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Chapter 14
Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, & The Pentose Phosphate Pathway
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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 3
02/15/2016

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glycolysis
Definition
the process where a molecule of glucose is degraded in a series of enzyme-catalyzed reactions to yield two molecules of the three-carbon compound pyruvate
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fermentation
Definition
the anaerobic degradation of glucose or other organic nutrients to obtain energy conserved as ATP
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lactic acid fermentation
Definition
pyruvate's reduction to lactate
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hypoxia
Definition
low oxygen conditions that vigorously contracting skeletal muscles must function under; NADH cannot be reoxidized to NAD+, but NAD+ is required as an electron acceptor for the further oxidation of pyruvate
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ethanol (alcohol) fermentation
Definition
in plant tissues & in certain invertebrates, protists, & microorganisms (such as brewer's or baker's yeast), pyruvate is converted under hypoxic or anaerobic conditions to ethanol & CO2
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3 functions of the phosphoryl groups in the intermediates of glycolysis
Definition
1. because the plasma membrane generally lacks transporters or phosphorylated sugars, the phosphorylated glycolytic intermediates cannot leave the cell
2. phosphoryl groups are essential components in the enzymatic conservation of metabolic energy
3. binding energy resulting from the binding of phosphate groups to the active sites of enzymes lowers the activation energy & increases the specificity of the enzymatic reactions
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Is the reaction catalyzed by hexokinase reversible or irreversible?
Definition
irreversible under intracellular conditions
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isoenzymes
Definition
two or more enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but are encoded by different genes
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phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1)
Definition
in one of the priming reactions of glycolysis, it catalyzes the transfer of a phosphoryl group from ATP to fructose 6-phosphate to yield fructose 1,6-biphosphate
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phosphohexose isomerase (phosphoglucose isomerase)
Definition
the enzyme that catalyzes the reversible isomerization of glucose 6-phosphate (an aldose) to fructose 6-phosphate (a ketose)
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fructose 1,6-biphosphate aldolase (aldolase)
Definition
the enzyme that catalyzes a reversible aldol condensation
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2 triose phosphates that fructose 1,6-biphosphate is cleaved into
Definition
1. glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (an aldose)
2. dihydroxyacetone phosphate (a ketose)
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triose phosphate isomerase
Definition
the enzyme that rapidly & reversibly converts dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
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glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
Definition
catalyzes the oxidation of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to 1,3-biphosphoglycerate
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Does an acyl phosphate (a type of anhydride) have a very high or very low standard free energy of hydrolysis?
Definition
very high
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phosphoglycerate kinase
Definition
the enzyme that transfers the high-energy phosphoryl group from the carboxyl group of 1,3-biphosphoglycerate to ADP to form ATP & 3-phosphoglycerate
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What is different about substrate-level phosphorylation & respiration-lined phosphorylation?
Definition
substrate-level phosphorylation = the formation of ATP by phosphoryl group transfer from a substrate (such as 1,3-biphosphoglycerate)
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phosphoglycerate mutase
Definition
the enzyme that catalyzes a reversible shift of the phosphoryl group between C-2 & C-3 of glycerate; Mg2+ is essential for this reaction
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enolase
Definition
in a glycolytic reaction that generates a compound with high phosphoryl group transfer potential, it promotes reversible removal of a molecule of water from 2-phosphoglycerate to yield phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)
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pyruvate kinase
Definition
catalyzes the last step in glycolysis in which the phosphoryl group from phosphoenolpyruvate is transferred to ADP; also requires K+ and either Mg2+ or Mn2+
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ketoacidosis
Definition
in untreated type 1 diabetes, overproduction of acetoacetate & beta-hydroxybutyrate leads to their accumulation in the blood & consequently lowers blood pH
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When animal tissues cannot be supplied with sufficient oxygen to support aerobic oxidation of the pyruvate & NADH produced in glycolysis, how is NAD+ regenerated from NADH?
Definition
by the reduction of pyruvate to lactate
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lactate dehydrogenase
Definition
catalyzes the reduction of pyruvate; forms the L isomer of lactate at pH 7
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What 2 things do NOT happen in fermentation, despite it extracting energy?
Definition
1. does not consume oxygen
2. does not change the concentrations of NAD+ or NADH
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pyruvate decarboxylase
Definition
catalyzes the irreversible reaction in which pyruvate is decarboxylated
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alcohol dehydrogenase
Definition
reduces acetaldehyde to ethanol; uses the reducing power furnished by NADH derived from the dehydrogenation of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
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thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP)
Definition
provided by the pyruvate decarboxylase reaction; a coenzyme derived from vitamin B1
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gluconeogenesis
Definition
a pathway that converts pyruvate & related three- & four-carbon compounds to glucose
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pyruvate carboxylase
Definition
a mitochondrial enzyme that requires the coenzyme biotin & converts the pyruvate to oxaloacetate
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malate dehydrogenase
Definition
a mitochondrial molecule that reduces the oxaloacetate (formed from pyruvate) to malate to allow for export to the cytosol (because the mitochondrial membrane has no transporter for oxaloacetate); uses NADH
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phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
Definition
converts the oxaloacetate to PEP
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fructose 1,6-biphosphatase (FBPase-1)
Definition
an Mg2+-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the generation of fructose 6-phosphate from fructose 1,6-biphosphate (this reaction is highly exergonic & irreversible in intact cells); promotes the essentially irreversible hydrolysis of the C-1 phosphate
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Does the reaction catalyzed by glucose 6-phosphatase require synthesis of ATP?
Definition
no! it is a simple hydrolysis of a phosphate ester
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glucogenic
Definition
amino acids that can undergo net conversion to glucose
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glyceroneogenesis
Definition
a truncated version of gluconeogenesis carries out by adipocytes; the conversion of pyruvate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate via the early reactions of gluconeogenesis, followed by reduction of the dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glycerol phosphate
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pentose phosphate pathway (phosphogluconate pathway) (hexose monophosphate pathway)
Definition
the oxidation of glucose 6-phosphate to pentose phosphates
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glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)
Definition
allows for the oxidation of glucose 6-phosphate in the first reaction of the pentose phosphate pathway; forms 6-phosphoglucono-delta-lactone (an intramolecular ester)
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phosphopentose isomerase
Definition
converts ribulose 5-phosphate to its aldose isomer ribose 5-phosphate
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transketolase
Definition
catalyzes the transfer of a two-carbon fragment from a ketose donor to an aldose acceptor
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transaldolase
Definition
catalyzes a reaction similar to the aldolase reaction of glycolysis: a three-carbon fragment is removed from sedoheptulose 7-phosphate & condensed with glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to form fructose 6-phosphate & the tetrose erythrose 4-phosphate
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