2. Complete Oxidation
Complete Oxidation Mechanism.
Partial Oxidation Mechanism.
Oxidation of Glucose
Glycolysis.
Glycolysis Pathways
Importance of Glycolysis
Kreb's cycle Pathway
Importance of Kreb's cycle
CONTENTS
3. COMPLETE
OXIDATION
Complete oxidation occurs when the oxygen-to-carbon ratio is at
least stoichiometric to produce carbon dioxide and water.
The reactions are spontaneous and generate large amounts of
energy.
6. COMPLETE
OXIDATION
Glucose can be used by two pathways i.e. aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Glucose is
completely oxidised only in the presence of oxygen and results in the release of energy.
It undergoes three steps to finally reach its fate - glycolysis, Kreb's cycle and electron transport
chain reaction. In anaerobic respiration, glucose undergoes partial oxidation and results in the
release of energy which is comparitvely less to the energy released during aerobic respiration.
7. WHERE IS GLUCOSE COMPLETELY
OXIDIZED?
Glycolysis only represents the first pathway involved in glucose oxidation. The remaining
pathways involve the Krebs cycle and the electron transport chain, where the oxidation process
is completed. Where is glucose completely oxidized? Glycolysis occurs within the cytoplasm
of the cell. The products of glycolysis are then transported into the mitochondria, where the
Krebs cycle and processing in the mitochondria take place.
8. OXIDATION OF
GLUCOSE
There are two pathways for oxidation of Glucose.
1) Major pathways:
Glycolysis.
Kreb's cycle.
2) Minor pathway:
Pentose shunt
10. GLYCOLYSIS: ENERGY
INVESTMENT
In reactions 1 to 5 of glycolysis,
energy is required to add phosphate groups
to glucose.
glucose is converted to two three-carbon
molecules.
11. GLYCOLYSIS: ENERGY
GENERATING
In reactions 6 to 10 of glycolysis,
energy is obtained from the hydrolysis of
the energy-rich phosphate compounds.
four ATP are synthesized.
12. GLYCOLYSIS: REACTION 1
In reaction 1, phosphorylation,
a phosphate group is transferred from ATP to
glucose.
glucose-6-phosphate and ADP are produced.
the enzyme hexokinase catalyzes the reaction.
13. GLYCOLYSIS: REACTION 2
In reaction 2, isomerization,
glucose-6-phosphate, the aldose from reaction 1, is
converted to fructose-6-phosphate.
the isomerization is catalyzed by the enzyme
phosphoglucose isomerase.
14. GLYCOLYSIS: REACTION 3
In reaction 3, phosphorylation,
hydrolysis of another ATP provides a second phosphate group.
the phosphate group is transferred to fructose-6-phosphate,
producing fructose-1,6-bisphosphate.
a second kinase enzyme called phosphofructokinase catalyzes
the reaction.
15. GLYCOLYSIS: REACTION 4
In reaction 4, cleavage,
fructose-1,6-bisphosphate is split into two three-carbon
phosphate isomers.
the enzyme aldolase produces dihydroxyacetone phosphate
and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate.
16. GLYCOLYSIS: REACTION 5
In reaction 5, isomerization,
dihydroxyacetone phosphate undergoes isomerization
catalyzed by triose phosphate isomerase.
a second molecule of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate is
produced, which can be oxidized.
all six carbon atoms from glucose are contained in two
identical triose phosphates.
17. GLYCOLYSIS: REACTION 6
In reaction 6, oxidation and phosphorylation,
the aldehyde group of each glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate is
oxidized to a carboxyl group.
NAD+ is reduced to NADH and H+.
a phosphate group is transferred to each of the new carboxyl
groups, forming two molecules of 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate.
18. GLYCOLYSIS: REACTION 7
In reaction 7, phosphate transfer,
a phosphate group from each 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate is
transferred to two ADP molecules by phosphoglycerate
kinase.
two molecules of the high-energy compound ATP are
produced.
19. GLYCOLYSIS: REACTION 8
In reaction 8, isomerization,
two 3-phosphoglycerate molecules undergo
isomerization by phosphoglycerate mutase.
the phosphate group is moved from carbon 3 to
carbon 2, yielding two molecules of
2-phosphoglycerate.
20. GLYCOLYSIS: REACTION 9
In reaction 9, dehydration,
each phosphoglycerate molecule undergoes dehydration
by the enzyme enolase.
two high-energy phosphoenolpyruvate molecules are
produced.
21. GLYCOLYSIS: REACTION 10
In reaction 10, phosphate transfer,
phosphate groups from two phosphoenolpyruvate molecules are
transferred by pyruvate kinase to yield two ADP, two pyruvate, and
two ATP.
a fourth kinase enzyme transfers a phosphate with ATP production.
22. GLYCOLYSIS: OVERALL
REACTION
In glycolysis,
two ATP add phosphate to glucose and fructose-6-phosphate.
four ATP are formed in energy generation by direct transfers of phosphate groups to four
ADP.
there is a net gain of 2 ATP and 2 NADH.
23. FRUCTOSE AND
GALACTOSE
Other monosaccharides, such as fructose and galactose, can enter glycolysis after they are
converted to intermediates.
In muscles and kidneys, fructose is phosphorylated to fructose-6-phosphate, which enters
glycolysis in reaction 3.
Galactose reacts with ATP to yield galactose-1-phosphate, which is converted to glucose-6-
phosphate, which then enters glycolysis at reaction 2.
25. REGULATION OF
GLYCOLYSIS
Glycolysis is regulated by three enzymes.
In reaction 1, hexokinase is inhibited by high levels of glucose-6-phosphate, which prevents
the phosphorylation of glucose.
In reaction 3, phosphofructokinase, an allosteric enzyme, is inhibited by high levels of ATP
and activated by high levels of ADP and AMP.
In reaction 10, pyruvate kinase, another allosteric enzyme, is inhibited by high levels of ATP
or acetyl CoA.
26. IMPORTANCE OF
GLYCOLYSIS
Nearly all of the energy used by living cells comes from the energy in the bonds of the sugar
glucose.
Glycolysis is the first pathway used in the breakdown of glucose to extract energy.
It takes place in the cytoplasm of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
It was probably one of the earlier metabolic pathways to evolve since it is used by nearly all
of the organisms on earth.
27. IMPORTANCE OF
GLYCOLYSIS
The process doesnt use oxygen and is, therefore, anaerobic.
Glycolysis is the first of the main metabolic pathways of cellular respiration to produce
energy in the form of ATP.
Overall, the process of glycolysis produces a net gain of two pyruvate molecules, two ATP
molecules, and two NADH molecules for the cell to use for energy.
28. KREB'S CYCLE
The Krebs cycle or TCA cycle (tricarboxylic acid cycle)
or Citric acid cycle is a series of enzyme catalysed
reactions occurring in the mitochondrial matrix, where
acetyl-CoA is oxidised to form carbon dioxide and
coenzymes are reduced, which generate ATP in the
electron transport chain.
30. KREB'S CYCLE STEPS
After glycolysis, in aerobic organisms, the pyruvate molecules are carboxylated to form
acetyl CoA and CO2.
Oxidative Decarboxylation of pyruvate to Acetyl CoA
31. STEP 1: CONDENSATION OF ACETYL COA WITH
OXALOACETATE
The first step of the citric acid cycle is the joining of the four-carbon compound oxaloacetate (OAA)
and a two-carbon compound acetyl CoA.
The oxaloacetate reacts with the acetyl group of the acetyl CoA and water, resulting in the formation
of a six-carbon compound citric acid, CoA.
32. STEP 2: ISOMERIZATION OF CITRATE INTO
ISOCITRATE
Now, for further metabolism, citrate is converted into
isocitrate through the formation of intermediate cis-
aconitase.
This reaction is a reversible reaction catalyzed by the
enzyme aconitase.
33. STEP 3: OXIDATIVE DECARBOXYLATIONS OF
ISOCITRATE
The third step of the citric acid cycle is the first of the four oxidation-reduction reactions in this cycle.
Isocitrate is oxidatively decarboxylated to form a five-carbon compound, 留-ketoglutarate catalyzed by
the enzyme isocitrate dehydrogenase.
This reaction, like the second reaction, is a two-step reaction.
34. STEP 4: OXIDATIVE DECARBOXYLATION OF -
KETOGLUTARATE
This step is another one of the oxidation-reduction reactions where 留-
ketoglutarate is oxidatively decarboxylated to form a four-carbon
compound, succinyl-CoA, and CO2.
35. STEP 5: CONVERSION OF SUCCINYL-COA INTO
SUCCINATE
In the next step, succinyl-CoA undergoes an energy-conserving reaction in which succinyl-CoA is
cleaved to form succinate.
This reaction is accompanied by phosphorylation of guanosine diphosphate (GDP) to guanosine
triphosphate (GTP).
36. STEP 6: DEHYDRATION OF SUCCINATE TO
FUMARATE
Here, the succinate formed from succinyl-CoA is dehydrogenated to
fumarate catalyzed by the enzyme complex succinate dehydrogenase found
in the intramitochondrial space.
37. STEP 7: HYDRATION OF FUMARATE TO
MALATE
The fumarate is reversibly hydrated
to form L-malate in the presence of
the enzyme fumarate hydratase.
38. STEP 8: DEHYDROGENATION OF L-MALATE TO
OXALOACETATE
The last step of the citric acid cycle is also an oxidation-reduction reaction
where L-malate is dehydrogenated to oxaloacetate in the presence of L-malate
dehydrogenase, which is present in the mitochondrial matrix.
39. IMPORTANCE OF KREBS
CYCLE
The Krebs cycle is the second of three stages of cellular respiration, in which glucose, fatty acids
and certain amino acids, the so-called fuel molecules, are oxidized (see Figure). The oxidation of
these molecules is primarily used to transform the energy contained in these molecules into ATP.
ATP provides for example energy for muscle contractions and can therefore be referred to as
"energy currency" of the cells.
The Krebs cycle has two important functions. One is production of intermediate compounds
important in the synthesis of substances such as amino and fatty acids. The other is formation of
large quantities of ATP that provides energy for various synthetic processes.