[FMS] NAM - aerobic metabolism Flashcards
what is another name for aerobic metabolism
Krebs cycle
Citric acid cycle
Tricarboxylic acid cycle
Common terminal pathway
where does aerobic metabolism occur
mitochondrial matrix
what happens in aerobic metabolism
oxidation of acetyl CoA to CO2 and water
what tissues aerobically metabolise? and which ones do not?
all tissues that have mitochondria
not RBC or white muscle fibres
- what are the functions of aerobic metabolism?
- energy trapping
- biosynthesis of intermediates
- how many decarboxylations occur in TCA?
2 (decarboxylation = when co2 is removed which happens 2 times in TCA cycle)
draw out the TCA cycle including enzymes and where the following are made: H, GTP, CO2, and FADH2
what is the link reaction
reaction for conversion pyruvate to Acetyl CoA, prep for TCA
what kind of reaction is link reaction
decarboxylation
what are the other cofactors involved in aerobic respiration (link reaction)
- thiamine pyrophosphate (thiamine VitB1)
- lipoic acid
- FAD (riboflavin: vitB2)
- Coenzyme A (panthothenic acid: vitB5)
- what does coenzyme A form?
thioester bonds with carboxylic acids
- where is the electron transport chain?
inner mitchondrial matrix
what does the Electron Transport chain contain?
metal ions that undergo electron transfer reactions
what do metal ions in the ETC prevent?
leakage of electrons
what is the function of the ETC
to get:
NADH –>NAD+
FADH2 –> FAD
ADP –> ATP
how does the ETC generate ATP
via the re-oxidation of NADH to NAD+ and FADH2 to FAD