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Glycolysis and Citric Acid Cycle Bridged via Pyruvate Dehydrogenase. Glycolysis are Cytosolic Enzymes While Mitochondria Complete Respiration. Pyruvate is moved from the cytosol to the mitochondrion Matrix membrane permeability is critical . Citric Acid Entry Point: Acetyl CoA.
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Glycolysis and Citric Acid Cycle Bridged via PyruvateDehydrogenase
Glycolysis are Cytosolic Enzymes While Mitochondria Complete Respiration Pyruvate is moved from the cytosol to the mitochondrion Matrix membrane permeability is critical
PyruvateDehydrogenase Complex Complex 4-10 million daltons with 3 distinct enzymes Pyruvate dehydrogenase (30 nM diameter) electron micrograph
Acetyl Coenzyme- A Formation from Pyruvate: Three Distinct Reactions Irreversible reaction coupling glycolysis and citric acid cycle Enzyme complex couples the reaction steps together What is the first reaction that looks iffy?
Electron Sink Needed Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) pulls in electrons
Step 2: E2 Oxidizes Hydroxyethyl- to Acetyl-Dihydrolipoamide-E2 What is the structure of lipoic acid? What reaction couples lipoic acid and lysine?
Step 3: E2 Oxidizes Hydroxyethyl- to Acetyl-and Transfers Acetyl- to CoA
Step 4-5: E3 Oxidizes Reduced Dihydrolipoamide and Reduces NAD+ Proteins tightly associated with FAD: Flavoproteins
PyruvateDehydrogenase: a Multi-Enzyme Complex with 5 Cofactors: CoA, NAD+, Lipoamide, TPP and FAD
Transacetylase Core Structure (Red Balls) Each red ball represents 3 E2 subunits Each subunit contains three domains Transacetylase domain has three subunits (1 shown in red)
Reaction Sites for Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Catalysis Intermediate Order? Dihydrolipoamide, Acetyl CoA, Coenzyme A, FADH2,Acetylipoamide, Lipoamide, Pyruvate, Hydroxyethyl-TPP, and NADH
Reaction Sites for Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Catalysis Intermediate Order? Dihydrolipoamide, Acetyl CoA, Coenzyme A, FADH2,Acetylipoamide, Lipoamide, Pyruvate, Hydroxyethyl-TPP, and NADH
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Component (E1) Deactivated via Phosphorylation
Arsenite Poisoning via Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Inhibition What step is inhibited by arsenite?
Test Your Understanding Would you expect that thiamine thiazolone pyrophosphate is a potential pyruvate dehydrogenase competitive inhibitor for TPP?