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Glycolysis Overview Flashcards

1
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What is the purpose of Glycolysis?

A

To break down glucose in order to produce ATP

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2
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What are the products of glycolysis?

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ATP, NADH, Pyruvate, lactate and alanine

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3
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In aerobic organisms glycolysis yields precursors to the Aerobic system which is composed of these two systems

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Krebs cycle and ETS

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4
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The aerobic system completely ______ CO2 and H20

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Oxidizes

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5
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During the first half of glycolysis Glucose is brought into the cell and it is _______ so it is trapped within it

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Phosphorilated

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6
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During the first half of Glycolysis glucose is changed into an energy rich sugar known as

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Fructose 1,6 biphosphate

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7
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In the second half of glycolysis when we receive the ATP we:

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Split the molecule in two in order to get ATP, Set up large Delta G reactions , and use the free energy to re-create ATP

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8
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In the second half of glycolysis the end product that could be further oxidized is

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Pyruvate

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9
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After glycolysis what does pyruvate enter into?

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Aerobic system

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10
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What transporter helps glucose get in the cell?

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GLUT 4

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11
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Glucose is located in the ?

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Cytosol

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12
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What does Hexokinase do in glycolysis?

A

Phosphorilate Glucose to convert it to Glu 6-Phos

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13
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After the phosphate group is added, glucose can go through ______ which is enabled by phosphoglucose isomerase thus changing its structure

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Isomerization

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14
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During Isomerization we change the aldehyde structure into a ________

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ketone

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15
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In order to further transform Glucose into a more energy rich sugar, This enzyme phosphorylates Fru 6–phosphate and turns it into _______

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PFK (phosphofructokinase) and turns it into Fructose 1,6-biphosphate

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16
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What does Bis-phosphate imply?

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Two separate phosphates

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17
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What does Diphosphate imply?

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Two joined phosphates

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18
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What is PFK (Phosphofructokinase)?

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It is an allosteric enzyme

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19
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What makes PFK important?

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It is the rate limiting enzyme in glycolysis

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20
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What is allosterism?

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The influencing of an enzyme activity by a change in the conformation of the enzyme, brought about by the noncompetitive binding of a nonsubstrate at a site (allosteric site) other than the active site of the enzyme.”

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21
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During the first half of glycolysis , _______ utilizes the Phosphate group in ATP and phosphorylates glucose in order to form Glucose 6-Phosphate

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Hexokinase

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22
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Phosphoglucose isomerase rearranges Glucose 6-Phosphate by changinge the _______group into a _______group in order to turn it into Fructose 6- Phosphate

A

Aldehyde; ketone

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23
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PFK utilizes the Phosphate group in ATP and breaks it down in order to ______ Fructose 6-Phosphate in order to transform into ________

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phosphorylate; fructose 1,6 biphosphate

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24
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During the second half of Glycolysis the molecule is _____ in order to set up large negative Delta G reactions and use the free energy to recreate ATP

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Split into two

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25
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During “the split” in the second half of Glycolysis, this enzyme splits up Fructose 1,6 biphosphate into 2 3 carbon sugars known as _______

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Aldolase; glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate

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26
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During the second half of glycolysis, In the isomerization process this ENZYME rearranges the ______ group into an ______ group

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Triose phosphate isomerase; Ketone ; aldehyde

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27
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How many pyruvates are yielded per glucose?

A

2

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28
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Glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate undergoes ________ in order to become 1,3 biphosphoglycerate

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oxidative phosphorylation

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29
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What is the enzyme that catalyzes oxidative phosphorylation in G3P -> 1,3 Biphosphoglycerate reactions?

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G3P dehydrogenase

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30
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1,3 biphosphoglycerate has one of the phosphate groups removed. This group binds with ADP to become ATP. The molecule that results from this is _____

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3- phosphoglycerate

31
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What is the enzyme that removes the phosphate group from 1,3 biphosphoglycerate?

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Phosphoglycerate kinase

32
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In order for 3- phosphoglycerate to become 2- phosphoglycerate it must mutate by using this enzyme

A

phosphoglycerate mutase

33
Q

2 phosphoglycerate undergoes ______ in order to become phosphoenolpyruvate

A

dehydration

34
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What is the enzyme that plays a key role in the dehydration reaction of 2- phosphoglycerate?

35
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What is an enol?

A

A compound possessing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly bonded carbon atom (–CH=CH (OH) –)

36
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What is substrate level phosphorylation?

A

Phosphate from the substrate helps make atp

37
Q

Phosphoenolpyruvate undergoes _____ ____ ___ in order to become pyruvate and produce ATP

A

Substrate level phosphorylation

38
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What is the enzyme that plays a key role in the Phosphoenolpyruvate substrate level phosphorylation reaction?

A

pyruvate kinase

39
Q

What other prominent monosaccharides enter the glycolytic pathway?

A

fructose and galactose

40
Q

Fructose can be phosphorylated to fructose 6P by _____ and then enter glycolysis

A

hexokinase

41
Q

Galactose is converted into glucose 6P in _ steps

42
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Which enzymes converts Galactose into Galactose 1P via phosphorylation?

A

Galactokinase

43
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Which enzyme is utilized in the Galactose 1P + UDP glu reaction in order to produce Glucose 1p?

A

Transferase

44
Q

Which enzyme is used in the UDP galactose -> UDP glucose reaction?

45
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What enzyme is used in the Glucose 1p -> glucose 6P reaction?

46
Q

What are the key enzymes in the glycolytic pathway?

A

 Hexokinase

 Phosphofructokinase  Pyruvate Kinase

47
Q

What is the starting point for the Krebs cycle and also inhibits PFK?

48
Q

What binds to PFK and decreases its activity?

49
Q

_____pH inhibits PFK

50
Q

It is better to regulate PFK during the process in which Glu6P becomes _____

A

Fructose 1,6 Biphosphate

51
Q

What are the two pathways that G6P can take?

A

Glycogen synthesis and Pentose phosphate pathway

52
Q

The more Fructose 6P we have in low ATP situations the _____ the reaction

A

the faster

53
Q

Which enzyme catalyzes the first step in glycolysis?

A

Hexokinase

54
Q

Inhibition of which enzyme leads to inhibition of Hexokinase

55
Q

Which enzyme elevates the concentration of F6P and then G6P

56
Q

What enzymes do the liver and beta cells of the pancreas contain?

A

Glucokinase

57
Q

Name an alternative form of Hexokinase

A

glucokinase

58
Q

This enzyme also makes G6P but only does so when glucose is _______

59
Q

What is glucokinase stimulated by?

A

Insulin and fructose

60
Q

Glucokinase has a ____ ___ which means it takes more reactant to make it go faster

61
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Glucokinase is not inhibited by _________

A

Glucose 6phosphate

62
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This enzyme catalyze the third irreversible step in glycolysis. It is also stimulated by fructose 1,6 BP

A

Pyruvate kinase

63
Q

This amino acid is one reaction away from becoming pyruvate

64
Q

Which hormone is secreted when glucose is low?

65
Q

What is the objective of glucagon and its primary target?

A

elevate blood glucose and its primary target is the liver

66
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Pyruvate + NADH → Lactate + NAD+

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no answer just memorize

67
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Which enzyme is required for the dehydrogenation reaction of Pyruvate into lactate?

A

Lactate dehydrogenase

68
Q

When is lactic acid produced?

A

when glycolysis runs fast

69
Q

A moderate production of lactate ____ glycolysis

70
Q

A large production of lactate _____ glycolysis

71
Q

What is the warburg effect?

A

Conversion of glucose to lactic acid in the presence of oxygen

72
Q

Invasive cancers tend to have

A

Altered glucose metabolism

73
Q

During acidosis, running glycolysis fast creates intracelullar and pericelullar

A

acidic conditions

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