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The Citric Acid Cycle
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The common pathway leading to complete oxidation of carbohydrates, fatty acids, and amino acids to CO2.
A pathway providing many precursors for biosynthesis.
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1. The cellular respiration (complete oxidation of fuels) can be divided into three stages
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Stage I All the fuel molecules are oxidized to generate a
common two-carbon unit, acetyl-CoA.
Stage II The acetyl-CoA is completely oxidized into CO2,
with electrons collected by NAD and FAD via a cyclic
pathway (named as the citric acid cycle, Krebs cycle, or
tricarboxylic acid cycle).
Stage III Electrons of NADH and FADH2 are transferred to O2
via a series carriers, producing H2O and a H+ gradient, which
will promote ATP formation.
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1. The cellular respiration (complete oxidation of fuels) can be divided into three stages
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Mitochondria is the major site forfuel oxidation to generate ATP.
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2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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Pyruvate is first transported into mitochondria via a specific
transporter on the inner membrane.
Pyruvate is converted to acetyl-CoA and CO2 by oxidative
decarboxylation.
The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is a huge multimeric
assembly of three kinds of enzymes, having 60 subunits in
bacteria and more in mammals.
Pyruvate is first decarboxylated after binding to the prosthetic
group (辅基, TPP) of pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1),
forming hydroxyethyl-TPP. (羟乙基 -焦磷酸硫胺素)
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2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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The hydroxyethyl group attached to TPP is oxidized and transferred:
First two electrons, then the acetyl group formed are all
transferred to the lipoyllysyl (硫辛酰赖氨酰) group of
dihydrolipoyl transacetylase (二硫辛酰转乙酰基酶, E2).
The lipoyllysyl group serves as both electron and acetyl carriers.
The acetyl group is then transferred (still catalyzed by E2) from
acetyllipoamide乙酰硫辛酰胺 to CoA-SH, forming acetyl-CoA.
The oxidized lipoamide group is then regenerated by the action of
dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase (二硫辛酰脱氢酶, E3), with
electrons collected by FAD and then by NAD+.
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Substrates of the five reactions catalyzed by pyruvate dehydrogenase complex are efficiently channeled : The
lipoamide group attached to E2 swings between E1 (accepting
the electrons and acetyl group) and E3 (giving away the
electrons), passing the acetyl group to Coenzyme A on E2
The multienzyme complexes catalyzing the oxidative decarboxylation of a few different kinds of α-keto acids, pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, α -ketoglutarate (酮戊二酸) dehydrogenase complex and branched chain a-keto acid dehydrogenase complex show remarkable structure and
function relatedness (all have identical E3, similar E1 and E2).
2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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The oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvatein mitochondria: producing acetyl-CoA and CO2.
2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
E3
hydroxyethyl-TPP
pyruvate CO2acetyl-CoA
E2 (dihydrolipoyl transacetylase): consisting the core, 24 subunits;E1 (pyruvate dehydrogenase): bound to the E2 core, 24 subunits;E3 (dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase): bound to the E2 core, 12 subunits. (a protein kinase and phosphoprotein phosphatase, not shown here, are also part of the complex)
A model of the E. coli pyruvate dehydrognase complex showing the
three kinds of enzymes and the flexible lipoamide arms covalently
attached to E2.
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2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
X-ray structure of the E2 transacetylase core: Only four out of eight trimers are shown here.
The E2 core (a total of 24 subunits) forms a hollow cube.
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2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
The oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate is catalyzed by a multiezyme complex: pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.
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2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
With the help of TPP, pyruvate is decarboxylated: identical reaction as catalyzed by pyruvate
decarboxylase.
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2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
Dihydrolipoyl
The lipoyllysyl group serves as the electron and acetyl carriers
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2. Pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA by the catalysis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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3. The complete oxidation of pyruvate in animal tissues was proposed to undergo via a cyclic pathway
O2 consumption and pyruvate oxidation in minced muscle tissues
were found to be stimulated by some four-carbon dicarboxylic
acids (Fumarate, succinate, malate and oxaloacetate, five-
carbon dicarboxylic acid (a-ketoglutarate ), or six-carbon
tricarboxylic acids (citrate, isocitrate, cis-aconitate).
A small amount of any of these organic acids stimulates many
folds of pyruvate oxidation!
Malonate (丙二酸) inhibits pyruvate oxidation regardless of
which active organic acid is added!
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3. The complete oxidation of pyruvate in animal tissues was proposed to undergo via a cyclic pathway
Hans Krebs proposed the “citric acid cycle” for the complete
oxidation of pyruvate in animal tissues in 1937 (he wrongly
hypothesized that pyruvate condenses with oxaloacetate in his
original proposal).
The citric acid cycle was confirmed to be universal in cells by
in vitro studies with purified enzymes and in vivo studies with
radio isotopes (“radio isotope tracer experiments”).
Krebs was awarded the Nobel prize in medicine in 1953 for
revealing the citric acid cycle (thus also called the Krebs
cycle).
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3. The complete oxidation of pyruvate in animal tissues was proposed to undergo via a cyclic pathway
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4. The acetyl group (carried by CoA) is completely oxidized to CO2 via the citric acid cycle
The 4-carbon oxaloacetate ( 草酰乙酸 ) acts as the
“carrier” for the oxidation.
The two carbons released as 2 CO2 in the first cycle of
oxidation are not from the acetyl-CoA just joined.
The 8 electrons released are collected by three NAD+
and one FAD.
One molecule of ATP (or GTP) is produced per cycle
by substrate-level phosphorylation.
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4. The acetyl group (carried by CoA) is completely oxidized to CO2 via the citric acid cycle
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4. The acetyl group (carried by CoA) is completely oxidized to CO2 via the citric acid cycle
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
Step 1 The methyl carbon of acety-CoA joins the carbonyl carbon
of oxaloacetate via aldol condensation to form citrate ( 柠檬酸 );
citroyl-CoA is a transiently intermediate but hydrolyzed
immediately in the active site of citrate synthase; hydrolysis of the
thioester bond releases a large amount of free energy, driving the
reaction forward; large conformational changes occur after
oxaloacetate is bound and after citroyl-CoA is formed, preventing
the undesirable hydrolysis of acetyl-CoA.
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
Step 2 Citrate is isomerized into isocitrate (get the six-carbon unit
ready for oxidative decarboxylation) via a dehydration step
followed by a hydration step; cis-aconitate ( 顺乌头酸 ) is an
intermediate during this transformation, thus the catalytic enzyme
is named as aconitase, which contains a 4Fe-4S iron-sulfur center
directly participating substrate binding and catalysis.
Step 3 Isocitrate is first oxidized and then decarboxylated to form
α-ketoglutarate (a- 酮戊二酸 ); oxalosuccinate is an intermediate;
two electrons are collected by NAD+; the carbon released as CO2
is not from the acetyl group joined; catalyzed by isocitrate
dehydrogenase.
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
Step 4 α-ketoglutarate undergoes another round of oxidative decarboxylation; decarboxylated first, then oxidized to form succinyl-CoA ( 琥珀酰辅酶 A); again the carbon released as CO2 is not from the acetyl group joined; catalyzed by a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex; reactions and enzymes closely resemble pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (with similar E1 and E2, identical E3).Step 5 Succinyl-CoA is hydrolyzed to succinate ( 琥珀酸或戊二酸 ); the free energy released by hydrolyzing the thioester bond is harvested by a GDP or an ADP to form a GTP or an ATP by substrate-level phosphorylation; the reversible reaction is catalyzed by succinyl-CoA synthetase (or succinic thiokinase ,琥珀酸硫激酶 );
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
acyl phosphate and phophohistidyl enzyme are intermediates; the
active site is located at the interface of two subunits; the negative
charge of the phospho-His intermediate is stabilized by the electric
dipoles of two a helices (one from each subunit).
Step 6 Succinate is oxidized to fumarate ( 延胡索酸或反丁烯二酸 ); catalyzed by a flavoprotein succinate dehydrogenase (with a
covalently bound FAD and three iron-sulfur centers), which is
tightly bound to the inner membrane of mitochondria; malonate
( 丙二酸 ) is a strong competitive inhibitor of the enzyme, that will
block the whole cycle.
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
Step 7 Fumarate (延胡索酸) is hydrated to L-malate
(苹果酸) by the action of fumarase (延胡索酸酶) ;
the enzyme is highly stereospecific, only act on the trans
and L isomers, not on the cis and D isomers (maleate and
D-malate);
Step 8 Oxaloacetate is regenerated by the oxidation of
L-malate; this reaction is catalyzed by malate
dehydrogenase with two electrons collected by NAD+.
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
The aldol condensation between acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate forms citrate
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
Citrate synthase beforeand after binding to
oxaloacetate
Oxaloacetate
Carboxylmethyl-CoA
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
4Fe-4S cubic array: each Fe is bonded to three inorganic S
and a cysteine sulfur atom (except one)
Citrate is converted to isocitrate via dehydration followed by a Hydration (水合作用) step.
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
Isocitrate is converted to -ketoglutarate via an oxidative decarboxylation step, generating NADH
CO2.
The first oxidation step
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
The second oxidation step
TPP lipoate , FAD
(E1, E2, E3)
The-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex closely resembles the pyruvate dehyrogenase
complex in structure and function
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
Succinyl-CoA synthetasecatalyzes the substrate-level
phosphorylation of ADP.
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
Succinyl-CoA Synthetase from E. coli
Coenzyme A
His246-Pi
The power helices
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
The third oxidation step
(An enzyme bound tothe inner membrane of mitochondria)
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
(a stereospecific enzyme)
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5. The citric acid cycle consists of eight successive reactions
(The fourth oxidationStep in the cycle)
Oxaloacetate is regenerated at the end
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6. The complete oxidation of one glucose may yield as many as 32 ATP
All the NADH and FADH2 will eventually pass their electrons to
O2 after being transferred through a series of electron carriers.
The complete oxidation of each NADH molecule leads to the
generation of about 2.5 ATP, and FADH2 of about 1.5 ATP.
Overall efficiency of energy conservation is about 34% using the
free energy changes under standard conditions and about 65%
using actual free energy changes in cells.
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6. The complete oxidation of one glucose may yield as many as 32 ATP
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7. The citric acid intermediates are important sources for biosynthetic precursors
The citric acid cycle is the hub of intermediary metabolism serving
both the catabolic 分解代谢的 and anabolic 合成代谢的processes .
It provides precursors for the biosynthesis of glucose, amino acids,
nucleotides, glucose, fatty acids, sterols, heme groups, etc.
Intermediates of the citric acid cycle get replenished (充满的)
by anaplerotic (补缺的) reactions when consumed by
biosynthesis.
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8. The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in vertebrates is regulated alloseterically and covalently
The formation of acetyl-CoA from pyruvate is a key
irreversible step in animals because they are unable to
convert acetyl-CoA into glucose.
The complex (in all organisms) is allosterically inhibited
by signaling molecules indicating a rich source of
energy, e.g., ATP, acetyl-CoA, NADH, fatty acids;
activated by molecules indicating a lack (or demand) of
energy, e.g., AMP, CoA, NAD+, Ca2+.
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8. The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in vertebrates is regulated alloseterically and covalently
The activity of the complex (in vertebrates, probably
also in plants, but not in E. coli) is also regulated by
reversible phosphorylation of one of the enzymes, E1, in
the complex: phosphorylation of a specific Ser residue
inhibits and dephosphorylation activates the complex.
The kinase and phosphatase is also part of the enzyme
complex.
The kinase is activated by a high concentration of ATP.
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8. The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in vertebrates is regulated alloseterically and covalently
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9. The rate of the citric acid cycle is controlled at three exergonic irreversible steps
Citrate synthase, isocitrate dehydrogenase and α-
ketoglutarate dehydrogenase;
Inhibited by product feedback (citrate, succinyl-CoA)
and high energy charge (ATP, NADH);
Activated by a low energy charge (ADP) or a signal for
energy requirement (Ca2+).
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10. The partitioning of isocitrate, between the citric acid and glyoxylate 乙醛酸 cycles is coordinately regulated
The activity of the E. coli isocitrate dehydrogenase is inhibited
when phosphorylated by a specific kinase and activated when
dephosphorylated by a specific phosphatase.
The kinase and phosphatase activities are located in two
domains of the same polypeptide and are reciprocally regulated:
the kinase is allosterically inhibited (while the phosphatase
activated) by molecules indicating an energy depletion, e.g.,
accumulation of intermediates of glycolysis and citric acid
cycle.The allosteric inhibitors of the kinase also act as inhibitors for
the lyase: i.e., they activate the dehydrogenase while simultaneously inhibit the lyase.
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10. The partitioning of isocitrate, between the citric acid and glyoxylate 乙醛酸 cycles is coordinately regulated
The isocitrate dehydrogenase andthe isocitrate lyase are coordinately
regulated.
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Summary
Pyruvate is converted to acetyl-CoA by the action of pyruvate
dehydrogenase complex, a huge enzyme complex.
Acetyl-CoA is converted to 2 CO2 via the eight-step citric acid
cycle, generating three NADH, one FADH2, and one ATP (by
substrate-level phophorylation).
Intermediates of citric acid cycle are drawn off to synthesize
many other biomolecules, including fatty acids, steroids, amino
acids, heme, pyrimidines, and glucose.
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Oxaloacetate can get supplemented from pyruvate, via a carboxylation reaction catalyzed by the biotin-containing pyruvate carboxylase 羧化酶 .
The activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is regulated by allosteric effectors and reversible phosphorylations.
Net conversion of fatty acids to glucose can occur in germinating seeds, some invertebrates and some bacteria via the glycoxylate cycle, which shares three steps with the citric acid cycle but bypasses the two decarboxylation steps, converting two molecules of acetyl-CoA to one succinate.
Acetyl-CoA is partitioned into the glyoxylate 乙醛酸 cycle and citric acid cycle via a coordinately regulation of the isocitrate dehydrogenase and isocitrate lyase.
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