Week 5 - Citric Acid Cycle (TCA) Flashcards
What is the citric acid cycle
- A central catabolic pathway in the mitochondria which produces energy in the form of GTP and the reduced electron carriers NADH and FADH2
- It requires acetyl-CoA hence from the glycolysis pathway there’s an additional step to convert the pyruvate into Acetyl-CoA
Where does the citric acid cycle occur
Mitochondrial Matrix
What reaction occurs before the TCA
oxidative decarboxylation
What is oxidative decarboxylation
- Process which occurs before TCA to convert pyruvate from glycolysis and transform it into Acetyl-CoA
- This occurs in Aerobic conditions
- 5 steps
What is the equation for oxidative decarboxylation
Where does oxidative decarboxylation occur
Matrix of the mitochondria
What is the enzyme complex involved in oxidative decarboxylation
pyruvate dehydrogenase
What is the input for TCA
acetyl-CoA
What is step 1 of the TCA
Acetyl CoA enters at step 1 and syntheses with oxaloacetate (which was produced from the last step in TCA) and releases CoA (Coenzyme A) to be recycled
What is step 3 of TCA
NAD+ is reduced to form NADH which is the first step (3) where we’re actually creating energy. And is the first point where CO2 is loss
What occurs in step 4 of TCA
CO2 is loss again and NAD+ is reduced to NADH
What occurs in step 5 of TCA
Create the first direct energy usable molecule GTP
What occurs in step 6 of TCA
Forms another electron proton carrier, FADH2 through the reduction of FAD
What occurs in step 8 of TCA
Captures energy again to make another NADH through the reduction of NAD+
What are the oxidation steps in TCA
Step 3, 4, 6, 8
(molecules are being reduced hence other molecules must be oxidized)
What steps produce NADH
Step 3, 4, 8
How is NADH produced in TCA
NAD+ is reduced to form NADH and releases CO2 (makes the process a form of respiration)
When is GTP produced in TCA
Step 5
When is FADH2 created
Step 6
What is the change of carbon chain during the TCA
What is the RDS in TCA
Step 3 (NAD+ is reduced to form NADH which is the first step (3) where we’re actually creating energy)
What is step 1 of TCA