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Cell Bio 10
Mitochondria
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Undergraduate 3
03/27/2012

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Term
Energy metabolism
Glycolysis -
Citric Acid Cycle -> ______ -> CO2
Definition
- glucose -> 2 pyruvate -> 2 acetyl CoA
-acetyl CoA
Term
Electron Transport -
Definition
NADH and FADH2 - proton gradient
Term
ATPSynthase
Definition
- makes ATP using proton gradient
Term
... are used to make ATP
Definition
Sugars and lipids
Term
First step (_____) occurs in cytosol
Definition
glycolysis
Term
Glycolysis glucose converted to _____
2 _____
Definition
pyruvate, ATPs
Term
Pyruvate is converted to ____ in mitochondria ----> ____
Definition
CO2 and H2O
--->30 ATP
Term
Fatty acids also converted to ___ in ______
Definition
ATP, mitochondria
Term
Mitochondria

Responsible for the majority of ____ produced in cells
Definition
ATP
Term
Chemiosmotic coupling -
Definition
couples the formation of ATP with osmotic gradient across the membrane of the organelle
Term
Mitochondria Structure
Double membrane - inner and outer
Outer membrane is ...
Definition
highly permeable to small molecules
Term
Two internal compartments of the Mitochondria
Definition
Matrix
Intermembrane space
Term
Outer membrane
Transport proteins called _____
<5000 daltons molecules enter space
Basically equivalent to _____
Definition
porins, cytosol
Term
Inner mitochondrial membrane is _______ ______ to ions
Special phospholipid called ____ (four fatty acids chains)
Lots of ______ ______ in membrane
Enzymes of _____ or _________
Infoldings known as _____increase surface area
Definition
highly impermeable
cardiolipin
transport proteins
electron transport chain, respiratory chain.
Cristae
Term
Mitrochondrial genome
Own DNA encoding...
22...
Ribosomes made of...
Definition
...13 proteins
...tRNAs
... 2 rRNAs
Term
Mitochondrial Genome
Product of endosymbiosis -
Definition
free-living oxygen-metabolizing eubacteria that were engulfed
Term
Glycolysis energy metabolism Fats.
Definition
Fats--> Fatty acids --->fatty acid-->acetyl CoA
PM->Cytosol->mito->mito
Term
Glycolysis energy metabolism Sugars and polysacchrides
Definition
S and P->sugar->glucose->pyruvate-> pyruvate->acetyl CoA
out->cytosol(3)->Mito
Term
Glycolysis takes a ___ _____ compound and results in _ __ ____ compounds
Definition
6 carbon, 2 3 carbon
Term
what occurs in Cytosol?
Glycolysis -
Net product
Definition
glucose to pyruvate
2 ATP
Term
What occurs in the matrix of mitochondria?
Pyruvate
Which cycle?
What transport?
Product
Definition
... - ActetylCoA
Citric Acid Cycle,
Electron Transport (Respiratory Transport)
30 ATP
Term
Glycolysis Product
Definition
2 ATP
2 NADH
2 Pyruvate molecules
Term
Glycolysis Yield
Definition
2ATP+4ATP = +2ATP via substrate phosphorylation
Term
Pyruvate transported into mitochondria
Definition
(1) 6-Carbon sugar ----> (2) 3-Carbon molecules
Term
Pyruvate -> acetyl
CoA Enzyme
Definition
- pyruvate dehydrogenase
Term
(2) 3-carbon compounds ->
Loss of the carbon from each pyruvate results in ___
Where does this occur?
Definition
-(2) 2-carbon compounds
CO2
Matrix
Term
Pyruvate to Acetyl CoA
Definition
3C ---> 2C
NADH
CO2
Term
Citric Acid Cycle
Definition
For each acteyl-CoA
3 NADH
1 FADH2
1 GTP (≈ATP)
2 CO2 (waste)
Term
Citric Acid Cycle
Definition
2C + 4 C --------> 4C
Release CO2
Make a little GTP (≈ ATP)
NADH and FADH2
Term
NADH and FADH2
Definition
Carrier molecules
Carry electrons (potential energy)
Term
H ----->
Definition
1 proton + 1 e-
Term
H+ ---->
Definition
H missing an e-
Term
Conservation of energy - _________(often expressed as the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy) in an isolated system _______
Definition
-total amount of energy
-remains constant
Term
In other words, energy can be converted from one form to another...
Definition
but energy cannot be created or destroyed
Term
Electrochemical Gradient
Definition
H+ pumped out
Matrix is negative
Term
Respiratory Transport Chain
Series of ____that pass ______ across the membrane
Electrons lose some energy and that energy is used to ______ out of the ____
At the end, the _____ are used to reduce _______
Definition
enzymes, electrons
pump H+, Matrix
lower energy e-
O2 to make water
Term
Transport H+ stores the potential energy in two ways: ultimately, these are used to drive the___________
These two ways are...
These both occur from the ____space and the _______ space
Definition
Formation of ATP
Membrane potential and H+ concentration
inner membrane, matrix
Term
Two ways energy is stored one is Separation of charge -
Definition
called the membrane potential (electro-)
Matrix is negative compared to intermembrane space (∆V)
Main driving force
Term
Two ways energy is stored the second one is H+ ion concentration gradient (chemical)

Electrons given up by...
Definition
Matrix is low in [H+] compared to intermembrane space
High [H+] = acidic environment (low pH)
...NADH and FADH2
Term
Oxidative phosphorylation
Definition
Energy of electrochemical gradient drives H+ back into matrix through ATP synthase
Term
ATP synthase
Made of membrane “stalk” -
Part in matrix -
The transport of H+ through the _____ causes the rotation of the F0, which allows the formation of ___from ___ and ___
Definition
-called F0
-called F1
-ATPsynthase
ATP ADP Pi
Term
Mitochondrial Genetics
Mitochondria and chloroplasts were
Definition
bacteria engulfed and retained by eukaryotic cells
Term
Passed down to the next generation
- but not like chromosomes
Definition
Non-Mendelian inheritance
Mitotic segregation
Term
Cytoplasmic inheritance
Definition
Different than nuclear DNA in which each daughter cell gets each chromosome from parent
Don’t have equal distribution of genome of the mitochondria
Term
Maternal Inheritance
Definition
In higher animals, egg always has more cytoplasm than sperm
Therefore, more of mitochondria likely to be from Mom
Fertilized human egg carries 2000 copies of mitochondrial genome - all but one or two from Mom
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