PDH & TCA Flashcards
Where does pyruvate oxidation happen in the cell?
the matrix of the mitochondria
Where does the TCA cycle take place?
The matrix of the mitochondria
Where does oxidative phosphorylation take place?
Inner membrane of the mitochondria
What is the main substrate for the TCA cycle?
Acetyl-CoA
Name the coenzymes for the PDH complex.
CoASH FAD NAD+ Thiamine Pyrophasphate (TPP) Lipoic Acid
What is CoA derived from?
Vitamin B5
What is NAD+ derived from?
Niacin (Vitamin B3)
What is FAD derived from?
Flavin Adenine Dinucleotided (FAD) is derived from riboflavin (vitamin B2)
What activates the PDH complex?
A. Dephosphorylation B. Phosphorylation C. Insulin in adipocytes and liver D. Acetyl CoA E. Catecholamines in cardiac muscle F. ATP G. Calcium in skeletal muscle H. NADH
Dephosphorylation
Insulin in adipocytes and liver
Catecholamines in cardiac muscle
Calcium in skeletal muscle
What inhibits the PDH complex?
A. Dephosphorylation B. Phosphorylation C. Insulin in adipocytes and liver D. Acetyl CoA E. Catecholamines in cardiac muscle F. ATP G. Calcium in skeletal muscle H. NADH
Phosphorylation
Acetyl CoA
ATP
NADH
What activates PDH phosphatase?
Ca++
Mg++
What activates PDH Kinase?
NADH
ATP
Acetyl-CoA
What are the products of the PDH complex?
Acetyl-CoA
NADH
CO2
What are the substrates for the PDH complex?
Pyruvate
CoASH
NAD
What inhibits the TCA?
NADH
Acetyl CoA
Succinyl CoA