exam 4 Flashcards

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what is metabolism?

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sum of all of the chemical rxns of occuring in the body

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what is catabolism?

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breakdown of larger molecules into smaller ones, releases energy

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anabolism is…

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the synthesis of larger molecules from smaller ones, requires energy

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oxidation-reduction rxns are those in which electrons are transferred from…

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a donor to an acceptor

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oxidation is the…

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loss of electrons

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reducing agent is…

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the substance that loses the electrons

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reduction is…

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the gain of electrons

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oxidizing agent is the…

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substance that gains the electrons

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what is carbon in its most reduced form?

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alkane

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carbon in its most oxidized form…

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CO2 (final product of catabolism)

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NAD+ is an…

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  • important coenzyme
  • two electron oxidizing agent
  • reduced to NADH
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FAD is a…

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  • biological oxidizing agent
  • protons and electrons are accepted by FAD
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what is a central theme in metabolism?

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coupling of energy-producing and energy-requiring reactions

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can food energy be used directly?

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no - must be shuttled into easily accessible forms of chemical energy

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what are high energy bonds?

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bonds that can release convenient amounts of energy

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what is ATP?

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essential high energy bond-containing compound

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(x) of ATP to ADP releases (y)

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hydrolysis, energy

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coupling of energy release from ATP hydrolysis…

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drives many anabolic reactions

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what drives many anabolic reactions?

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coupling of energy release from ATP hydrolysis

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how many charges are on ATP and ADP?

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ATP (4 -)
ADP (3 -)

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is ATP stable?

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not really

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(x) must be expended to put an additional (y) on ADP

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energy, negative charge

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why is there an entropy loss when ADP is phosphorylated?

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potential loss of resonance hybridization of inorganic phosphate (Pi)

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what happens upon the hydrolysis of ATP?

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decrease in electrostatic repulsion

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hydrolysis of ATP causes a decrease in...
electrostatic repulsion of beta-phosphate
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what do metabolic pathways often require?
activation
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what is activation?
formation of a more reactive substance
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a metabolite bonded to some molecule so that...
free energy change for breaking new bond is negative causes nxt rxn to be exergonic
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what is glycolysis?
it's the first stage of glucose metabolism
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what is glucose converted to during glycolysis?
two molecules of pyruvate and 2 atp are made
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once pyruvate forms...
multiple routes are optioned (aerobic oxidation, anaerobic alcoholic fermentation, anaerobic lactic acid fermentation)
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1st rxn of glycolysis
phosphorylation of glucose to give glucose-6-phosphate - Mg 2+ (cofactor) and hexokinase (enzyme) - USE ATP
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2nd rxn of glycolysis
isomerization of glucose-6-phosphate to give fructose-6-phosphate - phosphoglucose (cofactor) and isomerase (enz)
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3rd rxn of glycolysis
phosphorylation of fructose-6-phosphate to yield fructose-1,6-bisphosphate - Mg2+ and PFK - USE ATP
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4th rxn of glycolysis
cleavage of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate to give glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihyroxyacetone phosphate - aldolase (enzyme)
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5th rxn of glycolysis
isomerization of dihyroxyacetone phosphate to give glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate - triosephosphate and isomerase
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6th rxn of glycolysis
oxidation and phosphorylation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate to give 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate - glyceraldehye-3-phosphate (cofactor) and dehydrogenase (enzyme)
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7th rxn of glycolysis
transfer of a phosphate group from 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate to ADP to 3-phosphoglycerate - Mg2+ (cofactor) and phosphoglycerate kinase (enzyme) - MAKE ATP
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8th rxn of glycolysis
isomerization of 3-phosphoglycerate to give 2-phosphoglycerate - phosphoglycerate mutase (enzyme)
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9th rxn of glycolysis
dehydration of 2-phosphoglycerate to give phosphoenolpyruvate - Mg2+ and enolase
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10th rxn of glycolysis
transfer of phosphate group from phosphoenol pyruvate to ADP to give pyruvate - Mg2+ and pyruvate kinase - MAKE ATP
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step one of glycolysis
uses enzyme hexokinase and cofactor Mg2+ - kinases transfer phosphates - rxn is endergonic - ATP hydrolysis drives rxn
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step one of glycolysis (p2)
hexokinase can use glucose or any 6 carbon sugar - glucokinase (in liver) binds only glucose - when blood glucose is high, liver uptakes glucose more readily than other tissues
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step two of glycolysis
uses enzyme glucosephosphate isomerase - makes an isomer (G-6-P to F-6-P)
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step three of glycolysis
ATP hydrolysis coupled to rxn - uses enzyme phosphofructokinase to phosphorylate F-6-P generating fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
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step three (regulatory step)
enzyme is phosphofructokinase (PFK) - tetramer subject to allosteric feedback - ATP is an allosteric effector
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high ATP (x) PFK
inhibits
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low ATP (y) PFK
activate
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step four of glycolysis
F-1,6-BP split into two 3-carbon fragments (DHAP and G-3-P) - rxn catalyzed by aldolase
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step five of glycolysis
DHAP --> G-3-P by triosephosphate isomerase - rxn is relatively small in terms of gibbs free E
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glycolysis summary (steps 1-5)
- glucose is converted to G-3-P - key intermediate is F-1,6-BP - PFK subject to allosteric control - 2 molecules (each 3C compounds) undergo these rxns
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step six of glycolysis
oxidation of G-3-P to 1,3-bisphophoglycerate - catalyzed by enzyme glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
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step six in detail
involves e- transfer from G-3-P to NAD+ - involves addition of phosphate
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step seven
- 1,3-bisphosphateglycerate converted to 3-phosphoglycerate - 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate transfers a phosphate group to ADP --> ATP (substrate level phosphorylation) - rxn is catalyzed by phosphoglycerate kinase
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step eight of glycolysis
involves isomerization of 3-phosphoglycerate to 2-phosphoglycerate - rxn is catalyzed by phosphoglycerate mutase
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step nine
2-phosphoglycerate loses a molecule of water --> phosphophenolpyruvate - enolase catalyzes rxn, requiring a Mg2+ cofactor - phosphoenolpyruvate contains a high energy bond (molecule is Activated)
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step ten
PEP transfers phosphate group to ADP --> ATP and pyruvate - gibbs free energy of PEP is more than that of ATP - rxn catalyzed by pyruvate kinase
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glycolysis summary (5-10 steps)
- rxns involve e- transfer to NADH and ATP production - net atp - net nadh
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control points in glycolysis
hexokinase, PFK, pyruvate kinase
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what are control points?
enzymes that create rxns that exhibits large decreases in free E by catalyzation
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what must be done to keep glycolysis going?
NAD+ must be regenerated
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under anaerobic conditions, NAD+ is...
regenerated by reduction of pyruvate to lactate
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lactate dehydrogenase is a..
tetrameric enzyme
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pyruvate is converted to...
lactate in actively metabolizing tissue, recycling NAD+ in the process
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in some organisms, pyruvate is converted to
ethanol
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three processes play central roles in aerobic metabolism:
citric acid cycle, electron transport, ox phos
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what is NOT a substrate of the tca cycle?
pyruvate
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pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is responsible for..
the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA
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what is produced in the transition from glycolysis to tca cycle?
NADH is generated, CO2 is made as a byproduct - activation step
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citric acid cycle step 1
- condensation of acetyl-CoA with oxaloacetate to form citrate - hydrolysis of thioester bond drives rxn
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TCA step 2
- citrate is isomerized to isocitrate - done by a dehydration then hydration - changes position of OH - rxn is catalyzed by aconitase
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TCA step 3
- oxidation of isocitrate - NAD+ reduced to NADH - decarboxylation forms alpha-ketoglutarate and CO2 - catalyzed by isocitrate dehydrogenase
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TCA step 4
- oxidation of alpha-ketoglutarate to succinyl-CoA - catalyzed by alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex - NAD+ reduced to NADH - CO2 is made as by-product (decarboxylation)
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TCA step 5
- succinyl-CoA is hydrolyzed forming succinate - catalyzed by succinyl-CoAsynthetase - previous activate step allows GTP to be made
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TCA step 6
- oxi of succinate to fumarate - FAD reduced to FADH2 - catalyzed by succinate dehydrogenase
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TCA step 7
- hydration of fumarate to L-malate occurs - catalyzed by fumarase
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TCA step 8
- malate is oxidized to oaloacetate - nad+ reduced to NADH - catalyzed by maltate dehydrogenase
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what are the three points of control in the tca cycle?
- citrate synthase - isocitrate dehydrogenase - alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
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citrate synthase
inhibited by ATP, NADH, succinyl CoA - product inhibition by citrate
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isocitrate dehydrogenase
activated by ADP, NAD+ inhibited by ATP, NADH
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alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
inhibited by ATP, NADH, succinyl CoA activated by ADP, NAD+
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catabolism of proteins, carbs, fatty acids all...
feed into the citric acid cycle at one or more points
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amphibolic describes how
the tca cycle plays a role in both catabolism and anabolism
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tca cycle is the source of....
starting materials for biosynthesis of many other compounds
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if a component of the citric acid is taken out for..
biosynthesis, it has to be replaced
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what replaces oxaloacetate?
carboxylation of pyruvate
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tca cycle is considered part of the aerobic metabolic process b/c...
of its link to the electron transport chain and ox phos
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which cofactors pass their e- to oxygen?
NADH and FADH2
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where does ATP production take place?
mitochondrion
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o2 is reduced to...
H2O
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transfer of e- is strongly...
exergonic and can drive phosphorylation of ADP
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energy-releasing oxidations give rise to...
H+ pumping and a pH gradient across inner mitochondrial membrane
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coupling process converts...
electrochemical potential to the chemical energy of ATP
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what is the coupling factor that connects the e- transport and ATP?
ATP synthase
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mechanism by which the H+ gradient leads to the production...
of ATP depends on ion channels through the inner mitochondrial membrane
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during chemiosmotic coupling:
- H+ flow back into the matrix thru channels in the F0 unit of ATP synthase - flow of protons is accompanied by formation of ATP in the F1 unit of ATP synthase
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P/O ratio is
the number of moles of Pi consumed in phosphorylation to the number of moles of oxygen atoms consumed in oxidation
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phosphorylation:
ADP + Pi --> ATP + H20
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oxidation:
1/2 O2 + 2H+ 2e- --> h2o
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P/O when NADH is oxidized
2.5
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P/O when FADH2 is oxidized
1.5
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what are shuttle mechanisms?
transport metabolites b/w mitochondria and cytosol
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glycerol phosphate shuttle
- glycolysis in cytosol produces NADH - NADH does not cross mitochondrial membrane but glycerol phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate can - thru the glycerol phosphate shuttle, 1.5 ATP are produced in mitochondria for each cytosolic NADH
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malate-asparatate shuttle
- found in mammalian kidney, liver, heart - malate crosses mitochondrial membrane while oxaloacetate can't - transfer of e- from NADH in cytosol produces NADH in mitochondria - in malate-aspartate shuttle, 2.5 mitochondrial ATP are produced for each cystolic NADH
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ATP yield from complete oxidation of glucose
30-32 molecules of ATP are produced for each glucose molecule (depending on shuttle mechanism)
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what do kinase enzymes do?
transfers phosphates
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what co factor is needed for kinase rxns?
Mg2+
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what enzyme functions the same as isomerase?
phosphoglycerate mutase
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why does the glucose derivative get rearranged to an enol?
to make substrate more reactive + activate substrate
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which glycolysis rxns are irreversible?
1, 3, 10
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how can you tell a rxn is reversible besides the arrows?
small gibbs free energy = reversible large gibbs free energy = irreversible
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step one of glycolysis (co-factor and enzyme)
Mg2+ and hexokinase ATP to ADP
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step two of glycolysis (co-factor and enzyme)
phosphoglucose and isomerase
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step three of glycolysis (co-factor and enzyme)
Mg2+ and PFK ATP TO ADP
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step four of glycolysis (co-factor and enzyme)
aldolase
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step five of glycolysis (co-factor and enzyme)
triosephosphate and isomerase
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step six of glycolysis (co-factor and enzyme)
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dehydrogenase
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step seven of glycolysis (co-factor and enzyme)
Mg2+ and phosphoglycerate kinase ADP to ATP
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step eight of glycolysis (co-factor and enzyme)
phosphoglycerate mutase
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step nine of glycolysis (co-factor and enzyme)
Mg2+ and enolase
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step ten of glycolysis (co-factor and enzyme)
Mg2+ and pyruvate kinase ADP to ATP
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what is the general name for enzymes like kinases, isomerases, etc?
dehydrogenase
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reason for aldolase's name:
it makes an alcohol and aldehyde
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reason for isomerase name?
all makes 1 isomer
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why is the glucose derivative rearranged to an enol?
to make substrate more reactive
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which steps of glycolysis are most likely to be regulated?
hexokinase, pfk, pyruvate kinase
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what molecules might allosterically regulate the steps of glycolysis?
hexokinase (allosterically regulated by G6P) pfk (allosterically regulated by ATP) pyruvate kinase (allosterically regulated by ATP)
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how many net atp are generated in the glycolysis pathway?
2 atp
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how many molecules are produced at the end of glycolysis?
2 molecules of pyruvate, each has 3 carbons
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how is the energy change between glycolysis' steps 4 and 5 possible?
b/c glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate is being continuously drained off for the subsequent rxn in the glycolytic pathway
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how is the enzyme hexokinase found in the liver different from the hexokinase (1st enzyme in glycolysis)?
hexokinase in liver phosphorylates glucose rather than other sugars
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type of phosphorylation where the substrate adds the phosphate to adp....
substrate level phosporylation
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what is gluconeogensis?
similar to the reversal of 10 steps of glycolysis
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how many minimum atp would be needed to drive gluconeogensis?
at least 4 atp (actual # is 6)
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how many pyruvate molecules enter the tca cycle per glucose molecule that entered glycolysis?
2
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how many molecules of each of the following are produced in the tca cycle per glucose molecule that is completely oxidized?
atp - 2 nadh - 8 fadh2 - 2 CO2 - 6
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atp is produced in the tca cycle via what type of phosphorylation?
substrate level phosphorylation
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purpose of producing nadh and fadh2 in the tca cycle?
high energy reduced coenzymes carry electrons from food we eat to ETC
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what happens to the co2 produced by the tca cycle?
co2 is exhaled as we can't get any more electrons or hydrogen from it
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why is it dangerous that arsenic inhibits the pyruvate dehydrogenase rxn?
cells get suffocated by not carrying out tca or etc, atp production can't continue
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what happens to the nad+ and fad made via ETC?
it's recycled back to glycolysis and tca
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final electron acceptor of nadh and fadh2
oxygen
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purpose of creating proton gradient?
drive ATP synthase to make a lot of ATP
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what is the p/o ration?
number of moles consumed in phosphorylation to the number of moles of oxygen atoms consumed in oxidation (or atp generated per nadh or fadh2 that is oxidized)
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p/o when nadh is oxidized
3
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p/o when fadh2 is oxidized
2
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nadh produced in glycolysis
number of nadh: 2 p/o ratio: 3 number of atp: 6
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nadh produced in kreb's
nadh: 8 p/o: 3 atp: 24
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fadh2 produced in kreb's
fadh2: 2 p/o: 2 atp: 4
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type of phosphorylation when p/o ratio is involved?
ox phos
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atp generated during glycolysis and kreb's (aerobic respiration)
38 atp (2 from glycolysis, 2 from tca, 34 from etc and ox phos)
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why is cyanide toxic?
can't continue etc, not generating enough atp
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the fate of the end product of glycolysis (pyruvate) depends on...
where o2 is present or not
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pyruvate that is made into lactate...
lactic acid fermentation
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pyruvate that is made into ethanol
ethanol fermentation
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in fermentation rxns, nad+ or nadh is generated?
nad+
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what is needed for the starting material in glycolysis?
nad+
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how many atp are made during fermentation?
0
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why might fermentation necessary?
to involve nad+ to carry out glycolysis when there's no o2 available
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tca cycle is a central metabolic pathway that can be used both anabolically and catabolically? t or f?
false
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which enzyme uses coenzyme fad as the e- acceptor?
succinate dehydrogenase
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conversion of malate to oxaloacetate has a high gibbs free energy but it can take place b/c...
the oxaloacetate product is used up in the subsequent rxn
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when mitochondria are actively carrying out aerobic respiration...
pH of matrix is greater than pH of intermembrane space
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synthesis of atp in mitochondria is driven by...
proton/pH gradient
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advantage of using multiple steps in e- transport?
more E is captured to make ATP
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purpose of tca cycle?
generate reduced coenzymed NADH and FADH2 to be used in ETC to make ATP
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reduction of pyruvate to lactate allows for
recycling of NAD
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alcohol dehydrogenase resembled lactate dehydrogenase in that it
uses NADH as a coenzyme