ETC (mini test 1) Flashcards
What are the other names for ETC?
-respiratory chain
-oxidative respiration
-oxidative phosphorylation
Its a conversion of reducing equivalents like NADH and FADH2 to O2 yielding energy for the generation of ATP and water. The best model to describe this mechanism is called the chemiosmotic theory
What is the driving force of the ETC?
oxygen
How many NADH go into ETC (was made in all the steps before)?
10 NADH
was produced by
-GAP DH
-PDH
-IDH
-alpha KG DH
-malate DH
How many FADH2 go into ETC (was made in TCA)?
2 FADH2 (was done with SDH)
How many ATP and GTP were made before ETC by just substrate level phosphorylation?
2 ATP from phosphoglycerate kinase and pyruvate kinase (step 7 and 10 of glycolysis)
2 GTP from 2 rounds of TCA with succinyl CoA synthetase/ succinate thiokinase
Which membrane of the mitochondria is permeable to most small molecules?
outer membrane
What part of the mitochondria is an acidic space between the outer and inner membrane?
intermembrane space
Which part of the mitochondria is selectively permeable and only VIP molecules can cross? It contains the respiratory chain components and enzyme complex for ATP synthesis (lots of ETCs)
Inner membrane
What are 6 VIP molecules?
1) pyruvate
2) malate
3) citrate
4) aspartate
5) PEP
6) carnitine
Which part of the mitochondria contains PDH, enzymes of the TCA, FA oxidation, and AA oxidation?
mitochondrial matrix
What are some CoQ rich foods?
-organ meats (especially meats that require large amounts of energy like liver, heart brain)
-sardines
-peanuts
-spinach
Complex 1, NADH DH complex, transfers electrons from where to where?
NADH > FMN> FeS> UQ
Complex 2, SDH complex, transfers electrons from where to where?
succinate> FAD> FeS> UQ
Complex 3, cytochrome C complex or also known as cytochrome reductase complex, transfers electrons from where to where?
UQ> cyt b> cyt c
Complex 4, cytochrome oxidase complex, transfers electrons from where to where?
cyt c > cyt a> cyt a3> O2
Why don’t complex 1 and 2 in ETC communicate?
its a safety mechanism, if one fails then the other way will still work
The flow of electrons are accompanied by the movement of protons out into the….
inter membrane space
CoQ is important for what bodily functions?
-important for heart function (the more CoQ = healthier)
-important for immune function, need energy for immunity
-also important for brain function
What is complex 1 called?
NADH DH complex
Where does ubiquinone (UQ) move to and from?
either from complex 1 to 3 or from 2 to 3
DOES NOT go 1,2,3
What is the substrate for complex 2 of ETC?
succinate
What is complex 2 of ETC called?
SDH complex
Complex 2 of ETC is usually with SDH, aka why its called SDH complex. But what other molecules are also here and can donate H?
glycerol 3 P DH or acyl CoA DH
What is complex 3 called?
cytochrome reductase or cytochrome C