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Unit 4: Chapter 17, Gluconeogenesis Flashcards

1
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Gluconeogenesis

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Synthesis of glucose from pyruvate and related 3 and 4 carbon compounds (lactate, amino acids, and glycerol)

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2
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Major sites of gluconeogenesis

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Liver and kidney

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3
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Reactions of glucogenesis of enzymes occur

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cytoplasm, mitochondria, ER by enzymes

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4
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During fasting or starvation ____ is important and why

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gluconeogenesis since glucose is primary fuel for brain and only fuel for red blood cells

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5
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gluconeogenesis converts ____ into each glucose

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2 pyruvates

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6
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Pruvate is formed from

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lacid acid fermentation: muscle derived lactate in the liver by lactate dehydrogenase

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7
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Carbon skeletons of some _____ can be converted into gluconeogenesis intermediates

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amino acids

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8
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___ is derived fom hydrolysis of triaglycerols which cna be converted into dihydroxyacetorne phosphate to be processed by glucogenesis or glycolysis

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Glycerol

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9
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What molecules can go through gluconeogenesis

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LActate, amino acids, and glycerol

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10
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Why is gluconeogenesis is not complete reversal of glycolysis?

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Due to the 3 irreversible steps in glycolysis
Step 1: hexokinase
Step 3: phosphofructokinase (PFK)
Step 10: Pyruvate kinase

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11
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To reverse irreversible steps of glycolysis, reactions must turn

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endergonic

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12
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Why is gluconeogensis expensive process?

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Have to spend ATP and GTP since reaction is anabolic and endergonic

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13
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Hexokinase will be reversed by and where is location

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G6Phosphatase (G6Pase) and occurs in ER

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Phosphofructokinase will be reversed by and where is location

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F 1,6 biphosphatase (F1, 6BPase) and occurs in cytosol

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15
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Pyruvate kinase will be reversed by

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Pyruvate Carboxylase which occurs in mitochondria and PEP Carboxykinase which occurs in cytoplasm

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16
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Formation of _____ requires 2 enzymes of pyruvate carboxylase and PEP carboxykinase

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phosphoneol (PEP) pyruvate
Step 10

17
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Conversion of step 10 begins with formation of ______

A

oxaloacetate

18
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What is reaction equation of formation oxaloacetate?

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pyruvate + CO2 + ATP + H20 –> oxaloacetate + ADP + Pi + 2H+

19
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Formation of oxaloacetate occurs in

A

mitochondria

20
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Formation of oxaloaetate occurs in 3 stages by

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pruvate carboxylase

21
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Pyruvate carboxylase requires what

A

Vitamin biotin as cofactor

22
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The molecule of ATP invested to form oxaloacetate to bypass step 10 is used to power

A

addition of CO2 to pyruvate
(carboxylation)

23
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Oxaloactetate is reduced to ______

24
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Why is oxaloacetate reduced to maltate?

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  • Maltate can be transported into the cytoplasm where it is reoxidized to oxaloacetate with generation of cytoplasmic NADH
  • Oxaloacetate cannot simply just cross the mitcondria and go to cytoplasm since mitochondrial membrane does not have a transporter for oxaloacetate
25
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Oxaloacetate create phosphoneol (PEP) pyruvate in cytosol by

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Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxykinase

26
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When oxaloacetate becomes Phosphoneol pyruvate what occurs?

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  • CO2 that was added to pyruvate by pyruvate carboxylase comes off in this step (Decarboxylation)
  • Decarboxylation makes reaction exergonic
27
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What enzyme is involved in electron carriers such as NAD+/NADH and FADH/FADH2?

A

Dehydrogenase (substrate + dehydrogenase)

28
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What is reaction equation for formation of PEP pyruvate from oxaloacetate

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Oxaloacetate + GTP –> PEP pyruvate + GDP + CO2

29
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Sume of reactions in step 10 of gluconeogenesis

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pyruvate + ATP + GTP + H20 –> Phosphoenol (PEP) pyruvate + ADP + GDP + Pi + 2 H+

30
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Phosphatase

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catalyzes reactions which removes phosphates

31
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Reactions of step 3 of gluconeogenesis

A

Fructose 1,6 biphosphate + H20 –> Fructose 6 Phosphate + Pi

32
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Which step of gluconeogenesis if generation of free glucose?

33
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Why is the generation of free gluocse important?

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Important control point

34
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What ocurs in final step of gluconeogenesis?

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  • Occurs only in liver
  • Glucose 6 phosphate is transported into the lumen of ER
  • catalyzed by glucose 6 phosphatase
35
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How many high transfer potential phosphoryl groups are spent in gluconeogenesis?

36
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Overall reaction for gluconeogenesis

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2 pyruvate + 4 ATP + 2 GTP + 2 NADH + 2 H+ and 6 H20 –> glucose + 4ADP + 2 GDP + 6Pi + 2NAD+

37
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Is gluconeogensis exergonic or endergonic?

38
Q

Gluconeogensis and glycolysis are ____ reaction

39
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Futile reaction

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occurs when two metabolic pathways run simultaneously in opposite directions and have no overall effect other than to burn ATP/GTP and heat produced

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