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Pentose phosphate pathway Flashcards

1
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Different name for the pentose phosphate pathway

A

Shunt pathway

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2
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What is the pentose phosphate important for the production of?

A

Ribose
NADPH

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3
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What is the pentose phosphate pathway a pathway of?

A

Glucose-6-phosphate

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4
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What does the pentose pathway yield?

A

Pentoses and reduced cofactors

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5
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What are the pentoses produced in pentose phosphate pathway used for?

A

Nucleotide synthesis

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6
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What are the reduced cofactor produced in pentose phosphate pathway used for?

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Biosynthesis of fatty acids, sterols and other compounds

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7
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What is the metabolism of glucose-6-phosphate either through glycolytic pathway or pentose phosphate pathway dependant on?

A

Metabolic demands

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8
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Are red blood cells sensitive to reactive oxygen species?

A

Yes because they don’t have mitochondria

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9
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What are the reactants in the pentose phosphate pathway?

A

Glucose-6-phosphate
NADP+
H2O

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10
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Products of the pentose phosphate pathway

A

Ribose-5-phosphate
NADPH
H2
CO2

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11
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What can NADPH deficiency lead to?

A

Haemolytic anemia

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12
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What does Glucose-6-phosphate deficiency give more resistance to malaria?

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Because it leads to NADPH deficiency which is needed for malaria

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13
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2 phases of the pentose phosphate pathway

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Oxidative phase
Non oxidative phase

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14
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What does the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway produce?

A

NADPH and pentose phosphates

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15
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What is the pentose phosphate pathway required for?

A

Rapid cell growth

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16
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What is rapid cell growth?

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The production of DNA, RNA and lipids

17
Q

What does ROS stand for?

A

Reactive oxygen species

18
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What does gluthione protect agains?

A

Reactive oxygen species

19
Q

Where do most free radicals come from?

A

Mitochondrial respiration

20
Q

What is Glutathione?

A

An antioxidant

21
Q

2 important products in the nonoxidative phase of pentose phosphate pathway

A

Fructose-6-phosphate
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate

22
Q

What is the main regulatory mechanism?

A

Ratio between NADPH and NADP

23
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Are the reactions in the Pentose phosphate pathway reversible?

A

Yes all of them

24
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What is the pentose phosphate pathway?

A

An alternative pathway for glucose oxidation

25
Q

What does the pentose phosphate pathway yield?

A

Pentoses for nucleotide synthesis
Reduced cofactors for biosynthesis

26
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What kind of enzyme is utilised when NADP+ is present?

A

A dehydrogenase

27
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How many carbons in Ribulose 5-phosphate?

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