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Oxidative Phosphorylation and Gluconeogenesis Flashcards

1
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What are Km and Vmax?

A

Vmax is the maximum speed at which an enzyme can catalyze a reaction, and Km is half that.

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2
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There are two ways that an enzyme can be chemically modified to regulate its production: ___________.

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allosteric (non-covalent) and convalent

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3
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What intracellular mechanism is common in the effects of fed-state hormones?

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Insulin (the most common fed-state hormone) works by dephosphorylating enzymes.

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4
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The counterregulatory hormones tend to work by _________.

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phosphorylation

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5
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What two glucose transporters do we need to know? What do they do?

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Glut-4: insulin sensitive

Glut-2: not insulin-sensitive (it’s always there)

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6
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What two enzymes catalyze the glucose to glucose-6-phosphate reaction?

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Hexokinase (all other tissues)

Glucokinase (liver and beta-cell)

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7
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Why is it important to have glucokinase in the liver?

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Because the liver can respond to increases in glucose by increasing gluconeogenesis (which needs glucose-6-phosphate)

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8
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What enzyme catalyzes the fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1,6-bis-phosphate reaction?

A

Phosphofructokinase

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9
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What things negatively and positively regulate the activity of phosphofructokinase?

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Negative: ATP, citrate

Positive: AMP, fructose-2,6-bis-phosphate

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10
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What is the enzyme that catalyzes the phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate reaction?

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Pyruvate kinase

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11
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The energetics of lactate dehydrogenase is such that __________.

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it goes both ways equally (converting pyruvate to lactate)

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12
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What molecular product of glycolysis gets pumped into the mitochondria?

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Pyruvate

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13
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What negatively regulates the enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase?

A

Acetyl co-a

ATP

NADH

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14
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True or false: the rate-limiting step in the TCA cycle is the conversion of fumarate to malate.

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False. There is no rate-limiting step in the TCA cycle.

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15
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The electron transport chain is linked to the TCA at _______________.

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the succinate to fumarate reaction (catalyzed by succinate dehydrogenase)

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16
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Protons come from the __________ space to the ___________ space.

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mitochondrial matrix, intermembrane

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17
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NADH delivers its electron to ______________ and becomes NAD+.

A

complex I

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18
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______________ acts as an electron shuttle that brings electrons from complex I to complex III.

A

Coenzyme Q

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19
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The movement of electrons through the electron transport chain stimulates _____________.

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proton movement into the intermembrane space

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20
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______________ accounts for a major portion of the oxygen consumption at rest –the basal metabolic rate.

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Inherent proton leak

This can also generate heat. Brown adipose tissue utilizes this to generate heat.

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21
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___________ accelerates electron flow.

A

ATP demand

22
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In a setting with a lot of ___________, gluconeogenesis can occur.

A

lactate (which can convert to pyruvate)

23
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Pyruvate, in order to start gluconeogenesis, gets converted to _______________.

A

oxaloacetate, then malate –which gets moved out of the mitochondria –then converted back to oxaloacetate and then phosphoenolpyruvate

24
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The enzyme ______________ is only present in the liver and kidneys. What does it do?

A

glucose-6-phosphatase; it removes the phosphate from glucose-6-phosphate, allowing the gluconeogenesis to send glucose into the circulation

25
Q

The only energy source for RBCs is _____________.

A

glycolysis

26
Q

RBCs send out their metabolic product as ______________.

A

lactate

27
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_____________ catalyzes the conversion of pyruvate to oxaloacetate.

A

Pyruvate carboxylase (uses 2 ATP –one per pyruvate); this works by charging a molecule of CO2 to a biotin prosthetic group and then transferring that CO2 to pyruvate to generate oxaloacetate.

28
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_____________ converts oxaloacetate to phosphoenolpyruvate.

A

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEP CK) (uses 2 GTP –one per oxaloacetate)

29
Q

_____________ converts the conversion of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate to fructose 6-phosphate.

A

Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase

30
Q

Those without ______________ will become extremely hypoglycemic after three or four hours without food.

A

glucose-6-phosphatase

31
Q

List the pathway for glycogen synthesis.

A 
Glucose
Glucose 6-phosphate
Glucose 1-phosphate 
UDP-glucose
(Glycogen synthase) *** key regulating enzyme
Glycogen
32
Q

List the breakdown pathway for glycogen.

A 
Glycogen
(Glycogen phosphorylase) 
Glucose 1-phosphate 
Glucose 6-phosphate 
(Glucose 6-phosphatase) 
Glucose
33
Q

Glycogen branching is accomplished by ____________.

A

4,6-transferase

34
Q

____________ strongly stimulates glycogen phosphorylase.

A

Calcium (because it signals use)

35
Q

The proton gradient is generated by complexes __________.

A

I, III, and IV

36
Q

ATP synthase is also known as ____________.

A

complex V

37
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ATP synthesis is inhibited by the drug ______________.

A

oligomycin

38
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ATP synthase accounts for about ________ of the 36 molecules of ATP made by the oxidation of one molecule of glucose.

A

30

39
Q

One NADH can yield _____ ATP from the ETC, while one FADH2 can only yield _______ molecules of ATP.

A

2.5; 1.5

40
Q

True or false: glycerol enters gluconeogenesis in the TCA cycle.

A

False. It enters it “halfway up” gluconeogenesis (above PEP)

41
Q

Oxidation of fatty acids provides ________________.

A

ATP that can be used in gluconeogenesis

42
Q

What are the three key reactions in gluconeogenesis?

A

Pyruvate to PEP
(Pyruvate carboxylase and then phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase)
Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate to fructose 6-phosphate
(Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase)
Glucose 6-phosphate to glucose
(Glucose 6-phosphatase)

43
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Oxaloacetate must be converted to ___________ in order to exit the mitochondrion.

A

malate by malate dehydrogenase (it gets converted back to oxaloacetate in the cytosol so that PEP CK can convert it to PEP)

44
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The key regulator of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase is _____________.

A

fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (the same molecule that regulates PFK-1 in glycolysis)

45
Q

Autosomal recessive defects in _____________ (called Von Gierke’s disease) result in enlarged kidneys and liver along with hypoglycemia during fasting.

A

glucose 6-phosphatase

46
Q

True or false: 4 ATP molecules are needed to convert 2 pyruvates to 2 PEPs.

A

False. Two GTPs are needed (one per molecule) and two ATPs.

47
Q

Increased levels of ___________ in the liver stimulate pyruvate carboxylase to initiate gluconeogenesis.

A

acetyl co-a

48
Q

What is the regulated enzyme in glycogen breakdown?

A

Glycogen phosphorylase (inhibited by G6P, glucose, and ATP; stimulated by AMP and Ca in muscle –both signs of increased energy use)

49
Q

Glycogen phosphorylase is ___________ when phosphorylated.

A

activated (think about it –you want this on when glucagon is present)

50
Q

Glycogen phosphorylase kinase is ____________ when phosphorylated.

A

activated (again, you want this on when glucagon has stimulated the cell)

51
Q

Glycogen synthase is active when _____________.

A

dephosphorylated

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