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- (a) Consider the oxidation of malate to oxaloacetate by NAD*: malate + NAD+ → oxaloacetate + NADH + H+ In yeast mitochondria, where the pH = 8.1, this reaction is exergonic only at low oxaloacetate concentrations. Assuming a pH = 8.1, a temperature of 37 °C, and the steady-state concentrations given below, calculate the maximum concentration of oxaloacetate at which the reaction will still be exergonic. malate + NAD*→ oxaloacetate + NADH + H* lactate + NAD →→ pyruvate + NADH + H+ half reaction Pyruvate + 2H+ + 2e → lactate Pyruvate + CO₂ + H + 2e → malate Intracellular steady state concentrations: malate = 410 μM; NAD = 20.0 mM; pyruvate = 3.22 mM; NADH = 290 μM; AG=+29.7 kJ/mol AG¹ = +25.1 kJ/mol E° (V) - 0.190 - 0.330 lactate 1.1 mM CO₂ = 15.5 torrUnder standard conditions, will the following reaction proceed spontaneously as written? Fumarate + NADH + H+⇌ succinate + NAD+Complete the following reactions: NADH, H+ oxidoreductase O2 oxidoreductase
- 1) Which of the following redox reactions would be expected to proceed as written? (Assume standard conditions; E°’ values are shown above.) A. Malate + NAD+ ® Oxaloacetate + NADH + H+ B. Acetoacetate + NADH + H+ ® b-hydorxybutyrate + NAD+ C. Pyruvate + b-hydorxybutyrate ® Lactate + Acetoacetate D. Malate + Pyruvate ® Oxaloacetate + Lactate E. Acetaldehyde + Succinate ® Ethanol + Fumarate Half Reaction E°’ (V) Fumarate + 2 H+ + 2 e- ® Succinate 0.031 Oxaloacetate + 2 H+ + 2 e- ® Malate -0.166 Pyruvate + 2 H+ + 2 e- ® Lactate -0.185 Acetaldehyde + 2 H+ + 2 e- ® Ethanol -0.197 NAD+ + H+ + 2 e- ® NADH -0.320 Acetoacetate + 2 H+ + 2 e- ® b-hydorxybutyrate -0.346 2) Calculate the DE° for the reaction shown in option A question 1.The values of the reduction potential (Eº') of the conjugated redox pairs NAD+/NADH and pyruvate / lactate are -0'32 V and -0'19 V respectively. a) Which of the two conjugated pairs has a greater tendency to lose electrons? Reason for it. b) What is the strongest oxidizing agent? Reason for it. c) If we start with 1M concentrations of each reagent and product at pH 7.0 in which sense the reaction will pass pyruvate + NADH + H+ ⇄ lactate + NAD+ d) What is the standard free energy variation (ΔGº’ at 25ºC) for the conversion of pyruvate to lactate? e) What is the equilibrium constant of this reaction?Indicate whether each of the following changes represents oxidation or reduction. Write: O = for oxidation ; R= for reduction Example: cyt ci (Fet) → cyt c1 (Fe2+) Answer: R Blank #1: COQH2 → CoQ Blank #2: NAD+ - NADH Blank #3: FMN → FMNH2 Blank # 4: FADH2 FAD Blank #5: Fe(III) SP → Fe(II) SP Blank # 1 Blank # 2
- explain in quantitative terms the circumstances under which the following reaction can porceed; L-malate + NAD+ (forward arrow) oxaloacetate + NADH + H+ delta G' standard = +29.7 KJ/molWhich of the following reactions would you expect to proceed in the direction shown, under standard conditions, in the presence of the appropriate enzymes?(a) Malate + NAD+ → oxaloacetate + NADH + H+(b) Acetoacetate + NADH + H+ → β-hydroxybutyrate + NAD+(c) Pyruvate + NADH + H+ → lactate + NAD+(d) Pyruvate + β-hydroxybutyrate → lactate + acetoacetate(e) Malate + pyruvate → oxaloacetate + lactate(f) Acetaldehyde + succinate → ethanol + fumarateOne process catalyzed by NADHNADH dehydrogenase is NADH+H^++ubiquinone ↽−−⇀ NAD+ubiquinolNADH+H^++ubiquinone ↽−−⇀ NAD^++ubiquinol The standard reduction potentials for the half‑reactions are given in the table. Oxidant Reductant ?′0 ubiquinone+2H++2e−ubiquinone+2H++2e^− ubiquinolubiquinol 0.045 NAD^++H^++2e−NAD^++H^++2e^− NADHNADH –0.32 Calculate Δ?′0 for the reaction as shown. Δ?′0=____(V) Calculate Δ?′0 . Δ?′0=____(kJ/mol)
- Balance the following net reaction that occurs during oxidative phosphorylation. Use the smallest whole integers possible for the reaction stoichiometry. NADH+ FADH₂ + ADP+ 0₂+H+PO, ¹ NAD+FAD+ ATP+ +H₂OGlyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (GAP) is converted to 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate (1,3-BPG) as shown. GAP + P + NAD+ 1,3-BPG + NADH Is this reaction spontaneous? How do you know? AG = 6.7 kJ mol-¹ The reaction shown above is coupled to the following reaction in which 1,3-BPG is converted to 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PG): GAP + P + NAD+ + ADP3-PG + NADH + ATP AG = -18.8 kJ mol-¹ 1,3-BPG+ADP3-PG+ATP Write the equation for the overall conversion of GAP to 3PG. Is the coupled reaction favorable? How do you know?About the process of industrial production of ethanol by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, mark the correct alternatives: (a) the cells must be cultured in anaerobic conditions to activate the metabolic pathway of ethanol production (b). the presence of oxygen is required to allow regeneration of the NAD+ cofactor (c). good oxygenation of the medium is important to favor the formation of greater amounts of ATP (d).the production of ethanol is always accompanied by the formation of glycerol (e). the sugar present in the culture medium is completely oxidized to CO2 and water