Complex Process in which cells make ATP by breaking down Organic Compounds
Anerobic Respiration
Glycolysis
Yields a small amount of ATP
1st Step of Cellular Respiration
If O2 is absent in the cell,
the products of glycolysis
may enter fermentation
pathways that yield no
additional ATP
Anotações:
Fermentation Pathways = Anerobic, since they work in absence of O2
If O2 is present,
glycolysis products
enter pathways of
Aerobic Respiration
Anotações:
Aerobic respiration produces a much larger amount of ATP than does glycolysis alone
Pathway in which one 6-carbon
molecule of glucose is osidized to
produce 2 3-carbon molecules of
pyruvic acid
Steps of Glysolysis:
Step 1: 2 Phosphate groups are
attached to glucose, forming a
new 6-Carbon Compound. These
phosphate groups are supplied
by two molecules of ATP, which
are converted into two
molecules of ADP during the
process since they have lost a
phosphate
Step 2: The 6-Carbon
compound formed is
then split into two
3-Carbon molecules of
G3P
Step 3: The two G3P molecules are
oxidized, and each receives a
phosphate group. The product of
this step is two molecules of a new
3-Carbon compound. The
oxidization of G3P is accompanied
by the reduction of 2 molecules of
NAD+ to NADH.
Step 4: The phosphate groups added in
earlier are removed from the 3-Carbon
compounds, which produces two
molecules of Pyruvic Acid. Each of the
phosphate groups are added in to ADP
to make ATP. Since a total of 4
phosphate groups are added in, 4
molecules of ATP are produced
Takes place in the cytosol of the cell
Net yield of 4 ATP Molecules for every
molecule of glucose converted to2 molecules of
Pyruvic Acid
Fermentation
In absence of oxygen, some cells
convert pyruvic acid into other
compounds through additional
biomechical pathways that occur in
the cytosol. The combination of
Glycolysis + these additional
biochemical pathways =
fermentation
Doesn't produce ATP, but
does generate NAD+,
which keeps Glycolysis
going to make more ATP
Lactic Acid Fermentation
enzyme converts pyruvic acid
into another 3-Carbon
compound called Lactic Acid
Involves the transfer of two hydrogen atoms
from NADH and H+ to pyruvic acid. In the
process, NADH is oxidized to form NAD+. The
resulting NAD+ is used in glycolysis, where it
is again reduced to NADH.
The regeneration of NAD+ in lactic acid fermentation helps to keep glycolysis operating
Lactic Acid Fermentation by microorganisms plays
an essential role in the manufacture of food
products such as yogurt and cheese
Occurs in your muscle cells during very
strenuous exercise . During these
exercises, muscle cells use up oxygen
more rapidly than it can be delivered to
them. As O2 becomes depleted, the
muscle cells begin to switch from aerobic
respiration to Lactic Acid Fermentation.
As a result, lactic acid accumulates in
muscles, making cell's cytosol more
acidic, which reduces a cell's capacity to
contract, resulting in muscle fatigue,
pain, and cramps. Eventually, the lactic
acid diffuses into the blood and is
transported to the lived, where it can be
converted back to pyruvic acid when O2
is available again
Alcoholic Fermentation
converts pyruvic acid to ethyl Alcohol
used by some plant cells and unicellular organisms
Pathway requires two steps
Step 1: A CO2 molecule is
removed from pyruvic
aci, leaving a 2-Carbon
compounds
Step 2: Two Hydrogen atoms
are added to the 2-Carbon
compound to form ethyl
alcohol
Anotações:
As for lactic acid fermentation, these hydrogen atoms come from NADH and H+, regenerating NAD+ for use in glycolysis
The Basis of the wine and beer industries. Yeast
cells are added to the fermentation mixture to
provide the enzymes needed for alcoholic
fermentation. As fermentation proceeds, ethyl
alcohol acumulates in the mixture until it
reaches a concentration that inhibits
fermentation.
In Bread, CO2 that is produced by
fermentation makes the bread rise by
forming bubbles inside the dough, and
the ethyl alcohol evaporates during
bakiing
Energy Yield
Effieiency of Anerobic pathways
at obtaining energy from
Glucose and using it to make ATP
from ADP
Energy is
measured in
kilocalories (kcal).
One kcal = 1,000
calories
Complete Oxidization of a standard amount of
glucose releases 686 kcal. In conditions that exist
in most cells, production of standard amount of
ATP from ADP absorbs about 12 kcal
Efficiency of Glycolysis = Energy required to
make ATP / Energy released by oxidation of
Glucose
Efficiency of Glucose = 3.5%
This means that most of the energy
obtained from Glycolysis is held by
Pyruvic Acid
Even if Pyruvic Acid is converted
into Lactic acid or Ethyl Alcohol, no
additional ATP is synthesized
Efficiency of Glucose = ((2
molecules of ATP produces per
glucose molecule broken down
x 12 kcal) / 686 kal) x 100%
Not very efficient
in transferring
energy from
Glucose to ATP
Probably evolved early on Earth with bacteria
By themselves, Anerobic pathways only
provide enough energy for many
present-day organisms, most of them being
unicellular and some small multicellular
ones. However, all of them have limited
energy requirments
Lesson 7-1 Review:
1. A Complex
process in which
cells make ATP by
breaking down
Organic
Compounds
2. Glycolysis
begins with
Glucose, and
ends with
Glysolysis
3. For each 6-Carbon molecule
that begins glycolysis, 2 ATP
molecules are used, and 4 ATP
molecules are produced
4. For a cell to engage
in fermentation,
there musn't be
enough Oxygen for it
to use
5. Glysolysis
produces
3.5% of the
energy that it
takes from
glucose
6. This inhibition will
lower that amount of
ATP in the cell over
time since glycolysis
will not be able to
occur, therefore
producing no
additional ATP
Lesson 7-2 Review:
1. At the end of the Krebs Cycle,Oxaloacetic acid is formed.
It combines with 2 and 4-Carbon compounds at the
beginning of the the Cycle
2. The synthesis of ATP in
Cellular Respiration and
Photosynthesis are similar
as in they both use the
concentration of protons to
power ATP synthase, which
results in chimosmosis
3. In Aerobic Respiration, O2 makes
sure that the electron transport
chain never stops, and keeps
running by accepting electrons from
the last molecule of the chain. Ass a
result of respiration, O2 becomes
water
4. The Krebs Cycle occurs in the
Mitochondrial Matrix, while the
Electron Transport chain is along
the inner membrane of the
Mitochondria
5. 55%
6. This would slow down the production of ATP
Aerobic Respiration
Occurs only if Oxygen is present in the cell
2 Major parts - Krebs Cycle & the Electron Transport Chain
In Prokaryotes, they take place in the cytosol of the cell
In Eukaryotes, they take place inside the mitochondria of the cell
The pyruvic acid produced from Glycolysis diffuses
across the double membrane of a mitochondrion and
enters the mitochondrial matrix, a space inside the
inner membrane of a mitochondrion
The mitochondrial matrix
contains the enzymes needed
to catalyze the reactions of the
Krebs Cycle.
When pyruvic acid enters the mitochondrial matrix, it reacts to a molecule called
coenzyme A to form acetyl coenzyme A, abbreviated acetyl CoA. The Carbon atom
that is lost in the conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA is released in a molecule
of CO2. The reaction also reduces a molecule of NAD+ to NADH
The Krebs Cycle
A biochemical pathway that breaks down acetyl CoA, producing CO2, hydrogen atoms, and ATP.
Identified by Hans Krebs
Has 5 Main Steps:
Step 1: A 2-Carbon molecule of acetyl CoA
combines with a 4-Carbon compound, oxaloacetic
acid, to produce a 6-C compound called citric acid.
* This reaction regenerates CoA
Step 2: Citric Acid releases a CO2 molecule and a
hydrogen atom to form a 5-C compound. By
losing a hydrogen atom with its electron, citric
acid is oxidized. The hydrogen atom is trasferred
to NAD+, reducing it to NADH
Step 3: The 5-C compound formed in Step 2 also releases a CO2 molecule and
a hydrogen atom, forming a 4-C compound. Again NAD+ is reduced to NADH.
* In this step, a molecule of ATP is also synthesized from ADP
Step 4: The 4-C compound formed in Step 3 releases a
hydrogen atom to form another 4-C compound. This time,
the hydrogen atom is used to reduce FAD (a molecule
similar to NAD+) to FADH2
Step 5: The 4-C compound formed in Step 4 releases a
hydrogen atom to regenerate oxaloacetic acid. which keeps
the Krebs Cycle operating. The hydrogen atom reduces NAD+
to NADH
One glucose molecule carries 2 turns of the Krebs Cycle
These 2 turns produce 6 NADH, 2 FADH2, 2 ATP, and 4 CO2 molecules.
CO2 = waste byproduct
ATP = Energy
* One Glucose molecule
produces the same number of
ATP molecules as does
glycolysis
At the end, for each glucose molecule broken
down, in total, we have 10 NADH molecules, and 2
FADH2 molecules, which will later be used in the
electron transport chain
Occurs in Mitochondrial Matrix
Electron Transport Chain
2nd Stage of Aerobic Respiration
lines the inner membrane of mitochondrian in Eukaryotic cells
Anotações:
the inner membrane has many folds called cristae
Produces ATP when
NADH and FADH2
release hydrogen
atoms, regenerating
NAD+ and FAD.
The electrons in the hydrogen atoms released by NADH and FADH2 are at high energy levels
As the electrons pass through a series of
molecules, they lose some of their energy, which is
used to create a concentration gradient of protons
between the inner and outer mitochondrial
membranes
The concentration of protons helps power ATP synthase and allow for chemiosmosis, which makes ATP
ATP can be
synthesized by
chemiosmosis only if
electrons continue to
more along transport
chain
Therefore, Oxygen accepts
electrons from last
molecule from trasport
chain, allowing the flow of
electrons to keep running
and the chain to never stop
As a result of respiration, O2 becomes water
Energy Yield
Most Eukaryotic cells produce 38 ATP molecules per glucose molecule broken down
Aerobic Respiration efficiency given cell generates 38 ATP molecules
Efficiency of Aerobic Respiration = ((38 ATP molecules x 12 kcal) / 686 kal) x 100% = 66%
20 times more efficient than glycolysis alone
Equation = C6H12O6 + 6O2 = 6H2O + energy
Provides cells with ATP and Organic Compounds needed
to function that food doesn't provide