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HMP pathway and its significance Alina George | Mam Yad-e-Baiza Nawal | Govt. Post Graduate College
HMP SHUNT PATHWAY DEFINITION: It is a metabolic pathway parallel to glycolysis. It generates NADPH and pentoses essential in body for various reasons. WHY HMP PATHWAY IS CALLED SHUNT? It is called HMP SHUNT PATHWAY because the pathway allows for carbon atoms from glucose-6-phosphate to take a brief detour (shunt) before they proceed down the glycolytic pathway. 2/17/2020 2
HMP Pathway Phospho gluconate pathway Pentose phosphate pathway Hexose monophosphate pathway All the intermediates of this pathway are in the mono phosphate form contrary to glycolysis where bisphosphate forms of intermediates are also there. 2/17/2020 3
What is the purpose of HMP pathway ? An alternative route for the metabolism of glucose What is the outcome: NADPH Pentoses Not directly meant for energy production 2/17/2020 4
Where does this pathway take place? ORGANS?TISSUES Rapidly dividing cells and in tissues where there is a great requirement of NADPH such as: Liver Adipose tissue Adrenal cortex Gonads Lens RBC’s The pathway is less active in the skeletal muscle.
HMP Pathway All the reactions of this pathway take place in the cytoplasm. 2/17/2020 6
HMP pathway an overview
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Oxidative phase leads to formation of Ribose 5-P by oxidative decarboxylation Non oxidative phase rearrangement process results in the formation of glycolytic intermediates 2/17/2020 9
Oxidative phase
Reactions of oxidative phase of HMP pathway-2 molecules of NADPH and one of are produced in the oxidative phase 2/17/2020 11
STEP-1: Glucose-6-phosphate is oxidized by enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase to form 6-phosphoglucono- -lactone. This enzyme is an NADP dependent enzyme, where accepts an electron to form NADPH + 2/17/2020 12
STEP-2: The product 6-phosphoglucono- -lactone gets hydrolyzed to 6-phosphogluconate by a specific enzyme lactonase . 2/17/2020 13
STEP-3: The product 6-phosphogluconate gets decarboxylated to give D-ribulose 5-phosphate. 2/17/2020 14
Non-Oxidative phase
Reactions of HMP pathway – Non-Oxidative phase Ribulose 5-phosphate 3-epimerase(Phosphopentose epimerase) alters the configuration about carbon 3, forming the epimer Xylose 5-phosphate, also a ketopentose Ribose 5-phosphate keto Isomerase (phosphopentose isomerase) converts Ribulose 5-phosphate to the corresponding aldopentose, ribose 5-phosphate 2/17/2020 16
Non-Oxidative phase The pathway catalyzes the interconversion of: 3,4,5,6 and 7 carbon sugars in a series of non oxidative reactions That can result in the synthesis of: 5-carbon sugars for nucleotide biosynthesis or Degradation of excess 5-carbon sugars into intermediates of the glycolytic pathway. 2/17/2020 17
Rearrangement of sugars in the Non-Oxidative Phase C5+C5 C3+C7 C3+C7 C6+C4 C5+C4 C3+C6 2/17/2020 18
STEP-1-Non-Oxidative phase 2/17/2020 19
STEP-1 Non-oxidative phase Transketolase effects the conversion of a ketose sugar into an aldose with 2-carbons less and an aldose sugar into a ketose with 2 carbons more. The reaction requires and thiamine pyrophosphate(vitamin B1) as coenzyme 2/17/2020 20
STEP-2-Non-Oxidative phase 2/17/2020 21
STEP-3-Non-Oxidative phase 2/17/2020 22
Significance of HMP pathway
Major outcomes NADPH Pentoses Glycolytic intermediates 2/17/2020 24
Significance of NADPH It is used for reductive biosynthesis For maintenance of membrane integrity of red blood cell and lens, detoxification and macrophageal functions 2/17/2020 25
Significance of pentoses 2/17/2020 26
NUCLEOTIDES: 2/17/2020 27
ATP: 2/17/2020 28
COENZYMES: 2/17/2020 29 NADP FAD
Utilization of Pentoses Non-Oxidative phase of HMP Pathway 2/17/2020 30
Significance of Glycolytic intermediates Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate and Fructose-6-Phosphate formed may enter glycolysis for ATP synthesis or may be used as intermediates of pathway of gluconeogenesis( metabolic process used to make sugars from non-carbohydrate precursors) The Pentose Phosphate Pathway thus serves as an entry into Glycolysis for both 5-carbon and 6-carbon sugars. 2/17/2020 31
Significance of produced from this pathway can be utilized for fixation reactions, Such as: Pyruvate to Oxaloacetate Acetyl co A to Malonyl co A Gamma carboxylation of glutamic acid residues etc. Propionyl co A to Methyl malonyl co A 2/17/2020 32
PYRUVATE TO OXALOACETATE: 33 2/17/2020
ACETL CO-A TO MALONYL CO-A: 34 2/17/2020
GAMMA CARBOXYLATION OF GLUTAMIC ACID: 35 2/17/2020
PROPIONY CO-A TO METHYL MALONYL CO-A: 36 2/17/2020
Clinical significance Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (GSPD) deficiency An X-linked disorder Asymptomatic or hemolytic anemia Anemia may be associated with hemoglobinemia(excess of hemoglobin in blood plasma) and hemoglobinuria( excretion of free hemoglobin in urine) 2/17/2020 37
Pathophysiology of hemolytic Anemia Reduced glutathione (GSH) , a tripeptide with a free sulfhydryl group is required to combat oxidative stress and maintain the normal reduced state in the cell Oxidized glutathione (GSSG) is reduced by NADPH generated by glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase in the pentose phosphate pathway Cells with reduced levels of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase are especially sensitive to oxidative stress 2/17/2020 38
Treatment of hemolytic Anemia in G6PD deficiency Identification and discontinuation of the precipitating agent is critical in cases of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase(G6PD) deficiency Affected individuals are treated with oxygen and bed rest, which may afford symptomatic relief Prevention of drug-induced hemolysis is possible in most cases by choosing alternative drugs 2/17/2020 39
THANKYOU FOR LISTENING… REFERENCES: www.slideshare.net 7 th February,2020 www.pharmaexchange.info 16 th February, 2020 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551687/ 16 th February ,2020 www.watcut.uwaterloo.ca/webnotes/Metabolism/HMS.html 16 th February ,2020 2/17/2020 40