MCB exam 4

What is galactosemia?

deficiency in transferase in the glucose utilization pathway

what is glucose stored as in animals?

glycogen

where is glycoen most found in?

liver and muscles

what is glucose stored as in plants?

amylose and amylopectin

which lipids can be used as fuel sources?

free fatty acids and triglycerols

free fatty acids

common source of fuel

triglycerides

storage form of fatty acids

phospholipids

membrane lipids

glycolipids

membrane lipids composed in part of carbohydrates

steroids

polycyclic hydrocarbons with a variety of functions

saturated fatty acids

no double bonds

how many carbons does fatty acids have?

16/18

a fatty acid with a short chain length and many double bonds will have a _____ melting point

lower

what type of fatty acid will be the most fluid?

one that has less carbons and is unsaturated

steps of lipid digestion

1) lipases convert trigylercols into 2 fatty acids and monoglycerol
2) carried to intestine for absorbtion
3) trigylerols are reformed and packaged in chylomicrons

fatty acid processing steps

1)degradation of TAGs release fatty acids ad glycerol into blood for transport (lipolysis)
2)activation of fatty acids and transport into mitochondria for oxidation (Beta oxidation)
3)degratadtation of FA to acetyl CoA to use in CAC

what is lactose composed of

glucose and galactose

what enzymes are used in the energy investment site of glycolosis?

phosphofructokinase and glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate

what enzymes are use din the energy harvesting step of glycolosis

phosphoglycerate kinase,

where does fructose enter in the liver

DHAP and GAP

where does glucose enter in adipose tissue

fructose 6 phosphate

kineticallly perfect enyzem of glycolosis

triose phosphate isomerase

rate determining enzyme of glycolosis

phosphofructokinase 1

glucose transport that is glucose dependant and is found in muscle and adipose tissue

GLUT4

glucose transporter that is glucose independant and found in liver and pancreatic cells and has high Km for glucose

GLUT2

which enzyme in glycolosis uses NAD+ as a stoichiometric enzyme?

glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehyndrogease

which enzyme of both glycolosysis and glucoseneogensis catalyzes reversible reaction of 2PG to PEP?

enolase

glucose to lactose fermentation produces how many net ATP?

2

how muchatp is produced in the complete oxidation of glucose?

30

which coenzyme is a activated carrier of acyl groups and acts as a swinging arm?

lipoamide

how are the alpha ketoglutarate complex of the CAC similar to the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex of glycolosis

both have 3 enzymes and 5 coenzymes

cori cycle

lactate is produced in muscles, used to produce glucose in the liver

what is the potent activator of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

ADP

what is the reducing agent of alchohol fermentation?

NADH

which enzyme is the physical link to the CAC?

succtinae dehydrogenase

which enzyme catalyzes sbstarte level phosphorylation in the CAC?

succinyl CoA synthase

which two CAC enzymes are inhibited by ATP and NADH

a-ketogluterate dehydrogenase and isocitrate dehydrogenase

which enzymes replenishes anabolic intermediates in the CAC?

pyruvate carboxylase

how much ATP does lactose oxidation generate?

60

which class of enzymes add water to a double bond?

lyases

what are the three main precursors that generate glucose in gluconeogenesisis?

amino acids, glycerol, and lactate

where does glucoseneogenesisi take place?

cytosol (G6P in ER lumen and pyruvate carboxylase in mitochondria

glucoagon sinaling cascades ____ phosphorfructokinas and activates ____

phophorylates, gluconeogenesis

what inhibits hexokinase in resting skelatal muscles?

G6P

what are the recipricolly regulate enzymes of glycolosis and gluconeogenesis?

pfk1 and f1,6bp

which key intermediate is shuttled in/out of the mitochondria by malate dehydrogenase?

oxoloacetate

what enzyme class are G6P and F1,6BP part of

transferases

which group of enzymes are activated in lipolysis?

homorone simulated lipases

What shuttle is utilized to transport activated fatty acids from the cytosol across the mitochondrial membranes?

carnitine shuttle

Fatty acid metabolism is controlled by the committed step of fatty acid synthesis, which is the formation of _______________, catalyzed by __________________.

malonyl CoA; acetyl CoA carboxylase

Which enzyme in fatty acid metabolism uses FAD+as a catalytic coenzyme?

acyl CoA dehydrogenase

In the electron transport chain, electrons from flavoproteins transfer their electrons to the small electron carrier embedded in the innermembrane called _________________

ubiquonol

Which electron transport complex is unable to generate sufficient free energy to power ATP synthesis?

succinate Q reductase

Because cytochrome C can carry _______ electron(s) at a time, ________ cytochrome C molecules are required to be oxidized by Complex IV to reduce one molecule of oxygen

1,4

What are the principle physiological electron donors for the mitochondrial electron transport pathway?

NADH and FDH2

what is the effect of etc inhibition on oxidative phosphorylation

disable ETC

The catalytic headpiece of the ATP synthase enzyme is primarily composed of which subunits?

a hexameric ?3?3 ring

he binding charge mechanism states that rotation of the ____ subunit of ATP synthase causes the _____ subunit to change from tight conformation where ATP is produced to open conformation where ATP is released

y, b

What is the relationship between number of c rings and amount ofprotons flowing through ATP synthase?

less c rings less protons

In mammals, __________ houses the main storage of triacylglycerols, while ___________ stores most of the glycogen

adipose tissue; muscle

low blood glucose levels _______ insulin

increase

What is the major fuel source for ATP production that is used in a long-distance runner?

muscle glycogen

Excess alcohol consumption leads to a buildup of which two key molecules?

acetyl CoA and NADH

During prolonged starvation, what are the major sources of metabolic fuel?

Ketone bodies and fats

A steep drop in blood glucose concentration occurs after consumption of high glycemic index foods because of a spike in

insulin

Thrifty genes are ________ during times of starvation and ________ when physical activity is low.

beneficial, detrimental

which three compunds have a hghr transfer potential than ATP?

phosphophenyl pyruvate, 1,3-biphosphoglycerate, ceatine phosphate

Coenzyme A is derived from this vitamin: ___________, and coenzyme A is an activated carrier for this functional group: ____________.

pantothenic acid, acyl groups

what value will favorable reactions have

-delta G

What reaction is catalyzed by aldolase?

reversible cleavage of Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (F-1,6-BP)to DHAP and GAP

Which of the following compounds contains a "high-energy" bond and is used to produce ATP by substrate-level phosphorylation in glycolysis?

1,3-bisphosphoglycerate

In glycolysis, what is the function of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase?

oxidation of an aldehyde by NAD+and formation of acyl-phosphate

Glucose is converted to ______ in skeletal muscle under anaerobic conditions

lactate

An infantwho obtains nourishment from milk and who has galactosemia (i.e., has a deficiency in galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase) is unable to convert:

galactose-1-phosphate to glucose-1-phosphate

Which of the following is the primary mode of regulation for the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex?

inhibition by phosphorylation

Which of the following is an allosteric inhibitor of phosphofructokinase both in the muscle & in the liver?

ATP

Which of the following metabolic conversions is considered to be therate-determining step of glycolysis, and thus amajor control point of glycolysis?

fructose-6-phosphate �fructose-1,6-bisphosphate

The primary raw materials for gluconeogenesis are:

lactate , alanine, glycerol

he irreversible glycolytic step catalyzed by pyruvate kinase is bypassed in gluconeogenesis by the action of these two enzymes:

pyruvate carboxylase& phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase

Insulin stimulates a signaling cascade that leads to the _______________ of the bifunctional protein phosphofructokinase 2/ fructose bisphosphatase 2, which results in the activation of ______________

dephosphorylation, glycolosis

n order for a fatty acyl-CoA to be moved into the mitochondria for beta-oxidation, it must be

cartinine

what class of enzymes break double bonds?

lyases

What is the committed step in fatty acid synthesis?

Synthesis of malonyl CoA by acetyl CoA carboxylase

Which of the following is considered a product of the citric acid cycle?

carbon dioxiide

Which citric acid cycle is also a key intermediate in gluconeogenesis?

oxoloactetate

Which of the following enzymes are thekey regulatory sitesin the citric acid cycle?

a-ketoglutatrate and icrate dehydrogenase