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In glucose metabolism, glucose enters into the Glycolysis pathway. The products of glycolysis are then utilized by the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex, which shuttles its products into the Citric Acid Cycle. The combined activities of these pathways directly synthesize a number of molecules of ATP, GTP, NADH and FADH2. Indicate the net gain of each of the molecules listed in the table below if a single glucose molecule were to be completely and sequentially metabolized by all three processes.

Pathway

ATP

GTP*

NADH

FADH2 / QH2

Glycolysis

Pyruvate

Dehydrogenase

Complex

Citric Acid Cycle

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Related questions

Which of the following is not a net product of the citric acid cycle for each molecule of pyruvate generated in glycolysis?

Select one:

a. 1 ATP (GTP)

b. 1 acetyl coA

c. 3 NADH

d. 1 FADH2

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an end product for an acetyl group that enters the citric acid cycle?

Select one:

a. ATP

b. NADH

c. FADH2

d. oxaloacetate

Question 3

Once they have been processed through the citric acid cycle, the acetyl-CoA molecules from a single glucose molecule produce:

Select one:

a. 2 ATP, 6 NADH, 4 CO2.

b. 6 NADH, 6 GTP.

c. 6 FADH2, 2 ATP, 6 CO2.

d. 6 GTP, 6 FADH2.

e. 4 CO2, 6 FADH2, 2 ATP.

Question 4

The products of the citric acid cycle breaking down 2 acetyl-CoA include 2 ATP (converted from GTP), 6 NADH and 2 FADH2.

Select one:

True

False

1. Integrated metabolism

A. A molecule of glucose that you eat can eventually be transformed into part of a fatty acid that you store. Circle the pathways/cycles below that are part of this overall flow of carbon atoms. Cross out any that are not.

Gluconeogenesis, beta-oxidation, citric acid cycle, glycolysis, urea cycle, fatty acid synthesis

B. Trace the metabolic path of this glucose molecule through the enzymes it encounters along the way to being made into fat. Write all the enzymes in the list below into the proper places in the figure below. If the enzyme is not used, write its name in a รขย€ยœnot used" column. If it is used, write the enzyme in the order that the carbon atoms from glucose encounter the enzymes.

Pyruvate dehydrogenase, fumarase, aldolase, lactate dehydrogenase, pyruvate kinase, acetyl CoA carboxylase, fatty acid synthase, hexokinase, carnitine acyltransferase, ATP synthase

B. What is the minimum number of glucose molecules that would be necessary to be the carbon source for synthesis of a 16-carbon fatty acid through this pathway?

C. How many net glucose can be made from one molecule of a 16-carbon fatty acid?

2. Describe each cycle/transport system (compounds, compartments, tissues) and explain its purpose:

A. citrate transport system

B. Cori cycle

C. glucose/alanine cycle

3.

Explain the logic of these pathway regulations:

A. Phosphofructokinase, not hexokinase, is the main regulation site of glycolysis.

B. SuccinylCoA inhibits the entry of acetyl CoA into the citric acid cycle.

C. NADH inhibits pyruvate dehydrogenase.

D. Citrate inhibits the citric acid cycle and activates acetyl-CoA carboxylase.

E. Insulin leads to activation of glycogen synthase.

Carbohydrates are broken down into glucose monomer and dimers. Glucose is converted to pyruvate and then to acetyl CoA. Acetyl CoA enters the citric acid cycle and is broken down to CO2 and in the process produces NADH & FADH2, which is utilized in the generation of ATP via the electron transport chain. Why does the cell go through this elaborate pathway to convert glucose to carbon dioxide and water and in the process generate ATP? Why not use a simpler and shorter mechanism to breakdown glucose?

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