Bioenergetics Quiz PDF

Bioenergetics and metabolism Metabolism: a highly coordinated cellular activity in which many multi-enzyme systems (metabolic pathways) cooperate to: - obtain chemical energy by capturing solar energy or degrading energy-rich nutrients from the environment; - convert nutrien...

Bioenergetics and metabolism Metabolism: a highly coordinated cellular activity in which many multi-enzyme systems (metabolic pathways) cooperate to: - obtain chemical energy by capturing solar energy or degrading energy-rich nutrients from the environment; - convert nutrient molecules into the cell’s own characteristic molecules, monomeric precursors, etc; - polymerize monomeric precursors into macromolecules (proteins, polysaccharides, nucleic acids) - synthesize and degrade biomacromolecules required for specialized cellular functions (membrane lipids, intracellular messengers, pigments, etc) Metabolic pathways involve specific chemical transformation that convert precursors (CO2, glucose, etc) into products via various chemical intermediates called metabolites. Life on Earth - carbon based; depending on chemical form of carbon used: - autotrophs - use CO2 from atmosphere as main C source; self-sufficient - heterotrophs – use complex organic molecules (glucose); must subsist to the products of autotrophs and other organisms 2  Cell function: Muscle Contraction Active Transport Thermogenesis Reductive, Oxidative, endergonic exergonic Energy Energy Utilization (Biosynthesis) (Biodegradation) Production Independent control of anabolism and catabolism is very important 3  Types of metabolic pathways 018¥" Break 88 0 Build 4  Chemical bond formation and breakage Mainly 5 1. Reactions that make or break C-C bonds Carbonyls often involved due to their ability to stabilize α-carbanions 7  2. Isomerisation and elimination reactions - isomerisation: - elimination: 8  3. Group Transfer Reactions - transfer of a group (e.g. acyl, glycosyl, phosphoryl, etc) from one nucleophile to another (nucleophilic substitution): 9  Inorganic phosphate groups are an important leaving groups in many biochemical reactions - (orto)phosphate: tetrahedral structure, similarly with the structure of water: (charge is delocalized on all 4 O atoms !) 10  Inorganic phosphate groups are an important leaving groups in many biochemical reactions - pyrophosphate can also act as leaving group: nucleophile hexokinase leaving group 11  Bioenergetics and thermodynamics - considering the general reaction: kdir aA + bB cC + dD kinv - at equilibrium the rate of the direct reaction equals the rate of the inverse reaction: vdir = kdir [A]a[B]b = vinv = kinv [C]c[D]d kdir [A]a[B]b = kinv [C]c[D]d k cd d i r [ C ] [D ] K = e q = k ab v[ i n A ][ B ] - the relationship between equilibrium constant, G0 (standard free-energy change), and temperature:  0_ G=R Tl nKe q (the force driving the system towards equilibrium) 12  In biochemistry, by convention: (at pH = 7, [H2O] = 55.5 M) [Mg2+] = 1 mM 13 14 13 15  Consecutive reactions - biochemical pathways - G values in a pathway are additive; if the sum is negative, then the pathway can proceed in the forward direction - the free energy change for ATP hydrolysis is large and negative; phosphorylation is done with ATP instead of phosphate: 16  Three reasons why ATP “likes” to lose its terminal phosphate 1 A fourth reason is the products of 2 3 ATP hydrolysis are more easily solvated and are thus more stable. The products are more stable than the ATP in all cases 17 Mg2+ shields negative charges in ATP and ADP 2 7 4 2 7 18 Other compounds with large free energy of hydrolysis o 19 Other compounds with large free energy of hydrolysis 20 Example: ATP → ADP + P ∆G = - 30.5 kJ/mol Glu + P → Glu-6P ∆G = + 13.8 kJ/mol Glu + ATP → Glu-6P + ADP ∆G = - 16.7 kJ/mol 21 Other compounds with large free energy of hydrolysis ◦↓ ° 22 Acetyl-CoA 23 ATP provides energy by group transfers, not simple hydrolysis 24 ATP provides energy by group transfers, not simple hydrolysis Highest energy High energy compounds can donate phosphates to lower energy compounds. Kinases are responsible for these types of reactions. 25  Chemical versatility of ATP (the position of the nucleophilic attack can be determined via 18O labeling) ATP can donate: phosphoryl, pyrophosphoryl or adenylyl groups26  ∆G = - 46 KJ/mol Energy is needed for the condensation and ordered elongation of the monomeric units of DNA, RNA and proteins. This energy can be derived by the breaking of phosphoanhydrides of the ∆G = - 19 KJ/mol component nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) 27  Transphosphorylation between nucleotides - for DNA elongation we need all four NTPs; their synthesis is achieved by phosphorylation of NDPs with ATP: N u c le o s i d e d ip h o s p h a te k in a s e A TP + N D P (or dN D P) A D P + N T P (or dN TP) A d e n y la t e k in a s e  G 'o = 0 2A DP A TP + A M P C r e a t in e k in a s e A DP + PCr A TP + C r  G ' o = - 1 2.5 k J /m o l (important in ATP regeneration in muscles) 28  4. Biological oxidation-reduction reactions - various oxidation states for C: 3 ] o - typical redox reaction: 0 29  Biological Oxidations and Reductions (LEO and GER) Oxidation - not only the addition of oxygen but refers to any reaction where electrons are removed. Reduction - addition of electrons - often a molecule will pick up a proton at the same time an electron is added - net effect is the addition of hydrogen: A + e- + H+ → AH Thus hydrogenations are reductions and dehydrogenations are oxidations. In biological systems, electrons are transferred most often in the following forms: ◦ 1. as hydride ions :H- a proton plus two electrons H+ + 2.e- ◦ 2. as hydrogen atoms.H a proton plus an electron H+ +.e- 0 directly.e- 3. Redox 31 Oxidation of biochemical substrates Common scheme: dehydrogenation (oxidation) → hydration → dehydrogenation (oxidation) Note that protons and electrons are transferred to and from cofactors (NAD+, FAD, NADH, FADH2, etc) 32  Redox Pairs:An oxidation is always accompanied by a reduction. - the tendency to gain electrons can be measured by the standard reduction potential (E'o) in volts The more positive E'o the stronger the oxidizing agent and the > the tendency to accept electrons. The more negative E'o the > the tendency to lose electrons and the stronger the reducing agent. Oxidation- Reduction Oxidation- Reduction Reaction Reaction - Reaction occurs to the right if Go' is < 0 NADH NADH + +HH + + FMN FMN - Go' the change in free energy is directly related to E'o = Eo for oxidation oxidation reduction semireaction + Eo reduction semireaction Redox Pair E0 (V) + + NAD NAD FMNH FMNH22 2H+/H2 (at pH = 7) - 0.42 + NADH + NADH +HH+ FMN FMN + + 2e - 2e + - + 2H 2H + + NAD+/NADH - 0.32 FMN/FMNH2 - 0.22 NAD+ NAD + + + 2e - 2e + - + 2H 2H + + FMNH FMNH22 Pyruvate/Lactate - 0.19 Redox Redox Pair Pair Redox Redox Pair Pair Eo = -- 0.22 0.22 volt volt 1/2O2 + 2H+/H2O + 0.82 Eo E =+ o= -- 0.32 0.32 volt volt E o= 33 E = Eo+ RT ln electron acceptor  electron donator at 25 o C 0.026V electron acceptor E = Eo+ ln electron donator  ΔE must be positive G = -  E for ΔG < 0 i.e. G is directly related to E0 T=298 oK =25o C R= 8.315 J/mol.K  = # electrons transferred per molecule  = 96.48 kJ/V.mol (Faraday) 34 NAD+/NADH redox system Image:Pellagra NIH.jpg Pellagra (it: pelle agra = rough skin) lack of niacin B3 - 3D’s: dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea Precursor (essential)36 FAD/FADH2 redox system Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) - in cereal, nuts, milk, eggs, green leafy vegetables, lean meat - deficiency: Ariboflavinosis (angular cheilitis → itchy eyes, light sensitivity, dermatitis, anemia) 37  Drugs and Diseases ►Diseases: pellagra, ariboflavinosis ►Drugs: niacin (vitamin B3), riboflavin (vitamin B2) 40