biochem II exam 2

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what 3 enzymes are required for glycogenolysis

glycogen phosphorylase

phosphoglucomutase

glycogen debranching enzyme

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what does glycogen phosphorylase do

converts glycogen to G1P and glycogen (n-1)

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what do phosphorylases use to attack

Pi

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what do phosphatases use to attack

H2O

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what vitamin cofactor does G1P require

pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)

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what is PLP derived from

pyridoxine (vit B6)

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what does phosphoglucomutase do

converts G1P to G6P

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what does glycogen debranching enzyme do

shifts 3 glycosyl units from one strand to another to hydrolyzes remaining alpha (1-6) sugar

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what is the substrate for glycogen synthesizing enzyme

UDP-glucose

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what 3 enzymes are required for glycogen synthesis

UDP-glucose phosphorylase

glycogen synthase

glycogen branching enzyme

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what does UDP-glucose phosphorylase do

forms UDP-glucose

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what does glycogen synthase do

forms UDP + glycogen (n+1)

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what does glycogen branching enzyme do

transfers segment of alpha (1-4) linked sugars to an alpha (1-6) linkage

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when glycogen phosphorylase is phosphorylated is it active or inactive

active

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when glycogen synthase is phosphorylated is it active or inactive

inactive

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what does insulin activate in glycogen metabolism

phosphatase

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what does glucagon and epinephrine activate in glycogen metabolism

kinase

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what does glucose do to glycogen phosphorylase

inactivates

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what does epinephrine do to glycogen breakdown

stimualtes

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what does epinephrine do to glycogen synthesis

inhibits

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what does insulin do to glycogen synthesis

stimulates

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what does insulin do to glycogen breakdown

inhibits

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what are the 2 things pyruvate can be used for

make glucose

make acetyl coa

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what enzyme converts pyruvate to acetyl coa

pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

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what does pyruvate dehydrogenase complex do

oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to acetyl coa

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what 3 enzymes are in the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

pyruvate dehydrogenase

dihydrolipoyl transacetylase

dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase

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what cofactor does pyruvate dehydrogenase require

TPP cofactor

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what does pyruvate dehydrogenase do

decarboxylation of pyruvate to aldehyde

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what cofactor does dihydrolipoyl transacetylase require

lipoate cofactor

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what does dihydrolipoyl transacetylase do

oxidation of aldehyde to carboxylic acid

formation of acetyl coa

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what cofactors does dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase require

FAD and NAD+

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what does dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase do

reoxidation of lipoamide cofactor

formation of NADH and regeneration of oxidized FAD cofactor

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product inhibitors of pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction

acetyl coa and NADH

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feedback inhibitors of pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction

ATP and GTP

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feedback activators of pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction

AMP

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what does high ATP lead to in pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction

less acetyl coa

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what does ATP do to PDH kinase

activates

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what does high AMP lead to in pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction

more acetyl coa

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what inhibits PDH kinase

pyruvate, ADP, NAD+, Coa-Sh

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what does phosphorylation of E1 do to PDH

inactivates

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what does dephosphorylation of E1 do to PDH

activates

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what happens to acetyl coa and oxaloacetate in TCA

bond formed via condensation between them

citrate synthase helps form citrate

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what happens once citrate is formed in TCA

isomerized via dehydration/rehydration so there is a secondary alcohol

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what happens once citrate is isomerized to isocitrate in TCA

oxidized via hydride transfer to NAD+ or NADP+ forming oxalosuccinate

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what happens to oxalosuccinate in TCA

decarboxylated and rearranged to alpha-ketoglutarate

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what happens to alpha-ketoglutarate in TCA

reacts with alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex to make NADH

results in succinyl coa

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what happens to succinyl coa in TCA

reacts with succinyl coa synthase to form succinate

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what happens to succinate in TCA

reacts with succinate dehydrogenase to form fumarate

generates FADH2

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what happens to fumarate in TCA

reacts with fumarase forming L-malate

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what happens to L-malate in TCA

reaction with malate dehydrogenase forming oxaloacetate and NADH

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products of TCA

2 CO2, 3NADH, FADH2, GTP, CoA, 3H+

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what reactions is TCA regulated at

citrate synthase

isocitrate dehydrogenase

alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

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what are the allosteric inhibitors of citrate synthase

ATP, NADH, succinyl coa

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allosteric inhibitor of isocitrate dehydrogenase

ATP

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allosteric activator of isocitrate dehydrogenase

ADP

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product inhibitor of isocitrate dehydrogenase

NADH

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allosteric inhibitors of alpha ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

ATP, GTP

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allosteric activator of alpha ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

AMP

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product inhibitors of alpha ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

NADH, succinul coa

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what is citrate used to make

fatty acids and sterols

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what is alpha ketoglutarate used to make

amino acids, purines, pyrimidines

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what is succinyl coa used to make

porphyrin ring of heme

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what is oxaloacetate used to make

glucose, amino acids, purines, pyrimidines

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what do epinephrine and glucagon do to lipolysis in adipose tissue

stimulate

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what does insulin do to lipolysis in adipose tissue

inhibits

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what does phosphorylation of kinase do to tracylglycerol lipase

activates

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what does phosphorylation of phosphatase do to tracylglycerol lipase

inactivates

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what is beta oxidation

process of fatty acid degradation

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reaction pathway of beta oxidation

oxidation, hydration, oxidation, thiolysis

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what happens in the first oxidation reaction of beta oxidation

acyl coa oxidated by acyl coa dehydrogenase to trans enoyl coa

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what cofactor does acyl coa dehydrogenase require

FAD cofactor

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what happens in hydration reaction of beta oxidation

trans enoyl coa hydrate by enoyl coa hydratase to L-3- hydroxyacylcoa

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what happens in second oxidation reaction of beta oxidation

L-3-hydroxyacyl coa oxidized by L-hydroxylacyl coa dehydrogenase to 3-ketoacyl coa

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what cofactor does L-hydroxyacyl coa dehydrogenase require

NAD+

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what happens in thiolysis reaction in beta oxidation

acetyl coa cleaved off of 3-ketoacyl coa by beta ketothiolase

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5 cofactors required for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

TPP, lipoate, FAD, NAD+, coa