Roesler Section Flashcards
Where does most of the ATP come from in cellular respiration?
Not in glycolysis, will be in oxidative reactions instead (Citric acid cycle and electron transport chain)
3 stages of cellular respiration (not including glycolysis)
Catabolism of pyruvate to acetyl CoA
Citric acid cycle
Oxidative phosphorylation
Give an overview of the Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
3 enzymes, that catalyze 5 biochemical reactions
requires 5 cofactors, oxidative decarboxylation
Irriversible reaction
present in mitochondria
What are the three enzymes in the PDH?
E1 - pyruvate dehydrogenase
E2- Dihydrolipoyl Transacetylase
E3 - Dihydrolipoyl Dehydrogenase
What is the MPC?
Mitochondrial Pyruvate transporter
Moves pyruvate from cytoplasm after glycolysis into the inner mitochondrial membrane
What do cofactors do? 5 points
Helper molecules
non protein
bound to an enzyme (either tightly or loosely)
required for catalysis
does not catalyze reactions
What are the 5 PDH cofactors?
- Thiamine Pyrophosphate (TPP)
- Lipolic Acid
- Coenzyme A
- FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide) - electron carrier
5.NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) - electron carrier
*Lipolic acid is not derived from B vitamins
How many high energy electrons are gained in the citric acid cycle?
8
What does pyruvate release when it is converted into actetyl CoA?
Releases CO2
Where does Acetyl CoA lead into after being made from pyruvate?
Citric acid cycle
What is TPP derived from, where is it bound, what does it accept and what is it known as?
Derived from vitamin B1 (thiamine)
Bound to E1 of PDH
Accepts 2 carbon backbone of acetyl CoA after decarboxylation ( hydroxyethyl TPP intermediate)
Known as a transient carbon carrier
Where does glycolysis occur?
Cytosol
Where does the citric acid cycle occur?
Mitochondrial matrix
Why does the body use protein complexes instead of separate enzymes?
makes the overall process faster because if the enzymes are already associated the product does not need lots of time to find the next enzyme
From slides - local concentration of substrates around enzymes is kept high - rate of reaction is not limited by diffusion of substrates to each subunit of PDH
What is lipolic acid a cofactor of? What two special groups does it have and what can happen to them? What is its function? What does it accept?
Lipolic acid is a cofactor of the E2 subunit
Has 2 thiol groups which can be oxidized, reduced or acetylated
It carries electrons and acyl (carbon) groups
It accepts hydroxyethyl intermediates from TPP as an acetyl groups
What are NADH and FADH2? What is the main difference between them?
They are electron carriers and can exist in oxidized or reduced states
They each carry 2 electrons
NADH is a mobile carrier while FADH2 is a protein bound carrier
Give a 5 point summary of the PDH reaction
Pyruvate is converted to acetyl coa by PDH complex
PDH - 3 enxymes - 5 reactions and 5 cofactors (coenzymes / prosthetic groups
E1 - oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate and transfer of 2 carbon unit (hydroxyethyl intermediate to E2)
E2 - transfer of acetyl group to CoA to synthesize Acetyl CoA
E3 - regenerates oxidizes lipoyl group of E2 and transfers protons and electrons first to FAD and then to NAD+ to complete the reaction cycle
How is the PDH regulated?
Allosterically- by NADH, Acetyl CoA and ATP as inhibitors
- Pyruvate and ADP as allosteric activators
Post-translational modification- by Phosphorylation/ dephosphorylation - above inhibitors activate PDH Kinase which inhibits PDH
- Above activators activate PDH phosphatase which activates the PDH
- ATP adds phosphate group to form ADP
Why is acetyl CoA so important for metabolic activity?
Acts as a metabolic shipping and receiving department for all classes of biomolecules and is a major source of metabolic energy.
Why does it make sense for a high-energy molecule like ATP to inhibit glycolytic reactions?
Because the high energy molecules (ATP) are also products meaning the reaction does not need to produce more ATP because the amount is already sufficient
What 3 amino acids can be phosphorylated?
Serine, threonine and tryosine
Where does the TCA cycle occur?
Mitochondrial matrix
What substrate formed in the first reaction of the TCA cycle is regenerated in the last step of the TCA cycle?
Oxaloacetate 4 carbon molecule
What is the first step of the TCA cycle that uses Acetyl CoA from the pyruvate dehydrogenase reactions?
C2 molecule of Acetyl CoA joins with Oxaloacetate (C4) to become Citrate (C6) via the enzyme citrate synthase
How many ATP are produced per cycle of the TCA cycle?
only 1, but many high transfer potential electrons to make wayyy more ATP in the electron transport chain
What are the three steps in forming Citrate using citrate synthase?
- oxaloacetate binds to citrate synthase
- induces a conformational change in citrate synthase
- generates the acetyl CoA binding site
- Acetyl CoA binds (duh)
How many carbon dioxide are lost in one cycle of the TCA cycle?
2 carbon dioxide are lost, turning Citrate from a 6C molecule to a 5C molecule to a 4C molecule which returns back to the 4C molecule that binds to the C2 Acetyl CoA to create the C6 used in the first place
How many high energy electron carriers are produced in one cycle of the TCA cycle?
3 NADH and 1 FADH2
What does citrate become and what causes the reaction in the TCA cycle?
Citrate is isomerized into Isocitrate via the enzyme Aconitase
Aconitase catalyzes the formation of isocitrate from citrate (isomerization), reaction favours isocitrate not citrate formation
What does isocitrate become and what causes the reaction in the TCA cycle?
Isocitrate is oxidized and decarboxylated to A-Ketoglutarate via Isocitrate dehydrogenase which catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate forming a-ketoglutarate and capturing high energy electrons as NADH
What does A-ketoglutarate become and what causes the reaction in the TCA cycle?
A-ketoglutarate is oxidated and decarboxylated to succinyl CoA via the A-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex which catalyzes the synthesis of succinyl CoA from a-ketoglutarate, generating NADH
- this enzyme and reaction are structurally and mechanistically similar to the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
What is succinyl CoA become and what causes the reaction in the TCA cycle?
Succinyl CoA becomes Succinate via Succinyl CoA synthetase.
Succinyl CoA synthetase catalyzes the cleavage of thioester linkage and forms ATP