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Citric Acid Cycle
R.C. Gupta
Professor and Head
Dept. of Biochemistry
National Institute of Medical Sciences
Jaipur, India
Citric acid cycle (CAC) is a metabolic
pathway in which acetyl CoA is oxidized
Acetyl CoA is obtained from diverse
sources
Intermediates of this pathway can be used
to synthesize a variety of compounds
CAC is a cyclic pathway
Several scientists contributed
to the discovery of citric acid
cycle
The complete cycle was
described by Hans Adolf
Krebs
Hans A. Krebs
• Krebs cycle
• Tricarboxylic acid cycle
• Central oxidative pathway
Citric
acid
cycle is
also
known
as:
EMB-RCG
Location
The pathway is present in all the
cells having mitochondria
Enzymes of this pathway are
located in the mitochondria
EMB-RCG
Acetyl CoA, a two-carbon compound
With the condensation of:
The cycle begins ...
Citrate, a six-carbon compound
to form:
Oxaloacetate, a four-carbon compound
with
By a series of reactions …
Citrate is re-converted into oxaloacetate
These are oxidized to water in the
respiratory chain
A number of reducing equivalents are
also removed
Two carbon atoms are removed as
carbon dioxide in these reactions
Oxaloacetate
(4-carbon)
CoA
Citrate
(6-carbon)
CO2
Acetyl CoA
(2-carbon)
CO2
CAC begins with the entry of acetyl group
Sources of oxaloacetate
Hence, there is no net utilization of
oxaloacetate in CAC
But oxaloacetate is regenerated at the end
Oxaloacetate is the acceptor of acetyl group
But to increase the overall rate of
CAC reactions, the concentration of
intermediates has to be raised
Reactions which lead to net entry of
intermediates into the cycle are known
as anaplerotic reactions
An important anaplerotic reaction is
synthesis of oxaloacetate from pyruvate
ATP provides energy for the formation
of covalent bond
Biotin is required as a coenzyme
This reaction is catalysed by pyruvate
carboxylase
Pyruvate carboxylase is an allosteric
enzyme; it is activated by acetyl CoA
CH — C3 — COOH + CO2 + ATP
Pyruvate
carboxylase Biotin
O = C — COOH
|
CH — COOH + ADP + Pi2
Oxaloacetate
O
||
Pyruvate
Oxaloacetate is also formed by a trans-
amination reaction between aspartate
and a-ketoglutarate
H2N—CH—COOH
|
CH2—COOH
Aspartate
GOT, PLP
O=C—COOH
|
CH2—COOH
Oxaloacetate
O
||
HOOC—CH2—CH2—C—COOH
a-Ketoglutarate
NH2
|
HOOC—CH2—CH2—CH—COOH
Glutamate
However, the transamination reaction
is not anaplerotic
One intermediate of citric acid cycle,
oxaloacetate, is formed at the
expense of another, a-ketoglutarate
Sources of acetyl CoA
Acetyl CoA occupies a unique place in
metabolism
It can be formed from:
Glucose Fatty acids Amino acids
EMB-RCG
Pyruvate is an important source of
acetyl CoA
Pyruvate is formed from glucose, lactate
and some amino acids
Amino acids forming pyruvate are
glycine, alanine, serine, threonine,
cysteine, tryptophan and hydroxyproline
Fatty acid are converted into acetyl CoA
by b-oxidation
Ketone bodies are also converted into
acetyl CoA
Some amino acids are directly
converted into acetyl CoA
Such amino acids are phenylalanine,
tyrosine, tryptophan, lysine and leucine
Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate
Pyruvate formed from various compounds
can be converted into acetyl CoA
Conversion of pyruvate into acetyl CoA
occurs by oxidative decarboxylation
Oxidative decarboxylation occurs by a
series of reactions in mitochondria
These reactions are catalysed by
pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
The complex consists of three enzymes
and requires five coenzymes
The enzymes are:
Pyruvate
dehydro-
genase
Dihydrolipoyl
acetyl-
transferase
Dihydrolipoyl
dehydro-
genase
The coenzymes are:
TPP
Lipoic acid
Co A
FAD
NAD
EMB-RCG
CH3— C— COOH
O
|| 
T ‒ H
CH3— C— COOH
OH
|
|
T CO2
CH3— C— H
OH
|
|
TPyruvate
Thiamin pyro-
phosphate
CoA – SH
Coenzyme A
O L
||
CH3 — C ~ S SH
S-Acetyl lipoic
acid
L
S — S
Oxidised
lipoic acid
O
||
CH3— C ~ S— CoA
Acetyl CoA
L
SH SH
Reduced
lipoic acid
FAD FADH2
NADH+ + H NAD +





EMB-RCG
Reactions 1 and 2 are catalysed by
pyruvate dehydrogenase
Reactions 3 and 4 are catalysed by
dihydrolipoyl acetyl transferase
Reactions 5 and 6 are catalysed by
dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase
EMB-RCG
Note: Lipoic acid is bonded to a lysine
residue of dihydrolipoyl acetyl transferase
CH3—C— COOH + CoA ‒ SH + NAD+ →
O
||
CH3—C ~ S ‒ CoA + NADH + H+ + CO2
O
||
The net reaction catalysed by
pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
A major fate of acetyl CoA is its
oxidation in the citric acid cycle
This produces a large amount of
energy in the form of ATP
Fate of acetyl CoA
EMB-RCG
When energy is not required, acetyl CoA is
used to synthesize fatty acids
Small amounts are used for various
acetylation reactions and for synthesis of:
Cholesterol
Steroid hormones
Vitamin D
Ketone bodies
EMB-RCG
Reactions of citric acid cycle
In the first reaction of the cycle, acetyl CoA
reacts with oxaloacetate
The acetyl group is transferred from acetyl
CoA to oxaloacetate forming citrate
CoA is released
The reaction is catalysed by citrate
synthetase
The high-energy thio-ester bond of
acetyl CoA is broken in this reaction
This releases free energy which ensures
that the reaction proceeds in the forward
direction only
EMB-RCG
O = C — COOH
|
CH2 — COOH
Citrate
synthetase
O
||
CH3 — C ~ S — CoA + H2O
CoA — SH
|
HO — C — COOH
|
Citrate
Acetyl CoA
Oxaloacetate
CH2 — COOH
CH2 — COOH
EMB-RCG
In the second reaction, aconitase removes
a molecule of water from citrate
Citrate is converted into cis-aconitate
This reaction is inhibited by fluoro-acetate
EMB-RCG
Aconitase
H2O
CH2— COOH
|
C — COOH
||
CH — COOH
cis-Aconitate
CH2— COOH
|
HO — C — COOH
|
CH2— COOH
Citrate
EMB-RCG
In the third reaction, a water molecule is
added back to cis-aconitate by aconitase
The net result of this and the preceding
reaction is that the position of the –OH
group is shifted
Citrate is converted into isocitrate
EMB-RCG
EMB-RCG
Aconitase
H2O
CH2— COOH
|
CH — COOH
|
HO—CH — COOH
cis-Aconitate
CH2— COOH
|
C — COOH
||
CH — COOH
Isocitrate
In the fourth reaction, isocitrate is
dehydrogenated to oxalosuccinate
The reaction is catalysed by isocitrate
dehydrogenase
Isocitrate dehydrogenase is present in
mitochondria as well as cytosol
EMB-RCG
Mitochondrial isocitrate dehydrogenase uses
NAD as an acceptor of reducing equivalents
Cytosolic isocitrate dehydrogenase uses
NADP as an acceptor of reducing equivalents
EMB-RCG
HO — CH — COOH
Isocitrate
dehydrogenase
CH2— COOH
|
CH — COOH
|
O = C — COOH
CH2— COOH
|
CH — COOH
|
Isocitrate
NAD
+
NADH + H
+
Oxalosuccinate
In the fifth reaction, oxalosuccinate is
decarboxylated to a-ketoglutarate
The reaction is catalysed by isocitrate
dehydrogenase in the presence of Mn++
This is the first reaction of the cycle in
which a carbon atom is removed as
carbon dioxide
EMB-RCG
CH — COOH2
|
CH2
|
O = C — COOH
CH — COOH2
|
CH — COOH
|
O = C — COOH
Oxalosuccinate
CO2
a-Ketoglutarate
Isocitrate
dehydrogenase, Mn++
In the sixth reaction, a-ketoglutarate
undergoes oxidative decarboxylation to
succinyl CoA
This reaction is analogous to oxidative
decarboxylation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA
It is catalysed by a-ketoglutarate
dehydrogenase complex
EMB-RCG
a-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
is made up of:
a-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
Dihydrolipoyl acetyltransferase
Dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase
a-Ketoglutarate
dehyrogenase
complex
CH2— COOH
|
CH2
|
O = C ~ S — CoA
CH2— COOH
|
CH
|
O = C — COOH
a-Ketoglutarate
CO2 + NADH + H+
Succinyl CoA
CoA ‒ SH + NAD+
This is the second reaction in which a
carbon atom is removed
This is also an example of substrate-linked
oxidative phosphorylation
Energy released during oxidation of a-keto-
glutarate is used to form a high-energy thio-
ester bond
The seventh reaction is splitting of succinyl
CoA into succinate and CoA
It is catalysed by succinate thiokinase
(succinyl CoA synthetase)
The energy released in the reaction is used
to phosphorylate GDP to GTP
GTP can transfer a high-energy phosphate
to ADP forming ATP
GDP + Pi
Succinate
thiokinase
CH2 — COOH
|
CH2 —COOH
CH2 — COOH
|
CH2
|
O = C ~ S — CoA
Succinyl CoA
Succinate
GTP + CoA–SH
Succinate is a four-carbon dicarboxylic
acid
It is converted into oxaloacetate, another
four-carbon dicarboxylic acid
The conversion occurs by a series of
reactions
In the eighth reaction, two hydrogen atoms
are transferred from succinate to FAD
The reaction is catalysed by succinate
dehydrogenase
Succinate dehydrogenase is a flavo-
protein having FAD as a prosthetic group
Succinate
dehydrogenase
H— C — COOH
||
HOOC — C — H
CH2— COOH
|
CH2— COOH
FADH2
Succinate
FAD
Fumarate
Fumarase
HO — CH — COOH
|
CH2 — COOH
H — C — COOH
||
HOOC — C — H
Fumarate
H2O
L-Malate
In the ninth reaction, fumarate is
hydrated to L-malate by fumarase
In the tenth reaction, L-malate is dehydro-
genated to oxaloacetate by malate
dehydrogenase
NAD accepts the reducing equivalents
Thus, oxaloacetate is regenerated and
acetyl CoA is oxidised
Malate
dehydrogenase
O —— C — COOH
|
CH2 — COOH
HO — CH — COOH
|
CH2 — COOH
L-Malate
NAD+
NADH + H+
Oxaloacetate
Citric acid cycle
Oxaloacetate Acetyl CoA
CoA
Citrate
cis-Aconitate
Isocitrate
Oxalosuccinate
CO2
a-Ketoglutarate
CoA
Succinyl CoA
GDP+Pi
CoA+GTP
Succinate
FAD
FADH2
Fumarate
H2O
L-Malate
NAD+
NADH + H+
NAD+
NAD+
NADH+H+
NADH + H+
H2O
H2O
H2O
CO2
During complete oxidation of one molecule of
acetyl Co A in citric acid cycle:
These are oxidised in the respiratory chain
Energetics
Three molecules of NAD are reduced
One molecule of FAD is reduced
Oxidation of three molecules of NADH will
phosphorylate nine molecules of ADP to ATP
Oxidation of one molecule of FADH2 will
phosphorylate two molecules of ADP to ATP
Thus, 11 ATP equivalents are formed by
oxidative phosphorylation in the respiratory
chain per molecule of acetyl Co A oxidised
One GTP is formed when succinyl CoA is
converted into succinate
This, in turn, can convert one ADP into one
ATP
Thus, 12 ATP equivalents are formed on
complete oxidation of one molecule of acetyl
CoA in citric acid cycle and respiratory chain
Succinyl CoA
to succinate
Isocitrate to
oxaloacetate NAD+ NADH 3 ATP equivalents
Reaction Change in
coenzyme
Energy
captured
a-Ketoglutarate
to succinyl CoA NAD+ NADH 3 ATP equivalents
Malate to
oxaloacetate 3 ATP equivalentsNAD+ NADH
2 ATP equivalentsFAD  FADH2
Succinate to
fumarate
1 ATP equivalentGDP GTP
12 ATP equivalentsNet gain
Eight ATP equivalents are formed when one
molecule of glucose is oxidised to two
molecules of pyruvate
One molecule of NAD is reduced when
pyruvate is converted into acetyl CoA
This will form three ATP equivalents when it is
oxidised in the respiratory chain
Energetics of oxidation of glucose
Conversion of two pyruvate molecules into
acetyl CoA will form 6 ATP equivalents
Oxidation of two acetyl CoA molecules in CAC
will form 24 ATP equivalents
Thus, total ATP equivalents formed from
complete oxidation of glucose are 8+6+24=38
Energy of hydrolysis of the terminal phosphate
bond of ATP is 7.3 kcal/mol
38 ATP equivalents represent a capture of
38x7.3 = 277.4 kcal energy per mol of glucose
Efficiency of oxidation
Potential energy present in glucose is 686
kcal per mol
Hence, efficiency of oxidation of glucose is
277.4  686  100% or nearly 40%
Importance of citric acid cycle
• Final catabolic pathway for
carbohydrates, lipids and proteins
• Glucose, fatty acids and many
amino acids can be synthesized from
intermediates of the cycle
• Capture of energy as ATP
All the carbohydrates can be converted
into glucose
Glucose is converted into pyruvate in the
glycolytic pathway
Pyruvate can enter citric acid cycle after its
conversion into acetyl CoA
Catabolic function
Oxidation of fatty acids produces acetyl
CoA which is oxidised in the CAC
Propionyl CoA is formed from fatty acids
having an odd number of carbon atoms
Propionyl CoA is converted into succinyl
CoA which is an intermediate of CAC
Glycerol
Glycerol-3-phosphate
Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Pyruvate
Glycerol is also released from lipids
This can be converted into pyruvate in
the glycolytic pathway
Several amino acids are converted into
pyruvate
These are glycine, alanine, serine,
threonine, cysteine, tryptophan and
hydroxyproline
Pyruvate is converted into acetyl CoA
which enters the citric acid cycle
Glutamine, arginine, histidine and proline
can be converted into glutamate
Glutamate can be converted into a-keto-
glutarate, an intermediate of CAC
Thus, these five amino acids can enter the
cycle as a-ketoglutarate
Valine, isoleucine and methionine can enter
CAC as succinyl CoA
Phenylalanine and tyrosine are partially
converted into fumarate, an intermediate
Asparagine and aspartate can enter the
cycle as oxaloacetate
Leucine and lysine enter as acetyl CoA
Anabolic function
Glucose, fatty acids and many amino
acids can be synthesized from inter-
mediates of citric acid cycle
Therefore, this cycle plays an important
role in interconversion of nutrients
All the intermediates of CAC can be
converted into oxaloacetate
Oxaloacetate is a substrates for gluco-
neogenesis
Therefore, glucose can be synthesized
from intermediates of citric acid cycle
Some intermediates can be trans-
aminated to amino acids
a-Ketoglutarate can be transaminated to
glutamate and oxaloacetate to aspartate
Some other amino acids can be formed
from these two
Fatty acids are synthesized from acetyl
CoA
Major source of acetyl CoA is pyruvate
Acetyl CoA is formed in mitochondria but
fatty acids are synthesised in cytosol
Acetyl CoA cannot traverse mitochondrial
membrane but citrate can
Acetyl CoA is converted into citrate in
the mitochondria
Citrate goes to cytosol, and is cleaved
into acetyl CoA and oxaloacetate
Acetyl CoA is used for fatty acid
synthesis
Citrate + CoA
ATP-Citrate
lyase
ATP
ADP + Pi
Acetyl CoA + Oxaloacetate
Citric acid cycle performs catabolic as
well as anabolic functions
Therefore, it is said to be an
amphibolic pathway
Oxaloacetate
Citrate
cis-Aconitate
Isocitrate
Oxalosuccinate
a-Ketoglutarate
Succinyl CoA
Succinate
Phe, Tyr Fumarate
Malate
Val
Propionyl CoA
Fatty acids (C)2n+1
Ile Met
Glutamate
Gln Pro Arg His
Gly, Ala, Ser, Thr, Cys, Trp, Hyp
PyruvateGlucose Glycerol
Acetyl CoA Fatty acids (C)2n
Asn Asp
Acetyl CoA
Amphibolic
role of CAC
Capture of energy
Much of the energy is captured as ATP
when these fuels are oxidized in the
citric acid cycle
An important functions of citric acid
cycle is to capture the energy present
in carbohydrates, lipids and proteins
Regulation
The major function of citric acid cycle is
to capture energy
Availability of energy in the cell is the
major regulator of the pathway
In addition, some enzymes are allosteric
enzymes
The allosteric enzymes are:
Ca++ is the allosteric activator of all the
three
a-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
Isocitrate dehydrogenase
Citrate synthetase
The allosteric inhibitors are:
Enzyme Inhibitor
Citrate synthetase ATP and acyl CoA
Isocitrate
dehydrogenase
ATP and NADH
a-Ketoglutarate
dehydrogenase
NADH and succinyl
CoA
Citrate
synthetase
ATP, acyl CoACa++
+ -
Isocitrate
dehydrogenase
ATP, NADHCa++
+
+
-
a-Ketoglutarate
dehydrogenase
NADH, Succinyl CoA
-
Ca++
Glucose is major source of energy for brain
Pyruvate formed by glycolysis is converted
into acetyl CoA
Glucose is oxidized by glycolysis in brain
Regulation in brain
The fate of acetyl CoA is its oxidation in the
citric acid cycle
Rate of citric acid cycle reactions in brain
depends upon the availability of acetyl CoA
PDH complex is regulated by allosteric
mechanism as well as covalent modification
Availability of acetyl CoA depends upon
pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex
The components of PDH complex are:
Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase
Dihydrolipoyl acetyltransferase
Dihydrolipoyl acetyltransferase and dihydro-
lipoyl dehydrogenase are allosteric enzymes
Dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase is
allosterically inhibited by NADH
Dihydrolipoyl acetyltransferase is
allosterically inhibited by acetyl CoA
PDH can exist in two forms: PDH-a and
PDH-b
PDH-b is the phosphorylated form
PDH-a is the dephosphorylated form
Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) is
regulated by covalent modification
PDH-a is the active form; PDH-b is
the inactive form
PDH-b is dephosphorylated to PDH-a
by PDH phosphatase
PDH-a is phosphorylated to PDH-b by
PDH kinase
PDH–a
(active)
PDH–b
(inactive)
ATP ADP
PDH kinase
PDH phosphatase
Pi H2O
‒℗
EMB-RCG
PDH kinase and PDH phosphatase are
allosteric enzymes
PDH phosphatase is activated by Ca++ and
Mg++
PDH kinase is activated by acetyl CoA,
NADH & ATP, and is inhibited by pyruvate
High concentrations of acetyl CoA, NADH and
ATP convert active PDH into inactive PDH
A high concentration of pyruvate has the
opposite effect
This, in turn, decreases the rate of citric acid
cycle reactions
Conversion of pyruvate into acetyl CoA is
decreased
ATP
PDH PDH‒
NADHAcetyl CoA
  
  -
ATP ADP
PDH kinase
Pyruvate
PDH phosphatase
Pi H2O
Mg
++
Ca
++
Insulin
(in adipose tissue)
EMB-RCG
℗
In adipose tissue, insulin activates PDH
phosphatase
This increases the oxidative
decarboxylation of pyruvate into acetyl CoA
PDH phosphatase converts inactive PDH
into active PDH
Citric acid cycle

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Citric acid cycle

  • 1. Citric Acid Cycle R.C. Gupta Professor and Head Dept. of Biochemistry National Institute of Medical Sciences Jaipur, India
  • 2. Citric acid cycle (CAC) is a metabolic pathway in which acetyl CoA is oxidized Acetyl CoA is obtained from diverse sources Intermediates of this pathway can be used to synthesize a variety of compounds CAC is a cyclic pathway
  • 3. Several scientists contributed to the discovery of citric acid cycle The complete cycle was described by Hans Adolf Krebs Hans A. Krebs
  • 4. • Krebs cycle • Tricarboxylic acid cycle • Central oxidative pathway Citric acid cycle is also known as: EMB-RCG
  • 5. Location The pathway is present in all the cells having mitochondria Enzymes of this pathway are located in the mitochondria EMB-RCG
  • 6. Acetyl CoA, a two-carbon compound With the condensation of: The cycle begins ... Citrate, a six-carbon compound to form: Oxaloacetate, a four-carbon compound with
  • 7. By a series of reactions … Citrate is re-converted into oxaloacetate These are oxidized to water in the respiratory chain A number of reducing equivalents are also removed Two carbon atoms are removed as carbon dioxide in these reactions
  • 9. CAC begins with the entry of acetyl group Sources of oxaloacetate Hence, there is no net utilization of oxaloacetate in CAC But oxaloacetate is regenerated at the end Oxaloacetate is the acceptor of acetyl group
  • 10. But to increase the overall rate of CAC reactions, the concentration of intermediates has to be raised Reactions which lead to net entry of intermediates into the cycle are known as anaplerotic reactions
  • 11. An important anaplerotic reaction is synthesis of oxaloacetate from pyruvate ATP provides energy for the formation of covalent bond Biotin is required as a coenzyme This reaction is catalysed by pyruvate carboxylase
  • 12. Pyruvate carboxylase is an allosteric enzyme; it is activated by acetyl CoA CH — C3 — COOH + CO2 + ATP Pyruvate carboxylase Biotin O = C — COOH | CH — COOH + ADP + Pi2 Oxaloacetate O || Pyruvate
  • 13. Oxaloacetate is also formed by a trans- amination reaction between aspartate and a-ketoglutarate H2N—CH—COOH | CH2—COOH Aspartate GOT, PLP O=C—COOH | CH2—COOH Oxaloacetate O || HOOC—CH2—CH2—C—COOH a-Ketoglutarate NH2 | HOOC—CH2—CH2—CH—COOH Glutamate
  • 14. However, the transamination reaction is not anaplerotic One intermediate of citric acid cycle, oxaloacetate, is formed at the expense of another, a-ketoglutarate
  • 15. Sources of acetyl CoA Acetyl CoA occupies a unique place in metabolism It can be formed from: Glucose Fatty acids Amino acids EMB-RCG
  • 16. Pyruvate is an important source of acetyl CoA Pyruvate is formed from glucose, lactate and some amino acids Amino acids forming pyruvate are glycine, alanine, serine, threonine, cysteine, tryptophan and hydroxyproline
  • 17. Fatty acid are converted into acetyl CoA by b-oxidation Ketone bodies are also converted into acetyl CoA Some amino acids are directly converted into acetyl CoA Such amino acids are phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, lysine and leucine
  • 18. Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate Pyruvate formed from various compounds can be converted into acetyl CoA Conversion of pyruvate into acetyl CoA occurs by oxidative decarboxylation
  • 19. Oxidative decarboxylation occurs by a series of reactions in mitochondria These reactions are catalysed by pyruvate dehydrogenase complex The complex consists of three enzymes and requires five coenzymes
  • 21. CH3— C— COOH O ||  T ‒ H CH3— C— COOH OH | | T CO2 CH3— C— H OH | | TPyruvate Thiamin pyro- phosphate CoA – SH Coenzyme A O L || CH3 — C ~ S SH S-Acetyl lipoic acid L S — S Oxidised lipoic acid O || CH3— C ~ S— CoA Acetyl CoA L SH SH Reduced lipoic acid FAD FADH2 NADH+ + H NAD +      EMB-RCG
  • 22. Reactions 1 and 2 are catalysed by pyruvate dehydrogenase Reactions 3 and 4 are catalysed by dihydrolipoyl acetyl transferase Reactions 5 and 6 are catalysed by dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase EMB-RCG Note: Lipoic acid is bonded to a lysine residue of dihydrolipoyl acetyl transferase
  • 23. CH3—C— COOH + CoA ‒ SH + NAD+ → O || CH3—C ~ S ‒ CoA + NADH + H+ + CO2 O || The net reaction catalysed by pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
  • 24. A major fate of acetyl CoA is its oxidation in the citric acid cycle This produces a large amount of energy in the form of ATP Fate of acetyl CoA EMB-RCG
  • 25. When energy is not required, acetyl CoA is used to synthesize fatty acids Small amounts are used for various acetylation reactions and for synthesis of: Cholesterol Steroid hormones Vitamin D Ketone bodies EMB-RCG
  • 26. Reactions of citric acid cycle In the first reaction of the cycle, acetyl CoA reacts with oxaloacetate The acetyl group is transferred from acetyl CoA to oxaloacetate forming citrate CoA is released The reaction is catalysed by citrate synthetase
  • 27. The high-energy thio-ester bond of acetyl CoA is broken in this reaction This releases free energy which ensures that the reaction proceeds in the forward direction only EMB-RCG
  • 28. O = C — COOH | CH2 — COOH Citrate synthetase O || CH3 — C ~ S — CoA + H2O CoA — SH | HO — C — COOH | Citrate Acetyl CoA Oxaloacetate CH2 — COOH CH2 — COOH EMB-RCG
  • 29. In the second reaction, aconitase removes a molecule of water from citrate Citrate is converted into cis-aconitate This reaction is inhibited by fluoro-acetate EMB-RCG
  • 30. Aconitase H2O CH2— COOH | C — COOH || CH — COOH cis-Aconitate CH2— COOH | HO — C — COOH | CH2— COOH Citrate EMB-RCG
  • 31. In the third reaction, a water molecule is added back to cis-aconitate by aconitase The net result of this and the preceding reaction is that the position of the –OH group is shifted Citrate is converted into isocitrate EMB-RCG
  • 32. EMB-RCG Aconitase H2O CH2— COOH | CH — COOH | HO—CH — COOH cis-Aconitate CH2— COOH | C — COOH || CH — COOH Isocitrate
  • 33. In the fourth reaction, isocitrate is dehydrogenated to oxalosuccinate The reaction is catalysed by isocitrate dehydrogenase Isocitrate dehydrogenase is present in mitochondria as well as cytosol EMB-RCG
  • 34. Mitochondrial isocitrate dehydrogenase uses NAD as an acceptor of reducing equivalents Cytosolic isocitrate dehydrogenase uses NADP as an acceptor of reducing equivalents EMB-RCG
  • 35. HO — CH — COOH Isocitrate dehydrogenase CH2— COOH | CH — COOH | O = C — COOH CH2— COOH | CH — COOH | Isocitrate NAD + NADH + H + Oxalosuccinate
  • 36. In the fifth reaction, oxalosuccinate is decarboxylated to a-ketoglutarate The reaction is catalysed by isocitrate dehydrogenase in the presence of Mn++ This is the first reaction of the cycle in which a carbon atom is removed as carbon dioxide EMB-RCG
  • 37. CH — COOH2 | CH2 | O = C — COOH CH — COOH2 | CH — COOH | O = C — COOH Oxalosuccinate CO2 a-Ketoglutarate Isocitrate dehydrogenase, Mn++
  • 38. In the sixth reaction, a-ketoglutarate undergoes oxidative decarboxylation to succinyl CoA This reaction is analogous to oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA It is catalysed by a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex EMB-RCG
  • 39. a-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex is made up of: a-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase Dihydrolipoyl acetyltransferase Dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase
  • 40. a-Ketoglutarate dehyrogenase complex CH2— COOH | CH2 | O = C ~ S — CoA CH2— COOH | CH | O = C — COOH a-Ketoglutarate CO2 + NADH + H+ Succinyl CoA CoA ‒ SH + NAD+
  • 41. This is the second reaction in which a carbon atom is removed This is also an example of substrate-linked oxidative phosphorylation Energy released during oxidation of a-keto- glutarate is used to form a high-energy thio- ester bond
  • 42. The seventh reaction is splitting of succinyl CoA into succinate and CoA It is catalysed by succinate thiokinase (succinyl CoA synthetase) The energy released in the reaction is used to phosphorylate GDP to GTP GTP can transfer a high-energy phosphate to ADP forming ATP
  • 43. GDP + Pi Succinate thiokinase CH2 — COOH | CH2 —COOH CH2 — COOH | CH2 | O = C ~ S — CoA Succinyl CoA Succinate GTP + CoA–SH
  • 44. Succinate is a four-carbon dicarboxylic acid It is converted into oxaloacetate, another four-carbon dicarboxylic acid The conversion occurs by a series of reactions
  • 45. In the eighth reaction, two hydrogen atoms are transferred from succinate to FAD The reaction is catalysed by succinate dehydrogenase Succinate dehydrogenase is a flavo- protein having FAD as a prosthetic group
  • 46. Succinate dehydrogenase H— C — COOH || HOOC — C — H CH2— COOH | CH2— COOH FADH2 Succinate FAD Fumarate
  • 47. Fumarase HO — CH — COOH | CH2 — COOH H — C — COOH || HOOC — C — H Fumarate H2O L-Malate In the ninth reaction, fumarate is hydrated to L-malate by fumarase
  • 48. In the tenth reaction, L-malate is dehydro- genated to oxaloacetate by malate dehydrogenase NAD accepts the reducing equivalents Thus, oxaloacetate is regenerated and acetyl CoA is oxidised
  • 49. Malate dehydrogenase O —— C — COOH | CH2 — COOH HO — CH — COOH | CH2 — COOH L-Malate NAD+ NADH + H+ Oxaloacetate
  • 50. Citric acid cycle Oxaloacetate Acetyl CoA CoA Citrate cis-Aconitate Isocitrate Oxalosuccinate CO2 a-Ketoglutarate CoA Succinyl CoA GDP+Pi CoA+GTP Succinate FAD FADH2 Fumarate H2O L-Malate NAD+ NADH + H+ NAD+ NAD+ NADH+H+ NADH + H+ H2O H2O H2O CO2
  • 51. During complete oxidation of one molecule of acetyl Co A in citric acid cycle: These are oxidised in the respiratory chain Energetics Three molecules of NAD are reduced One molecule of FAD is reduced
  • 52. Oxidation of three molecules of NADH will phosphorylate nine molecules of ADP to ATP Oxidation of one molecule of FADH2 will phosphorylate two molecules of ADP to ATP Thus, 11 ATP equivalents are formed by oxidative phosphorylation in the respiratory chain per molecule of acetyl Co A oxidised
  • 53. One GTP is formed when succinyl CoA is converted into succinate This, in turn, can convert one ADP into one ATP Thus, 12 ATP equivalents are formed on complete oxidation of one molecule of acetyl CoA in citric acid cycle and respiratory chain
  • 54. Succinyl CoA to succinate Isocitrate to oxaloacetate NAD+ NADH 3 ATP equivalents Reaction Change in coenzyme Energy captured a-Ketoglutarate to succinyl CoA NAD+ NADH 3 ATP equivalents Malate to oxaloacetate 3 ATP equivalentsNAD+ NADH 2 ATP equivalentsFAD  FADH2 Succinate to fumarate 1 ATP equivalentGDP GTP 12 ATP equivalentsNet gain
  • 55. Eight ATP equivalents are formed when one molecule of glucose is oxidised to two molecules of pyruvate One molecule of NAD is reduced when pyruvate is converted into acetyl CoA This will form three ATP equivalents when it is oxidised in the respiratory chain Energetics of oxidation of glucose
  • 56. Conversion of two pyruvate molecules into acetyl CoA will form 6 ATP equivalents Oxidation of two acetyl CoA molecules in CAC will form 24 ATP equivalents Thus, total ATP equivalents formed from complete oxidation of glucose are 8+6+24=38
  • 57. Energy of hydrolysis of the terminal phosphate bond of ATP is 7.3 kcal/mol 38 ATP equivalents represent a capture of 38x7.3 = 277.4 kcal energy per mol of glucose Efficiency of oxidation
  • 58. Potential energy present in glucose is 686 kcal per mol Hence, efficiency of oxidation of glucose is 277.4  686  100% or nearly 40%
  • 59. Importance of citric acid cycle • Final catabolic pathway for carbohydrates, lipids and proteins • Glucose, fatty acids and many amino acids can be synthesized from intermediates of the cycle • Capture of energy as ATP
  • 60. All the carbohydrates can be converted into glucose Glucose is converted into pyruvate in the glycolytic pathway Pyruvate can enter citric acid cycle after its conversion into acetyl CoA Catabolic function
  • 61. Oxidation of fatty acids produces acetyl CoA which is oxidised in the CAC Propionyl CoA is formed from fatty acids having an odd number of carbon atoms Propionyl CoA is converted into succinyl CoA which is an intermediate of CAC
  • 62. Glycerol Glycerol-3-phosphate Dihydroxyacetone phosphate Pyruvate Glycerol is also released from lipids This can be converted into pyruvate in the glycolytic pathway
  • 63. Several amino acids are converted into pyruvate These are glycine, alanine, serine, threonine, cysteine, tryptophan and hydroxyproline Pyruvate is converted into acetyl CoA which enters the citric acid cycle
  • 64. Glutamine, arginine, histidine and proline can be converted into glutamate Glutamate can be converted into a-keto- glutarate, an intermediate of CAC Thus, these five amino acids can enter the cycle as a-ketoglutarate
  • 65. Valine, isoleucine and methionine can enter CAC as succinyl CoA Phenylalanine and tyrosine are partially converted into fumarate, an intermediate Asparagine and aspartate can enter the cycle as oxaloacetate Leucine and lysine enter as acetyl CoA
  • 66. Anabolic function Glucose, fatty acids and many amino acids can be synthesized from inter- mediates of citric acid cycle Therefore, this cycle plays an important role in interconversion of nutrients
  • 67. All the intermediates of CAC can be converted into oxaloacetate Oxaloacetate is a substrates for gluco- neogenesis Therefore, glucose can be synthesized from intermediates of citric acid cycle
  • 68. Some intermediates can be trans- aminated to amino acids a-Ketoglutarate can be transaminated to glutamate and oxaloacetate to aspartate Some other amino acids can be formed from these two
  • 69. Fatty acids are synthesized from acetyl CoA Major source of acetyl CoA is pyruvate Acetyl CoA is formed in mitochondria but fatty acids are synthesised in cytosol Acetyl CoA cannot traverse mitochondrial membrane but citrate can
  • 70. Acetyl CoA is converted into citrate in the mitochondria Citrate goes to cytosol, and is cleaved into acetyl CoA and oxaloacetate Acetyl CoA is used for fatty acid synthesis
  • 71. Citrate + CoA ATP-Citrate lyase ATP ADP + Pi Acetyl CoA + Oxaloacetate
  • 72. Citric acid cycle performs catabolic as well as anabolic functions Therefore, it is said to be an amphibolic pathway
  • 73. Oxaloacetate Citrate cis-Aconitate Isocitrate Oxalosuccinate a-Ketoglutarate Succinyl CoA Succinate Phe, Tyr Fumarate Malate Val Propionyl CoA Fatty acids (C)2n+1 Ile Met Glutamate Gln Pro Arg His Gly, Ala, Ser, Thr, Cys, Trp, Hyp PyruvateGlucose Glycerol Acetyl CoA Fatty acids (C)2n Asn Asp Acetyl CoA Amphibolic role of CAC
  • 74. Capture of energy Much of the energy is captured as ATP when these fuels are oxidized in the citric acid cycle An important functions of citric acid cycle is to capture the energy present in carbohydrates, lipids and proteins
  • 75. Regulation The major function of citric acid cycle is to capture energy Availability of energy in the cell is the major regulator of the pathway In addition, some enzymes are allosteric enzymes
  • 76. The allosteric enzymes are: Ca++ is the allosteric activator of all the three a-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase Isocitrate dehydrogenase Citrate synthetase
  • 77. The allosteric inhibitors are: Enzyme Inhibitor Citrate synthetase ATP and acyl CoA Isocitrate dehydrogenase ATP and NADH a-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase NADH and succinyl CoA
  • 78. Citrate synthetase ATP, acyl CoACa++ + - Isocitrate dehydrogenase ATP, NADHCa++ + + - a-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase NADH, Succinyl CoA - Ca++
  • 79. Glucose is major source of energy for brain Pyruvate formed by glycolysis is converted into acetyl CoA Glucose is oxidized by glycolysis in brain Regulation in brain The fate of acetyl CoA is its oxidation in the citric acid cycle
  • 80. Rate of citric acid cycle reactions in brain depends upon the availability of acetyl CoA PDH complex is regulated by allosteric mechanism as well as covalent modification Availability of acetyl CoA depends upon pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex
  • 81. The components of PDH complex are: Pyruvate dehydrogenase Dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase Dihydrolipoyl acetyltransferase
  • 82. Dihydrolipoyl acetyltransferase and dihydro- lipoyl dehydrogenase are allosteric enzymes Dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase is allosterically inhibited by NADH Dihydrolipoyl acetyltransferase is allosterically inhibited by acetyl CoA
  • 83. PDH can exist in two forms: PDH-a and PDH-b PDH-b is the phosphorylated form PDH-a is the dephosphorylated form Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) is regulated by covalent modification
  • 84. PDH-a is the active form; PDH-b is the inactive form PDH-b is dephosphorylated to PDH-a by PDH phosphatase PDH-a is phosphorylated to PDH-b by PDH kinase
  • 86. PDH kinase and PDH phosphatase are allosteric enzymes PDH phosphatase is activated by Ca++ and Mg++ PDH kinase is activated by acetyl CoA, NADH & ATP, and is inhibited by pyruvate
  • 87. High concentrations of acetyl CoA, NADH and ATP convert active PDH into inactive PDH A high concentration of pyruvate has the opposite effect This, in turn, decreases the rate of citric acid cycle reactions Conversion of pyruvate into acetyl CoA is decreased
  • 88. ATP PDH PDH‒ NADHAcetyl CoA      - ATP ADP PDH kinase Pyruvate PDH phosphatase Pi H2O Mg ++ Ca ++ Insulin (in adipose tissue) EMB-RCG ℗
  • 89. In adipose tissue, insulin activates PDH phosphatase This increases the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate into acetyl CoA PDH phosphatase converts inactive PDH into active PDH