Lecture 5: Key Summary Points Flashcards

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1
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What are the prosthetic groups of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase?

A

E1-TPP, E2-lipoic acid, E3-FAD

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2
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What are the product of pyruvate dehydrogenase?

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E1-CO2, E2-acetyl-CoA and E3-NADH

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3
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What is vitamin B5, and what is its biological role?

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Pantothenic acid -> coenzyme A

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4
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KGDH is exactly the same as PDH

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5
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Which are the two oxidative decarboxylation reaction in the TCA cycle?

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1st: IDH
2nd: Alpha KDGH

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6
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Which enzyme is the only enzyme that’s in the inner mitochondrial membrane?

A

Succinate dehydrogenase or SDH

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7
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Why do we use FAD and not an NADH?

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Because we need to oxidize the C-C single bond

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8
Q

The polygamist down syndrome is what?

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It’s human race deficiency

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9
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TCA CYCLE

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Acetyl CoA and citrate
Iso, alpha-ketoglutarate
Succinyl-CoA and succinate
Fumarate, malate, oxaloacetate

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10
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What is citrate synthase?

A

It biosynthesizes citrate

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11
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What is the first committed step of the TCA cycle?

A

Citrate synthase

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12
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Which TCA enzyme undergoes induced fit?

A

Citrate synthase

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13
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Which TCA enzyme is poisoned by fluoroacetate?

A

Aconitase

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14
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What is the intermediate for aconitase?

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Cis-aconitase

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15
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Which is the first oxidative decarboxylation reaction in the TCA cycle?

A

IDH

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16
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What is the product of IDH?

A

Alpha-Kg

17
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What is the intermediate of IDH?

A

Oxalo succinate

18
Q

What is the second oxidative decarboxylation reaction in the TCA cycle?

A

Alpha-KGDH

19
Q

Which is the only substrate level phosphorylation reaction in the TCA cycle?

A

Succinyl CoA synthetase

20
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How many ATP is generated during the reaction of succinyl CoA synthetase?

A

1 ATP

21
Q

What is the product of succinyl CoA sythetase?

A

Succinate

22
Q

What does succinate mean?

A

To make something with the participation of ATP

23
Q

Which enzyme whose mutation would cause a brain tumor?

A

SDH

24
Q

What is the product of SDH?

A

Fumarate

25
Q

What is the function of fumarase?

A

It adds a water

26
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What is the product of fumarate?

A

Malate

27
Q

What is the product of MDH?

A

Oxaloacetate

28
Q

Why does MDH still proceed forward despite being reversible?

A

Low oxaloacetate concentration