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lecture 9: Pentose phosphate pathway, purines, pyrimidines and fatty acids Flashcards

1
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what is simular between NADPH and NAD

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They both are reduced which involves transfer of two electrons and 1 H to the nicotinamine

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what is different between NADPH and NADH

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NADPH (product of PPP) is a reductant in ANABOLIC/SYNTHESIS REACTIONS and are found in the cytosol

NADH is an electron acceptor in CATABOLIC reactions and is found in the mitochndira

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3
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true or false: the PPP is a branch of glycolsis

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treue

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4
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what is H2O2

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hydrogen peroxide: highly corrosive that can do significatn damage to the lipid bilayers
ex: destroy the proteins that make up complexes and atp synthase

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5
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what anti oxidant fights off h2o2

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glutothione

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6
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what is an important function pf PPP in terms of free radicals

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PPP helps activate glutothione needed to fight off free radicals

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7
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explain importance of NADPH to gluthione

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NADPH is a reductant
It is going to transfer its electrons and hydrgeons to gluttothiones which will them neutralite of all the oxidates in tthe cell

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8
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can NADPH only donatte its electrtions and hydrogreons to glutothione

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no , can also donate it to precursors that will form synthesis (fatty acid synthesis, chrolesterol synthesis)

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9
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is ribose 5 phosphate part of the oxidative or non oxidative portion of the PPP

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non oxidative (no nadph)

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10
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what are 3 types of free radicals

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super oxidide (missing an electron)
hydrogen peroxide
hydroxyl radical

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11
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where are most free radicals made

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mitochondria

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12
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what is the worst free radical

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oh radical

hydroxyl radical

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13
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what is the problem with hydroxyl radical

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destroys the membranes

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14
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what fights against the free radicals

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anti oxidants

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15
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explain how glutothione eliminates free radicals

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2 glutothiones in the reduced states (got the hydrogens form the NADPH) and combines with h2o2
the enzyme glutehione peroxidaze
forms water and an oxidixed version of glutothione

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16
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what is necrosis

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breaking down the dna in the cell

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17
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what is cell apoptis

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aging of the cell

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18
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what are the purines

A

adenine and guanine

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19
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what are the pyrimidines

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cytosine
thymine
uracil

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20
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where can you find adenine

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in NAD, FAD, DNA and RNA in ATP

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21
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the 5 ribose in the PPP serves as a precursor to make what

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purines and pyrimidines

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22
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where can you find guanine

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GTP is found in the kreb cycle (also in dna and rna)

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23
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what are the nucleotides

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purines (ATP and GTP)

pyrimidints (TTP, UTP, CTP)

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24
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where can you find UTP

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in glycogenesis (glycogen synthesis)

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25
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what is needed to get cholestol biosynthesis started

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acetyl coa (from pyruvate to acertyl coa)

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26
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true of false: cholesterol biosynthesis does not need PPP

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false, it utilizes the NADPH produced from the PPP

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27
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how many places does NADPH get oxidized in the chrolesterol biosynthesis

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3 palces

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28
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what is absolutely necessary to buiild cholestr=erol (2 things)

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1) acetyl coa to get started

2) NADPH (from PPP) to give its elections for anabolic reactions

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29
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what are the 3 routes for the chrolesterol formed

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bile acids/salts
steroid hormones
vit d

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30
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true or false: the fatty acid synthesis does not involve the pentose phsophate pathway

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false

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31
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what is the original precursor of fatty acid synthesis

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acetyl coa

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32
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what is the primer of fatty acid synthesis

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acetyle coa

33
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why is acetyl coa so important intermediate

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important for glycolysis
important for chrolestrol suynthesis
important for fatty acid synthessi

34
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how many NADPH do we need to build 1 two carbon fatty

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2 ( from the PPP)

35
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where do the NADPH from fatty acid synthesis come from

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Phosphate pentose pathway

36
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true or false: acetyl can only be used for catabolic purposed

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false, for catabolic and anabolic

37
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is fatty acid synthesis an anabolic or catabolic process

38
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what is palmitic acid

A

length carbon chain with a lot of hydrogens that eventual;ly will be useful for the use of ATP

39
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what are the 4 components of the lipid family

A

fatty acids
triglycerides
phopsholipids
cholestrol

40
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what are fatty acids and try glycerides

A

high density energy sotre

41
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is chorolestol a lipid

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no really a lipid BUT it is lipid soluble and lipid derives

42
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what is a major component of membranes

A

phospholipids

43
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fatty acids are long …

A

LONG CHAIN CARBONS with a carboxyl group

44
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what are tje 3 types of bonds of fatty acids

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saturated
monounsaturated
polyunsaturated

45
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what do all fatty acids have in common

A

they call ahve a carboxyl group

46
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what makes the :acid” part of a fatty acid

A

carboxyl group

47
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stearic acid is what type of fat

A

a saturated fat

48
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oleic acid is what type of fat

A

monounsaturated

49
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lineoloeic acid is what type of fat

A

polyunsaturated

50
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true or false: all carbons, no matter the type of bond, have a hydrogen attached to it?

A

false, when you fet a double bond you lose hydrogens

51
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what does it mean to be monounsaturated

A

you have one double bond in the carbon backbone

52
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what does it mean to be polyunsaturated

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more than 1 double bond in the carbon backbone

53
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what are the 3 parrts of a fatty acid

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1) methyl group
2) carbon backbone
3) carboxyl group

54
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are saturated fats the healthy fats>

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no , they contribute do cardiovascular diseases

55
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what is the heatlhy type of fat

A

polyunsaturated

56
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what are the three types of fatty acid sizes

A

long chain
medium
short

57
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what is considered a long chain

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c12 to c26

58
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what is considered a medium chain fatty acid

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c8 and c10

59
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what is considered short chain fatty acids

60
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is omega 3 an essential or non essential fatty acif

61
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what does it mean to be an essential fatty acid?

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must be taken up by an exogenous source

62
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explain omega 3 fatty acid

A

there is an omega end and an alpha end (carboxyl)

1st double found is located on thr 3rd carbon from the omega end

63
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what is the omega end of a fatty acid

A

methyl group end

64
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what is the aplha end of a fatty acid

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the end with the carboxyl group

65
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which chain has a hard time getting through the mitochondira

A

long chain

66
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which chains have an easy time getting through the mitochondira ?

A

small and medium

67
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true or false: the long chain fatty acids can maenouver through the lipid bilyaer without assitance

A

false, they need assitance

68
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true or false: fatty acids are the functional components of lipids

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false they are the structural component of the lipids EXCEPT cholesterol, bile acids and steriods

69
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fatty are are naturally occuring ….

A

monocarboxy,ic acids

70
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true or false: fatty acids tend to have an evennumber of carbon

71
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what do phospholipids contain (biologiclay)

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biologically acitive substances like prostaglandins, thromboxane and inositotriphosphate

72
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true or false: the phospholipids modulate the activies of the hormone systems

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False, they modulate the activities of membrane enzymes and transporters

73
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what is anothet prominent part of the memrbane that is not phsopholipids and why

A

cholesterol

tjey control fluidity andf protein function

74
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true or false: cholesterol is a precursor for bile acids and steriod hormones

75
Q

what organ makes most of the chrolesterol

76
Q

what is the formula for steric acid and is it saturated, mono or ply

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C18, H36, O2

saturates

77
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what is the formula for oleic acid and is it saturaed ,mono or poly

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C18, H34 O2

mono unsat.

78
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what is the formula for linoleic acid and is it mono poly or saturated

A

C18 H32 O2

poly

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