Respiration Flashcards
What is respiration
Releases energy stored in organic molecules such as glucose
-energy then used to synthesis ATP from ADP + inorganic phosphate
What is ATP used for
Hydrolysed to release energy needed to drive biological processes within cells
-Active Transport
-Endocytosis / Exocytosis
- Synthesis of large molecules
-DNA replication
-Cell Divison
Two different types of metabolic reactions in cells
Anabolic - large molecules synthesised from smaller molecules
Catabolic - Involves hydrolysis of large molecules to smaller ones
Why do organisms need to respire
-Thermal energy (heat) helps maintain a stable temperature
-Chemical potential energy in ATP enables living organisms to do work
What does one molecule of ATP consist of
Adenosine, ribose, 3 phosphates
ATP in the solution of cells
Relatively stable but is readily hydrolysed
-While in solution it can be easily moved from place to place within a cell
-Hydrolysed by ATP synthase
How is ATP released
In small manageable amounts so as to not damage the cell or be wasteful
What is ATP referred to
The universal energy currency as it occurs in all living cells and is a source of energy that can be used by cells in small amounts
Amount of energy released from each phosphate hydrolysed from ATP
1- 30.5KJmol-1
2-30.5
3-13.8 (nearest to the ribose)
What is the role of glucose
Adds a phosphate to ADP
Glycolysis
The first stage of respiration; a ten-stage metabolic pathway that converts glucose to pyruvate
-Biochemical pathway that occurs in the cytoplasm
-Uses the co-enzyme NAD
What are the three main stages of glycolysis
1) Phosphorylation of glucose to hexose bisphosphate
2) Splitting each hexose bisphosphate into two triose phosphate molecules
3)Oxidation of triose phosphate to pyruvate
NAD
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
Nonprotein that dehydrogenases enzymes to carry out oxidation
Structure of NAD
Adenine - 6
2 x ribose
2 x phosphate
Oxygen
Nicotinamide
Reduced NAD
-Carries protons and electrons to the cristae of mitochondria
-Delivers them to be used in oxidative phosphorylation for generation of ATP from ADP + Pi
What kind of respiration is glycolysis
Anaerobic
OIL RIG
Oxidation Is Loss
Reduction Is Gain
Glycolysis reaction
Glucose + NAD + 2ADP + 2Pi = 2 Pyruvate + 2NADH + 2ATP
Investment phase
Have to invest 2 ATP molecules to make 4 ATP which gives a net gain of 2 ATP
First stage of Phosphorylation
ATP is hydrolysed to ADP to release a phosphate group which is added to glucose to make hexose monophosphate
-Uses a magnesium co-factor to help the reaction
- One ATP is lost
What enzyme is used in phosphorylation
Hexokinase
Second stage of Phosphorylation
ATP is hydrolysed to ADP to release a phosphate group which is added to glucose to make hexose bisphosphate
-Uses a magnesium co-factor to help the reaction
- One ATP is lost
Hexose Bisphosphate
Sugar with a phosphate at C1 and C6
Splitting the hexose bisphosphate
Each molecule is split in half into three-carbon molecules
-Triose phosphate
-Each has a phosphate group attached
-Think of it as splitting the glucose directly in half
What kind of respiration is oxidation of triose phosphate to pyruvate
Anaerobic as it involves the removal of hydrogen atoms through oxidation
Oxidation of triose phosphate to pyruvate
Dehydrogenase reduces NAD to NADH with a magnesium co-factor
-NAD accept the hydrogen atoms become reduced
-Another phosphate group is added to the triose phosphate- This happens 2X as there are two triose phosphate
Pay off phase
The two phosphate groups on triose phosphate are taken off by phosphoglycerate kinase which then produces 2 ATP molecules
-This happens 2x so 4ATP molecules are made
-This means that there is a net gain of 2ATP due to the investment phase at the start
Products of glycolysis
4 ATP with a net gain of 2 ATP
2X reduced NAD
2 pyruvate
Where do the pyruvate go under aerobic/ anaerobic conditions (absence of oxygen)
Aerobic - Actively transported into the mitochondria for the Link reaction
Anaerobic - converted in the cytoplasm to lactate/ ethanol
-Reduced NAD oxidized so glycolysis can continue to run
What do the mitochondria look like
-Rod shaped
-Thread like
-Diameter 0.5 um
-Length 2-5 um
Structure of mitochondria
-Inner and outer phospholipid membrane making envelope
-Outer membrane smooth ; inner membrane folded into cristae - large SA
-Embedded in inner membrane are proteins that transport electrons + protein channels associated with ATP synthase that allow proteins to diffuse through
- Between inner and outer - intermembrane space
-Mitochondrial matrix, enclosed by inner is semi-rigid and gel like; contains mitochondrial ribosomes; looped mitochondrial DNA ; enzymes for links and Krebs
What does the matrix contain
- Enzymes for Krebs and links
-NAD and FAD
-Oxaloacetate
-Mitochondrial DNA
-Mitochondrial ribosomes
Outer membrane
Fluid Mosaic model
-Allows passages of molecules such as pyruvate into the mitochondrion
Inner membrane
-Lipid bilayer less permeable to small ions such as hydrogen ions (protons)
-Folds (cristae) give large SA for electron carriers and ATP synthase enzymes embedded within
Electron carriers
Protein complexes arranged in electron transport chains
-Involved in the final stage of aerobic respiration
Intermembrane space
Between inner and outer layers of the mitochondrial envelope
-Involved in oxidative phosphorylation
What is a co-factor
A non-protein haem group that contains an iron ion
The electron transport chain - electron carries and cofactors
Each electron carrier has a cofactor
-Iron ion can become oxidised (Fe3+) and reduced (Fe2+) when donating an electron to next electron carrier
-ECP are oxidoreductase enzymes
The electron transport chain - electron carries and coenzymes
Each electron carrier has a co-enzyme
-Using energy from electrons pumps protons from matrix to intermembrane space
-Protons accumulate in IMS and concentration gradient form
What does the proton gradient achieve
Produces a flow of protons through channels in ATP synthase enzymes to produce ATP
The ATP synthase enzymes
Large and protrude from inner membrane into the matrix
-Protons can pass through
What should the outer layer of mitochondrion always be described as
An envelope as it consists of two membranes
How is pyruvate transported to the matrix
A specific pyruvate-H+ symport
-A transport protein that transports two ions/molecules in the same direction
What are the two things that happens to the pyruvate after it has entered the matrix
1) Pyruvate is oxidised from a 3-carbon compound to a 2-carbon compound acetyl CoA, in this process NAD is reduced (Links)
2) The acetyl group is oxidised (Krebs)
The links reaction
1) Pyruvate is decarboxylated and dehydrogenated to produce an acetyl group
2) Acetyl group combines with coenzyme A
3) NAD becomes reduced
Links reaction formula from one glucose molecules
2 pyruvate + 2NAD + 2coA = 2CO2 + 2NADH + 2 CoA
How does the acetyl group get carried to the Krebs cycle
The acetyl group is accepted by CoA and carried to the Krebs cycle
How is energy conserved during the Krebs cycle
By reducing the NAD and FAD
Krebs cycle
1) Acetyl group released from CoA and combines with four-carbon compound oxaloacetate - six-carbon compound formed ( Citrate)
2) Citrate is decarboxylated/hydrogenated = 5 carbon compound + CO2 +NADH
3) 5C decarboxylated/dehydrogenated = 4C + CO2 + NADH
4) 4C combines temp with CoA then released (substrate level phosphorylation) = ATP
5) 4C dehydrogenated = FADH2
6) Atoms rearranged ( enzyme - isomerase) dehydrogenated = oxaloacetate