined by 2 factors:
proton gradient ^pH
membrane potential ^psi
different types of energy transducing membranes
mitochondrial inner membrane
bacterial inner membrane
photosynthetic bacterial membrane
chloroplast inner membrane
morphology of mitochondria energy transducing membranes
matrix is N
inner membrane space is P
morphology of chloroplast energy transducing membranes
light-driven proton pumping from N (stroma) to P (thylakoid lumen)
thylakoid membrane is arranged in stacked folds
morphology of bacterial energy transducing membranes
proton current
flow of protons through a system
respiratory control
the equilibrium between [ADP] and [ATP] or pH can be disturbed to promote the shift of equilibrium in a favourable direction
eqn: observed mass action
[ATP]/[ADP]
when [ATP]/ADP] is at equilibrium it is called
K equilibrium constant
Gibbs energy increases as
[ATP]/[ADP] is further displaced from K
4 stages of eukaryotic aerobic respiration
glycolysis
oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate > Acetyl CoA
citric acid/krebs cycle
oxidative phosphorylation
morphology of photosynthetic bacterial energy transducing membranes
invaginated cytoplasmic membrane
can pinch of to form chromatophores at high pressures
proton gradient across a membrane establish…
N- (-ve) and P- (+ve) phase compartment
proton gradients are coupled to…
ATP synthesis
7 mitochondrial respiratory proteins (in spatial order)
Complex 1
Complex 2
UQ
Complex 3
Cytochrome C
Complex 4
ATP synthase
redox carriers in mit. ETC
bacterial Complex 2 proper name, structure & function
Succinate/ ubiquinone oxidoreductase
4 subunits: 2 hydrophilic (flavoprotein & iron-sulphur protein), 2 hydrophobic membrane proteins (heme b-containing and ubiquinone binding site)
3D packed as trimer
e- transfer occurs within monomers
bacterial SdhB (hydrophilic) subunit of Complex 2 contains
3 iron sulphur clusters
[2Fe-2S], [4Fe-4S] and [3Fe-4S]
bacterial SdhA (hydrophilic) subunit of Complex 2 contains
covalently attached FAD cofactor and substrate binding site
what is unusual about bacterial Complex 2 SdhB [2Fe-2S] cluster?
coordination with 3 Cys & 1 Asp
ubiquinone binding site of bacterial Complex 2 structure
cleft between SdhB, C & D close to [3Fe-4S]
side chains of Tyr 83 & Trp 164 are direct ligands to ubiquinone
role of heme B in bacterial Complex 2
electron sink for those not passed to UQ
high redox potential attracts e-
close to UQ binding site
structure & function of mitochondrial Complex 2
Two hydrophilic subunits
Flavoprotein (FP)
Iron-sulphur protein (IP)
Two hydrophobic membrane subunits
CybL and CybS, that contain one heme b and provide two ubiquinone binding sites.
name & describe advantage of the 2 mit. UQ binding sites
Qp and Qd
favours the transfer of two electrons from reduced FADH2 to ubiquinones with high efficiency as it increases stability of bound UQ over that increased time period of e- transfer
3 distinct quinone redox carriers across kingdoms
UQ in mitochondria
menaquinone in anaerobic bacteria
plastoquinone in chloroplasts
proper name of Complex 3
Q-cytochrome c oxidoreductase
Q-cycle
coupling of e- transfer from Q > cyt c to transmembrane proton transport
in Q cycle, UQ is reduced to
semi-quinone anion Q-
Q-cycle mechanism summary
2molecules of QH2 are oxidised > 2 molecules of Q.
1 molecule of Q is reduced > QH2.
2 molecules of cytochrome c are reduced.
4 protons are released to the cytoplasmic side.
2 protons are removed from the matrix side.
Q-cycle inhibitors & modes of action
Myxothiazol – blocks reactions at the QP (Qo) site
Antimycin – acts on the QN (Qi) site preventing the formation of the relatively stable UQ.-.
Stigmatellin – inhibits electron transfer to the Rieske protein.
gated control of Complex 3 by Rieske ISP
Reduction of the Rieske centre causes the ISP to move to a new docking position close to cytochrome c1.
after E- > c1, ISP has reduced affinity for c1 heme and moves back > Q site.
ISP is bound to c1 is too far from Qp site to accept e-
so 2nd e- must > bL heme.
Complex 4 proper name
cytochrome c oxidase
5 stages of oxygen reduction in Complex 4
- formation of oxy species
- formation of P species
- formation of F species
- formation of hydroxyl
- condensation
2 proton channels speculated to be responsible for proton pumping
K (conserved aspartate) and D (lysine)
these aminos have their side chains projecting into the respective channels
not found in all mitochondrial and bacterial enzymes
supercomplex
arrangement of ETC proteins into a supramolecular structure that aids e- and proton transfer
redox potential
ability of redox couple to attract e-
negative E0 = lower affinity for e- than standard (more likely to form ions)
positive E0 = higher affinity for e- than standard (less likely to form ions)
what happens when the gain of e- changes the pKa of 1 or more ionizable groups?
reduction is accompanied by gain or 1 or more protons
when NAD+ undergoes 2e- reduction it gains _ protons
1
when UQ undergoes 2e- reduction it gains _ protons
2
when cyt c undergoes 2e- reduction it gains _ protons
0
how do prosthetic groups increase e- transfer speed?
if they are in contact they can act as e- tunnels
usually, the max separation between prosthetic groups forming an e- tunnel is
14 Angstrong
e- flow from centres of _ E0 to centres of _ E0
low > high E0
in what part of complex IV does the biochemistry take place
2 core subunits
ancillary proteins have little/unidentified effect on biochem
which complex IV proton channel is responsible for chemical proton uptake for catalysis
K with conserved lysine
which complex IV proton channel is responsible for proton uptake/pumping for pmf
D for aspartate
bacterial etc location
P = periplasm
N= matrix
ETC proteins embedded in cytoplasmic membrane
bacterial etc differs from mit etc
shorter and more flexible
i.e. no complex 3, all e- are delivered directly to and accepted from quinone pool
Complex IV differences in bacteria compared to mit.
-different structure haem of haem-copper centre
-lower affinity for oxygen, so when [O2] gets too low it switches to a cyt b oxidase with higher O2 affinity and no proton pump
which of the two is membrane embedded: NAP or NAR?
NAR
which of the two is more bioenergetically efficient: NAP or NAR
NAR, uses 2 protons from N to reduce NO3- to NO2-
cofactors, by subunit, of NAR
NarG MGD & [4Fe-4S]
NarH 3x [4Fe-4S] 1x [3Fe-4S]
NarL 2x bis-coord cyt c
cofactors, by subunit, of NAP
NapA MGD-Cys & [4Fe-4S]
NapB 2x bis-coord cyt c
NapC 4x bis-coord cyt c
what pathways occur in chloroplasts?
respiration, photosynthesis, other biosynthetic pathways
amyloplast
plastid specialised for starch synthesis and storage
light independent reactions of photosynthesis name and function
Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle
fixation of CO2 to make sugars, with help from ATP and NADPH from light dependent reactions
light independent reactions of photosynthesis name and function
light energy harvested to convert NADP+ and ADP > NADPH and ATP
key enzyme of CBB cycle
Rubisco
give the 2 products of photosynthesis
starch & sucrose
how is the electrochemical gradient created in chloroplasts
H+ pumped > thylakoid lumen during e- transport
this is used for ATP synthesis
electron shuttle proteins in thylakoid membranes
plastoquinone and plastocyanin
how is NADP+ reduced in the thylakoid
PSI reduces ferredoxin
reduced Fd will reduce NADP+ with catalysis from ferredoxin-NADP reductase