Cellular Respiration and Fermentation

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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 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Lectures by Erin Barley Kathleen Fitzpatrick Cellular Respiration and Fermentation Chapter 9

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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

Cellular Respiration and

Fermentation

Chapter 9

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

• 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

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

• 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

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

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

Figure 9.UN04

Dehydrogenase

• 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

Fre

e e

nerg

y, G

Fre

e e

ne

rgy,

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

(from food via NADH)

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.

Figure 9.6-1

Electrons

carried

via NADH

Glycolysis

Glucose Pyruvate

CYTOSOL MITOCHONDRION

ATP

Substrate-level

phosphorylation

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

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

• The process that generates most of the ATP is

called oxidative phosphorylation because it is

powered by redox reactions

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BioFlix: Cellular Respiration

• 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

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

Figure 9.9-1

Glycolysis: Energy Investment Phase

ATP Glucose Glucose 6-phosphate

ADP

Hexokinase

1

Figure 9.9-2

Glycolysis: Energy Investment Phase

ATP Glucose Glucose 6-phosphate Fructose 6-phosphate

ADP

Hexokinase Phosphogluco-

isomerase

1 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Figure 9.9a

Glycolysis: Energy Investment Phase

ATP Glucose Glucose 6-phosphate

ADP

Hexokinase

1

Fructose 6-phosphate

Phosphogluco-

isomerase

2

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

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

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

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

• 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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The Citric Acid Cycle

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

• 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

Figure 9.12-2

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate Isocitrate

Citric

acid

cycle

H2O

2

CoA-SH

Oxaloacetate

Figure 9.12-3

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate Isocitrate

-Ketoglutarate

Citric

acid

cycle

NADH

+ H

NAD

H2O

3

2

CoA-SH

CO2

Oxaloacetate

Figure 9.12-4

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate Isocitrate

-Ketoglutarate

Succinyl

CoA

Citric

acid

cycle

NADH

NADH

+ H

+ H

NAD

NAD

H2O

3

2

4

CoA-SH

CO2

CoA-SH

CO2

Oxaloacetate

Figure 9.12-5

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate Isocitrate

-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

Figure 9.12-6

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate Isocitrate

-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

Figure 9.12-7

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate Isocitrate

-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

Figure 9.12-8

NADH

1

Acetyl CoA

Citrate Isocitrate

-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

Figure 9.12a

Acetyl CoA

Oxaloacetate

Citrate Isocitrate

H2O

CoA-SH

1

2

Figure 9.12b

Isocitrate

-Ketoglutarate

Succinyl

CoA

NADH

NADH

NAD

NAD

+ H

CoA-SH

CO2

CO2

3

4

+ H

Figure 9.12c

Fumarate

FADH2

CoA-SH 6

Succinate

Succinyl

CoA

FAD

ADP

GTP GDP

P i

ATP

5

Figure 9.12d

Oxaloacetate 8

Malate

Fumarate

H2O

NADH

NAD

+ H

7

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

Fre

e e

ne

rgy (

G)

rela

tive

to

O2 (

kc

al/

mo

l)

FMN

FeS FeS

FAD

Q

Cyt b

Cyt c1

Cyt c

Cyt a

Cyt a3

FeS

• 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

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

• 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

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

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

Figure 9.17a

• 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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(b) Lactic acid fermentation

2 Lactate

2 Pyruvate

2 NADH

Glucose Glycolysis

2 ADP 2 P i 2 ATP

2 NAD

2 H

Figure 9.17b

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

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

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

Figure 9.UN06

Inputs Outputs

Glucose

Glycolysis

2 Pyruvate 2 ATP 2 NADH

Figure 9.UN07

Inputs Outputs

2 Pyruvate 2 Acetyl CoA

2 Oxaloacetate Citric

acid

cycle

2

2 6

8 ATP NADH

FADH2 CO2

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

Figure 9.UN09

INTER-

MEMBRANE

SPACE

H ADP + P i

MITO-

CHONDRIAL

MATRIX

ATP

synthase

H

ATP

Figure 9.UN10

Time

pH

dif

fere

nce

acro

ss m

em

bra

ne

Figure 9.UN11