18.Glycolysis

  • basic
    • Carried out in the cytosol of cells, it is basically an anaerobic 厌氧 process
    • its principal steps occur with no oxygen
    • provide precursor molecules for aerobic catabolic pathways 有氧代谢过程
    • Compartmentalization of glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation.
  • two phase
    • first phase
      • basic
        • glucose → two molecules of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G-3-P) 3-磷酸甘油醛
        • consume 2 ATP
      • Reaction 1 - Phosphorylation of Glucose → G-6-P (-ATP) 调控步骤
        The First Priming Reaction
        • glucose → Glucose-6-Phosphate
        • Cellular Advantages 对细胞有什么好处
            1. phosphorylation keeps the substrate in the cell, G-6-P带负电出不去
            1. keeps the intracellular concentration of glucose low, 可以让更多glucose扩散进来
            1. because regulatory control can be imposed only on reactions not at equilibrium (∆G=0), the favorable thermodynamics of this first reaction makes it an important site for regulation 这步反应可以用于调节
        • 酶 - Hexokinase 己糖激酶 or Glucokinase 葡(萄)糖激酶
          • Hexokinase 己糖激酶
            • In most animal, plant, and microbial cells, the enzyme that phosphorylates glucose is hexokinase
            • can phosphorylate a variety of hexose sugars, including glucose, mannose 甘露糖, and fructose 果糖
            • Mg2+ is required for this reaction, the true substrate for the hexokinase reaction is MgATP2-
            • The Km for glucose is ~0.1 mM, and the enzyme thus work efficiently at normal blood glucose levels of 4 mM
            • regulation
              • Different body tissues possess different isozymes同工酶 of hexokinase , each exhibiting somewhat different kinetic properties
              • 负反馈调节
                • The animal enzyme is allosterically inhibited by the product, G-6-P
                • 被产物变构抑制
                • levels of G-6-P inhibit hexokinase activity until consumption by glycolysis lowers its concentration
              • The hexokinase reaction is one of three points in the glycolysis pathway that are regulated
          • Glucokinase 葡(萄)糖激酶
            • Liver contains an enzyme called glucokinase
            • highly specific for D-glucose
              自然界中存在的葡萄糖
            • has a much higher Km for glucose, ~10.0 mM, works only when liver glucose levels are high, and store G-6-P in liver as glycogen
            • not product-inhibited
            • is an inducible enzyme诱导酶, the amount present in the liver is controlled by insulin 胰岛素
              环境中有信号诱导酶才会大量合成, Patients with type 2 diabetes 糖尿病 produce insufficient insulin
        • Glucose-6-phosphate is the branch point for several metabolic pathways
      • Reaction 2 - the Isomerization 异构化 of G-6-P → F-6-P
        • Glucose-6-Phosphate → Fructose-6-Phosphate
        • 具体机制
          • 醛酮互变异构
          • opening of the pyranose 吡喃糖ring (Step A)
          • proton abstraction leading to enediol烯二醇formation (Step B)
          • and proton addition to the double bond, followed by ring closure (Step C)
          • The furanose 呋喃糖 is formed by attack of the C-5 hydroxyl on the carbonyl group
        • 作用
          • First, the next step in glycolysis is phosphorylation at C-1, and the hemiacetal半缩醛-OH of glucose would be more difficult to phosphorylate than a simple primary hydroxyl 羟基.
          • 第一,糖酵解的下一步是在 C-1 位发生磷酸化,而葡萄糖的半缩醛羟基比简单的伯羟基更难发生磷酸化
          • Second, the isomerization to fructose (with a carbonyl group at position 2 in the linear form) activates carbon C-3 for cleavage in the fourth step of glycolysis
          • 第二,异构化为果糖(其线性形式中 C-2 位含羰基)可激活 C-3 位碳,以便在糖酵解第四步中发生断裂
        • 酶 - phosphoglucose isomerase 磷酸葡萄糖异构酶
          • phosphoglucose isomerase 磷酸葡糖异构酶, also known as glucose phosphate isomerase
          • requires Mg2+, highly specific for glucose-6-phosphate
          • ∆G =1.67kJ/moL namely, 0.4 kcal/mol, means that the reaction operates near equilibrium in the cell and is readily reversible 在细胞内接近平衡, 容易逆向发生
      • Reaction 3 - F-6-P → FBP (-ATP) 调控步骤
        The Second Priming Reaction
        • Fructose-6-Phosphate → Frutose-1,6-BiPhosphate
        • At pH 7 and 37°C
          • the phosphofructokinase reaction equilibrium lies far to the right
          • commits 指派the cell to metabolizing glucose rather than converting it to another sugar or storing it
        • 酶 - phosphofructokinase 磷酸果糖激酶
          • Phosphofructokinase with ADP shown in white and fructose-6-P in red
          • most important site of regulation in the glycolytic pathway
          • regulation - allosteric
            • ↓ ATP
              • ATP is an allosteric inhibitor of this enzyme
              • adenylate kinase腺苷酸激酶会催化以下反应
              • ATP and AMP levels represent the cellular energy status
            • ↓ citrate 柠檬酸盐
              • Glycolysis and TCA are coupled via phosphofructokinase
              • citrate 柠檬酸盐, an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, is an allosteric inhibitor of phosphofructokinase
              • When the citric acid cycle reaches saturation, glycolysis slows down
            • ↑ AMP
              • AMP reverses the inhibition due to ATP
            • ↑ β-D-fructose-2,6-bisphosphate
              • 三个功能
                • increases the affinity of phosphofructokinase for the substrate fructose-6-phosphate
                • decreasing the inhibitory effects of ATP
                • inhibiting fructose-1,6bisphosphatase, the enzyme that catalyzes this reaction in the opposite direction
              • increases the net flow of glucose through glycolysis by stimulating phosphofructokinase
              • 这个增强剂与这步反应的产物对比
              • 被PFK-2 & F-2,6-BPase调控
      • Reaction 4 - Cleavage of FBP → DHAP + G-3-P
        • Fructose-1,6-bisP → DiHydroxyAcetone Phosphate + Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate
        • cleaves fructose-1,6-bisphosphate between the C-3 and C-4 carbons to yield two triose phosphates 磷酸丙糖
          • dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) 磷酸二羟基丙酮
          • glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G-3-P) 3-磷酸甘油醛
        • 酶 - Fructose bisphosphate aldolase 果糖二磷酸醛缩酶
          • equilibrium constant of approximately 10^-4 M, and a corresponding ∆G° of 23.9 kJ/mol.
          • 表面数据这个反应很难发生, 但是是一个分子产生两个分子, 受到浓度影响大
          • The value of ∆ G in erythrocytes 红细胞 is actually -0.23 kJ/mol.
          • At physiological concentrations, the reaction is essentially at equilibrium
      • Reaction 5 - DHAP ⇄ G-3-P
        • DiHydroxyAcetone Phosphate ⇄ Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate
        • 这步和上一步加起来相当于FBP → 2G-3-P
        • 只有G-3-P能进入glycolysis二阶段, 所以要把DHAP变成G-3-P
        • 酶 - Triose Phosphate Isomerase 磷酸丙糖异构酶
      • energy
        • Although the last two steps of the pathway are energetically unfavorable, the overall five-step reaction sequence has a net ∆G°of +2.2 kJ/mol (Keq≈0.43).
        • It is the free energy of hydrolysis from the two priming molecules of ATP that brings the overall equilibrium constant close to 1 under standard-state conditions.
        • The net ∆ G under cellular conditions is quite negative (-53.4 kJ/mol in erythrocytes)
    • second phase
      • basic
        • two molecules of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate → two molecules of pyruvate 丙酮酸
        • produce 4 ATP
      • Reaction 6 - G-3-P → 1,3-BPG (-2P +2NADH)
        • G-3-P → 1,3-BPG
        • makes a high-energy phosphate in preparation for ATP synthesis
        • 酶 - Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase 脱氢酶
          • Although the oxidation of an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid is a highly exergonic放能 reaction
          • the overall reaction involves both formation of a carboxylic-phosphoric anhydride and the reduction of NAD to NADH
          • therefore slightly endergonic吸能的 at standard state, with a ∆G of +6.30 kJ/mol
      • Reaction 7 - 1,3-BPG → 3-PG (+2ATP)
        • 1,3-BPG → 3-PG
        • 酶 - Phosphoglycerate Kinase 磷酸甘油酸激酶
          • Mg2+ ion is required for activity
          • exergonic 放能
          • In fact, the aldolase 醛缩酶 and triose phosphate isomerase 磷酸三糖异构酶 are also pulled forward by phosphoglycerate kinase
            这步放能拉着前面两步能量不利的往前反应
      • Reaction 8 - phosphoryl transfer
        • 3-PhosphoGlycerate → 2-PhosphoGlycerate
        • 酶 - Phosphoglycerate mutase 磷酸甘油酸变位酶
          • The term mutase 变位酶 is applied to enzymes that catalyze migration of a functional group within a substrate molecule
          • The free energy change for this reaction is very small under cellular conditions
      • Reaction 9 - Dehydration 2-PG → PEP (-H2O)
        • 2-PhosphoGlycerate → PhosphoEnolPyruvate 磷酸烯醇丙酮酸
        • makes a high-energy phosphate in preparation for ATP synthesis
        • 酶 - Enolase 烯醇酶
          • The ∆G° for this reaction is relatively small at 1.8 kJ/mol (Keq 0.5)
          • under cellular conditions, ∆G is very close to zero
      • Reaction 10 - PEP → pyruvate (+2ATP) 调控步骤
        • PhosphoEnolPyruvate → pyruvate
        • 酶 - Pyruvate Kinase 丙酮酸激酶
          • The reaction requires Mg2+ ion and is stimulated by K+ and certain other monovalent cations单价阳离子
          • Keq at 25°C is 3.63×10^5, equilibrium far right
          • The large negative G of this reaction makes pyruvate kinase a target site for regulation of glycolysis 适合调控
          • regulation - allosteric
            • ↑ AMP
            • ↑ fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
            • ↓ ATP
            • ↓ acetyl-CoA
            • ↓ alanine丙氨酸
            • Furthermore, liver pyruvate kinase is regulated by covalent modification
  • The Products of Glycolysis
    • ATP
    • NADH
      • NADH must be recycled to NAD+, lest以免 NAD+ become limiting in glycolysis.
      • NADH can be recycled by both aerobic需氧的 and anaerobic厌氧的 paths, either of which results in further metabolism of pyruvate.
    • pyruvate 丙酮酸
  • after glycolysis
    • Aerobic 有氧
      • pyruvate sent into the citric acid cycle (TCA)
      • it is oxidized to CO2 with the production of additional NADH (and FADH2).
      • the NADH produced in glycolysis and the citric acid cycle is reoxidized to NAD+ in the mitochondrial electron transport chain
    • Anaerobic 无氧
      • fermentation 发酵
        • pyruvate → lactate/ethanol都算fermentation
        • the production of ATP energy by reaction pathways in which organic molecules function as donors and acceptors of electrons
        • In either case, reduction of pyruvate provides a way of reoxidizing the NADH produced in the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase reaction of glycolysis
      • pyruvate → lactate 乳酸
        in microorganisms(other than yeast) and animals
        • NAD is regenerated in the lactate dehydrogenase reaction
        • produce the taste of sour milk characteristic taste and fragrance of sauerkraut 泡菜, which in reality is fermented cabbage
        • Lactate Accumulates Under Anaerobic Conditions in Animal Tissues
          • Pyruvate reduction occurs in tissues that normally experience minimal access to blood flow (e.g. the cornea 角膜) and also in rapidly contracting skeletal muscle
          • In anaerobic muscle tissue, lactate represents the end of glycolysis
          • cramps 抽筋 and muscle soreness 酸痛, fatigue 疲劳 associated with the buildup 堆积 of lactic acid in the muscle
          • Most of this lactate must be carried out of the muscle by the blood and transported to the liver, where it can be resynthesized into glucose in gluconeogenesis
        • 酶 - lactate dehydrogenase 乳酸脱氢酶 LDH
          • Mammalian LDH exists as five different isozymes同工酶
            Enzymes with Slightly Different Subunits, 催化同一种反应但是催化效率与倾向不同
          • depending on the tetrameric 四聚体 association of two different subunits(A&B)
          • A4, A3B, A2B2, AB3, B4
          • their relative affinities for the various substrates and their sensitivity to inhibition by product are different
          • Different tissues express different isozyme forms
            • muscle
              • anaerobic
              • needs LDH to regenerate NAD from NADH so glycolysis can continue
              • The muscle LDH isozyme (A4) works best in the NAD regenerating direction
            • heart
              • aerobic 有氧
              • uses lactate as a fuel, converting it to pyruvate via LDH
              • using the pyruvate to fuel the citric acid cycle to obtain energy
              • The heart LDH isozyme (B4) is inhibited by excess pyruvate so the fuel won’t be wasted
        • Lactic acid fermentation
      • pyruvate → ethanol + CO2
        in yeast
        • provides a means for regenerating NAD consumed in the glyceraldehyde-3-P dehydrogenase reaction
        • Alcoholic fermentations are the basis for the brewing酿造 of beers and the fermentation of grape sugar in wine making
        • Alcoholic fermentation
    • 总结
  • 其他
    • energy elegance
      • 反应在标准状态以及细胞内的自由能
      • 细胞内反应2和反应4-9 ∆G is very close to zero, so that these reactions operate essentially at equilibrium
      • The driving force for glycolysis lies in the hexokinase (1), phosphofructokinase (3), and pyruvate kinase (10) reactions
      • These reactions are thus the sites of glycolytic regulation
      • gluconeogenesis 糖质新生
        • the biosynthesis of glucose
        • different enzymes are used to carry out reactions 1, 3, and 10 in reverse, effecting the net synthesis of glucose.
        • The maintenance of reactions 2 and 4 through 9 at or near equilibrium permits these reactions (and their respective enzymes) to operate effectively in either the forward or reverse direction
    • Other Substrates in Glycolysis
      • Mannose, galactose, fructose, and other simple metabolites can enter the glycolytic pathway through being converted by appropriate enzymes to one of the intermediates of glycolysis.
    • Nucleoside 5’-Triphosphates Are Carriers of Chemical Energy
      • ATP, GTP, CTP, UTP and dATP, dGTP, dCTP, dTTP.
        Four NTPs and their dNTPcounterparts are the substrates for the synthesis of the nucleic acids
      • The evolution of metabolism has led to the dedication of one of these four NTPs to each of the major branches of metabolism
      • ATP has been termed the energy currency of the cell.
      • GTP is the major energy source for protein synthesis.
      • CTP is an essential metabolite in phospholipid synthesis.
      • UTP forms activated intermediates with sugars that go on to serve as substrates in the biosynthesis of complex carbohydrates and polysaccharides