Lecture 11

Question 1

what happens when highly reduced substrates such

as glucose are oxidized

Answer 1

the hydrogens (with their electrons) that are lost, must be gained by other chemicals. These other chemicals are therefore reduced as they gain hydrogens.

Question 2

Coenzymes

Answer 2

can receive these hydrogens (become reduced) to make enzymatic reactions work. These same coenzymes
will later become oxidized when they donate their hydrogens to allow other enzymatic reactions to
occur.

Question 3

Glucose is a

Answer 3

highly reduced substrate (many hydrogens). It has the potential to go through many oxidation reactions yielding much energy

Question 4

Energy is captured in ATP by

Answer 4

the process of phosphorylation

Question 5

Substrate level phosphorylations

Answer 5

occur when high energy phosphates are directly transferred from phosphorylated compounds to ADP

Question 6

oxidative phosphorylations

Answer 6

Phosphorylations that occur as part of the electron transport chain (system)

Question 7

reduced coenzymes and hydrogens

Answer 7

Hydrogens that deliver their electrons to the electron transport chain (system) for oxidative
phosphorylation are transported on reduced coenzymes (NAD and FAD)

Question 8

Where do reduced coenzymes give up their hyrdogens and now what can they do

Answer 8

Here the reduced coenzymes give up their hydrogens (with their electrons) to ETC compounds and become oxidized in the process.
Coenzymes are now free to undergo reduction and pick up hydrogens once again.

Question 9

Respiration

Answer 9

is any energy yielding oxidation in which the terminal hydrogen acceptor is an inorganic
compound. Gaseous oxygen is not necessarily involved.

Question 10

Aerobic Respiration

Answer 10

-any energy yielding oxidation in which the terminal hydrogen acceptor is
the inorganic compound oxygen. (Highest energy yield)

Question 11

Anaerobic Respiration

Answer 11

any energy yielding oxidation in which the terminal hydrogen acceptor is
an inorganic compound other than oxygen. Terminal hydrogen acceptors include compounds
such as nitrate (NO3-1), sulfate (SO4-2) or carbonate (CO3-2).

Question 12

Fermentation

Answer 12

is any energy yielding oxidation in which the terminal hydrogen acceptor is an organic compound. This does not require oxygen. In fact, this is anaerobic. The Electron Transport Chain is not used. (Lowest energy yield)

Question 13

three major reaction pathways used in the complete oxidation of glucose

Answer 13

Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle or Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle) and the Electron Transport System or Chain
(Cytochrome System)

Question 14

Enzymatic reactions for ATP production occur

Answer 14

on the plasma (cell) membranes of prokaryotes

Question 15

Features of Glycolysis

Answer 15

A. Net gain of 2 ATPs from substrate level phosphorylation. Actually 2 ATPs are used to
prime reactions, but 4 ATPs are actually produced.
B. 2 hydrogen pairs (2H will be used to represent a hydrogen pair) are produced. Each 2H
is attached to the coenzyme NAD. Therefore, 2 NAD each with a hydrogen pair is produced. The reduced NAD has the potential to carry the 2H to the ETC (later) for ATP
production by oxidative phosphorylation.
C. Glycolysis is anaerobic it does not require or use oxygen whether oxygen is present or not.
D. Glycolysis is a series of 10 separate enzymatic reactions. The 6 carbon glucose is eventually split into two 3 carbon pyruvic acids.

Question 16

Before entering the Krebs Cycle, each pyruvic acid must

Answer 16

lose one molecule of CO2 and become a

2 carbon unit (acetyl group)

Question 17

Intermediate or Preparatory Step-follows glycolysis

Answer 17

Since 2 pyruvic acids are produced from each glucose that entered glycolysis, 2CO2’s are produced in this step per glucose. Furthermore, for each pyruvic acid that
is converted to an acetyl, a 2H (hydrogen pair) is removed (oxidation reaction) and attached to
NAD (becomes reduced). Again, there are two pyruvic acids per glucose so 2 NAD’s each with a
2H is created per glucose in this preparatory step. Each acetyl group is now attached to the
coenzyme called CoA to become acetyl CoA. The acetyl CoA delivers the 2 carbon acetyl group
to the Kreb’s Cycle reactions.

Question 18

Krebs Cycle

Answer 18

Series of biochemical reactions in which the large amount of potential chemical energy
stored in acetyl CoA is released in steps. Intermediate compounds in the Krebs Cycle
are oxidized and the hydrogens are added to the coenzymes NAD and FAD (they
become reduced) along the way. Remember that reduced NAD and FAD will carry the
hydrogens along with their electrons to the ETC for ATP production

Question 19

Feature of Krebs Cycle

Answer 19

Acetyl CoA delivers its acetyl group (2C) to a 4C compound in the Krebs Cycle called
oxaloacetic acid. Citric Acid a 6C compound is formed.
C. In step 3, a hydrogen pair (2H) is added to NAD. Also a CO2 is removed
(decarboxylation). The compound now has 5 carbons.
D. In step 4, another 2H is added to NAD and another CO2 is removed. We now have a 4C
compound.
E. In step 5, ATP is produced through substrate level phosphorylation.
F. In step 6, succinic acid (succinate) is converted to fumaric acid (fumarate). This
dehydrogenation reaction adds 2H to FAD (thus reducing FAD). FAD like NAD will carry
the hydrogen pair to the ETC for ATP production.
G. In step 8, another 2H is added to NAD. The compound oxaloacetic acid is formed and
the cycle can be repeated.

Question 20

The entire Krebs Cycle turns

Answer 20

Note, for each glucose, 2 acetyl groups are formed. The above features (A-G) are repeated for
each acetyl group. The entire Krebs Cycle turns once per glucose.