Lecture 27 - Citric Acid Cycle Flashcards

1
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what is the citric cycle also known as?

A

The Krebs Cycle or TCA cycle

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2
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Where does the citric acid cycle occur?

A

In the mitochondria

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3
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What does the ‘cycle’ mean in the CAC?

A

Start and finish with the same molecule

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4
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What enters the citric acid cycle?

A

2 carbon molecules as acetyl-CoA

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5
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Where does the acetyl-CoA used in the CAC come from?

A
  • Glycolysis
    Pyruvate
  • Pyruvate oxidation
    Remove 1 carbon, add a double bonded oxygen and CoA
  • Beta-oxidation
    Fatty acid cut in half to produce Acetyl-CoA
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6
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What exits the citric acid cycle?

A

2x CO2, 3NADH, 3H+, ATP and FADH2

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7
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What are the two parts of the CAC?

A

The release of the Carbon molecules and the regeneration of the starting molecule (oxaloacetate)

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8
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What is the first stage of the CAC?

A

Condensation of acetyl-CoA with oxaloacetate

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9
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What is the overview of the condensation of acetyl-CoA with oxaloacetate in words?

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2 C entering in acetyl CoA is attached to 4 C oxaloacetate to produce 6 C citrate.

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10
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Where does the energy come from in the condensation of acetyl-CoA with oxaloacetate?

A

The hydrolysis of CoA from acetyl-CoA

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11
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Is the condensation of acetyl-CoA with oxaloacetate energetically favourable or unfavourable?

A

Energetically favourable (G = -32.8kJ)

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12
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What does the condensation of acetyl-CoA with oxaloacetate produce?

A

Citrate

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13
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What happens to citrate after the condensation reaciton?

A

Undergoes isomerisation

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14
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What is the isomerisation of citrate catalysed by?

A

Aconitase

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15
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What are the two steps in the Isomerisation of citrate?

A

A dehyrdation and a rehydration to move the OH group to a different carbon

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16
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How does 1080 poisoning occur?

A

Fluroacetate forms fluorocitrate which is converted to a substrate that binds tightly to the aconitase enzyme, inactivating it

17
Q

What type of reaction is the removal of the carbons?

A

Oxidative decarboxylation reactions

18
Q

How does removal of the first carbon occur?

A

In two steps; oxidation of the molecule removing 2x H then decarboxylation, removing the CO2

19
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How does removal of the second carbon occur?

A

In one step; oxidation and decarboxylation at the same time

20
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What does the removal of the CoA from succinyl to succinate release?

21
Q

What is GTP?

A

An energy equivalent of ATP

22
Q

How is ATP generated from GTP?

A

GTP undergoes a reaction with ADP to form an equilibrium, producing ATP and GDP

23
Q

What is a substrate level phosphorylation?

A

The direct use of energy from a substrate molecule to drive the synthesis of ATP

24
Q

How does succinate rearrange to form oxaloacetate?

A

Succinate is oxidised, hydrated and then oxidised again

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What is reduced in the first oxidation reaction of succinate?
FAD to FADH2
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What is reduced in the second oxidation reaction of succinate?
NAD+ to NADH + H+
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What is the overall reaction for the CAC?
Acetyl-CoA + 3NAD+ + FAD + 2H2O + GDP + Pi ——-> 2CO2 + CoASH + 3NADH + 3H+ + FADH2 + GTP
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Is the CAC energetically favourable or unfavourable?
Favourable -44.3kJ/mol
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What is the shared enzyme in the CAC?
SDH
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Where does the shared enzyme sit?
In the inner mitochondrial membrane
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What occurs with SDH?
Succinate is oxidised to fumarate using SDH. SDH reduces FAD to FADH2 which is restored to FAD in the electron transport chain