exam 4 Flashcards
what is metabolism?
sum of all of the chemical rxns of occuring in the body
what is catabolism?
breakdown of larger molecules into smaller ones, releases energy
anabolism is…
the synthesis of larger molecules from smaller ones, requires energy
oxidation-reduction rxns are those in which electrons are transferred from…
a donor to an acceptor
oxidation is the…
loss of electrons
reducing agent is…
the substance that loses the electrons
reduction is…
the gain of electrons
oxidizing agent is the…
substance that gains the electrons
what is carbon in its most reduced form?
alkane
carbon in its most oxidized form…
CO2 (final product of catabolism)
NAD+ is an…
- important coenzyme
- two electron oxidizing agent
- reduced to NADH
FAD is a…
- biological oxidizing agent
- protons and electrons are accepted by FAD
what is a central theme in metabolism?
coupling of energy-producing and energy-requiring reactions
can food energy be used directly?
no - must be shuttled into easily accessible forms of chemical energy
what are high energy bonds?
bonds that can release convenient amounts of energy
what is ATP?
essential high energy bond-containing compound
(x) of ATP to ADP releases (y)
hydrolysis, energy
coupling of energy release from ATP hydrolysis…
drives many anabolic reactions
what drives many anabolic reactions?
coupling of energy release from ATP hydrolysis
how many charges are on ATP and ADP?
ATP (4 -)
ADP (3 -)
is ATP stable?
not really
(x) must be expended to put an additional (y) on ADP
energy, negative charge
why is there an entropy loss when ADP is phosphorylated?
potential loss of resonance hybridization of inorganic phosphate (Pi)
what happens upon the hydrolysis of ATP?
decrease in electrostatic repulsion
hydrolysis of ATP causes a decrease in…
electrostatic repulsion of beta-phosphate
what do metabolic pathways often require?
activation
what is activation?
formation of a more reactive substance
a metabolite bonded to some molecule so that…
free energy change for breaking new bond is negative causes nxt rxn to be exergonic
what is glycolysis?
it’s the first stage of glucose metabolism
what is glucose converted to during glycolysis?
two molecules of pyruvate and 2 atp are made
once pyruvate forms…
multiple routes are optioned (aerobic oxidation, anaerobic alcoholic fermentation, anaerobic lactic acid fermentation)
1st rxn of glycolysis
phosphorylation of glucose to give glucose-6-phosphate
- Mg 2+ (cofactor) and hexokinase (enzyme)
- USE ATP
2nd rxn of glycolysis
isomerization of glucose-6-phosphate to give fructose-6-phosphate
- phosphoglucose (cofactor) and isomerase (enz)
3rd rxn of glycolysis
phosphorylation of fructose-6-phosphate to yield fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
- Mg2+ and PFK
- USE ATP
4th rxn of glycolysis
cleavage of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate to give glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihyroxyacetone phosphate
- aldolase (enzyme)
5th rxn of glycolysis
isomerization of dihyroxyacetone phosphate to give glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
- triosephosphate and isomerase
6th rxn of glycolysis
oxidation and phosphorylation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate to give 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate
- glyceraldehye-3-phosphate (cofactor) and dehydrogenase (enzyme)
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
8th rxn of glycolysis
isomerization of 3-phosphoglycerate to give 2-phosphoglycerate
- phosphoglycerate mutase (enzyme)
9th rxn of glycolysis
dehydration of 2-phosphoglycerate to give phosphoenolpyruvate
- Mg2+ and enolase
10th rxn of glycolysis
transfer of phosphate group from phosphoenol pyruvate to ADP to give pyruvate
- Mg2+ and pyruvate kinase
- MAKE ATP
step one of glycolysis
uses enzyme hexokinase and cofactor Mg2+
- kinases transfer phosphates
- rxn is endergonic
- ATP hydrolysis drives rxn
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
step two of glycolysis
uses enzyme glucosephosphate isomerase
- makes an isomer (G-6-P to F-6-P)
step three of glycolysis
ATP hydrolysis coupled to rxn
- uses enzyme phosphofructokinase to phosphorylate F-6-P generating fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
step three (regulatory step)
enzyme is phosphofructokinase (PFK)
- tetramer subject to allosteric feedback
- ATP is an allosteric effector
high ATP (x) PFK
inhibits
low ATP (y) PFK
activate
step four of glycolysis
F-1,6-BP split into two 3-carbon fragments (DHAP and G-3-P)
- rxn catalyzed by aldolase
step five of glycolysis
DHAP –> G-3-P by triosephosphate isomerase
- rxn is relatively small in terms of gibbs free E
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
step six of glycolysis
oxidation of G-3-P to 1,3-bisphophoglycerate
- catalyzed by enzyme glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
step six in detail
involves e- transfer from G-3-P to NAD+
- involves addition of phosphate
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
step eight of glycolysis
involves isomerization of 3-phosphoglycerate to 2-phosphoglycerate
- rxn is catalyzed by phosphoglycerate mutase
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)
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
glycolysis summary (5-10 steps)
- rxns involve e- transfer to NADH and ATP production
- net atp
- net nadh
control points in glycolysis
hexokinase, PFK, pyruvate kinase
what are control points?
enzymes that create rxns that exhibits large decreases in free E by catalyzation
what must be done to keep glycolysis going?
NAD+ must be regenerated
under anaerobic conditions, NAD+ is…
regenerated by reduction of pyruvate to lactate
lactate dehydrogenase is a..
tetrameric enzyme
pyruvate is converted to…
lactate in actively metabolizing tissue, recycling NAD+ in the process
in some organisms, pyruvate is converted to
ethanol
three processes play central roles in aerobic metabolism:
citric acid cycle, electron transport, ox phos
what is NOT a substrate of the tca cycle?
pyruvate