Glycolysis Flashcards
Where does glycolysis take place
the cytosol
where does the citric acid cycle occur
in the mitochondria
where does the pentose phosphate pathway occur
in the cytosol
where does most of gluconeogeneis occur
in the cytosol
what does the glut transporter relie on ?
The glut transporter requires facilitated diffusion.
what kind of transport is the the glut transporter?
This is an example of secondary active transport because it is going against the concentration gradient.
how does glucose enter the cell?
Before we can even break glucose down, we have to find a way to even bring it into the cell first. It uses a transporter that brings it into the cell, this transporter is called GLUT 1
is insulin signaled during starvation or well fed?
well fed
describe the role of insulin
insulin is a hormone that is signaled during a well fed state, it increases glucose transporters on cell, the overall goal is to get sugar out of the blood stream and store it.
where are enzymes for glycolysis found?
Enzymes of glycolysis are located in the cytosol, where they are only loosely associated, if at all, with each other or with other cell structures.
Glycolysis converts glucose to __ C3 units
Glycolysis converts glucose to two C3 units
how many reactions are in glycolysis
10
in which reactions is ATP invested?
in reactions 1 and 3
in which reactions of glycolysis is ATP generated
7 and 10
NAD can be thought of as an ___ shuttle
electron shuttle.
Write the overall reaction of glycolysis
Glucose + 2NAD+ + 2 ADP + 2 Pi ➔ 2 pyruvate + 2 NADH + 2 ATP + 2 H20 + 4 H+
Which steps of glycolysis are not reversible?
1,3,10
describe step 1 of glycolysis
Reaction 1 of glycolysis is the transfer of a phosphoryl group from ATP to glucose to form glucose-6-phosphate (G6P) in a reaction catalyzed by hexokinase.
what is the enzyme used in step one of glycoysis
Hexokinase
what 3 sugars can hexose work on
glucose, D-mannose, and D-fructose.
what is the name of the enzyme that is found in the liver but works similar to hekokinase ?
glucokinase,
does hexokinase undergo confirmational changes?
yes
Explain how the confirmational change in hexokinase works
The two lobes that form its active site cleft swing together by up to 8 Å so as to engulf the glucose in a manner that suggests the closing of jaws.
This movement places the ATP close to the —C6H2OH
what role does the exclusion of water play in hexokinase ?
Active site polarity is reduced by exclusion of water, thereby expediting the nucleophilic reaction process