Midterm I : Sugar Metablism + Intro Cariology Flashcards
- what percentage of us people have had caries by age 35?
2. what percentage of seniors /over 65 have caries in permanent teeth
- 95%
2. 94%
what are protective factors for caries
- salivary flow
- proteins, antibacterial components and agents
- fluoride, calcium and phosphate
what are pathologic factors for caries
reduced salivary function, mutans streptococci and lactobacilli, and diet with high frequency of carbs
describe the type of bacteria of streptococcus mutans
- gram positive (thick cell wall) cocci with strepto-cell arrangement
- cocci means spherical, strepto means in chains
what are vertical and horizontal transmissions
vertical is parent to child (mother to baby) and horizontal is within same generation, not parent to progeny
what types of transmission of streptococcus mutans is there
both vertical AND horizontal
describe the process of dental plaque formation
whats another word for dental plaque
plaque =biofilm
process:
-colonization: bacterial cells adhere to salivary pellicle which lies directly on the tooth and contains proteins. gp-340 in the pellicle binds to streptococcus mutans most commonly.
-there is a formation of microcolonies expressing extracellular polymers (glucan chains) which allows for adherence/accumulation of bacteria cemented by polysaccharides onto the salivary pellicle
what sugar does s mucans ferment
a RANGE of sugars, making lactic acid.
At what pH does enamel start to degrade?
5.5 and below= degredation!
how many ATP does glycolysis produce
4 gross, net production is TWO!
where does glycolysis occur? when is it used for energy production?
occurs in the cytoplasm of ALL cells. prokaryotes and eukaryotes!
-cells that have limited access to oxygen or dont have mitochondria rely on glycolysis/fermentation for their energy production!
what is step 1 of glycolysis (enzyme, product and reactant)
hexokinase enzyme converts glucose to glucose-6-phosphate (uses 1 ATP)
(enzyme, product and reactant) what is step 2 of glycolysis
phosphoglucose isomerase converts glucose-6-phosphate to fructose 6-biphosphate
-uses 1 atp
(enzyme, product and reactant) what is step 3 of glycolysis
phosphofructokinase converts fructose 6-phosphate to fructose 1,6 biphosphate , uses 1 atp
what is step 4 of glycolysis
last energy consuming step!!!
aldolase converts fructose 1,6 biphosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. but triose phosphate isomerase converts it into dihydroxyacetone phosphate and back (reversible). only glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate can go on to next steps which drives it that way i think
what is step 5 of glycolysis
first step in energy producing stage.
glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase converts glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate to 1,3-biphosphoglycerate (makes 1 NADH)
what is step 6 of glycolysis
second energy producing step
phosphoglycerate kinase converts 1,3 biphosphoglycerate into 3-phosphoglycerate. makes 1 atp!
what is step 7 of glycolysis
phosphoglycerate mutase converts 3-phosphoglycerate to 2-phosphoglycerate
what is step 8 of glycolysis
enolase converts 2-phosphoglycerate into phosphoenolypyruvate and water
what is the last step of glycolysis
9th step total, 5th energy producing step..
pyruvate kinase converts phosphoenol pyruvate into pyruvate, makes 1 atp
what are the 3 fates of pyruvate
- could be turned into lactate (fermentation) this process makes NAD+ allowing glycolysis occur again
- could be turned into acetyl coA and carbon dioxide, acetylcoa goes for further oxidation
- could be converted into acetaldehyde and co2, then ethanol (this makes NAD+)
where does fermentation occur, how many atp is generated
cytosol, usually under anaerobic conditions. 2 generated from glycolysis
what are obligate anaerobes
can only survive in anaerobic conditions, cant survive with oxygen around. use fermentation for enery
how does fermentation valuable for energy production
it makes NAD+, cells have LIMITED NAD+ , it comes from vitamin niacin b3.
-because glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate reduced NAD+ to NADH in glycolysis, we now need more NAD+ to go again.
what enzyme is involved in lactic acid fermentation
lactate dehydrogenase (pyruvate->lactate)