Transcript Triacylcaboxylic Acid Cycle 2012 - Lectures For UG-5

Triacylcaboxylic Acid Cycle
Kerb Cycle/ TCA Cycle
By
Tahir
ASAB
Overview
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TCA cycle also called the Krebs cycle or the citric acid cycle, plays several roles in
metabolism.
It is final pathway where the oxidative metabolism of carbohydrates, amino acids, &
fatty acids converge, their carbon skeletons being converted to CO2.
This oxidation provides energy for the production of the majority of ATP in most
animals, including humans.
The cycle totally occurs totally in the mitochondria & is, therefore, in close proximity to
the reactions of electron transport, which oxidize the reduced coenzymes produced by
the cycle.
The TCA cycle is a an aerobic pathway, because O2 is required as the final electron
acceptor.
The TCA cycle also participates in a number of important synthetic reaction e.g
formation of glucose from the carbon skeletons of some amino acids, and it provides
building blocks for the synthesis of some amino acid and heme.
The cycle should not be viewed as a closed circle, but instead as a traffic circle with
compounds entering & leaving as required.
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The Citric Acid Cycle
The citric acid cycle is the final common pathway for the oxidation of fuel molecules:
amino acids, fatty acids, & carbohydrates.
• Most fuel molecules enter the cycle as acetyl coenzyme A
• This cycle is the central metabolic hub of the cell
• It is the gateway to aerobic metabolism for any molecule that can be transformed
into an acetyl group or dicarboxylic acid,
• It is also an important source of precursors for building blocks
• Also known as, Krebs Cycle, & Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle (TCA)
The citric acid cycle oxidizes two-carbon units
Entry to the cycle and metabolism through it are controlled
The cycle is a source of biosynthetic precursors
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Introduction
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The function of the cycle is the harvesting of high-energy
electrons from carbon fuels
The cycle itself neither generates ATP nor includes O2 as a
reactant
Instead, it removes electrons from acetyl CoA & uses them to
form NADH & FADH2 (high-energy electron carriers)
In oxidative phosphorylation, electrons from reoxidation of
NADH & FADH2 flow through a series of membrane proteins
(electron transport chain) to generate a proton gradient
These protons then flow back through ATP synthase to
generate ATP from ADP & inorganic phosphate
O2 is the final electron acceptor at the end of the electron
transport chain
The cytric acid cycle + oxidative phosphorylation provide
> 95% of energy used in human aerobic cells
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Figure 9.1 The tricarboxylic acid
cycle shown as a part of the
central pathways of energy
metabolism.
A single molecule of glucose can potentially yield ~38 molecules of ATP
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Fuel for the Citric Acid Cycle
Initiates cycle
Pantothenate
Thioester bond
to acetate
-mercapto-ethylamine
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Mitochondrion
Double membrane, & cristae: invaginations of inner membrane
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Overview of inter-relationship of glycolysis, pyruvate
carboxylase, citric acid cycle, proton pumps and ATP-synthase.
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What do mitochondria look like?
Classic View: discrete structures (sausage-like)
New View: interconnected structures floating in the cytosol
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The DNA found in mitochondria is entirely different from the DNA found in the
nucleus and indicates that mitochondria probably evolved from a type of bacteria,
amino acid sequence of the ATP synthase is well conserved across eukaryotes and
prokaryotes.
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Mitochondrion
Oxidative decarboxilation
of pyruvate, & citric acid
cycle take place in matrix,
along with fatty acid oxidation
Site of oxidative phosphorylation
Permeable
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Citric Acid Cycle: Overview
Input: 2-carbon units
Output: 2 CO2, 1 GTP,
& 8 high-energy
electrons
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Cellular Respiration
8 high-energy
electrons from
carbon fuels
Electrons reduce
O2 to generate a
proton gradient
ATP synthesized
from proton
gradient
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Glycolysis to citric acid cycle link
Acetyl CoA link is the
fuel for the citric acid
cycle
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Pyurvate dehydrogenase complex
A large, highly integrated complex of three kinds of enzymes
Pyruvate + CoA + NAD+  acetyl CoA + CO2 + NADH
Groups travel from one active site to another, connected by
tethers to the core of the structure
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Figure 9.2 Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate. Product inhibition is
shown, but covalent modification is the key method of regulation for PDH.
PDH is active when dephosphorylated.
Figure 9.3 Mechanism of action of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.
TPP = thiamine pyrophosphate; L = lipoic acid.
Figure 9.4 Regulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.
Figure 9.5 means of regulation for citrate synthase. The
binding of oxaloacetate Formation of α-ketoglutarate
from causes a conformational change in the enzyme
that generates a acetyl CoA and oxaloacetate.
Figure 9.6 Formation of malate from α-ketoglutarate.
Figure 9.7 Formation of oxaloacetate from malate.
The citric acid cycle
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Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle (TCA/Krebs Cycle) is
the CENTRAL HUB for oxidation and energy
production from sugars, fatty acids, and
some amino acids!
TCA is called a “cycle” because the last step
creates the substrate for the first step!
Acetyl-CoA is main entry molecule!
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GlucoseAcetyl-CoA
Fatty Acids Acetyl-CoA
Amino Acids  Some make Acetyl-CoA
Some aa turned into Glucose (Acetyl-CoA)
Complete Oxidation of one Acetyl-CoA
Acetyl-CoAGTP+3NADH+FADH2+2CO2
• GTPATP
• NADH 3 ATP
• FADH2 2 ATP
Acetyl-CoA1ATP+9ATP+2ATP+2 CO2
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Energy Balance Sheet for complete oxidation of a
single glucose molecule to carbon dioxide.
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Glycolysis in Cytosol: (8 ATP)
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1 glucose  2 pyruvate + 2 ATP + 2 NADH
System feeds forward only if NAD+ is available
Aerobic and sometimes anaerobic
Pyruvate transported into matrix
Pyruvate Decarboxylase in Matrix: (6 ATP)
2pyruvate2 Acetyl-CoA+2 NADH + 2H+ and2 CO2
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TCA in Matrix: (24 ATP)
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2Acetyl-CoA4CO2+2 GTP+2FADH2+6NADH
Conversion to ATP2 ATP + 4 ATP + 18ATP
Net Yield: 1 glucose8+6+24=38 ATP (assumes oxygen )
Sometimes a less efficient system is used to transport cytosolic
NADH into the mitochondrial matrix such that these two NADHs
yield only 4 ATP, not 6.
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Figure 9.8 Number of ATP molecules produced from the oxidation of one molecule of
acetyl CoA (using both substrate-level and oxidative phosphorylation).
Figure 9.9 A. Production of reduced coenzymes, ATP, and CO2 in the citric
acid cycle.
Pyruvate to Acetyl CoA, irreversible
Key irreversible step
in the metabolism of
glucose
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Regulation of CAC:
Rate controlling enzymes:
Citrate synthatase
Isocitrate dehydrogenase
a-keoglutaratedehydrogenase
Regulation of activity by:
Substrate availability
Product inhibition
Allosteric inhibition or activation by
other intermediates
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Regulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase
Inhibited by products,
NADH & Acetyl CoA
Also regulated by covalent modification,
the kinase & phosphatase also regulated
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Control of citric acid cycle
Regulated primarily by
ATP & NADH concentrations,
control points:
isocitrate dehydrogenase &
a- ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
(citrate synthase - in bacteria)
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Biosynthetic roles of the citric acid cycle
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Arsenic Compound poisoning: Inactivation of E-2 of PDC, and other proteins.
Organic Arsenical were used
as antibiotics for the treatment
of syphilis and
trypanosomiasis.
Micro-organisms are more
sensitive to organic arsenicals
than humans.
But these compounds had
severe side effects and Aspoisoning.
Fowler’s solution, the famous
19th century tonic contained
10mg/ml As. Charles Darwin
died of As poisoning by taking
this tonic.
Napoleon Bonaparte’s death
was also suspected to be due
to As poisoning.
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Summary: What does the electron transport pathway look like?
NADH and FADH2 feed e- into system via complex I OR II of the inner
mitochondrial membrane depending on how much energy they contain.
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Why do amino acids make a poor fuel for making ATP?
Answer: It is really expensive AND potentially toxic!
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1) Use results in protein breakdown!! expensive
2) Not all A.A. can feed into glucose or the TCA!! expensive
3) Ammonia and urea are created by degradation!! toxic
4) Ketones are created by accident!! Toxic
• During Starvation: Proteolysis occurs in liver cells so glucose
can be produced for the other cells that MUST use glucose, like
glucose dependent red blood cells.
• These are “gluconeogenic” amino acids!
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Some amino acids “can” feed into TCA following transamination!
Alanine………Glutamate…………..Aspartate: pull off ammonia
Pyruvate…….α-ketoglutarate……..oxaloacetate
Problem: ammonia accumulates!
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FlavineAdenineDinucleotide has a triple-ringed flavin with alternating
double bonds that temporarily hold (stabilize) electrons.
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Thiamin (Vitamine B1) deficiency causes Beriberi:
Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) is an important cofactor of pyruvate
dehydrogenase complex, or PDC a critical enzyme in glucose metabolism.
Thiamine is neither synthesized nor stored in good amounts by most vertebrates.
It is required in the diets of most vertebrates. Thiamine deficiency ultimately
causes a fatal disease called Beriberi characterized by neurological disturbances,
paralysis, atrophy of limbs and cardiac failure. Note that brain exclusively uses
aerobic glucose catabolism for energy and PDC is very critical for aerobic
catabolism. Therefore thiamine deficiency causes severe neurological symptoms.
Arsenic Poisoning: Arsenic compounds such as arsenite (AsO3---) organic
arsenicals are poisonous because they covalently bind to sulfhydryl compounds
(SH- groups of proteins and cofactors). Dihydrolipoamide is a critical cofactor of
PDC, and it has two-SH groups, which are important for the PDC reaction. These
–SH groups are covalently inactivated by arsenic compounds as shown below;
OH
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As
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S
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OH
HS
As
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S
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R
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Arsenic compounds in low doses are very toxic to microorganisms,
therefore these compounds were used for the treatment of syphilis and
other diseases in earlier days. Arsenicals were first antibiotics, but with a
terrible side effects as they are eventually very toxic to humans.
Unfortunately and ignorantly, a common nineteenth century tonic, the
Fowler’s solution contained 10 mg/ml arsenite. This tonic must have
been responsible for many deaths, including the death of the famous
evolution scientist Charlse Darwin.
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