Into/out of the TCA Flashcards

1
Q

Other ways to get Energy other than carb metabolism

A
  • amino acids
  • fatty acids
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If pyruvate is converted to lactate, why is there potential energy lost?

A

under Anaerobic conditions, and due to lactate not being fully oxidized yet.

If there is further oxidation, between CO2 and Water, will get more ATP due to Ox-phos.

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WHat to do with TCA?

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  • several fuels (AA, pyr, FA) which are converted to acetyl-coA
  • rxns occur in the mitochondria… Glycolysis occurs in cyt, need a way to move from cytosol to the mitochondria. So need transport proteins
  • OA is a crossroad metabolite (TCA and GNG)
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