Pyruvate Oxidation Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
Aerobic Fate of Pyruvate: Overview
Mitochondria: Site of Oxidations
Pyruvate Oxidation to Acetyl-CoA
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex l Complex enzyme – 60 polypeptides of 3 kinds l In mitocondrion matrix l Regulated – Inhibited by NADH and GTP – Stimulated by insulin
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex l Three enzymes and 5 coenzymes Total MW: 4.5 x 10 6 ! Also present: regulatory protein kinase, phosphatase
Lipoic Acid: Acyl- and Redox Carrier
Thiamine Pyrophosphate (TPP)
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Mechanism
PDH: The Overall Reaction l Acetyl-CoA enter Krebs cycle l NADH passes e – to O 2
-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex ∆Gº= –33.5 kJ/mol
-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex l Cofactors: FAD, NAD +, lipoate, TPP, CoASH l Mechanism PDH complex