TCA Cycle Flashcards
What does TCA stand for?
Tricarboxylic acid
Where does glycolysis occur?
In the cytoplasm
Where does the TCA cycle occur in eukaryotes?
The mitochondrial matrix
Where does the TCA cycle occur in bacteria?
The cytoplasm
What five coenzymes does pyruvate dehydrogenase require?
Thiamine phosphate, flavin adenine dinucleotide, lipoate, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and CoA
How does pyruvate enter the mitochondria?
Through the pyruvate transport system
Where does the glycerol-3-P shuttle occur?
In skeletal muscle cells and nerve cells
Where does the malate-aspartate shuttle occur?
Liver, kidney and heart cells
What is the role of the glycerol-3-P shuttle?
It is a part of the ETC and converts 1 NADH to 1 FADH2
What is the role of the malate-aspartate shuttle?
Converts 1 cytosolic NADH to 1 mitochondrial NADH
