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MCC111 CHAPTER 15:METABOLISM Flashcards

1
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Organisms that obtain energy from sunlight.

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Phototrophs

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Organisms that obtain energy from oxidation of carbon fuels.

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Chemotrophs

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Refers to all the defined pathways in the cell.

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Intermediary metabolism

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Metabolic pathway that transforms fuel molecules into energy.

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Catabolic pathways

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Metabolic pathway that uses energy to synthesize new molecules.

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Anabolic pathways

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6
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What defines a favorable/unfavorable reaction?

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favorable-negative free energy values
unfavorable-positive free energy values

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Metabolic pathways frequently contain reactions with positive free-energy values, yet the reactions still take place. How is this possible?

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A reaction with a positive free-energy value can be coupled with a reaction with a negative free-energy value to get a negative net free energy value.

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The universal currency of free energy that contains two phosphoanhydride bonds–high energy bonds.

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ATP

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9
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What products result from the hydrolysis of ATP?

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Adenosine Diphosphate or adenosine monophosphate
(ADP or AMP)

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10
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In cell conditions, what is the energy of hydrolysis?

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~50 kJ/mol

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11
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Under standard conditions, ATP hydrolysis can change the equilibrium by a factor of __.

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-electrostatic repulsion
-resonance stabilization
-stabilization by hydration

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12
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Name three compounds that are higher in energy than ATP.

A

-phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)
-1,3-bisphosphoglycerate
-creatine phosphate (CP)

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13
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What makes ATP a good constituent/carrier for many reactions?

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ATP has high free energy that can shift equilibrium of a reaction, but not so high that it can’t be resynthesized when it’s needed.

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14
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What provides the energy for generation of ATP?

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Oxidation of glucose and fats to CO2.

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15
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True or False: Oxidation of carbon compounds occurs at one step on all carbon atoms.

A

False - oxidation occurs one carbon at a time.

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16
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What is carbon oxidation energy used to generate?

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high-phosphoryl-transfer potential or an ion gradient

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17
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Which generates more energy, carbohydrates or fatty acids, and why?

A

fatty acids because they are in a more reduced form than carbohydrates are.

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18
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True or False: Oxidation occurs directly.

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False

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19
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Why doesn’t oxidation occur directly?

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Rather than taking one highly exergonic reaction, the cell undergoes several reactions as a way to capture the electrons and energy as efficiently as possible.

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20
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What are activated carriers for catabolism?

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NADH and FADH2

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21
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What are activated carriers for anabolism?

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NADPH

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22
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What is an activated carrier of two carbon unites?

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Coenzyme A (CoA)

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23
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How many electrons and hydrogen atoms can FAD accept?

A

2 e-
2 H+

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24
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How many electrons and hydrogen atoms can NAD+ accept?

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2 e-
1 H+

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25
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In oxidation reactions with NAD+, what is usually released?

A

1 H+

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26
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When CoA is linked to two carbon unit, what is it called?

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Acetyl CoA

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What reactive group in CoA makes transfer of acetyl group exergonic?

A

Thioester (-SH)

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28
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What is true about carriers and evolution?

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Carriers are highly evolutionarily conserved–same carriers used in all organisms.

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29
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What is the vitamin precursor for carriers, NADH and NADPH?

A

Nicotinate (niacin)

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30
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What is the vitamin precursor for carrier, FADH2?

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Riboflavin (vitamin B2)

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31
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What is the vitamin precursor for carrier, CoA?

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Pantothenate

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32
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What are the three principal means of controlling metabolic processes?

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  1. amount of enzyme
  2. catalytic/enzymic activity
  3. accessibility of substrates
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33
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Why is energy charge of cell important?

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It allows many processes to be coordinated with how much energy the cell has or needs.

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34
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Fill in the blanks:
Free energy is released from compounds with ____ redox potential to compounds with ___ redox potential.

A

high redox potential to low redox potential

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35
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Cellular energy currency

A

ATP

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36
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Anabolic electron carrier

A

NADP+

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37
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converts light energy into chemical energy

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Phototroph

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38
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catabolic electron carrier

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NAD+

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39
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what reaction transfers electrons

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oxidation-reduction reaction

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40
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activated carrier of two-carbon fragments

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Coenzyme A

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41
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precursor to coenzymes

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vitamins

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42
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requires energy

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anabolism

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43
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used in anabolism and catabolism

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amphibolic reaction

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44
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yields energy

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catabolism

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45
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What factors account for the high phosphoryl-transfer potential of nucleoside triphosphates?

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  1. Charge repulsion
  2. resonance stabilization
  3. increase in entropy
  4. stabilization by hydration
46
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Why does it make good sense to have a single nucleotide, ATP, function as the cellular energy currency?

A

Having only one nucleotide function as the energy currency of the cell enables the cell to monitor its energy status.

47
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Why is ATP usually associated with magnesium or manganese ions?

A

These divalent ions bind to the negatively charged oxygen atoms found on the phosphoryl groups and help stabilize the charges on ATP.

48
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The standard free energy of hydrolysis for ATP is −30.5 kJ mol−1 (−7.3 kcal mol−1): What conditions might be changed to alter the free energy of hydrolysis?

A

Increasing the concentration of ATP or decreasing the concentration of cellular ADP or Pi (by rapid removal by other reactions, for instance) would make the reaction more exergonic. Likewise, altering the Mg2+ concentration could raise or lower the dG of the reaction

49
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What is the direction of each of the following reactions when the reactants are initially present in equimolar amounts? Use the data given in Table 15.1.

(a) ATP + H2O ⇌ ADP + Pi

(b) ATP + glycerol ⇌ glycerol 3−phosphate + ADP

(c) ATP + pyruvate ⇌ phosphoenolpyruvate + ADP

(d) ATP + glucose ⇌ glucose 6−phosphate + ADP

A

Reactions in parts a and c, to the left; reactions in parts b and d, to the right

50
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What information do the ΔG°′ data given in Table 15.1 provide about the relative rates of hydrolysis of pyrophosphate and acetyl phosphate?

A

None whatosever

51
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  1. Consider the following reaction.

ATP + pyruvate ⇌ phosphoenolpyruvate + ADP

(a) Calculate ΔG°′ and K′eq at 25°C for this reaction by using the data given in Table 15.1.

(b) What is the equilibrium ratio of pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate if the ratio of ATP to ADP is 10?

A
  1. (a) ∆G°′ = 31.4 kJ mol−1 (7.5 kcal mol−1) and K′eq = 3.06 × 10^-6

(b) 3.28 × 10⁴

52
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15.13 Calculate ΔG°′ for the isomerization of glucose 6-phosphate to glucose 1-phosphate.

What is the equilibrium ratio of glucose 6-phosphate to glucose 1-phosphate at 25°C?

A

15.13 ∆G°′ = 7.1 kJ mol−1 (1.7 kcal mol−1).

The equilibrium ratio is 17.8

53
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15.14 The formation of acetyl CoA from acetate is an ATP-driven reaction: Acetate + ATP + CoA ⇌ acetyl CoA + AMP + PPi

(a) Calculate ΔG°′ for this reaction by using data given in this chapter.

(b) The PPi formed in the preceding reaction is rapidly hydrolyzed in vivo because of the ubiquity of inorganic
pyrophosphatase. The ΔG°′ for the hydrolysis of PP i is
−19.2 kJ mol−1 (−4.6 kcal mol−1). Calculate the ΔG°′ for the overall reaction, including pyrophosphate hydrolysis. What effect does the hydrolysis of PPi have on the formation of acetyl CoA?

A

15.14 (a) Acetate + CoA + H+ goes to acetyl CoA + H2O, ∆G°′ = +31.4 kJ mol-1 (+7.5 kcal mol−1).

ATP hydrolysis to AMP, ∆G°′ = 45.6 kJ mol−1 (−10.9 kcal mol−1).

Overall reaction, ∆G°′ = -14.2 kJ mol−1 (-3.4 kcal mol−1).

(b) With pyrophosphate hydrolysis, ∆G°′ = −33.5 kJ mol−1 (-8.0 kcal mol−1).

Pyrophosphate hydrolysis dramatically increases the exergonicity of the reaction.

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15.16 What is the structural feature common to ATP, FAD, NAD⁺, and CoA?

A

ADP

55
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15.18 What are the activated electron carriers for catabolism?

For anabolism?

A

15.18 NADH and FADH₁ are electron carriers for catabolism;

NADPH is the carrier for anabolism.

56
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Thioesters, common in biochemistry, are more unstable (energy rich) than oxygen esters. Explain.

A

The electrons of the C=O bond cannot form resonance structures with the C−S bond that are as stable as those that they can form with the C−O bond. Thus, the thioester is not stabilized by resonance to the same degree as is an oxygen ester.

57
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Glycolysis is a series of 10 linked
reactions that convert one molecule of glucose into two molecules of pyruvate with the concomitant synthesis of two molecules of ATP (Chapter 16). The ΔG°′ for this set of reactions is −35.6 kJ mol−1 (−8.5 kcal mol−1), whereas the ΔG° is −90 kJ mol−1 (−22 kcal mol−1). Explain why the free-energy release is so much greater under intracellular conditions than under standard conditions.

A

Recall that ∆G = ∆G°′ + RT ln [products]/[reactants]. Altering the ratio of products to reactants will cause ∆G to vary. In glycolysis, the concentrations of the components of the pathway result in a value of ∆G greater than that of ∆G°′.

58
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Examine the pairs of molecules, and identify the more reduced molecule in each pair.

(A) Ethanol or Acetaldehyde?

(B) Lactate or Pyruvate?

(C) Succinate or Fumarate?

(D) Oxalosuccinate or Isocitrate?

(E) Malate or Oxaloacetate?

A

A, Ethanol; B, lactate; C, succinate; D, isocitrate; E, malate

59
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A multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in humans, animals, and fungi. The polysaccharide structure represents the main storage form of glucose in the body.

A

Glycogen

60
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A peptide hormone, produced by alpha cells of the pancreas. It works to raise the concentration of glucose in the bloodstream.

A

Glucagon

61
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Pyruvate is the final product.

A

Glycolysis

62
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Glucose 6-phosphate is produced in the 1st step.

A

Glycolysis

63
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Glucose 6-phosphate is the initial reactant.

A

Glycogenesis

64
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UDP is involved

A

Glycogenesis

65
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Glucose 6-phosphate is the final product.

A

Glycogenolysis

66
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This occurs when brain & muscle cells need immediate energy.

A

Glycogenolysis

67
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Glucose is the final product.

A

Gluconeogenesis

68
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CO2 is involved.

A

Gluconeogenesis

69
Q

True or False:
The PFK-1 reaction in heart tissue does not reach equilibrium.

A

True

70
Q

True or False:
In heart tissue, the PFK-1 reaction will be driven toward product formation.

A

True

71
Q

Whis step in glyconeogenesis is the main negative control point?

A

Step 8
fructose 1,6-bisphosphate → fructose 6-phosphate

(Pi is removed)

72
Q

What inhibits the enzyme in step 8 of the liver?

A

insulin
AMP (or cAMP)
fructose 2,6-bisphosphate

73
Q

______ is the predominant isozyme in the liver & has distinct kinetic properties from the other hexokinase isozymes.

A

Hexokinase IV
(Glucokinase)

74
Q

Glucosekinase
(Hexokinase IV)

A
  1. subcellular localization is regulated by fructose 6-phosphate
  2. Km is in the range of physiologic blood glucose levels
  3. not sensitive to inhibition by glucose 6-phosphate
  4. plans an important role in liver regulation of blood glucose level
75
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Hexokinase I, II, or III

A
  1. when blood glucose levels fall below normal range, isozyme remains at max velocity
  2. when blood glucose is low, will cause cells to trap glucose by phosphorylation
  3. will be saturated by normal blood glucose concentration
76
Q

All hexokinase isozymes (I-IV)

A

will spophorylate several hexoses including glucose

77
Q

What is the most significant allosteric regulator of PFK-1 (Phosphofructokinase-1?

A

Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate, which strongly activates the enzyme

(Citrate & ATP inhibit)

78
Q

_____ is a regulator of both glycolysis and gluconeogenesis for the phosphofructokinase reaction of glycolysis and the fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase reaction of gluconeogenesis.

A

Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate

79
Q

In turn, the concentration of ______ is regulated by many hormones, second messengers, and enzymes.

A

Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate

80
Q

Increased levels of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate,

A

Activate glycolysis &
Inhibit gluconeogenesis

81
Q

Inhibition of Fructose 2,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase-2).

A

Activate glycolysis &
Inhibit gluconeogenesis

82
Q

Inhibition of PFK-2.

A

Activate gluconeogenesis &
Inhibit glycolysis

83
Q

Increased levels of cAMP.

A

Activate gluconeogenesis &
Inhibit glycolysis

84
Q

Increased glucagon levels.

A

Activate gluconeogenesis &
Inhibit glycolysis

85
Q

Pyruvate kinase is allosterically inhibited by ______.

A

ATP

(acetyl-CoA & long-chain fatty acids)

86
Q

When low blood glucose causes glucagon release, ______-dependent protein kinase phosphorylates the L isozyme of pyruvate kinase, inactivating it.

A

cAMP

[activating pyrucate carboxylase & PEP carboxykinase]

87
Q

How does pyruvate kinase differ in the liver &all other glycolytic tissues (muscle)?

A

liver:
1. PP removes Pi (activates)
2. ATP is used when glucagon levels increase & bind to PKA (cAMP -dependent protein kinase) (inactivates)

tissue:
1. accumulation of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate triggers its activation
2. inhibited by ATP, acetyl-CoA, and long-chain fatty acids
3. alanine, which can be synthesized from pyruvate in one step, allosterically inhibits pyruvate kinase

88
Q

How is the mechanism in the liver useful?

A

prevents the liver from consuming glucose by glycolysis when blood glucose concentration is low

(liver exports glucose)

89
Q

Muscle is not a gluconeogenic tissue because it lacks ______.

A

Glucose 6-phosphatase

90
Q

Glucagon secretion is stimulated when blood glucose concentration ______.

A

Decreases

91
Q

Which carbohydrate pathways does glucagon stimulate in liver?

A

gluconeogenesis
glycogenolysis

92
Q

Epinephrine is released in response to stress, and is a “fight-or-flight” hormone. Which metabolic pathways does epinephrine stimulate?

A
  1. lipolysis in adipose tissue
  2. glycolysis in muscle
  3. gluconeogenesis in liver
  4. glycogenolysis in liver and muscle
93
Q

When blood glucose is ______, the pancreas releases glucagon, a peptide hormone which stimulates the liver to produce and excrete glucose.

A

Low

94
Q

How does glucagon stimulation affect the concentration or activity of the following signaling intermediates and enzymes?

A

increases:
adenyl cyclase
[3’,5’-cyclic AMP]
protein kinase A
fructose 2,6-bisphosphatase
phosphorylase b kinase
glycogen synthase kinase

decreases:
phosphofructokinase-2
[fructose 2,6-bisphosphate]

95
Q

Glucagon stimulates which pathways?

A

glycogenolysis
gluconeogenesis

96
Q

Glucagon stimulation decreases which pathway enzymes?

A

glycogen synthase
pyruvate kinase (step 10)
phosphofructokinase-1 (step 3)

97
Q

The enzyme ______ ______ removes terminal glucose residues from glycogen by cleaving α(1,4) linkages.

A

glycogen phosphorylase

98
Q

Enzyme activity stops when the enzyme reaches a point ______ glycose residues from a branch point, which is an α(1,6) linkage.

A

4

99
Q

The ______ activity of the debranching enzyme moves three glucose residues to another branch, connecting them by an α(1,4) linkage.

A

Transferase

100
Q

The ______ activity of the debranching enzyme removes the glucose at its α(1,6) linkage.

A

Glucosidase

101
Q

The enzyme ______ ______ continues removing terminal glucose residues.
glycogen phosphorylase

A

glycogen phosphorylase

102
Q

What is the reasoning behind carbohydrate loading?

A

Excess glucose is stored as muscle or liver glycogen, which can be broken down to supply energy during the event.

103
Q

______ is a positive allosteric modulator of pyruvate carboxylase and a negative modulator of pyruvate dehydrogenase, through stimulation of a protein kinase that inactivates the dehydrogenase

A

Acetyl-CoA

104
Q

Another control point in gluconeogenesis is the reaction catalyzed by FBPase-1 (Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase), which is strongly inhibited by ______.

A

AMP

105
Q

______ promotes glycogen degradation and glycolysis by activating glycogen phosphorylase.

A

AMP

106
Q

The special role of liver in maintaining a constant blood ______ level requires additional regulatory mechanisms to coordinate glucose production and consumption.

A

glucose

107
Q

When the blood glucose level ______, the hormone glucagon signals the liver to produce and release more glucose and to stop consuming it for its own needs.

A

decreases

108
Q

The hormonal regulation of glycolysis and gluconeogenesis is mediated by ______ _______________, an allosteric effector for the enzymes PFK-1 and FBPase-1.

A

fructose 2,6-bisphosphate

109
Q

Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate ______ PFK-1 and stimulates glycolysis in liver and, at the same time, inhibits FBPase-1, thereby slowing gluconeogenesis.

A

Activates

110
Q

cAMP activates cAMP-dependent protein kinase, which transfers a phosphoryl group from ATP to the bifunctional protein _____/_____.

A

PFK-2/FBPase-2

111
Q

Insulin has the ______ effect, stimulating the activity of a phosphoprotein phosphatase that catalyzes removal of the phosphoryl group from the bifunctional protein PFK-2/FBPase-2, activating its PFK-2 activity, increasing the level of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate, stimulating glycolysis, and inhibiting gluconeogenesis.

A

opposite

112
Q

Glycogen Synthase Is Also Regulated by ______ & ______

A

Phosphorylation and Dephosphorylation

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