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TCA CYCLE (Citric Acid Cycle), Lecture notes of Chemistry

Coppin State University (CSU)Chemistry

The Tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle (citric acid cycle) is amphibolic (both catabolic ... Glycolysis occurs in the cytosol and TCA is in the mitochondrial.

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CHM333 LECTURE 32: 11/23 – 30/09 FALL 2009 Professor Christine Hrycyna
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TCA CYCLE (Citric Acid Cycle)
• The Citric Acid Cycle is also known
as:
– Kreb’s cycle
• Sir Hans Krebs
• Nobel prize, 1953
– TCA (tricarboxylic acid) cycle
• The citric acid cycle requires aerobic
conditions!!!!
– Cells have evolved to use
oxygen
– Oxygen serves as the final
electron acceptor as pyruvate
(from glycolysis) is converted
(oxidized) completely to CO2
and H2O
• If cell is under anaerobic
conditions energy production
is not too efficient - ~10% of
energy possible is generated
• Pyruvate converted to
Acetyl-CoA by PDH and
then Acetyl-CoA enters the
TCA cycle
Energy in the citric acid cycle
• Energy of the oxidation
reactions is largely conserved
as reducing power
• Coenzymes reduced:
- NAD+/NADH
- FAD/FADH2
• Reduced coenzymes used by
electron transport chain and
oxidative phosphorylation to
make ATP
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TCA CYCLE (Citric Acid Cycle)

  • The Citric Acid Cycle is also known as: - Kreb’s cycle - Sir Hans Krebs - Nobel prize, 1953 - TCA (tricarboxylic acid) cycle
  • The citric acid cycle requires aerobic conditions!!!! - Cells have evolved to use oxygen - Oxygen serves as the final electron acceptor as pyruvate (from glycolysis) is converted (oxidized) completely to CO 2 and H 2 O
  • If cell is under anaerobic conditions energy production is not too efficient - ~10% of energy possible is generated
  • Pyruvate converted to Acetyl-CoA by PDH and then Acetyl-CoA enters the TCA cycle Energy in the citric acid cycle
  • Energy of the oxidation reactions is largely conserved as reducing power
  • Coenzymes reduced:
  • NAD+/NADH
  • FAD/FADH 2
  • Reduced coenzymes used by electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation to make ATP TTCCAA CCYYCCLLEE

The Tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle (citric acid cycle) is amphibolic (both catabolic and anabolic )

The TCA Cycle Serves Two Purposes:

1. Oxidize Acetyl-CoA to CO 2 to produce energy - ATP (GTP) - Reducing power of NADH and FADH 2

  • The cycle is involved in the aerobic catabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and amino acids 2. Supply precursors for biosynthesis of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, nucleotides and porphyrins
  • Intermediates of the cycle are starting points for many biosynthetic reactions
  • The cycle itself is not a pathway for a net degradation of any cycle intermediates
  • Cycle intermediates can be shared with other pathways, which may lead to a re-supply or net decrease in cycle intermediates
  • Reactions feeding into the cycle replenish the pool of cycle intermediates

Fundamental Differences between Glycolysis and TCA Cycle:

  1. Glycolysis is a linear pathway; TCA cycle is cyclic
  2. Glycolysis occurs in the cytosol and TCA is in the mitochondrial matrix
  3. Glycolysis does not require oxygen; TCA requires oxygen (aerobic)

Summary of the citric acid cycle

For each acetyl-CoA that enters the cycle: (1) Two molecules of CO 2 are released (2) Coenzymes **NAD

and FAD** are reduced (3) One GDP (or ADP) is phosphorylated (4) The initial acceptor molecule oxaloacetate is reformed

Energy conservation by the cycle

  • Energy is conserved in the reduced coenzymes NADH, FADH 2 and one GTP FADH 2

H 2

8 REACTIONS OF THE TCA CYCLE:

1. Formation of Citrate - Citrate formed from condensation of acetyl CoA and oxaloacetate - Addition of acetyl to the keto double bond of OAA = aldol condensation - Only cycle reaction with C-C bond formation - No energy of ATP hydrolysis needed - Synthase is an enzyme that catalyzes addition to a double bond or elimination to form a double bond without needing ATP hydrolysis - Both Hydrolysis Reaction and Non-hydrolytic cleavage (addition or elimination)

  • **Locoweed is toxic because it accumulates fluoroacetate
  1. Aconitase**
  • Isomerization of citrate (3° alcohol) to isocitrate (2° alcohol)
  • Aconitase contains an iron-sulfur center as a prosthetic group
  • Catalyzes a lyase reaction that results in rearrangement of citrate with a tertiary alcohol to isocitrate with a secondary alcohol
  • Non-hydrolytic cleavage (addition or elimination)
  • Goes through an enzyme bound cis-aconitate intermediate
  • Elimination of H 2 O from citrate to form C=C bond of cis - aconitate
  • Rearrangement allows the further oxidation of the molecule

- Purpose of step: Collect energy from α-ketoglutarate decarboxylation into the high energy succinyl-CoA molecule 5. Succinyl-CoA Synthetase (Formation of succinate)

  • Free energy in thioester bond of succinyl CoA is conserved as GTP (or ATP in plants, some bacteria)
  • Enzyme: Succinyl-CoA Synthetase
  • Two forms in higher animals: One prefers ADP the other GDP)
  • SUBSTRATE-LEVEL PHOSPHORYLATION = Formation of ATP directly coupled to the reaction (group transfer reaction)
  • Only step where ATP (GTP) is formed directly in the TCA cycle
  • All other ATP is produced by oxidative phosphorylation
  • Oxidative phosphorylation is the oxidation of reduced co-factors NADH and FADH 2 to O 2 – release of energy drives ATP formation from ADP + Pi GTP

6. The Succinate Dehydrogenase (SDH) Complex - Located on the inner mitochondrial membrane (other components are in the matrix) - Oxidation-reduction reaction that forms a carbon-carbon double bond - Succinate is oxidized to fumarate, while FAD is reduced to FADH 2 - NAD + functions in reactions that interconvert hydroxyl and carbonyl groups - Dehydrogenation is stereospecific; only the trans isomer is formed - Also known as Complex II of the electron transport chain – direct feed of electrons from FADH 2 into the electron transport chain. - Substrate analog malonate is a competitive inhibitor of the SDH complex - Malonate is a structural analog of succinate - Malonate binds to the enzyme active site, and is a competitive inhibitor

So, per pyruvate: 4 NADH (one from pyruvate dehydrogenase complex + 3 TCA) 1 ATP or GTP 1 FADH 2 ANIMATION: http://www.wiley.com/college/fob/anim/ Chapter 16

  • Fig. 16- 2 -- The Reactions of the Citric Acid Cycle ENERGY FROM THE TCA CYCLE: Reduced Coenzymes Fuel the Production of ATP
  • Each acetyl CoA entering the cycle nets: (1) 3 NADH (2) 1 FADH 2 (3) 1 GTP (or 1 ATP )
  • Oxidation of each NADH yields 2.5 ATP
  • Oxidation of each FADH 2 yields 1.5 ATP
  • Complete oxidation of 1 acetyl CoA = 10 ATP

Glucose degradation via glycolysis, citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation AEROBIC TOTAL/glucose = 32 ATP If anerobic – Lactate is formed from pyruvate after glycolysis by lactate dehydrogenase and the NADH formed is USED. Therefore, net gain of 2 ATP/glucose, not 32! (Hence 5-10% efficiency)

  • Occurs in muscles during exercise because they go into oxygen debt.
  • Soreness due to H
    • from lactic acid
  • Metabolism in muscles returns to normal when oxygen replenished **Should be able to determine #ATP produced given a starting and stopping point in glycolysis or citric acid cycle. (i.e. know where NADH/FADH 2 or ATP are made and how many.

Regulation of the Citric Acid Cycle

  • Regulation depends on the ENERGY LEVEL of cells – key to keep energy level constant
  • When cells have lots of energy (ATP, NADH), the reactions involved in making more are slowed
  • The reverse is also true.
  • Pathway controlled by: (1) Small molecule modulators (products of the cycle can inhibit) (2) Covalent modification of cycle enzymes (3) Supply of acetyl CoA

Regulation of the PDH complex

  • Highly regulated