TCA (Krebs Cycle) Flashcards
TCA cycle names
krebs, TCA, citric acid
final pathway of TCA
catabolism of carbs, AA, and FA converge and their carbon skeletons being converted to CO2
catabolic pathway of TCA
breakdown of some AA provides certain TCA cycle intermediates
anabolic pathways of TCA
-some TCA intermediates feed into biosynthetic pathways, such as the synthesis of certain amino acids
what provides the most energy?
terminal oxidation of all biomolecules
what carries the energy from the terminal oxidation of all biomolecules for the production of ATP in the ETC
NADH and FADH2
oxidative phosphorylation in TCA
ETC couple the oxidation of the reduced carriers produced by the TCA cylce with the production of ATP
Where is the TCA cycle located?
mitochondrial matric, in close proximity to the ETC
linear metabolic pathway
starts with 1 metabolite and ends up with a different one (glycolysis)
cycle metabolic pathway
starts with a certain metabolite that undergoes multiple steps forming different intermediates but in the end the same initial metabolite is regenerated. There is no net loss or gain of intermediates
reactions required prior the TCA cycle
oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate
oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate
- transported into the mitochondria
- converted into acetyl CoA by pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDH)
- during the reactions 1 C atom is released as CO2 and NADH is produced
Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDH)
- protein aggregate of 3 separate enzymes
- 5 different coenzymes
What are the 3 different enzymes that make up PDH?
E1, E2, E3
what are the 5 coenzymes associated with PDH
- thiamine triphosphate, TPP
- lipoamide
- CoA
- FAD
- NAD+
thiamine pyrophosphate
- PDH coenzyme
- from thiamine, vit B1
lipoamide
- PDH coenzyme
- synthesized in human cells
CoA
- PDH coenzyme
- pantothenic acid, Vit B5
FAD
- PDH coenzyme
- from riboflavin, vit B2
NAD+
- PDH coenzyme
- from nicotinamide, vit B3/niacin
regulation of PDH
- phosphorlyation deactivates
- dephosphorylation activates
PDH kinase and phophatase can be allosterically activated or inhibited by…
- substrate activation
- product inhibition