Cellular Respiration Harvesting Chemical Energy 2009-2010

Adenosine TriPhosphate What is energy in biology? ATP Adenosine TriPhosphate 2009-2010

Harvesting energy stored in food Cellular respiration breaking down food to produce ATP in mitochondria using oxygen “aerobic” respiration usually digesting glucose but could be other sugars, fats, or proteins ATP food O2 Movement of hydrogen atoms from glucose to water glucose + oxygen  energy + carbon + water dioxide C6H12O6 6O2 ATP 6CO2 6H2O  +

What do we need to make energy? The “Furnace” for making energy mitochondria Fuel food: carbohydrates, fats, proteins Helpers oxygen enzymes Product ATP Waste products carbon dioxide then used by plants water food ATP enzymes CO2 H2O O2

Using ATP to do work? Can’t store ATP ATP too unstable only used in cell that produces it only short term energy storage carbohydrates & fats are long term energy storage Adenosine TriPhosphate work Adenosine DiPhosphate ADP A working muscle recycles over 10 million ATPs per second

glucose      pyruvate Glycolysis Breaking down glucose “glyco – lysis” (splitting sugar) ancient pathway which harvests energy where energy transfer first evolved transfer energy from organic molecules to ATP still is starting point for ALL cellular respiration but it’s inefficient generate only 2 ATP for every 1 glucose occurs in cytosol glucose      pyruvate 2x 6C 3C Why does it make sense that this happens in the cytosol? Who evolved first?

Evolutionary perspective Prokaryotes first cells had no organelles Anaerobic atmosphere life on Earth first evolved without free oxygen (O2) in atmosphere energy had to be captured from organic molecules in absence of O2 Prokaryotes that evolved glycolysis are ancestors of all modern life ALL cells still utilize glycolysis The enzymes of glycolysis are very similar among all organisms. The genes that code for them are highly conserved. They are a good measure for evolutionary studies. Compare eukaryotes, bacteria & archaea using glycolysis enzymes. Bacteria = 3.5 billion years ago glycolysis in cytosol = doesn’t require a membrane-bound organelle O2 = 2.7 billion years ago photosynthetic bacteria / proto-blue-green algae Eukaryotes = 1.5 billion years ago membrane-bound organelles! Processes that all life/organisms share: Protein synthesis Glycolysis DNA replication

Overview 10 reactions glucose C-C-C-C-C-C fructose-1,6bP ATP 2 enzyme 10 reactions convert glucose (6C) to 2 pyruvate (3C) produces: 4 ATP & 2 NADH consumes: 2 ATP net yield: 2 ATP & 2 NADH ADP 2 enzyme fructose-1,6bP P-C-C-C-C-C-C-P enzyme 2 G3P C-C-C-P NAD+ 2 2e- 2 1st ATP used is like a match to light a fire… initiation energy / activation energy. Destabilizes glucose enough to split it in two enzyme enzyme ADP 4 enzyme ATP 4 pyruvate C-C-C

Pyruvate is a branching point fermentation mitochondria Krebs cycle aerobic respiration

Glycolysis is only the start Pyruvate has more energy to yield More e- to remove if O2 is available, pyruvate enters mitochondria enzymes of Krebs cycle complete the full breakdown of sugar to CO2 2x 6C 3C glucose      pyruvate Can’t stop at pyruvate == not enough energy produced Pyruvate still has a lot of energy in it that has not been captured. It still has 3 carbons! There is still energy stored in those bonds. pyruvate       CO2 3C 1C

Cellular respiration

Mitochondria — Structure Double membrane energy harvesting organelle smooth outer membrane highly folded inner membrane cristae intermembrane space fluid-filled space between membranes matrix inner fluid-filled space DNA, ribosomes enzymes free in matrix & membrane-bound intermembrane space inner membrane outer matrix cristae mitochondrial DNA

Production of Acetyl CoA Pyruvate enters mitochondrial matrix 3 step process releases 2 CO2 (count the carbons!) reduces 2 NAD  2 NADH (moves e-) produces 2 acetyl CoA Acetyl CoA enters Krebs cycle [ 2x ] pyruvate    acetyl CoA + CO2 3C NAD 2C 1C CO2 is fully oxidized carbon == can’t get any more energy out it CH4 is a fully reduced carbon == good fuel!!!

Pyruvate converted to Acetyl CoA NAD+ reduction Coenzyme A Acetyl CoA Pyruvate Release CO2 because completely oxidized…already released all energy it can release … no longer valuable to cell…. Because what’s the point? The Point is to make ATP!!! CO2 C-C C-C-C oxidation 2 x [ ] Yield = 2C sugar + NADH + CO2

Krebs cycle 1937 | 1953 aka Citric Acid Cycle in mitochondrial matrix 8 step pathway each catalyzed by specific enzyme step-wise catabolism of 6C citrate molecule Evolved later than glycolysis does that make evolutionary sense? bacteria 3.5 billion years ago (glycolysis) free O2 2.7 billion years ago (photosynthesis) eukaryotes 1.5 billion years ago (aerobic respiration = organelles  mitochondria) Hans Krebs 1900-1981 The enzymes of glycolysis are very similar among all organisms. The genes that code for them are highly conserved. They are a good measure for evolutionary studies. Compare eukaryotes, bacteria & archaea using glycolysis enzymes. Bacteria = 3.5 billion years ago glycolysis in cytosol = doesn’t require a membrane-bound organelle O2 = 2.7 billion years ago photosynthetic bacteria / proto-blue-green algae Eukaryotes = 1.5 billion years ago membrane-bound organelles! Processes that all life/organisms share: Protein synthesis Glycolysis DNA replication

Count the carbons! x2 3C 2C 4C 6C 4C 6C 5C 4C 4C 4C pyruvate 3C 2C acetyl CoA citrate 4C 6C 4C 6C This happens twice for each glucose molecule breakdown of sugars CO2 A 2 carbon sugar went into the Krebs cycle and was taken apart completely. Two CO2 molecules were produced from that 2 carbon sugar. Glucose has now been fully oxidized! But where’s all the ATP??? x2 5C 4C CO2 4C 4C

production of electron carriers Count the electron carriers! CO2 pyruvate 3C 2C acetyl CoA NADH NADH citrate 4C 6C 4C 6C production of electron carriers This happens twice for each glucose molecule CO2 Everytime the carbons are oxidized, an NAD+ is being reduced. But wait…where’s all the ATP?? NADH x2 5C 4C FADH2 CO2 4C 4C NADH ATP

Electron Carriers H+ Krebs cycle produces large quantities of electron carriers NADH FADH2 go to Electron Transport Chain! ADP + Pi ATP

Energy accounting of Krebs cycle 2x 4 NAD + 1 FAD 4 NADH + 1 FADH2 pyruvate          CO2 1 ADP 1 ATP 3C 3x 1C ATP Net gain = 2 ATP = 8 NADH + 2 FADH2

ATP accounting so far… Glycolysis  2 ATP Kreb’s cycle  2 ATP Life takes a lot of energy to run, need to extract more energy than 4 ATP! There’s got to be a better way! I need a lot more ATP! A working muscle recycles over 10 million ATPs per second

There is a better way! O2 Electron Transport Chain series of proteins built into inner mitochondrial membrane along cristae transport proteins & enzymes transport of electrons down ETC linked to pumping of H+ to create H+ gradient yields ~38 ATP from 1 glucose! only in presence of O2 (aerobic respiration) O2

Mitochondria Double membrane outer membrane inner membrane highly folded cristae enzymes & transport proteins intermembrane space fluid-filled space between membranes

Electron Transport Chain Building proton gradient! NADH  NAD+ + H p e intermembrane space H+ H+ H+ inner mitochondrial membrane H  e- + H+ C Q e– e– e– H FADH2 FAD H 1 2 NADH 2H+ + O2 H2O NAD+ mitochondrial matrix What powers the proton (H+) pumps?…

O2 is 2 oxygen atoms both looking for electrons But what “pulls” the electrons down the ETC? H2O Pumping H+ across membrane … what is energy to fuel that? Can’t be ATP! that would cost you what you want to make! Its like cutting off your leg to buy a new pair of shoes. :-( Flow of electrons powers pumping of H+ O2 is 2 oxygen atoms both looking for electrons O2

Electrons flow downhill Electrons move in steps from carrier to carrier downhill to oxygen each carrier more electronegative controlled oxidation controlled release of energy Electrons move from molecule to molecule until they combine with O & H ions to form H2O It’s like pumping water behind a dam -- if released, it can do work

“proton-motive” force We did it! H+ ADP + Pi Set up a H+ gradient Allow the protons to flow through ATP synthase Synthesizes ATP ADP + Pi  ATP ATP

Chemiosmosis links the Electron Transport Chain to ATP synthesis The diffusion of ions across a membrane build up of concentration gradient just so H+ could flow through ATP synthase enzyme to build ATP Chemiosmosis links the Electron Transport Chain to ATP synthesis Chemiosmosis is the diffusion of ions across a membrane. More specifically, it relates to the generation of ATP by the movement of hydrogen ions across a membrane. Hydrogen ions (protons) will diffuse from an area of high proton concentration to an area of lower proton concentration. Peter Mitchell proposed that an electrochemical concentration gradient of protons across a membrane could be harnessed to make ATP. He likened this process to osmosis, the diffusion of water across a membrane, which is why it is called chemiosmosis.

~38 ATP Cellular respiration + + 2 ATP 2 ATP ~34 ATP

What if oxygen is missing? No oxygen available = can’t complete aerobic respiration Fermentation alcohol fermentation lactic acid fermentation no oxygen or no mitochondria (bacteria) Anaerobic process can only make very little ATP large animals cannot survive yeast bacteria

O2 Fermentation alcohol fermentation lactic acid fermentation yeast glucose  ATP + CO2+ alcohol make beer, wine, bread lactic acid fermentation bacteria, animals glucose  ATP + lactic acid bacteria make yogurt animals feel muscle fatigue