Glycolysis and the TCA cycle Flashcards
Key regulatory enzymes of glycolysis
Hexokinase , PFK, Pyruvate kinase
Nets of glycoolytic pathway
2 ATP 2 NADH 2 Pyruvate
Explain Km and affinity for GLucokinase
high Km , low affinity for glucose .. only uses glucose when glucose levels are very high
Increase of G6P means a decrease in
glucokinase
Committed step go glycolysis
PFK
Two isoforms of pyruvate kinase
Liver isoform - regulated by phosphorylation Muscle - not reg by phos
Net yields of the TCA
3 NADH 1 GTP 3 H+ 1 FADH2
Key regulation sites at TCA
Citrate synthase Isocitrate dehydrogenase Alpha ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
Things that can be turned into Ace COA
AA FA Pyruvate
Things that can be turned into OAA
AA Pyruvate , Propionyl COA
Things to know about pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
- requires TPP, lipoid acid, and FA 2. Requires 3 subunits E1 E2 E3 3. Catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate
More efficient shuttle
glycerol phosphate shuttle
PFK influenced primary by
energy charge of cell and nutritional status of the liver
Activators of glucokinase
Inhibitors
Insulin
Inhibitors: G6P
A and I of PFK
A:
AMp,
F2,6-BisP
I:
ATP
Citrate
A and I of Pyruvake kinase
A:
AMP,
F1,6-BisP- (earlier intermediate of that pathwasy that tells the cycle to keep up)
I:
ATp, Ace-CoA, Alanine