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glycolic processes Flashcards

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Which proteins are usually used to transport glucose into cells?

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  • GLUT proteins
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When are GLUT 1 and GLUT 2 proteins used for transport and how do they compare?

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  • often GLUT 1
  • not modulated by insulin
  • has high affinity for glucose (low Km) but low capacity
  • GLUT 2 used by hepatocytes
  • low affinity for glucose (high Km), but high capacity
  • regulated by insulin – forms part of glucose-sensing system w/ glucokinase
  • phosphorylated by hexokinase to maintain cellular glucose absorption (glucose to G6P)
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When is GLUT 4 used and why?

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  • in muscle and adipose tissue
  • insulin-regulated with a relatively high glucose affinity (low Km)
  • a facilitative transporter
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What is normal BGC when fasted?

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4-7mmol/L

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Describe the metabolism of glucose by glycolysis.

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  • glucose breakdown (6 carbons) to 2x pyruvate (3 carbons)
  • both use and production of ATP (energy)
  • also production of reducing equivalents for energy-production in oxidative phosphorylation
  • located in cytosol
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Describe reactions 1-5 of glycolysis with the:

  • substrate → product (enzyme)
  • the point of the reaction
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1) glucose → glucose-6-phosphate (hexokinase)
- traps glucose in cells and destabilises structure to facilitate later reactions
2) glucose-6-phosphate → fructose-6-phosphate (phosphoglucose isomerase)
- converts 6C ring into a 5C ring in preparation for triose formation
3) fructose-6-phosphate → fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (phosphofructokinase)
- further destabilisation of structure, preparation for triose formation
4) fructose-1,6-bisphosphate → dihdroxyacetone/glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
(aldolase)
- splits 5C ring into 2x triose sugars
5) dihdroxyacetone → glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (triosephosphate isomerase)
- isomerisation reaction as only G-3-P can proceed for future reactions

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Describe reactions 6-10 of glycolysis with the:

  • substrate → product (enzyme)
  • the point of the reaction
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6) glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate → 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate (glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase)
- to provide 2x phosphate groups for ATP synthesis in subsequent reactions
7) 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate → 3-phosphoglycerate (phosphoglycerate kinase)
- substrate-level phosphorylation to produce ATP
8) 3-phosphoglycerate → 2-phosphoglycerate (phosphoglycerate mutase)
- isomerism to promote the formation of more unstable phosphoenolpyruvate
9) 2-phosphoglycerate → phosphoenolpyruvate (enolase)
- formation of unstable product for next rxn
10) phosphoenolpyruvate → pyruvate (pyruvate kinase)
- substrate-level phosphorylation to produce ATP

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How do glycolysis phase 1 (rxns 1-5) and glycolysis phase 2 (rxns 6-10) compare?

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  • phase 1 – uses 2x ATP

- phase 2 – uses no ATP

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State the total energy balance of glycolysis in terms of phase 1 and phase 2.

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- 2x triose sugars (G-3-P) produced in phase 1
•  phase one
- ATP: -2
- NADPH: 0
•  phase two
- ATP: +4
- NADPH: +2

TOTAL = 2x ATP and 2xNADPH

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How does glycolysis occur with galactose and fructose as a pose to glucose?

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  • galactose converted by multi-step pathway to glucose-6-phosphate and then enters glycolysis
  • fructose phosphorylated by hexokinase (muscle + adipose tissue) to fructose-6-phosphate and then enters glycolysis
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Describe regulation and control of glycolysis.

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  • most bodily reactions reversible but 3 steps of glycolysis irreversible because of energy input by ATP
  • reversible reactions instead regulated via concentrations of substrates and products
  • enzymes regulated by allosteric regulation, hormonal signalling action (short-term) and induction/repression of enzyme synthesis (long-term)
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Compare hexokinase and glucokinase activity.

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• hexokinase

  • universal (most cells)
  • inhibited by glucose-6-phosphate (G6P)
  • unaffected by insulin
  • low Km (0.01 mM glucose)
  • will phosphorylate other sugars

• glucokinase

  • liver & kidney
  • no effects of G-6-P
  • regulated by insulin + glucagon
  • high Km (12mM glucose)
  • specific for glucose
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Describe glycolysis regulation by phosphofructokinase (PFK)

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• inhibited by:
- ATP
- citrate
- glucagon
• stimulated by:
- AMP
- insulin
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Describe glycolysis regulation by pyruvate kinase (PFK)

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• inhibited by:
- ATP
- acetyl CoA
- glucagon
• stimulated by:
- fruct-1,6-bisphos
- insulin
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Compare where the NAD⁺ needed for pyruvate reactions comes from in aerobic and anaerobic conditions.

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• aerobic conditions:

  • NAD⁺ regenerated in mitochondria (oxidative phosphorylation)
  • NAD⁺/NADH cannot cross mitochondrial membrane
  • glycerin-phosphate shuttle pathway
  • malate-aspartate shuttle pathway

• anaerobic conditions:

  • lack of oxidation of NADH to NAD⁺ in mitochondria
  • reduction of pyruvate to lactate used to produce NAD⁺
  • oxidation of malate to oxaloacetate (intermediate in Krebs cycle)
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Compare the glycerin-phosphate and malate-aspartate shuttle.

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  • dihydroxygacetone-phosphate (NADH to NAD⁺) → glycerin-3-phosphate → (FAD → FADH₂) →
    dihydroxygacetone-phosphate
  • oxaloacetate → aspartate → oxaloacetate → malate (NADH to NAD⁺) → malate (NADH to NAD⁺) → oxaloacetate

(see notes for diagrams)

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Describe the fates of pyruvate.

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  • (aerobic) pyruvate enters Krebs cycle, producing NADH, FADH₂ and GTP
  • (anaerobic) pyruvate can either be converted to lactate or fermented to ethanol (in microorganisms)
  • both processes use up NADH, converting it to NAD⁺
  • key in allowing regeneration of NAD⁺ to continue glycolysis
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What is gluconeogenesis and where does it occur?

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  • formation of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources
  • mainly in liver (not all cells do this)
  • 3 irreversible steps - must be worked around
  • other reactions are close to equilibrium - concentrations of substrates and products determines direction of flow

(see notes for diagrams)

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State some gluconeogenic substrates.

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  • AAs (not leucine or lysine)
  • lactate
  • pyruvate
  • glycerol only (from stored fats)
  • oxaloacetate

NB: 2 reactions that produce oxaloacetate from pyruvate (2 molecules of p = 1 molecule of glucose)

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Describe the reaction in gluconeogenesis which starts with triglyceride.

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Triglyceride → glycerol → glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate → fructose 1,6-bisphosphate

triglyceride 
⬇
free FAs
⬇ 
acetyl CoA

(gylcerol can enter fluconeogenesis, animals cannot produce pyruvate from actyel-CoA and glucose cannot be synthesised from FAs)

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Describe the conversion of pyruvate to phosphoeonolpyruvate (PEP).

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  • pyruvate (pyruvate decarboxylase) → oxaloacetate (phosphoeonolpyruvate carboxykinase) → PEP
  • requirement for ATP
  • GTP hydrolysis for substrate-level phosphorylation
  • pyruvate carboxylase is mitochondrial enzyme so must transport oxaloacetate out of mitochondria
  • mechanism depends on how cell regenerates NADH for use in G-3-P dehydrogenase catalysed reaction
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Compare conversion of pyruvate to PEP under normal conditions and under stress (during exercise).

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• normal conditions:

  • pyruvate transported into mitochondria
  • pyruvate (pyruvate carboxylase) → oxaloacetate (reduced) → malate
  • malate exported to cytosol (using NADH)
  • malate (oxidised) → oxaloacetate (cytosolic malate dehydrogenase) + NADH (regenerated)
  • oxaloacetate → PEP

• unders stress/exercise:

  • lactate → pyruvate + NADH (regenerated for GAPDH reaction use)
  • in mitochondria: pyruvate → PEP (exported to cytosol)
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Describe the stages of gluconeogenesis.

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pyruvate → oxaloacetate → PEP → 2-phosphoglycerate → 3-phosphoglycerate → 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate (up to here requires 2xATP per reaction) → glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (requires 2x ADH)→ dihydroxyacetone phosphate → fructose 1,6-phosphate → fructose 6 phosphate → glucose-6-phosphate → glucose

(see notes for detailed diagram)

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Describe allosteric regulation of gluconeogenesis.

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• energy status indictaor metabolites reciprocally-regulate enzymes of glycolysis + gluconeogenesis
- i.e. AMP stimulates PFK (glycolytic) while also inhibiting fructobisphosphatase-1 action (gluconeogenesis)
• also specific metabolites activating/inhibiting particular enzymes non-reciprocally
- i.e. ATP action on PFK
• fructose-2,6-bisphosphate also an important specific allosteric regulator

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Describe fructose-2,6-bisphosphate.
- synthesised from fructose-6-phosphate - allosteric binding to enzymes results in increased/decreased affinity for substrates - provides mechanism modification of glycolysis/gluconeogenesis via insulin + glucagon signalling which results in dephosphorylation/phosphorylation of dual-function enzyme called PFK2 - high BGC results in removal of Ser-32 residue allowing hormonal regulation - PFK2 catalyses both synthesis or degradation: fructose-2,6-bisphosphate ⇌ fructose-6-phosphate
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What is the importance of metabolite transport between tissues?
- glycolysis found in almost all cell types in body - gluconeogenesis occurs primarily in liver - thus, organs and tissues which produce lactate (e.g. hypoxic tissue) cannot convert it back to glucose - transporting these metabolic products like to liver, can be recycled back to glucose and stored in the body by Cori cycle
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What is the energy cost of the Cori cycle?
- net 2x ATP produced in anaerobic glycolysis | - however, 4x ATP and 2x GTP used in gluconeogenesis = net 4x ATP (equivalents) used
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What are the benefits of the Cori cycle?
- rapid post-exercise replenishment of glycogen stores | - NAD⁺ regeneration for glycolysis + NADH regeneration for gluconeogenesis (in different tissues)
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Describe the properties of glycogen.
- insoluble glucose polymer → carbohydrate storage - monomers linked by α-1,4 bonds (straight chains) and α-1,6 bonds for branch points - heavily-hydrated - glycogenin core - highly-branched - allows improved solubility and sites for synthesis + degradation interactions so they can rapidly occur
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Which two main tissues store glycogen and for what functions?
1. liver (glucose-6-phosphatase) - BGC maintenance - released over long periods - G-6-P → glucose 2. muscle - energy provision - released when instantaneously-required
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Describe the 5 stages of glycogen catabolism, including enzymes.
1. conversion: glucose → glucose-1-phosphate (glycogen phosphorylase) 2. addition: UDP-Glucose + glycogen (via α-1,4 bond) (glycogen synthase) - addition of glucose, via α-1,4 linkage, to non-reducing end of growing glycogen chains - released UDP regenerated to UTP for use in glucose activation 3. reversal of above for catabolism (glycogen branching + debranching enzymes) 4. conversion: glucose-1-phosphate → glucose-1-phosphate (phosphoglucomutase) - ATP generates UTP: UDP → UTP + Pi - UTP + G-1-P → UDP-glucose + PPi (UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase) - phosphorylation: ATP + glucose → G-1-P (traps glucose in cell) - for every 1x mole of glucose = 2x moles ATP consumed in this step 5. activation of glucose: UDP + G-1-P → glucose (UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase)
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What are reducing and non-reducing ends of glucose?
- in solution, glucose ring structure is dynamic - at C1, reducing end, there is formation of aldehyde group (oxidation possible) when open - at C4, non-reducing end on other side of this structure (see notes for diagrams)
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Describe branching enzyme and its activity.
- or amylo-(1-4→1-6) transglycosylase - adds branches to glycogen (via glucose units) - after 10 glucose units added to glycogen, an α-1,6 branch point formed (branching enzyme) - enzyme breaks one of the α-1,4 glycosidic bonds and transfers block of residues (about 7) to more interior site in glycogen - these are then re-attached by an α-1,6 glycosidic bond (see notes for diagram)
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What is glycogenolysis requires for and which 3 enzymes are involved.
- catabolic process resulting in the formation of free glucose or glucose-6-phosphate - 3 enzymes required: 1. glycogen phosphorylase 2. transferase enzyme 3. glycogen-debranching enzyme
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Describe the process of glycogen breakdown.
- glycogen phosphorylase activated by: energy demand (AMP), muscle contraction (Ca2⁺ ions) and stress (adrenaline + glucagon) - glycogen (non-reducing end) + pi (phosphate) G-1-P (breaks α-1,4 glycosidic bonds) - processive enzyme - attaches to glycogen and removes glucose residues until >5 away from branchpoint - remaining residues added to existing chain with α-1,4 glycosidic bond (transferase enzyme) - residue at the α-1,6 branching point removed (glycogen-debranching enzyme) - debranching enzyme has dual activity (transferase and debranching)
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Describe the regulation of glycogen metabolism.
- G-1-P cannot directly enter glycolysis so phosphoglucomutase converts it to G-6-P first - glucose-6-phosphate stays inside cell (ionised and saves energy) and can go straight into glycolysis - glycogen phosphorylase degrades glycogen by breaking α-1,4 glycosidic bonds to release glucose units 1 at a time from non-reducing end of a glycogen chain (end with free 4’-OH group) - glucose released as glucose-1-phosphate: (glycogen) n + Pi ⇌ (glycogen)n-1 + glucose-1-phosphate - differences in muscle and liver glucagon acts on liver only - in liver cells glycogen phosphorylase is inactivated by high BGC
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Describe glycogen synthesis.
- enzyme glycogen synthase inactivated by phosphorylation - achieved via kinase cascade activation by hormones epinephrine and glucagon - insulin signalling results in phosphatase activation - this de-phosphorylates glycogen synthase and activates enzyme
38
Summarise hormonal control of glycogen synthesis.
- glycogen degradation or synthesis occurs depending on low or high BGC - to prevent futile cycles and produce appropriate responses (see notes for diagram summary)
39
Describe glycogen storage diseases which affect the liver only. including their: - deficient enzyme - symptoms
• Von gierke: - glucose-6-phosphatase - increased glycogen stores, enlarged liver, kidney failure, hypoglycaemia • Hers: - liver glycogen phosphorylase - increased glycogen stores, hypoglycaemia • Type 0: - glycogen synthase - hypoglycaemia, ketosis, failure to thrive • Type VIII/IX: - phosphorylase kinase - enlarged liver, lack of response to glucagon and epinephrine
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Describe glycogen storage diseases which affect the liver and muscle, just muscle or all organs. including their: - deficient enzyme - symptoms
• McArdle: (muscle only) - liver glycogen phosphorylase - moderate increase in muscle glycogen, exercise-induced cramps • Cori: (liver + muscle) - debranching enzyme (Cori cycle affected) - enlarged liver, mild hypoglycemia • Andersen: (liver + muscle) - branching enzyme - enlarged liver, failure to thrive (physically develop), not fatal • Pompe: (all organs) - lysosomal α-1,4-gucosidase - herat failure in infantile form, muscle defects in juvenile form
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