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Cellular Respiration and Fermentation

Chapter 9

LECTURE PRESENTATIONS

For CAMPBELL BIOLOGY, NINTH EDITION

Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson

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Lectures by

Erin Barley

Kathleen Fitzpatrick

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Overview: Life Is Work

  • Living cells require energy from outside sources
  • Some animals, such as the chimpanzee, obtain energy by eating plants, and some animals feed on other organisms that eat plants

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Figure 9.1

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  • Energy flows into an ecosystem as sunlight and leaves as heat
  • Photosynthesis generates O2 and organic molecules, which are used in cellular respiration
  • Cells use chemical energy stored in organic molecules to regenerate ATP, which powers work

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Figure 9.2

Light�energy

ECOSYSTEM

Photosynthesis�in chloroplasts

Cellular respiration�in mitochondria

CO2 + H2O

+ O2

Organic�molecules

ATP powers�most cellular work

ATP

Heat�energy

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Concept 9.1: Catabolic pathways yield energy by oxidizing organic fuels

  • Several processes are central to cellular respiration and related pathways

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Catabolic Pathways and Production of ATP

  • The breakdown of organic molecules is exergonic
  • Fermentation is a partial degradation of sugars that occurs without O2
  • Aerobic respiration consumes organic molecules and O2 and yields ATP
  • Anaerobic respiration is similar to aerobic respiration but consumes compounds other than O2

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  • Cellular respiration includes both aerobic and anaerobic respiration but is often used to refer to aerobic respiration
  • Although carbohydrates, fats, and proteins are all consumed as fuel, it is helpful to trace cellular respiration with the sugar glucose

C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + Energy (ATP + heat)

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Redox Reactions: Oxidation and Reduction

  • The transfer of electrons during chemical reactions releases energy stored in organic molecules
  • This released energy is ultimately used to synthesize ATP

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The Principle of Redox

  • Chemical reactions that transfer electrons between reactants are called oxidation-reduction reactions, or redox reactions
  • In oxidation, a substance loses electrons, or is oxidized
  • In reduction, a substance gains electrons, or is reduced (the amount of positive charge is reduced)

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Figure 9.UN01

becomes oxidized�(loses electron)

becomes reduced�(gains electron)

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becomes oxidized

becomes reduced

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  • The electron donor is called the reducing agent
  • The electron receptor is called the oxidizing agent
  • Some redox reactions do not transfer electrons but change the electron sharing in covalent bonds
  • An example is the reaction between methane and O2

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Figure 9.3

Reactants

Products

Energy

Water

Carbon dioxide

Methane�(reducing�agent)

Oxygen�(oxidizing�agent)

becomes oxidized

becomes reduced

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Oxidation of Organic Fuel Molecules During Cellular Respiration

  • During cellular respiration, the fuel (such as glucose) is oxidized, and O2 is reduced

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Figure 9.UN03

becomes oxidized

becomes reduced

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Stepwise Energy Harvest via NAD+ and the Electron Transport Chain

  • In cellular respiration, glucose and other organic molecules are broken down in a series of steps
  • Electrons from organic compounds are usually first transferred to NAD+, a coenzyme
  • As an electron acceptor, NAD+ functions as an oxidizing agent during cellular respiration
  • Each NADH (the reduced form of NAD+) represents stored energy that is tapped to synthesize ATP

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Figure 9.4

Nicotinamide�(oxidized form)

NAD+

(from food)

Dehydrogenase

Reduction of NAD+

Oxidation of NADH

Nicotinamide�(reduced form)

NADH

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Figure 9.UN04

Dehydrogenase

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  • NADH passes the electrons to the electron transport chain
  • Unlike an uncontrolled reaction, the electron transport chain passes electrons in a series of steps instead of one explosive reaction
  • O2 pulls electrons down the chain in an energy-yielding tumble
  • The energy yielded is used to regenerate ATP

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Figure 9.5

(a) Uncontrolled reaction

(b) Cellular respiration

Explosive�release of�heat and light�energy

Controlled�release of�energy for�synthesis of�ATP

Free energy, G

Free energy, G

H2 + 1/2 O2

2 H

+

1/2 O2

1/2 O2

H2O

H2O

2 H+ + 2 e

2 e

2 H+

ATP

ATP

ATP

Electron transport�chain

(from food via NADH)

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The Stages of Cellular Respiration: A Preview

  • Harvesting of energy from glucose has three stages
    • Glycolysis (breaks down glucose into two molecules of pyruvate)
    • The citric acid cycle (completes the breakdown of glucose)
    • Oxidative phosphorylation (accounts for most of the ATP synthesis)

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Figure 9.UN05

Glycolysis (color-coded teal throughout the chapter)

1.

Pyruvate oxidation and the citric acid cycle�(color-coded salmon)

2.

Oxidative phosphorylation: electron transport and�chemiosmosis (color-coded violet)

3.

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Figure 9.6-1

Electrons�carried�via NADH

Glycolysis

Glucose

Pyruvate

CYTOSOL

MITOCHONDRION

ATP

Substrate-level�phosphorylation

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Figure 9.6-2

Electrons�carried�via NADH

Electrons carried�via NADH and�FADH2

Citric�acid�cycle

Pyruvate�oxidation

Acetyl CoA

Glycolysis

Glucose

Pyruvate

CYTOSOL

MITOCHONDRION

ATP

ATP

Substrate-level�phosphorylation

Substrate-level�phosphorylation

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Figure 9.6-3

Electrons�carried�via NADH

Electrons carried�via NADH and�FADH2

Citric�acid�cycle

Pyruvate�oxidation

Acetyl CoA

Glycolysis

Glucose

Pyruvate

Oxidative�phosphorylation:�electron transport�and�chemiosmosis

CYTOSOL

MITOCHONDRION

ATP

ATP

ATP

Substrate-level�phosphorylation

Substrate-level�phosphorylation

Oxidative �phosphorylation

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  • The process that generates most of the ATP is called oxidative phosphorylation because it is powered by redox reactions

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  • Oxidative phosphorylation accounts for almost 90% of the ATP generated by cellular respiration
  • A smaller amount of ATP is formed in glycolysis and the citric acid cycle by substrate-level phosphorylation
  • For each molecule of glucose degraded to CO2 and water by respiration, the cell makes up to 32 molecules of ATP

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Figure 9.7

Substrate

Product

ADP

P

ATP

Enzyme

Enzyme

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Concept 9.2: Glycolysis harvests chemical energy by oxidizing glucose to pyruvate

  • Glycolysis (“splitting of sugar”) breaks down glucose into two molecules of pyruvate
  • Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm and has two major phases
    • Energy investment phase
    • Energy payoff phase
  • Glycolysis occurs whether or not O2 is present

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Figure 9.8

Energy Investment Phase

Glucose

2 ADP + 2 P

4 ADP + 4 P

Energy Payoff Phase

2 NAD+ + 4 e + 4 H+

2 Pyruvate + 2 H2O

2 ATP used

4 ATP formed

2 NADH + 2 H+

Net

Glucose

2 Pyruvate + 2 H2O

2 ATP

2 NADH + 2 H+

2 NAD+ + 4 e + 4 H+

4 ATP formed − 2 ATP used

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Figure 9.9-1

Glycolysis: Energy Investment Phase

ATP

Glucose

Glucose 6-phosphate

ADP

Hexokinase

1

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Figure 9.9-2

Glycolysis: Energy Investment Phase

ATP

Glucose

Glucose 6-phosphate

Fructose 6-phosphate

ADP

Hexokinase

Phosphogluco-�isomerase

1

2

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Figure 9.9-3

Glycolysis: Energy Investment Phase

ATP

ATP

Glucose

Glucose 6-phosphate

Fructose 6-phosphate

Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate

ADP

ADP

Hexokinase

Phosphogluco-�isomerase

Phospho-�fructokinase

1

2

3

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Figure 9.9-4

Glycolysis: Energy Investment Phase

ATP

ATP

Glucose

Glucose 6-phosphate

Fructose 6-phosphate

Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate

Dihydroxyacetone�phosphate

Glyceraldehyde�3-phosphate

To�step 6

ADP

ADP

Hexokinase

Phosphogluco-�isomerase

Phospho-�fructokinase

Aldolase

Isomerase

1

2

3

4

5

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Figure 9.9-5

Glycolysis: Energy Payoff Phase

2 NADH

2 NAD+

+ 2 H+

2 P i

1,3-Bisphospho-�glycerate

6

Triose�phosphate�dehydrogenase

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Figure 9.9-6

Glycolysis: Energy Payoff Phase

2 ATP

2 NADH

2 NAD+

+ 2 H+

2 P i

2 ADP

1,3-Bisphospho-�glycerate

3-Phospho-�glycerate

2

Phospho-�glycerokinase

6

7

Triose�phosphate�dehydrogenase

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Figure 9.9-7

Glycolysis: Energy Payoff Phase

2 ATP

2 NADH

2 NAD+

+ 2 H+

2 P i

2 ADP

1,3-Bisphospho-�glycerate

3-Phospho-�glycerate

2-Phospho-�glycerate

2

2

Phospho-�glycerokinase

Phospho-�glyceromutase

6

7

8

Triose�phosphate�dehydrogenase

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Figure 9.9-8

Glycolysis: Energy Payoff Phase

2 ATP

2 NADH

2 NAD+

+ 2 H+

2 P i

2 ADP

1,3-Bisphospho-�glycerate

3-Phospho-�glycerate

2-Phospho-�glycerate

Phosphoenol-�pyruvate (PEP)

2

2

2

2 H2O

Phospho-�glycerokinase

Phospho-�glyceromutase

Enolase

6

7

8

9

Triose�phosphate�dehydrogenase

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Figure 9.9-9

Glycolysis: Energy Payoff Phase

2 ATP

2 ATP

2 NADH

2 NAD+

+ 2 H+

2 P i

2 ADP

1,3-Bisphospho-�glycerate

3-Phospho-�glycerate

2-Phospho-�glycerate

Phosphoenol-�pyruvate (PEP)

Pyruvate

2 ADP

2

2

2

2 H2O

Phospho-�glycerokinase

Phospho-�glyceromutase

Enolase

Pyruvate�kinase

6

7

8

9

10

Triose�phosphate�dehydrogenase

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Figure 9.9a

Glycolysis: Energy Investment Phase

ATP

Glucose

Glucose 6-phosphate

ADP

Hexokinase

1

Fructose 6-phosphate

Phosphogluco-�isomerase

2

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Figure 9.9b

Glycolysis: Energy Investment Phase

ATP

Fructose 6-phosphate

ADP

3

Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate

Phospho-�fructokinase

4

5

Aldolase

Dihydroxyacetone�phosphate

Glyceraldehyde�3-phosphate

To�step 6

Isomerase

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Figure 9.9c

Glycolysis: Energy Payoff Phase

2 NADH

2 ATP

2 ADP

2

2

2 NAD+

+ 2 H+

2 P i

3-Phospho-�glycerate

1,3-Bisphospho-�glycerate

Triose�phosphate�dehydrogenase

Phospho-�glycerokinase

6

7

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Figure 9.9d

Glycolysis: Energy Payoff Phase

2 ATP

2 ADP

2

2

2

2

2 H2O

Pyruvate

Phosphoenol-�pyruvate (PEP)

2-Phospho-�glycerate

3-Phospho-�glycerate

8

9

10

Phospho-�glyceromutase

Enolase

Pyruvate�kinase

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Concept 9.3: After pyruvate is oxidized, the citric acid cycle completes the energy-yielding oxidation of organic molecules

  • In the presence of O2, pyruvate enters the mitochondrion (in eukaryotic cells) where the oxidation of glucose is completed

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Oxidation of Pyruvate to Acetyl CoA

  • Before the citric acid cycle can begin, pyruvate must be converted to acetyl Coenzyme A (acetyl CoA), which links glycolysis to the citric acid cycle
  • This step is carried out by a multienzyme complex that catalyses three reactions

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Figure 9.10

Pyruvate

Transport protein

CYTOSOL

MITOCHONDRION

CO2

Coenzyme A

NAD+

+ H+

NADH

Acetyl CoA

1

2

3

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The Citric Acid Cycle

  • The citric acid cycle, also called the Krebs cycle, completes the break down of pyruvate to CO2
  • The cycle oxidizes organic fuel derived from pyruvate, generating 1 ATP, 3 NADH, and 1 FADH2 per turn

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Figure 9.11

Pyruvate

NAD+

NADH

+ H+

Acetyl CoA

CO2

CoA

CoA

CoA

2 CO2

ADP + P i

FADH2

FAD

ATP

3 NADH

3 NAD+

Citric�acid�cycle

+ 3 H+

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  • The citric acid cycle has eight steps, each catalyzed by a specific enzyme
  • The acetyl group of acetyl CoA joins the cycle by combining with oxaloacetate, forming citrate
  • The next seven steps decompose the citrate back to oxaloacetate, making the process a cycle
  • The NADH and FADH2 produced by the cycle relay electrons extracted from food to the electron transport chain

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Figure 9.12-1

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate

Citric�acid�cycle

CoA-SH

Oxaloacetate

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Figure 9.12-2

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate

Isocitrate

Citric�acid�cycle

H2O

2

CoA-SH

Oxaloacetate

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Figure 9.12-3

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate

Isocitrate

α-Ketoglutarate

Citric�acid�cycle

NADH

+ H+

NAD+

H2O

3

2

CoA-SH

CO2

Oxaloacetate

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Figure 9.12-4

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate

Isocitrate

α-Ketoglutarate

Succinyl�CoA

Citric�acid�cycle

NADH

NADH

+ H+

+ H+

NAD+

NAD+

H2O

3

2

4

CoA-SH

CO2

CoA-SH

CO2

Oxaloacetate

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Figure 9.12-5

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate

Isocitrate

α-Ketoglutarate

Succinyl�CoA

Succinate

Citric�acid�cycle

NADH

NADH

ATP

+ H+

+ H+

NAD+

NAD+

H2O

ADP

GTP

GDP

P i

3

2

4

5

CoA-SH

CO2

CoA-SH

CoA-SH

CO2

Oxaloacetate

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Figure 9.12-6

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate

Isocitrate

α-Ketoglutarate

Succinyl�CoA

Succinate

Fumarate

Citric�acid�cycle

NADH

NADH

FADH2

ATP

+ H+

+ H+

NAD+

NAD+

H2O

ADP

GTP

GDP

P i

FAD

3

2

4

5

6

CoA-SH

CO2

CoA-SH

CoA-SH

CO2

Oxaloacetate

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Figure 9.12-7

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate

Isocitrate

α-Ketoglutarate

Succinyl�CoA

Succinate

Fumarate

Malate

Citric�acid�cycle

NADH

NADH

FADH2

ATP

+ H+

+ H+

NAD+

NAD+

H2O

H2O

ADP

GTP

GDP

P i

FAD

3

2

4

5

6

7

CoA-SH

CO2

CoA-SH

CoA-SH

CO2

Oxaloacetate

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Figure 9.12-8

NADH

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate

Isocitrate

α-Ketoglutarate

Succinyl�CoA

Succinate

Fumarate

Malate

Citric�acid�cycle

NAD+

NADH

NADH

FADH2

ATP

+ H+

+ H+

+ H+

NAD+

NAD+

H2O

H2O

ADP

GTP

GDP

P i

FAD

3

2

4

5

6

7

8

CoA-SH

CO2

CoA-SH

CoA-SH

CO2

Oxaloacetate

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Figure 9.12a

Acetyl CoA

Oxaloacetate

Citrate

Isocitrate

H2O

CoA-SH

1

2

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Figure 9.12b

Isocitrate

α-Ketoglutarate

Succinyl�CoA

NADH

NADH

NAD+

NAD+

+ H+

CoA-SH

CO2

CO2

3

4

+ H+

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Figure 9.12c

Fumarate

FADH2

CoA-SH

6

Succinate

Succinyl�CoA

FAD

ADP

GTP

GDP

P i

ATP

5

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Figure 9.12d

Oxaloacetate

8

Malate

Fumarate

H2O

NADH

NAD+

+ H+

7

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Concept 9.4: During oxidative phosphorylation, chemiosmosis couples electron transport to ATP synthesis

  • Following glycolysis and the citric acid cycle, NADH and FADH2 account for most of the energy extracted from food
  • These two electron carriers donate electrons to the electron transport chain, which powers ATP synthesis via oxidative phosphorylation

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The Pathway of Electron Transport

  • The electron transport chain is in the inner membrane (cristae) of the mitochondrion
  • Most of the chain’s components are proteins, which exist in multiprotein complexes
  • The carriers alternate reduced and oxidized states as they accept and donate electrons
  • Electrons drop in free energy as they go down the chain and are finally passed to O2, forming H2O

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Figure 9.13

NADH

FADH2

2 H+ + 1/2 O2

2 e

2 e

2 e

H2O

NAD+

Multiprotein�complexes

(originally from � NADH or FADH2)

I

II

III

IV

50

40

30

20

10

0

Free energy (G) relative to O2 (kcal/mol)

FMN

FeS

FeS

FAD

Q

Cyt b

Cyt c1

Cyt c

Cyt a

Cyt a3

FeS

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  • Electrons are transferred from NADH or FADH2 to the electron transport chain
  • Electrons are passed through a number of proteins including cytochromes (each with an iron atom) to O2
  • The electron transport chain generates no ATP directly
  • It breaks the large free-energy drop from food to O2 into smaller steps that release energy in manageable amounts

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Chemiosmosis: The Energy-Coupling Mechanism

  • Electron transfer in the electron transport chain causes proteins to pump H+ from the mitochondrial matrix to the intermembrane space
  • H+ then moves back across the membrane, passing through the proton, ATP synthase
  • ATP synthase uses the exergonic flow of H+ to drive phosphorylation of ATP
  • This is an example of chemiosmosis, the use of energy in a H+ gradient to drive cellular work

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Figure 9.14

INTERMEMBRANE SPACE

Rotor

Stator

H+

Internal�rod

Catalytic�knob

ADP

+

P i

ATP

MITOCHONDRIAL MATRIX

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Figure 9.15

Protein�complex�of electron�carriers

(carrying electrons�from food)

Electron transport chain

Oxidative phosphorylation

Chemiosmosis

ATP�synth-�ase

I

II

III

IV

Q

Cyt c

FAD

FADH2

NADH

ADP + P i

NAD+

H+

2 H+ + 1/2O2

H+

H+

H+

2

1

H+

H2O

ATP

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  • The energy stored in a H+ gradient across a membrane couples the redox reactions of the electron transport chain to ATP synthesis
  • The H+ gradient is referred to as a proton-motive force, emphasizing its capacity to do work

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An Accounting of ATP Production by Cellular Respiration

  • During cellular respiration, most energy flows in this sequence:

glucose → NADH → electron transport chain → proton-motive force → ATP

  • About 34% of the energy in a glucose molecule is transferred to ATP during cellular respiration, making about 32 ATP
  • There are several reasons why the number of ATP is not known exactly

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Figure 9.16

Electron shuttles�span membrane

MITOCHONDRION

2 NADH

2 NADH

2 NADH

6 NADH

2 FADH2

2 FADH2

or

+ 2 ATP

+ 2 ATP

+ about 26 or 28 ATP

Glycolysis

Glucose

2 Pyruvate

Pyruvate oxidation

2 Acetyl CoA

Citric�acid�cycle

Oxidative�phosphorylation:�electron transport�and�chemiosmosis

CYTOSOL

Maximum per glucose:

About�30 or 32 ATP

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Concept 9.5: Fermentation and anaerobic �respiration enable cells to produce ATP without the use of oxygen

  • Most cellular respiration requires O2 to produce ATP
  • Without O2, the electron transport chain will cease to operate
  • In that case, glycolysis couples with fermentation or anaerobic respiration to produce ATP

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  • Anaerobic respiration uses an electron transport chain with a final electron acceptor other than O2, for example sulfate
  • Fermentation uses substrate-level phosphorylation instead of an electron transport chain to generate ATP

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Types of Fermentation

  • Fermentation consists of glycolysis plus reactions that regenerate NAD+, which can be reused by glycolysis
  • Two common types are alcohol fermentation and lactic acid fermentation

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  • In alcohol fermentation, pyruvate is converted to ethanol in two steps, with the first releasing CO2
  • Alcohol fermentation by yeast is used in brewing, winemaking, and baking

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Figure 9.17

2 ADP

2 ATP

Glucose

Glycolysis

2 Pyruvate

2 CO2

2

+

2 NADH

2 Ethanol

2 Acetaldehyde

(a) Alcohol fermentation

(b) Lactic acid fermentation

2 Lactate

2 Pyruvate

2 NADH

Glucose

Glycolysis

2 ATP

2 ADP

+

2

P

i

NAD

2 H+

+

2

P

i

2

NAD

+

+

+

2 H+

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Figure 9.17a

2 ADP + 2 P i

2 ATP

Glucose

Glycolysis

2 Pyruvate

2 CO2

2 NAD

+

2 NADH

2 Ethanol

2 Acetaldehyde

(a) Alcohol fermentation

+

2 H

+

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  • In lactic acid fermentation, pyruvate is reduced to NADH, forming lactate as an end product, with no release of CO2
  • Lactic acid fermentation by some fungi and bacteria is used to make cheese and yogurt
  • Human muscle cells use lactic acid fermentation to generate ATP when O2 is scarce

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Figure 9.17b

(b) Lactic acid fermentation

2 Lactate

2 Pyruvate

2 NADH

Glucose

Glycolysis

2 ADP + 2 P i

2 ATP

2 NAD

+

+

2 H

+

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Comparing Fermentation with Anaerobic and Aerobic Respiration

  • All use glycolysis (net ATP = 2) to oxidize glucose and harvest chemical energy of food
  • In all three, NAD+ is the oxidizing agent that accepts electrons during glycolysis
  • The processes have different final electron acceptors: an organic molecule (such as pyruvate or acetaldehyde) in fermentation and O2 in cellular respiration
  • Cellular respiration produces 32 ATP per glucose molecule; fermentation produces 2 ATP per glucose molecule

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  • Obligate anaerobes carry out fermentation or anaerobic respiration and cannot survive in the presence of O2
  • Yeast and many bacteria are facultative anaerobes, meaning that they can survive using either fermentation or cellular respiration
  • In a facultative anaerobe, pyruvate is a fork in the metabolic road that leads to two alternative catabolic routes

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Figure 9.18

Glucose

CYTOSOL

Glycolysis

Pyruvate

No O2 present:�Fermentation

O2 present:� Aerobic cellular� respiration

Ethanol,�lactate, or�other products

Acetyl CoA

MITOCHONDRION

Citric�acid�cycle

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The Evolutionary Significance of Glycolysis

  • Ancient prokaryotes are thought to have used glycolysis long before there was oxygen in the atmosphere
  • Very little O2 was available in the atmosphere until about 2.7 billion years ago, so early prokaryotes likely used only glycolysis to generate ATP
  • Glycolysis is a very ancient process

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Concept 9.6: Glycolysis and the citric acid cycle connect to many other metabolic pathways

  • Gycolysis and the citric acid cycle are major intersections to various catabolic and anabolic pathways

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The Versatility of Catabolism

  • Catabolic pathways funnel electrons from many kinds of organic molecules into cellular respiration
  • Glycolysis accepts a wide range of carbohydrates
  • Proteins must be digested to amino acids; amino groups can feed glycolysis or the citric acid cycle

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  • Fats are digested to glycerol (used in glycolysis) and fatty acids (used in generating acetyl CoA)
  • Fatty acids are broken down by beta oxidation and yield acetyl CoA
  • An oxidized gram of fat produces more than twice as much ATP as an oxidized gram of carbohydrate

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Figure 9.19

Carbohydrates

Proteins

Fatty�acids

Amino�acids

Sugars

Fats

Glycerol

Glycolysis

Glucose

Glyceraldehyde 3- P

NH3

Pyruvate

Acetyl CoA

Citric�acid�cycle

Oxidative�phosphorylation

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Biosynthesis (Anabolic Pathways)

  • The body uses small molecules to build other substances
  • These small molecules may come directly from food, from glycolysis, or from the citric acid cycle

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Regulation of Cellular Respiration via Feedback Mechanisms

  • Feedback inhibition is the most common mechanism for control
  • If ATP concentration begins to drop, respiration speeds up; when there is plenty of ATP, respiration slows down
  • Control of catabolism is based mainly on regulating the activity of enzymes at strategic points in the catabolic pathway

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Figure 9.20

Phosphofructokinase

Glucose

Glycolysis

AMP

Stimulates

+

Fructose 6-phosphate

Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate

Pyruvate

Inhibits

Inhibits

ATP

Citrate

Citric�acid�cycle

Oxidative�phosphorylation

Acetyl CoA

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Figure 9.UN06

Inputs

Outputs

Glucose

Glycolysis

2 Pyruvate + 2

ATP

+ 2 NADH

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Figure 9.UN07

Inputs

Outputs

2 Pyruvate

2 Acetyl CoA

2 Oxaloacetate

Citric�acid�cycle

2

2

6

8

ATP

NADH

FADH2

CO2

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Figure 9.UN08

Protein complex�of electron�carriers

(carrying electrons from food)

INTERMEMBRANE�SPACE

MITOCHONDRIAL MATRIX

H+

H+

H+

2 H+ + 1/2 O2

H2O

NAD+

FADH2

FAD

Q

NADH

I

II

III

IV

Cyt c

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Figure 9.UN09

INTER-�MEMBRANE�SPACE

H+

ADP + P i

MITO-�CHONDRIAL�MATRIX

ATP�synthase

H+

ATP

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Figure 9.UN10

Time

pH difference�across membrane

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Figure 9.UN11

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ATP

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ADP

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NADH

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NAD+

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FAHD2

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FAD+

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