Exam Four Flashcards
What step is the main control point for glycolysis?
step 3, phosphofructokinase
What can pyruvate be converted to after glycolysis?
lactate, acetyl coA, and oxaloacetate
What is the net reaction of glycolysis?
glucose + 2NAD+ + 2ADP + 2Pi –> 2 Pyruvate +2NADH + 2ATP + 4H+
What is the enzyme that converts glucose to glucose-6-phosphate?
hexokinase
How does hexokinase add a phosphate on the #6 carbon of glucose?
traps glucose inside the cell and lowers intracellular glucose concentration to allow further uptake
uses energy of ATP
Why does hexokinase require ATP coupling?
Without ATP, the overall reaction would be nonspontaneous
How does hexokinase “trap” glucose?
the addition of the negative charge by the phosphate group makes it difficult for glucose to escape the cell
What is the enzyme that converts glucose-6-phosphate into fructose-6-phosphate?
phosphoglucose isomerase
Why does glucose-6-phosphate need to be isomerized to fructose-6-phosphate?
this step makes the next steps easier/less energy required
What is the enzyme that converts fructose-6-phosphate into fructose-1,6-biphosphate?
phosphofructokinase (PFK)
What is/are the negative effector(s) of PFK?
PEP and ATP
What is/are the positive effector(s) of PFK?
ADP
What overall happens in the first 3 reaction of glycolysis?
sugar is activated via phosphorylation, 2 ATP requiring steps
What is the enzyme that converts fructose-1,6-biphosphate into dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (GAP)
aldolase
What is the enzyme that converts DHAP to GAP?
triose phosphate isomerase
Why is DHAP converted to GAP?
only GAP is the substrate for the next enzyme, so DHAP is useless
How is the conversion of DHAP to GAP pulled forward?
GAP concentration is kept low
What is the enzyme that converts GAP to 1,3-biphosphoglycerate with the help of NAD+ oxidation?
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
What are the 2 reactions that actually take place within the 6th reaction of glycolysis?
- oxidize GAP
- phosphorylate with Pi
How is the GAPDH step pulled forward with a positive delta g?
this reaction is coupled with the following reaction in the pathway
What is the enzyme that converts 1,3-BPG into 3-phosphoglycerate?
phosphoglycerate kinase
What is special about the 7th reaction in glycolysis?
1st ATP production in glycolysis!
What is the enzyme that converts 3-phosphoglycerate into 2-phosphoglycerate?
phosphoglycerate mutase
What is the enzyme that converts 2-phosphoglycerate into phosphoenolpyruvate?
enolase
What is the enzyme that converts phosphoenolpyruvate into pyruvate?
pyruvate kinase
What is special about the last reaction in glycolysis?
it is irreversible and is the second ATP generating step
What are the four reactions in glycolysis with large negative delta Gs?
hexokinase (1), phosphofructokinase (3), phosphoglycerate kinase (7), and pyruvate kinase (10)
What are the reactions in glycolysis that use ATP?
hexokinase (1) and phosphofructokinase (3)
What are the reactions in glycolysis that make ATP?
phosphoglycerate kinase (7) and pyruvate kinase (10)
What is the reaction in glycolysis with a large positive delta G?
aldolase (4)
How does PFK 2 affect glycolysis?
When it is dephosphorylated, it stimulates PFK and the glycolysis pathway
What dephosphorylates PFK 2?
phosphoprotein phosphatase
What activates phosphoprotein phosphatase?
insulin
How does PFK 2 work when it is phosphorylated?
it works as phosphatase 2 which breaks down F 2,6 BP which inhibits glycolysis
When is insulin released?
When well-fed/ high blood glucose levels
When is glucagon released?
When starving/low blood glucose levels
Why isn’t hexokinase the major regulatory step?
you can enter glycolysis without hexokinase by converting glycogen to glucose-6-phosphate using glycogen phosphorylase and phosphoglucose mutase
How do other carbohydrates generate energy?
they have to turn into one of the intermediates in glycolysis to generate pyruvate
How is mannose converted to generate energy?
mannose —-> fructose-6-phosphate
How is galactose converted to generate energy?
Galactose-1-P —> Glu-1-P —-> Glu-6-P
How is fructose (muscle and kidney) converted to generate energy?
—-> fructose-6-phosphate
How is fructose (liver) converted to generate energy?
—–> fructose-1-phosphate
Why is Fru-1-P a trouble maker?
it can enter glycolysis without being checked by PFK because it immediately converts to GAP
What is the purpose of the pentose phosphate pathway (oxidation of glucose-6-phosphate)?
produce NADPH from NADP
What is the net reaction of the pentose phosphate pathway?
G-6-P + 2NADP+ + H2O —> Ribose-5-Phosphate + 2NADPH + 2CO2 + 2H+
What does NADPH protect cells from?
free radicals
What is the degradation of glycogen to use glucose called?
glycogenolysis
What are the three enzymes important for glycogen breakdown?
glycogen phosphorylase, debranching enzyme, and phophoglucomutase
glycogen phosphorylase stops when it reaches to a point ________ glucose residues away from a branching point
four
What can you do with glu-1-phosphate?
- convert into g-6-p for glycolysis
- convert to free glucose to export
GLUT 1
most tissues
GLUT 2
liver, small intestine
GLUT 3
neurons
GLUT 4
muscle,fat - insulin activated
can G-6-P or G-1-P be transported in blood?
no
There is no glycogen formation or breakdown in the _______
brain
What is the first substrate for glycogen synthesis?
Glu-1-P
Primer protein that makes a minimum length (7) of glycogen before starting with glycogen synthase
glycogenin
How does phosphorylation affect glycogen synthesis?
it activates glycogen breakdown AND deactivates synthesis of glycogen
When is glycogen breakdown needed?
starving