NP10a Carb and amin oacid metabolism, ketogenesis

14 important questions on NP10a Carb and amin oacid metabolism, ketogenesis

Fructose vs glucose oxidation

  • For both you use 2 ATP
  • Both make DHAP + GA3P


Difference
  • phosphofructokinase is not used in the fructose oxidation

The rate of glycolysis is controlled at the level of the conversion of fructose 6-P to fructose 1,6 diP. What is relevant?
  1. ATP inhibits, citric acid stimulates
  2. ATP and citric acid stimulate
  3. AMP stimulates, citric acid inhibits

3. AMP stimulates, citric acid inhibits

Which of these pathways produce/consume glucose?
  1. glycolysis
  2. glycogenesis
  3. glycogenolysis
  4. gluconeogensis

  1. glycolysis  - consuming
  2. glycogenesis - consuming
  3. glycogenolysis - producing
  4. gluconeogensis - producing
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What is true? Muscle can get most energy from:
  1. Its own glycogen
  2. Glycogen from liver
  3. Glycogen from the food

make a ranking in case of differences


calculate each of the options to G-6-P as enetry into glycolysis

  1. Its own glycogen --> you do not need ATP
    1. 0
  2. Glycogen from liver
    1. Glu -> G-6-P : - 1 ATP
  3. Glycogen from the food
    1. Glu -> G-6-P : - 1 ATP

Ketogenic amino acids are

  • Nomenclature suggests also link to ketone bodies
  • Pure ketogenic: Leucine and Lysine: Acetyl-CoA
  • Glucogenic & ketogenic:
    • Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Isoleucine, Tyrosine
      • Acetyl-CoA
      • Acetoacetate (beton body)

  • this Acetoacetate will not be taken into account for exam when amino acid oxidation is questioned!

What is Hepatic Ketogenesis

Synthesis of ketone bodies from Acetyl-CoA derived from primarily FFA beta oxidation

  • brain relies on glucose, when glucose drops due to VLCD or fasting: ketones are needed for other organs as glucose is spared for brain


Ketogenesis only in liver
  • 2 Acetyl-CoA --> Acetoacetate
  • acetoacetate + 1 NADH --> beta-hydroxybutyrate

What is the usage of keton bodies?

  • Mainly muscle and heart
  • but also brain during starvation
  • Reversal of ketogenesis, leading to Acetyl-CoA production
  • Pivotal enzyme acetoacetate succintul-CoA transferase îs lacking in liver cells [securing hepatic ketogenesis, not hepatic usage]

The utilisation of ketone bodies in extra-hepatic tissues ->

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NADH = 2.5 ATP

Makes 2 acetyl CoA

  1. Mention the 3 ketone bodies that can occur in the body
  2. Why are they formed?
  3. What is their common precursor?
  4. Do they provide the same ATP/mol
  5. If not, give a ranking
  6. Under which conditions will ketone acidosis arise?

  1. Acetoacetate, Aceton, Beta-hydroxybutyrate
  2. To help organs to survive (when there is not enough glucose)
  3. Acetyl CoA
  4. No (aceton = 0) and...
   6. ?more proteins that are released?

Dietary energy
  • Is all dietary energy convertible to body fat?
  • If so, is there energetic efficiency of this conversion to fat the same for fat, carbohydrates and protein from the diet?
  • If not, make a ranking and explain the differences

  • Is all dietary energy convertible to body fat?
    • No
  • If so, is there energetic efficiency of this conversion to fat the same for fat, carbohydrates and protein from the diet?
    • From protein >glucose > lipid
  • If not, make a ranking and explain the differences
    • protein 33% heat increment, glucose 18% lipid 4%

Limiting amino acids
  • Is every essential amino acid limiting?
  • Is a limiting amino acid always an essential amino acid?

  • Is every essential amino acid limiting?
    • No, this depends on the dietary intake
  • Is a limiting amino acid always an essential amino acid?
    • Yes. Non-essentials are never limiting, as they can be synthesized

What could be meant by so-called protein and non-protein amino acids?
  • Try to give an example (urea cycle)

  • Citrulline, ornithine: amino acids not used for protein synthesis

N-content
  • Which amino acid has the highest N-content?
  • What is the percental level of N?
  • Does this agree with the average level in protein?
  • To which metabolic process is this amino acid related?

  • Which amino acid has the highest N-content?
    • Arginine (Arg): 4 N
  • What is the percental level of N?
    • mean 17%
  • Does this agree with the average level in protein?
    • no
  • To which metabolic process is this amino acid related?
    • urea cycle

  • What is the level of free amino acids in the circulation?
  • Why is this level so low compared to daily intake?
  • What happens after a meal?

  • What is the level of free amino acids in the circulation?
    • It is toxic
    • ±1124-4075 mumol/l = 1-4 mmol/l (=0.1-0.5 gram/l)
  • Why is this level so low compared to daily intake?
    • High = toxic (osmotic value)
    • E.g. phenylalanine -> phenylketon -> retardation
  • What happens after a meal?
    • Proteins are degraded into amino acids which are taken up into tissues for 'storage' or new proteins. Faecal loss and urine loss for N balance

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