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o 1,3-BPG
What are the products for the key regulatory steps in Glycolysis?
o G6P via Hexokinase; F16BP via PFK1; Pyruvate
via PDC
Anaerobic glycolysis will yield a net production of?
o 4 total ATP and 2 Net ATP--2 are used!
Complete oxidation of glucose to CO2 and H2O produces how much
ATP?
of__________
o PFK1 and Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphatase
Phosphorylation will inactivate what 3 enzymes in glycolysis?
o PDC, PFK2, Pyruvate Kinase
Glucose-6-Phoshate is an inhibitor of?
o Hexokinase/Glucokinase
ATP alloterically inhibits what 2 enzymes in glycolysis?
o PFK1 and Pyruvate Kinase
Insulin can increase biosynthesis of______and decrease biosynthesis of
_______?
o PEP Carboxykinase
The Cori Cycle involves?
o Red Blood Cells, muscle, and liver
Phosphates on indicates? Phosphates off indicates?
o On=Glycogenolysis and Off=Glycogenesis
Fatty Acid Binding Protein (FABP) binds Free fatty acids to
what in the cell?
o FattyAcylCoA Synthase
Metallothionein is a product of cysteine and does what?
form!
What occurs to Glycogen Synthase when it is phosphorylated?
o It becomes inactive, inhibiting Glycogen
Synthesis
Glycogen Phosphorylase (a) is activated to produce what?
o Glucose-1-PhosphateG6PGlucose!
cAMP Dependent Kinase when activated by AMP phosphorylates what?
o Phosphorylase Kinase+Glycogen Synthase(b)
What enzyme takes GlyogenPhosphorylase(a) into its inactive b form?
o Phosphoprotein Phosphatase
The Pentose Phosphate Pathway oxidizes 1 mol of G6P to produce how
much NADH and CO2?
o 12 moles NADPH and 6 moles CO2
The NADPH produced by PPP is used in __________synthesis
o Fatty Acid Synthesis-> needs NADPH and
AcetylCoA!!!
A fructose intolerance is the result of a hereditary defect in a what?
o Aldolase
UDP Galactose and Glucose combine to form what sugar
o Lactose
Fructose is converted to Fructose-1-Phosphate where?
o The Liver
Galactose1Phosphate is converted to______by Galactose-1-Phosphate
Uridyl Transferase
o UDP Galactose
Ribulose-5-Phosphate along with an Isomerase synthesizes what?
o Ribose-5-phosphate
The 2 pathways for triglyceride synthesis are?
Pathway
Citrate along with ATP-Citrate Lyase form Acetyl-coA, which then use
which enzyme to produce what product necessary for Fatty Acid
Synthesis?
o Acetyl-coA Carboxylase along with Biotin to make
MalonylCoA.
Phosphatidic Acid is the precursor for what synthesis?
o Triglycerides. Cleave the phosphate off to produce
diglyceride and add an activated fatty acid to form
the triglyceride.
Fatty Acid uptake is regulated by_____and synthesis is regulated by?
o Lipoprotein Lipase! And DGAT
Release of fatty acids is under control of what?
o Hormone Sensitive Lipase
Glucose and insulin both stimulate DGAT1 in adipose, but
ATTAGycerol
What is the only thing in the liver that can stimulate DGAT1+2?
o Glucose
Triglycerides synthesized in adipose will stay there until what?
o Until a hormone signal activates Hormone Sensitive
Lipase
o VLDL!
Plasmalogens are glycolipids with glycerol backbones but unique
why?
o Plasmalogens are unique bc of their unique ETHER
bond.
What are Plasmalogens synthesized for?
o Form a more stable PLASMA membrane
Why is PAF(Platelet Activating Factor) impotant?
o The acetic acid at its C2 makes it more watersoluble and makes it a potent molecular signal
for inflammation!
DHAP, an intermediate in Glycolysis, forms what two important Ether
lipids?
o DHAP directly creates Platelet Activating
PhosphatidylGlycerol;DiPhosphatidylGlycerol
Phospholipid remodeling involves what four phospholipases?
o PhospholipaseA1; A2; C; D
PhosphoLipase A2 is the precursor of what?
o Prostaglandins, Platelet Activating Factor
The secondary messengers DAG and InositolTriphosphate are from
what?
Phosphatidylinositol
What is the precursor to every lipid in a Sphingosine backbone?
o Ceramide! Made by adding Palmitic Acid and
Serine
gallstones.
Cholesterol is used to synthesize what three compounds?
o Cholesterol is used for Vitamin D, Bile Salts,
ALL Steroids
What is the rate limiting enzyme for Cholesterol synthesis?
o HMG-CoA Reductase. HMG-CoA Synthase is the
split point between ketone formation and
Cholesterol formation!!
All of the carbon in cholesterol comes from what molecule?
o AcetylCoA. Which came from AcetoacetylCoA
via Thiolase and this pathway is also used
during Ketogenesis!!
You know that the Citrate Shuttle moves carbons out of the
mitochondria and made AcetylCoA in the cytoplasm for Fatty acid
synthesis, what else is occurring during this process in the Liver?
o The liver also uses that AcetylCoA for
Cholesterol Synthesis!!
How is cholesterol synthesis regulated?
o Feedback inhibition of Cholesterol to HmG-CoA
Reductase.
What does SREBP do in cholesterol synthesis?
o SREBP=Sterol Regulatory Element Binding
Protein; upregulates mRNA production of HMG-
bile salts!!!!
80 percent of gall stones are made of what?
o Cholesterol.
What is the rate limiting step for Bile Salt synthesis?
o 7-alpha-hydroxylase.
What are the two primary bile salts?
o Cholic Acid and Chenodeoxycholic Acid.
What do bile salts do?
o Help to keep the cholesterol dumped by the
liver into bile soluble!
What are primary bile acids? Secondary bile acids?
o 1- bile acids that the liver synthesizes. 2-the
bacteria changed bile salts
Where are Bile salts actively reabsorbed in our gut?
o The Ilium!
How much bile is moved through the enterohepatic system each day?
o 20-30 grams! About 2 grams lost to poop every
day.
What is the name of the enzyme that converts Phenylalanine to
Tyrosine?
o Phenylalanine Hydroxylase(PAH)
What is the role of Citrate Lyase?
o Provides AcetylCoA for Fatty Acid Synthesis
What is the role of Malic Enzyme?
o Provides NADPH for Fatty Acid Synthesis
else to be synthesized?
o PhosphatidylCholine
Galactose+Ceramide produce what important component of gray
matter?
o Cerebrosides
The CHO coating on all cells, the Glycocalyx, utilizes what acidic
Sphingolipid?
o Gangliosides
by 24 weeks of age?
o Corticosteroids.
How many receptors does Histamine bind to? What do they do?
o 3. H1=Linked to allergic responses and bind to
o
o
What is the main
o
antihistamines
H2=HCL secretion, acid blockers work here
H3=CNS and Peripheral nervous functioning
function of SAM?
High energy methyl donor for 100s of
reactions. Every time SAM is used
Homocysteine is made.
What are 2 compounds made using Tryptophan?
o Serotonin and Melatonin
GABA is synthesized using what amino acid precursor?
o Glutamate via glutamate decarboxylase
X% of babies born before 28 weeks develop RDS?
o 60 percent
The 4 major Lipoproteins in the blood are?
o Chylomicrons-largest and mainly triglyceride.
o
liver.
o LDL mostly cholesterol
o HDL smallest. Mostly protein
What is the cause of plaques in arterial intimas?
o Lipoproteins.
What component on Lipoproteins control movement in and out of cells?
o The apolipoproteins
Which apolipoprotein is the structural framework of Chylomicrons?
CHYLOMICRONS GO TO LYMPH
The structural framework of LDL, IDL and VLDL is which apolipoprotein?
o ApoB100
Which apolipoprotein is the LCAT activator?
o ApoC1
ApoC2 is an activator of?
o LDL uptake via Lipoprotein Lipase
o ApoC3 is an inhibitor of LPL!
What are the drivers of VLDL synthesis in the liver?
o Glucose and Fructose.
What is the driver of Chylomicron formation?
o Dietary fat.
Why are triglycerides in the blood of diabetics who dont control the
blood glucose often elevated?
o Triglyceride count is elevated because the high
concentration of sugars in the blood drive the
phosphorylation?
o 3-Phosphoglycerate + Pyruvate
Major products of glucose metabolism in RBC, mm, heart and liver cells
VLDL
What protein do we use to absorb cholesterol from our gut to put into
chylomicrons?
NiemanPickC1L1 or NPC1L1
PEP Carboxykinase
Bind to albumin
What protein binds to triglycerides that arent water soluble, less than
12 C long, and into chylomicrons?
Gluose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
Phosphodiesterase
o PFK-1
HMG-CoA Reductase is what pathways rate limiting step?
o Cholesterol Synthesis
Which Cytochrome System saturates fatty acids in the Smooth ER?
o Mixed Function Oxidase
systemCytP450+Desaturase Systems
How is beta oxidation in peroxisomes different than in mitochondria?
o It doesnt directly produce ATP, but rather
H2O2
List the 3 different elongation/desaturation pathways in animals of
Fatty Acids.
o Oleic/Linoleic/ Alpha LinolenicAll compete for
Delta6Desaturase!
How is beta oxidation of FAs and synthesis regulated?
o MaloylCoA inhibits
CarnitinePalmitoylTransferase I (CPTI)
Why is there a limit on Omega6 Linoleic Acid by the FDA?
o Because high levels increase inflammation!!!
Excess Glucagon and Insulin deficiency are 2 requirements for what to
occur?
o Diabetic Ketoacidosis
What precursor to eicosanoids has a direct action on adipose to
surpress the release of fatty acids, thus an inhibitor of adipocyte
lipolysis?
o EPA(Eicosapentoic Acid)-1 of 2 different health
o Monoglyceride Lipase
The 4 steps of beta oxidation are:
Oxidation/Addition of h2o/oxidation/cleave
What organs synthesize Carnitine using Vitamin C as a cofactor?
o Liver and Kidney
List the 3 precursors for Eicosanoid synthesis.
o DHA(Omega6); Arachidonic acid(Omega6);
Eicosopentoic Acid(Omega3)
Delta-9-Desaturase catalyzes what reaction?
o Steric AcidOleic Acid
Plants and animals both can form the saturated fatty acid..
o Oleic Acid. Linoleic Acid only from plants!
Summarize the goal of the Citrate/Malate/Pyruvate Shuttle.
o Turnover with Citrate while also producing the
requirements for Fatty Acid Synthesis-NADPH and AcetylCoA. This allows the TCA
Cycle to work and Fatty Acid Synthesis to occur
to create 2 AcetylCoA
Which ketone is the major ketone in our blood?
o B-Hydroxybutyrate via beta-hydroxybutyrate
dehydrogenase which produces NADH to form
ATP
In ketogenesis, transfer of CoA to acetoacetate to make
acetoacetylCoA comes from what enzyme?
o SuccinylCoA of the Citric Acid Cycle!
structure.
Dietary fat, or triglycerides, end up in muscle and adipose via what
enzyme?
Chylomicrons!
The two apolipoproteins that activate Lipoprotein Lipase in chylmicron
transport?
o ApoAIII and ApoCII
ApoE binding induces the ejection of what two apolipoproteins?
o ApoE induces ApoC-II and ApoA-III ejection
from chylomicron which stops the action of
completely removed!
How much IDL does the liver remove from blood?
o 75% via Hepatic Lipase
macrophages!
ApoAI(the primary Apo on HDL) is required for getting ABCA1 to work
Liver.
What is Nitrogen Oxide synthesized from and what systems use it?
o Arginine. Muscular, Circulatory, Nervous,
Cysteine!!!
Why do newborns see jaundice occur more than adults?
o Remember hemolysis can cause increased
bilirubin levels, and newborns RBC die
easier because they arent fully matured
yet!
Hepatitis, ethanol and Tylenol can cause blockage of bile flow to form
what?
o Adult jaundice via tumors or gallstones.
Jaundice is actually common in newborns
uptake/conjugation of bilirubin.
For Bilirubin to be eliminated from the body it has to be converted to
h2o soluble form, bilirubin glucoronide. What enzyme does this?