Microbiology (Catabolic Metabolism)4.4

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Although some energy obtained frombreakdown of
Glucosetopyruvateby pathways
More energy is released when
Pyruvate is degradedaerobically toCO2in entner doudoroff pathway
Multienzyme systemcalledpyruvate dehydrogenase complexfirst oxidizes
Pyruvateto formCO2 and acetyl coenzymeA
Energy rich moleculecoenzymeAand acetic acidjoined by
High energythiol Ester bond
Acetyl-CoAarises from catabolism of
Carbohydrates lipids andamino acids
It can be further degraded in
Tricarboxylic acid cycle
The substrate forTCA cycle citric acid cycle Orkrebs cycle is
Acetyl-CoA
Cycle now enters 4 carbon stageduring whichtwo oxidation steps yield
One FADH2one NADHper acetyl-CoA
In addition GTPis producedfrom
Succinyl-CoAbyphosphorylation
Eventually oxaloacetateis reformed and ready to join another
Acetyl-CoA
To each CoA molecule
oxidised it generates
2 CO23NADHs1FADH21GTP
This cycleoxidizes
Acetyl-CoAtoCO2
In first stepacetyl groupis attached to
Acetyl carrieroxaloacetateto formcitrate
Second stagebegins with
Citrateand ends in theformation ofsuccinyl-CoA
Acetyl carrier portion of citrateloses
Two carbonswhen oxidizedand gives2CO2