Metabolism Flashcards
Glycolysis Pathway
Glucose –> [Hexokinase/Glucokinase] –> G6P –> F6P –> [PFK] –> F-1,6-bP –> DHAP + G3P
DHAP –> G3P
G3P ->->-> PEP –> [Pyruvate Kinase] –> Pyruvate
Glycogen synthesis pathway
Glycogen breakdown pathway
G6P –> G1P –> [UDP Glucose Pyrophosphorylase] –> UDP-Glucose –> [Glycogen Synthase] –> Glycogen –> [Branching Enzymes] –> Branched Glycogen
Glycogen –> [Glycogen Phosphorylase] –> G1P –> G6P
Branched Glycogen –> [Debranching enzymes] –> Limit Dextrin –> [Debranching enzymes] –> Linear Glycogen
How does Galactose enter Glycolysis?
Galactose –> [Galactokinase] –> Galactose-1-Phosphate –> [Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyltransferase] –> G1P –> G6P
HMP Shunt pathway
G6P –> [G6PD] –> 6-phosphogluconolactone ->->-> Ribulose-5-Phosphate ->->-> [Transketolase + Thiamine] ->->-> F6P
How does Fructose enter glycolysis
Fructose –> [Fructokinase] –> F1P –> [Aldolase B] –> DHAP + Glyceraldehyde
Both DHAP and Glyceraldehyde are converted into G3P
OR…
Fructose –> [Hexokinase] –> F6P
Gluconeogenesis pathway
Pyruvate –> [pyruvate carboxylase + Biotin] –> Oxaloacetate –> [PEP carboxykinase] –> PEP ->->-> F-1,6-bP –> [F-1,6-bisphosphatase] –> F6P –> G6P –> [G6Phosphatase] –> Glucose
Cholesterol synthesis pathway
Acetyl CoA –> Acetoacetyl-CoA –> HMG CoA –> [HMG CoA Reductase] –> Mevalonate ->->-> Cholesterol
β-hydroxybutyrate synthesis pathway
2Acetyl CoA –> Acetoacetyl CoA –> HMG CoA –> Acetoacetate
Acetoacetate + NADH –> [β-hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase] –> β-hydroxybutyrate + NAD
Reaction is reversed in brain to produce NADH
TCA cycle Pathway
“Citrate Is Krebs’ Starting Substrate For Making Oxaloacetate”
Pyruvate –> [Pyruvate Dehydrogenase] –> Acetyl CoA
Acetyl CoA + Oxaloacetate –> [Citrate Synthase] –> Citrate –> Isocitrate –> [Isocitrate dehydrogenase] –> α-ketoglutarate –> [α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase + Thiamine] –> Succinyl-CoA –> Succinate –> Fumarate –> Malate –> Oxaloacetate
How do odd chain fatty acids and VMIT enter TCA cycle
Propinoyl-CoA –> [Biotin] –> Methylmalonyl CoA –> [B12] –> Succinyl CoA
How much ATP does Glucose produce in Heart and Liver
Aerobic Metabolism produces 32 ATP via malate-aspartate shuttle
How much ATP does Glucose produce in Muscle?
Aerobic Metabolism produces 30 ATP via Glycerol-3-Phosphate shuttle
How much glucose does Anaerobic Glycolysis produce
2 ATP per Glucose
Carrier Molecule ATP carries
Phosphoryl groups
Carrier Molecules NADH, NADPH, and FADH2 carries
Electrons
Carrier Molecules Coenzyme A, Lipamine carries
Acyl Groups
Carrier Molecule Biotin carries
CO2
Carrier Molecule THF carries
1 carbon units
Carrier Molecule SAM carries
CH3 groups
Carrier Molecule TPP carries
Aldehydes
NADH vs NADPH
NAD is Catabolic
NADP is Anabolic
NADPH
What process produces it?
What kind of reaction?
What reactions is it used in?
Produces in HMP shunt
Reduction reactions
Used in anabolic processes (Steroid and Fatty Acid Synthesis), Respiratory Burst, P450, Glutathione Reductase
Hexokinase Reaction Where is it? Affinity Capacity Regulation
Glucose --> G6P Ubiquitous High Affinity (low Km) Low Capacity (low Vmax) Uninduced by insulin. Feedback inhibition by G6P
Glucokinase Reaction Where is it? Affinity Capacity Regulation
Glucose --> G6P Liver and β cells of Pancreas Low Affinity (high Km) High Capacity (high Vmax) "GLUcokinase is a GLUtton, it cannot be satisfied" Induced by Insulin.
General glucose regulation
At low [glucose], hexokinase sequesters glucose in the tissues.
At high [glucose], excess glucose is stored in the liver
Net Glycolysis Reaction
Glucose + 2P + 2ADP + 2NAD –> 2Pyruvate + 2ATP + 2NADH + 2H + 2H2O
F-2,6-BP
Reaction that produces it and degrades it
What does it activate and what are the consequences of that?
Pathways in Fed vs Fasting state?
F6P –> [PFK-2] –> F-2,6-BP –> [FBPase2] –> F6P
F-2,6-BP activates PFK1 and pushes balance towards glycolysis
PFK2 is active in fed state
Fasting state: Glucagon –> ↑cAMP –> ↑PKA –> ↑ FBPase2, ↓ PFK2, less glycolysis
Fed state: Insulin –> ↓cAMP –> ↓PKA –> ↓ FBPase2, ↑ PFK2, more glycolysis
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Reaction # of enzymes # of cofactors with names What activates it? What complex is similar? Regulation
Pyruvate + NAD + CoA –> Acetyl-CoA + CO2 + NADH
3 enzymes
5 cofactors (TPP, FAD, NAD, CoA, Lipoic Acid) “Tender Loving Care For Nancy”
Activated by ↑ NAD/NADH ratio, ↑ADP, ↑Ca
α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex is similar
Inhibited by ATP, AcetylCoA, and NADH
Arsenic
Mechanism of toxicity
Findings
Inhibits Lipoic acid
Vomiting, rice water stool, garlic breath
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency Mutation PathoPhys Findings Treatment
X linked gene for E1-α subunit
Backup of substrates (pyruvate and alanine) –> lactic acidosis
Neurological defects starting in infancy
Intake of ketogenic nutrients (high fat or high in lysine and leucine)
“Lysine and Leucine - the onLy pureLy Ketogenic AA”
Pyruvate Metabolism Pathway
Pyruvate ↔ [ALT w/ B6] ↔ Alanine which carries amino groups to liver from muscle
Pyruvate + CO2 + ATP ↔ [Pyruvate Carboxylase w/ Biotin] ↔ Oxaloacetate which can replenish TCA cycle or be used in gluconeognesis
Pyruvate + NAD ↔ [Pyruvate Dehydrogenase] ↔ NADH + CO2 + Acetyl Coa
Pyruvate + NADH ↔ [Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase w/ B3] ↔ NAD + Lactic Acid which is the end product of anaerobic glycolysis (major pathway in RBCs, Leukocytes, Kidney Medulla, Lens, Testes, Cornea)
What does the TCA cycle produce?
3NADH, 1FADH2, 2CO2, and 1GTP per 1Acetyl CoA
Where does the TCA cycle occur?
In the Mitochondria
Regulation of Citrate Synthase
Inhibited by ATP
α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase regulation
Inhibited by SuccinylCoA, NADH, and ATP
What reactions of the Krebs Cycle produce NADH
Isocitrate –> α-ketoglutarate
α-ketoglutarate –> Succinyl CoA
Malate –> Oxaloacetate
What reactions of the Krebs Cycle produce GTP
Succinyl CoA –> Succinate
What reactions of the Krebs Cycle produce FADH2
Succinate –> Fumarate
How does NADH get into the Mitochondria?
Malate Aspartate or Glycerol-3-Phosphate shuttle
Malate Aspartate Shuttle
Cytoplasm: NADH + OAA –> NAD + Malate
Malate/α-ketoglutarate antiporter transports Malate into matrix
Matrix: NAD + Malate –> OAA + NADH
OAA + Glutamte –> Aspartate + α-ketoglutarate
Asp/Glu antiporter transports Asp into cytoplasm
Glycerol-3-Phosphate Shuttle
Cytoplasm: NADH + DHAP –> NAD + G3P
@ Mito inner membrane:
G3P + FAD –> [G3PDH] –> DHAP + FADH2
ETC Complex I
Reaction
Pumping
Inhibitor?
NADH –> NAD and CoQ
H pumped out
Rotenone
ETC Complex II
Name
Reaction
Pumping?
Succinate Dehydrogenase
FADH2 –> FAD and CoQ
No protons pumped thus lower energy level
Complex III
Reaction
Pumping
Inhibitor
CoQ transfers electrons to Cytochrome c
H pumped out
Antimycin A
Complex IV
Reaction
Pumping
Inhibitor
2 Cytochrome c gives electrons to 1 O2 to produce H2O
H pumped out
Cyanide and CO
Complex V
Reaction
Pumping
Inhibitor
ADP + P –> ATP
H moves into matrix
Oligomycin
How many ATP does NADH produce?
2.5
How many ATP does FADH produce?
1.5
Uncoupling agents MoA PathoPhys What happens to ATP synthesis and the ETC? What is produced? Names
↑ permeability of membrane ↓ proton gradient and ↑ O2 consumption ATP synthesis stops but ETC continues Heat is produced 2,4-DNP, Aspirin (fevers occur after OD), Thermogenin in brown fat
Irreversible Enzymes in Gluconeognesis
Enzyme, Reaction, Location
“Pathways Produce Fresh Glucose”
Pyruvate Carboxylase, Pyruvate –> OAA, Mito
PEP carboxykinase, OAA –> PEP, Cytoplasm
F-1,6-bPase, F-1,6,bP –> F6P, Cytoplasm
G6Pase, G6P –> Glucose, ER
Pyruvate Carboxylase
Reaction
Regulation
Pyruvate + ATP –> OAA + ADP
Requires Biotin. Activated by Acetyl-CoA
Required cofactor of PEP Carboxykinase
GTP
What tissues are capable of gluconeogenesis
Occurs primarily in Liver
Also in Kidney and Intestinal Epithelium
What is the result of a deficiency in the enzymes of Gluconeognesis?
Hypoglycemia
What tissues care not capable of gluconeogenesis? Why?
Muscles because they lack G6Pase
Can fatty acids participate in gluconeogenesis?
Odd chain fatty acids yield propinoyl-CoA which enters TCA cycle as succinyl CoA and can undergo gluconeogenesis
Even chain fatty acids cannot produce new glucose since they yield only acetyl CoA equivalents
HMP Shunt What does it produce? What are the phases? Where does it occur? ATP? Sites where it happens?
Provides a source of NADPH from G6P and Ribose for nucleotide synthesis and glycolytic intermediates
2 distinct phases (oxidative and nonoxidative)
Occurs in Cytoplasm
No ATP is used or produced
Sites of FA or steroid synthesis: Lactating mammary glands, Liver, Adrenal Cortex
Also RBCs
NADPH in RBCs
Glutathione reduction
Oxidative reaction of HMP shunt
Pathway
Regulation
Reversible?
G6P + NADP –> [G6PDH] –> NADPH + CO2 + Ribulose-5-Phosphate
Inhibited by NADPH
Irreversible rate limiting step
Nonoxidative reaction of HMP shunt
Pathway
Regulation
Reversible?
Ribulose-5-Phosphate –> [Phosphopentose isomerase, Transketolases] ->->-> Ribose-5-Phosphate + G3P + F5P
Requires B1
Reversible
Respiratory Burst AKA Cells that do it? Role in what system? Function
Oxidative Burst
Neutrophils and Monocytes
Plays an important role in the immune system response
Rapid release of Reactive Oxygen Intermediates
Oxidative Burst Pathway
O2 + NADPH –> [NADPH Oxidase] –> O2-* + NADP
O2-* –> [Superoxide dismutase] –> H2O2
H2O2 + Cl –> [Myeloperoxidase] –> HOCl*
HOCl* kills bacteria
Chronic Granulomatous Diseases
Deficiency
Can they fight infection? How?
What are they at risk for?
NADPH oxidase deficiency
Can use H2O2 generated by invading organisms to fight disease
At risk for infection by catalase + species (S aureus and Aspergillus)
How is H2O2 neutralized by bacteria?
H2O2 –> [bacterial catalases] –> H2O and O2
How is H2O2 neutralized in human cells?
H2O2 + Glutathione-SH (reduced) –> [Glutathione Peroxidase] –> H2O + GSSG (oxidized)
GSSG + NADPH –> [Glutathione Reductase] –> GSH + NADP
NADP + G6P –> [G6PDH] –> NADPH + 6-Phosphogluconate
Why is it necessary to keep Glutathione reduced? What keeps it reduced?
Reduced Glutathione can detoxify free radicals
NADPH keeps it reduced
G6PDH
Reaction
What happens if there is a deficiency?
G6P + NADP –> 6PG + NADPH
Deficiency results in ↓ NADPH
PathoPhys of G6PDH Deficiency
Low NADPH in RBCs leads to hemolytic anemia, due to poor RBC defense against oxidizing agents (Fava Beans, Sulfonamides, Primaquine, AntiTB drugs)
Infections can also precipitate hemolysis (free radicals generated via inflammatory response can diffuse into RBCs and cause oxidative damage)
G6PDH Deficiency Inheritance Epidemiology What does it confer? Histo
X linked recessive
Most common human enzyme deficiency. More prevalent among blacks
Confers Malarial Resistance
Heinz Bodies: Oxidized Hemoglobin precipitated within RBCs
Bite Cells: Phagocytic removal of Heinz bodies by splenic macs
“Bite into some Heinz Ketchup”
Essential Fructosuria Mutation Inheritance Danger? Symptoms? Findings
Defect in Fructokinase Autosomal Recessive Benign Asymptomatic since fructose is not trapped in cells Fructose appears in blood and urine
Fructose intolerance Mutation Inheritance What accumulates and what are the consequences? Symptoms Treatment
Defect in Aldolase B
Autosomal Recessive
F1P accumulates –> ↓ in available P –> Inhibition of glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis
Hypoglycemia, Jaundice, Cirrhosis, Vomiting
↓ intake of fructose and sucrose (glucose + fructose)
Galactokinase Deficiency Mutation What accumulates Inheritance How bad? Symptoms
Mutation in Galactokinase Galactitol accumulates Autosomal Recessive Mild Condition Galactose in blood and urine, Infantile Cataracts. May initially present as failure to track objects or to develop a social smile
Classic Galactosemia Mutation? Inheritance What leads to damage? Symptoms Treatment
Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyltransferase
Autosomal Recessive
Damage caused by accumulation of toxic substances (including galactitol) which accumulates in the lens of the eye
“I Just Fed Her Milk”
Failure to thrive, Jaundice, Hepatomegaly, Infantile Cataracts, Mental Retardation
Exclude galactose and lactose (galactose + glucose) from diet
How is Galacititol made?
Galactose –> [Aldose Reductase] –> Galactitol
Made when [galactose] is high
Sorbitol Why is it made? What is it? Pathway What else can be made into it?
Made as an alternative method for trapping glucose in the cell
Alcohol counterpart to glucose
Glucose + NADPH –> [Aldose Reductase] –> Sorbitol + NAD
High galactose can also result into conversion into Sorbitol
What is the fate of Sorbitol
Pathway
What tissues have an insufficient amount of this enzyme?
Sorbitol + NAD –> [Sorbitol Dehydrogenase] –> Fructose + NADH
Schwann cells, Retina, and Kidneys only have Aldose Reductase and are thus at risk for osmotic damage (Cataracts, Retinopathy, Peripheral Neuropathy)