SURVEY OF BIOCHEMISTRY
Citric Acid Cycle
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PRS
• Which substrates in the TCA cycle are
coupled to the production of CO2?
1. Isocitrate and alpha-ketoglutarate
2. Citrate and alpha-ketoglutarate
3. Oxaloacetate and citrate
4. Succinate and malate
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PRS Answer
Isocitrate
and
Alpha-ketoglutarate
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PRS
• In the net TCA cycle rxn, what are
the products?
1. 3 NADH + FAD + GDP + 2CO2 + CoA
2. 3 NADH + FAD + GTP + 2CO2 + CoA
3. 3 NAD+ + FADH2 + GTP + 2CO2 + Acetyl-CoA
4. 3 NADH + FADH2 + GTP + 2CO2 + CoA
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PRS - Answer
• In the net TCA cycle rxn, what are
the products?
1. 3 NADH + FAD + GDP + 2CO2 + CoA
2. 3 NADH + FAD + GTP + 2CO2 + CoA
3. 3 NAD+ + FADH2 + GTP + 2CO2 + Acetyl-CoA
4. 3 NADH + FADH2 + GTP + 2CO2 + CoA
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PRS
In what form does carbon enter the TCA
cycle?
1.Pyruvate
2.Glucose
3.CO2
4.Acetyl CoA
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PRS
• Which enzyme catalyzes the
reversible isomerization of citrate
and isocitrate?
1. Citrate synthase
2. Aconitase
3. Triose Phosphate Isomerase
4. Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
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TCA Cycle Overview
CO2
Pyruvate Acetyl CoA
NAD+ NADH
Oxaloacetate Citrate
3 NAD+ + FAD + GDP + Pi + Acetyl-CoA Isocitrate
L-Malate
3NADH + FADH2 + GTP + 2 CO2
Alpha-
Fumarate Ketoglutarate
Succinate Succinyl-CoA
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Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
CO2
Pyruvate Acetyl CoA
NAD+ NADH
• Multienzyme complex: E1, E2, E3
• Oxidative decarboxylation
• Requires 5 cofactors
– CoA
– NAD+
– FAD
– Lipoic Acid
– Thiamine Pyrophosphate
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Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
E1 Cleaves off CO2
+
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Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
E2 Catalyzes Acetyl-CoA Formation
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Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
E2 Catalyzes Acetyl-CoA Formation
Acetyl-CoA is formed, but the oxidized form of the lipoic acid cofactor must be
regenerated.
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Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
E3 Regenerates the Disulfide
Notice the redox chemistry here:
The lipoic acid group of E2 has been regenerated.
Now the oxidized form of E3 needs to be regenerated. How does this happen?
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Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
E3 Produces NADH
Now the oxidized form of E3 needs to be regenerated. How does this happen?
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Citrate Synthase
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Aconitase
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Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
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Alpha-Ketoglutarate
Dehydrogenase
Notice the similarities between this reaction and that of
pyruvate dehydrogenase.
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Alpha-Ketoglutarate
Dehydrogenase
Notice the similarities between this reaction and that of
pyruvate dehydrogenase.
Both Pyruvate and alpha-ketoglutarate are alpha-keto
acids.
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Alpha-Ketoglutarate
Dehydrogenase
Notice the similarities between this reaction and that of
the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.
Both rxns produce CO2 and NADH and H+.
Both rxns use CoA as a cofactor.
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Succinyl-CoA Synthetase
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Succinate Dehydrogenase
Rxn is strongly By what mode of inhibition
inhibited by malonate would you expect malonate
to work?
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Fumarase
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Malate Dehydrogenase
+
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Malate Dehydrogenase
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Regulation of the TCA Cycle
Excess Products
1. Prohibit entry by building
excess Acetyl-CoA and
NADH
2. Deactivate pyruvate
dehydrogenase
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Regulation of the TCA Cycle
Inactivate Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
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Controlling Enzymes
in the TCA Cycle
Citrate Synthase
Isocitrate
Dehydrogenase
Alpha-Ketoglutarate
Dehydrogenase
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Coming Up
• Wed: Cover Ch. 18
• Thur: Exam #3
– Chapter 15: Glycolysis
– Chapter 16: Glycogen Metabolism
– Chapter 17: TCA Cycle
– Chapter 18: Electron Transport and
Oxidative Phosphorylation
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