Metabolism Flashcards

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How is energy stored in ATP

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Through the phosphoanhydride bonds. When the bonds are broken the energy is released.

If more energy is needed to be released we break the phosphoanhydride bonds between the beta and alpha bonds releasing ppi ( pyrophosphate).

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Substrate- level phosphorylation

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The transfer of a phosphate from a molecule to ATP.

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How is energy stored in NADH and FADH2?

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Through their reduction potentials

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Secondary v. Primary active transport

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Secondary transport is when the energy released from a molecule moving down it’s concentration gradient powers the movement of molecule against their concentration gradients.

Primary active transport is when the hydrolysis of ATP moves molecules against their concentration gradients.

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Catabolism v. Anabolism

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Catabolism is the breakdown of molecules whereas anabolism is the creation of larger molecules from metabolites.

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What happens when the free energy of a reaction is large?

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Not all the energy is captured and therefore some of it is wasted and the reaction is irreversible.

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Futile cycle

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Unregulated recycling of substrates between catabolic and anabolic reactions .

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Purpose of glucose in the cell

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Primary energy source for the cell

it’s skeleton can be used to form other molecules
it’s byproducts can be used to protect cell against oxidative damage to build other molecules.

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Net products of glycolysis

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for every 1 molecule of glucose you get 2 ATP, 2 NADH, and 2 pyruvate

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Energy- investment phase v. Energy- payoff phase of glycolysis

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Energy- investment phase is the first five steps of glycolysis and uses ATP.

The energy- payoff phase is the last steps of glycolysis and is where the lost is recuperated and we gain net energy products.

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Incorporation of mannose into the glycolytic cycle

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Mannose is phosphorylated by hexokinase into mannose-6-phosphate.

Mannose-6- phosphate is converted to fructose-6-phosphate by phosphomannose isomerase.

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Incorporation of fructose into the glycolytic cycle

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Fructose is converted to fructose-6-phosphate by hexokinase.

In the liver it’s converted to fructose-1-phosphate by fructokinase. Fructose-1-phosphate is then converted to DHAP and glyceraldehyde via aldolase. Glycerol is converted to glyceraldehyde-3- phosphate by triose. These then go on to glycolysis.

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Incorporation of galactose into the glycolytic cycle

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Galactokinase converts galactose to galactose-1-phosphate. GALT transfers UDP from UDP- glucose to galactose creating UDP- galactose and glucose-1-phosphate.

The enzyme phosphoglucomutase converts the glucose-1-phosphate to glucose-6- phosphate.

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Process of gluconeogenesis and the enzymes involved

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Primarily happens in the liver and serves to make glucose via the reverse of glycolysis, using enzymes to bypass the irreversible steps.

pyruvate carboxylase converts pyruvate to oxaloacetate. Phosphenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) converts oxaloacetate into phosphenolpyruvate.

fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase converts fructose-1,6- bisphosphate to fructose-6- phosphate.

glucose-6-phosphatase converts glucose-6-phosphate to phosphate.

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