Sugar-advanced metabolism Flashcards
a sum of enzyme-catalyzed reactions by which a living cell perpetuates and
replicates itself
Metabolism
Intermediary/Energy metabolism:
A SET OF REACTION concerned with..
- generation or storing energy and with
- using that energy for biosynthesis of small molecules.
Metabolism is associated with maintenance of cellular ______ & blood _______ levels
ATP, glucose
using energy
derived from
catabolic
pathways;
endergonic
process
Anabolic process biosynthesis pathway
Oxidative breakdown
of complex larger
molecules that
results in energy
release captured by
formation of high
energy compounds
(ATP); exergonic
process
catabolic
a metabolic pathway that can be both, catabolic and anabolic
Amphibolic
sugars with names containing the suffix -ose.
Saccharides
Monosaccharides are stereoisomers:
* All monosaccharides in humans are…
D-stereoisomers
Most stable confirmation of saccharides are ring structures.
What are the ring structures?
Six member rings (pyranose) & five membered ring (furanose)
OH- group at position 1 in saccharides can adapt in ____or ____ confirmation.
which is more stable?
α or β
The β confirmation is more stable in glucose but polysaccharides (starch) and glycogen have glucose linked in the α confirmation.***
Which complex carbohydrates is nutritionally most important?
Disaccharides
-maltose(glucose+glucose)
-lactose(glucose+ galactose)
-sucrose( glucose+ fructose)
Complex carbohydrate that contain 2 to 10 monosaccharide units
Oligosaccharides
Complex carbohydrate that is greater than 10 monosaccharide units
Polysaccharides
-Cellulose
* Starch
* Glycogen
* Glucan: Polysaccharide of D-glucose monomers
What are the other (minor) carbohydrates?
glycogen, alcohol, lactic acid, pectin & dextran
Polysaccharide starch: source of ___% of monosaccharides
80
When does amylase action begin? end?
Starts in the mouth, continues in stomach to hydrolyze starch into maltose and other small polymers of glucose.
ends in about an hour, gastric secretions inhibit activity.
after chyme enters duodenum, pancreatic amylase is added.
Disaccharides & oligosaccharides need to be converted to ___________ before absorption.
monosaccharides
Chyme enters jejunum and ileum where four enzymes are located in the brush border of cells
lining the intestine, which are… ?
lactase, sucrase, maltase, & α-dextrinase.
–Monosaccharides are immediately absorbed into the portal blood.
What are the Glucose transporters used to get glucose across cell membranes?
GLUT-1, GLUT-2, GLUT-3, GLUT 4 & GLUT-5
Glucose transporter that…
has low affinity (high Km) to glucose.
* Found in areas with high glucose concentrations.
* Involved in insulin-independent glucose in small intestines, renal tubules &
liver
GLUT-2
Glucose transporter that…
has a high affinity (low Km) to glucose.
* Found in glucose-sensitive, insulin independent cells of the brain & RBC.
GLUT-1, GLUT-3 & GLUT-5
Glucose transporter that…
has an intermediate affinity to glucose
* Found in insulin-dependent muscle & adipose cells.
GLUT-4
storage form of glucose in muscle &liver
Glycogen (Polymeric glucose)
major source of energy & primary form of nutrition
Monosaccharide
Monosaccharides can be transformed into what metabolites?
- Glucose to ribose
– Glucose to oxidized / reduced forms, such as mannitol, glucuronic acid
–> important constituents of complex polysaccharides
Other functions of carbohydrates?
» Long chains of hyaluronic acid and keratin sulfate makeup components of synovial
fluid and connective tissue
» Heparin
» Integral proteins
» Secreted proteins
Fructose is Primarily metabolized in…
liver, kidney, and small intestine
In the liver, fructose is converted to?
In other tissues?
-fructose-1-p by fructokinase
-Phosphorylated by hexokinase
What are three disorders of fructose metabolism?
-Essential fructosuria
-Hereditary fructose intolerance
-Hereditary fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase deficiency
this disorder of fructose metabolism won’t effect glycolysis
Hereditary fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase deficiency
What is known as false diabetes mellitus?
Essential fructosuria
Disorder of fructose metabolism:
results from a deficiency of
fructokinase in the liver
Essential fructosuria
Disorder of fructose metabolism:
results from a
deficiency of fructose-1-p aldolase of liver, kidney cortex and small intestine
Hereditary fructose intolerance
What are the disorders of Galactose metabolism?
-Classic galactosemia
-Galactosemia due to loss of galactokinase (GALK)
-Epimerase deficiency (GALE)
Disorders of Galactose metabolism:
due to loss of uridylyltransferase
(GALT)
Classic galactosemia
Disorders of Galactose metabolism:
Galactosemia due to loss of galactokinase (GALK)
- Both are lactose intolerant, can lead to blindness and fatal liver damage
Galactosemia due to loss of galactokinase (GALK)
Disorders of Galactose metabolism:
– 2 forms,
1) benign, 1) similar to transferase deficiency
Epimerase deficiency (GALE)
the liver controls blood glucose concentrations, how?
-Via glycogen levels
* Converts intestinally absorbed galactose & fructose to glucose
* Produces glucose via gluconeogenesis (glucose-6-phosphatase activity)
Liver also responsible for producing important glucose metabolites, like?
-Ribose
-Oxidizes/reduces to form complex monosaccharides
What is the primary energy source used by the brain?
Sugar
Glucose can make up to ___ pyruvate and _____ Acetyl CoA.
2, 2
Building up to glucose is called?
And breaking down glucose is called?
gluconeogenesis (Using non-carb sources to make glucose)
glycolysis
which is limited? which is unlimited storage?
glycogen storage is limited!
-not all Acetyl CoA can be processed to the TCA cycle
fat storage is unlimited
what is the storage form of glucose?
Glycogen
How is ATP and ADP related?
ATP/AMP:ADP:P* ratio
What influences the metabolic rate?
ATP levels
What is a major difference in HDL and LDL?
HDL-moves cholesterol to liver to be cleared
LDL-moves cholesterol to peripheral circulation
What is the starting point of the TCA cycle?
What is it also important for?
oxaloacetate
gluconeogenesis
Where is NAD+ and NADH mainly found?
NAD+- mitochondria
NADH- cytosol
What is the difference between alpha and beta confirmations?
?
If carbon #1 and carbon #5 is linked by oxygen —> alpha confirmation.
How can you distinguish D-glucose from L-glucose?
-Look at the second to last carbon
-OH group on the right side —> D-glucose
-OH group on the left side —> L-glucose
What is maltose made up of?
2 glucose
What is lactose made up of?
glucose and galactose
What is sucrose made up of?
glucose and fructose
Only ___________ form of sugar can enter the cells.
monosaccharide
a minor carbohydrate that can be used as a blood thinner. It is very large and can also be used for patients with low blood volume.
dextran
If the first carbon has the OH group on top it is alpha or beta confirmation?
Beta
Km =
1/2 Vmax
What are the two processes involving glycogen?
-Glycogenesis
-Glycogenolysis
What are the two processes involving glucose?
-Glycolysis
-Gluconeogenesis
*Hexose MonoPhosphate Shunt
___________ produces the storage form of glucose: high MW polysaccharide composed of glucose.
Glycogenesis
Glycogenesis:
linked with a _______ glycosidic bonds and branches with ________ glycosidic bonds (every 10 untis*)
α (1–>4)
α (1–>6)
Where does glycogenesis occur?
cytoplasm (liver and muscle)
What is step #1 of glycogenesis?
glucose-6-phosphate is catalyzed by phosphoglucomutase to glucose-1-phosphate
What is step #2 of glycogenesis?
glucose is activated with UTP which is catalyzed by UDP-glucose pyrophosporylase to UDP-glucose
What is step #3 of glycogenesis?
glycogen synthase adds UDP-glucose to growing glycogen molecule.
What can glycogen synthase (GS) be controlled by?
by phosphorylation or dephosphorylation
Glycogen synthase (GS) is regulated by?
cAMP-dependent PKA phosphorylation
-GS activity inhibited by PKA phosphorylation***
- Hormones that increase cAMP (___________& __________) activate PKA. [inhibit glycogen formation]
glucagon, epinephrine
**GS activity is ___________ if phosphate is removed.
increased
Branching enzyme attaches ___ to __glucose units to glycogen via α (1–>6) glycosidic bonds
5, 6
________________ phosphatase removes phosphate group & as cAMP concentrations decline, glycogen
formation is increased
Insulin-regulated
What is the major point of regulation for glycogen synthesis?
Branching enzyme***
The process involved in producing glucose from glycogen?
Glycogenolysis
Glycogenolysis:
What cleaves glycogen to glucose-1-phosphate
Glycogen phosphorylase
Glycogenolysis:
Glycogen phosphorylase activity is increased following phosphorylation by ___________ which activated by ______.
phosphorylase kinase
PKA
Glycogenolysis:
*What does hormones that increased cAMP (glucagon and epi) do to PKA?
activates PKA so that glucose-1-phosphate formation increases
Glycogenolysis:
______________ converts glucose-1-phosphate into glucose-6-
phosphate
Phosphoglucomutase
Glycogenolysis:
__________________ removes phosphate in glucose is free to diffuse from liver into the circulation
(liver) glucose-6-phosphatase
-This is an old metabolic pathway, fully functional under Anaerobic conditions
-Essential for cells unable to function aerobically (have no mitochondria)
Glycolysis
What cells rely on glycolysis?
**RBC & some cells in the eye (lenz and retina)
What cells/organism undergo glycolysis?
all types
Where does glycolysis take place?
Hoe much energy does it extract from glucose?
cytosol
less than 5%
What are the three enzymes needed for glycolysis? **
(Steps 1,3, and 10) step 6 is the connecting point?
-Hexokinase
-phosphofructo-kinase-1
-pyruvate kinase
Is glycolysis reaction #1-phosphorylation reversible or irreversible?
irreversible
liver or brain?
Hexokinase-
glucokinase-
Hexokinase-body
glucokinase-liver?
Glycolysis Reaction #1:
Catalyzed by Glucokinase in the _____ or Hexokinase in ______.
liver, muscle/fat
Glycolysis Reaction #1:
– Traps glucose inside the cell – charge at physiological pH
– Conserves metabolic energy
– Phosphates interact with enzyme active sites and lower activation energy
-Mg used as a cofactor
cf. Phosphorylation:
Glucokinase (Liver) is highly specific for ________.
Glucose
Glucokinase has a ___ Km for glucoase (about ___mM)
high, 10
-Not saturated at physiological blood glucose concentration
(4-5mM)
Glucokinase is inhibited by __________, but NOT __________.
fructose-6-phosphate
glucose-6-phosphate
Glucokinase is induced by __________.
insulin
What is the specificity of hexokinase?
Low specificity – phosphates most relevant hexoses
(Glucose, Fructose, Mannonse)
hexokinase has a _____ Km (___mM): saturated at all plasma glucose
concentrations
low, 0.1 (increased affinity)
-x100 lower than glucokinase
Hexokinase is inhibited by..,
glucose-6-phosphate (fructose and others?)
What effect does insulin have on hexokinase?
little effect on expression
*** In RBCs, rates of glycolysis is regulated by _________.
ATP/AMP+ADP
-Increased ATP or not enough ADP, glycolysis will shutdown*
Regulation of Glycolysis:
- 3.
- Hexokinase/Glucokinase
- Phophofructokinase-1 (PFK-1)
- Pyruvate Kinase
Regulation of Glycolysis, Phophofructokinase-1 (PFK-1):
activated by:
inhibited by:
activated by: AMP, F-2, 6-BP
inhibited by: ATP, citrate
Regulation of Glycolysis, Pyruvate Kinase:
activated by:
inhibited by:
activated by: F-1, 6BP
inhibited by: ATP, Acetyl CoA, Alanine
Glycolysis reaction #6:
- Anaerobic conditions:
- Aerobic conditions:
- Anaerobic conditions: conversion of pyruvate to
lactate by lactate dehydrogenase - Aerobic conditions: by Shuttles which passes H+ to
the mitochondrion.
What are the two major shuttles under aerobic conditions?
-Glycerol phosphate shuttle
-Malate-Aspartate shuttle
What is the reverse pathway of glycolysis?
Gluconeogenesis
gluconeogenesis is a process that produces glucose-6-phosphate from what three things?
-AA
-FA
-glycerol and lactate
Gluconeogenesis:
Glucose is only formed in ______ and ______: Glucose-6-phosphatase
*** liver, kidney
What are the primary pursers for glucose synthesis?
– Glucose only formed in liver & kidney: Glucose-6-phosphatase
– Lactate goes pyruvate,
– Alanine goes to pyruvate,
– Glycerol goes to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
*** Hexose Monophosphate Shunt
Pentose Phosphate Pathway:
produces ______ in two-step pathway.
-Oxidative & non-oxidative steps
ribose
Why is ribose and NADPH needed from the pentose phosphate pathway?
*Ribose used to produce nucleotides and nucleic acid
*Pathway produces NADPH which is important reducing agent for biosynthetic process ex) FA & Cholesterol synthesis
“Alternative glucose oxidation pathway”
Hexose Monophosphate Shunt
Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Hexose Monophosphate Shunt
Pentose Phosphate Pathway:
Which tiesues?
- Active in FA & steroid synthesis: adrenal gland, liver, adipose tissue &
mammary gland - RBCs: Maintain their membrane integrity.
- Rapidly dividing cells: require DNA synthesis
(Length of survival depends on this pathway)
Pentose phosphate pathway can be divided into what two parts?
1) Oxidative and 2) non-oxidative “A kind of “recycle pathway”
What are the organs and glands involved in hormonal regulation of carbohydrates?
-Pancreas
* Insulin (hypoglycemic)
* glucagon
* somatostatin
– Adrenal gland
* Cortisol
* epinephrine
– Thyroid
* thyroxine
– Pituitary (anterior)
* Growth hormones
Insulin-dependent diabetes is which type ____
1
Where is insulin synthesized from?
islet of Langerhans β cells of pancreas as preproinsulin.
-packaged in beta granules
Insulin:
➢ Enzymatic cleavage of pre-proinsulin first forms proinsulin
✓ goes to….
insulin + C-peptide
INSULIN consists of an α & β chain connected by _____ bonds
s-s
Insulin released from β cells after what stimulations?
neural, dietary or hormonal stimulation (GIP, Somatostatin, Bombesin)
Glucose, amino acids increase _____________ peptide which increase insulin.
gastric inhibitory
What are the major target organs of insulin action?
- Liver which decreases proteolysis, lipolysis, gluconeogenesis, and
glycogenolysis - Muscle which increase protein synthesis
- Fat which increases triglyceride synthesis
Glucagon is Synthesized in islet of Langerhans ___ cells of the pancreas
alpha
what increases glucagon release?
AA & exercise
Secretion of glucagon is potent & irreversibly regulated by…
[glucose]blood
Increased glucagon increases what?
-increased glycogenolysis: activates PKA & phosphorylase kinase
–increased gluconeogenesis,
– ketogenesis by inhibiting
storage of TG in liver
– Fat increases lipolysis
Synthesized in islets of Langerhans δ cells of pancreas
Somatostatin (GI paracrine)
what is the circulatory half-life of somatostatin (GI paracrine)?
short, about 2 min
What is somatostatin released with?
[glucose]blood, AA, FA & GI hormones
Somatostatin acts locally to __________ insulin and glucagon secretion.
decrease
-The effect is to increase for period of time which did nutrients are
assimilated into the bloodstream
Cortisol:
glucocorticoid is released from the adrenal ________.
The secretion is regulated by ______.
cortex
ACTH
Cortisol results in increased blood glucose due to….
-increased gluconeogenesis in the liver
–increased enzymes in GLUCONEOGENESIS pathway
– Mobilization of AA from extra hepatic tissue
Epinephrine released from ___________ after stimulation
of SYMPATHETIC NERVES
adrenal medulla
How does epinephrine result in increased blood glucose?
-decreased insulin secretion
-increased glucagon secretion
-increased glycogenolysis
-increased
gluconeogenesis
Thyroxine (T4) results in an overall ________ in protein synthesis. What else does it increase?
protein
-in glucose uptake
-in glycolysis
-gluconeogenesis
-rate of glucose absorption from intestinal tract
-Also results in increased
insulin but a secondary to
increasing
blood glucose
What is an important effect of thyroxine (T4)?
increased rate of glucose absorption from intestinal tract***
*** GH counteracts “in general” the effects of…
insulin on glucose & lipid
metabolism, but shares protein anabolic properties with insulin.
GH results in an overall increase in blood glucose as a result of….
-decreased utilization glucose for energy
- increased in glycogen deposition in cells
-decreased uptake of glucose by cells —> increase blood glucose
What is the enzyme used for oxidative decarboxylation?
Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
Lipoate, TPP, FAD
Is oxidative decarboxylation reversable?
no
Oxidative Decarboxylation:
Involves both, oxidation-reduction and decarboxylation.
What agent always participates?
✴ NAD+ & NADP+ or other oxidizing agent always participates.
Is Oxidative Decarboxylation endergonic or exergonic?
always exergonic ΔG< 0
_____________________ always participates in oxidative decarboxylation &
often in simple decarboxylations
Thiamine pyrophosphate
Oxidative Decarboxylation:
The overall reaction is ____________ : FA cannot be converted into carbohydrate
irreversible
What is the allosteric regulation of PDH?
– Inhibition by ATP, acetyl-CoA and NADH
– Activation by AMP, CoA and NAD+
What is the covalent regulation of PDH?
– Activation by dephosphorylation [PD phosphatase]
– Inhibition by phosphorylation of E1(pyruvate dehydrogenase)
(by PD Kinase activated by ATP)
REFREASH TCA CYCLE
!
What is the prime site of the TCA cycle?
oxaloacetate
What are the three enzymes that regulate the TCA cycle?
-Citrate synthase
-Isocitrate dehydrogenase
-α-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase