primary metabolism
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PRIMARY METABOLISM
FUNCTIONS OF METABOLISM
ANABOLIC• Change nutrients into structural and
functional components of the organism
CATABOLIC • Extract chemical energy or nutrient
element such as N and S from complex nutrients to provide E and materials for anabolic reactions
Anabolism depends on catabolism for E in the form of NADH, ATP and NADPH.
Also for the production of key intermediates for functional macromolecules synthesis
Primary Metabolism
The metabolic events that are important to functions of fungus in pure culture
Secondary metabolism coextensive with primary metabolism
The division into primary and secondary depends on the distribution of the metabolites among the organisms.
Eg of metabolites?Organic acid, vitamin, antibiotics etc.
Carbon and Energy Metabolism Glucose metabolism Non-carbohydrates function as sole
sources of C, must be convertable to glucose by a process called gluconeogenesis
Provide precursors for cell wall , glycoproteins and other materials derived directly from hexoses.
Glycolysis
Glycolysis:
the breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid
3 pathways for hexoses:
1. EM (Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas)2. HM (Hexose monophosphate )3. ED (Entner-Doudoroff)
Glycolysis of Pentoses
2 pathways:1. XP (xylitol pathway)2. PK (phosphoketolase pathway)
EM, HM and XP pathways are universal in fungi
PK widespread among yeasts ED – only for Tilletia caries and
Caldariomyces fumago
Although EM and HM pathways lead through G3P to pyruvate but different metabolic functions.
EM uses NAD as electron acceptor. HM leads to the reduction of NADP to
NADPH. There are other sources of reduced
NADP for biosynthetic purposes besides HM pathway.
Fermentation
Regeneration of NAD by the transfer of electrons from NADH to an organic electron acceptor generated by the metabolism of the foodstuff.
In fungi this electron acceptor is pyruvate
Types of Fermentation
1. Alcoholic 2. Lactic acid 3. Mixed acid fermentation
Pyruvic acid as electron acceptor
ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION
Pyruvate to ethanol and CO2 Saccharomyces
Aspergillus, Fusarium and Mucor are well known for this ability but obligate aerobes.
LACTIC ACID FERMENTATION
Found primarily in Chytridomycetes, Oomycetes and Zygomycetes
Rhizopus, a member of Zygomycete, carry out lactic acid fermentation together with alcoholic fermentation.
Mixed Acid Fermentation
Found in a small group of Chytridiomycetes
Similar to mixed acid fermentation of Enterobacteriaceae with acetate, lactate, formate, ethanol, methane, CO2 and H2 as end products.
RESPIRATION
In fungi is similar to that in other organisms.
3 interdependent processes1. Citric acid cycle2. Electron transport3. Oxidative phosphorylation
Mitochondrion: center of respiration
TCA is a central hub of both catabolic and anabolic metabolism.
• ETC – 2nd critical process in respiration
ALTERNATIVE RESPIRATION
2 alternate pathways of electron transport that are distinct from the cytochrome path.
Differ from the cytochrome path in being insensitive to cyanide and sensitive to either salycil hydroxamate (SHAM) or azide.
• SHAM-sensitive pathway accepts electrons as the level of ubiquinol and transports them to O2 without proton transport
Without phosphorylation of ADP.
Azide-sensitive pathway also lack proton transport capability.
The alternative pathways are readily demonstrable when the normal pathway is blocked or limited.
ENERGY METABOLISM OF FUNGIGroup Name
Respiration
Fermentation
Anaerobicgrowth
Fungi
Obligaterespirers
Yes No No Many yeasts and mostfilamentous fungi
Aerobicrespirers
Yes Anaerobic inpregrowncells
No A few yeasts andfilamentous fungi
Aerobicfermentors
Limited Aerobic andAnaerobic
No Schizosaccharomycespombe and otheryeasts
Facultativeaerobicfermentors
Limited Aerobic andAnaerobic
Facultative
Saccharomycescerevisiae
Obligateanaerobes
Absent Anaerobic Obligate RumenChytridiomycetes
OTHER DEGRADATIVE PATHWAYS Serve several functions:1. Release of NH4 for reutilization2. Provision of carbon metabolites
utilizable as C and E sources3. Detoxification of inhibitory
compounds
Example: degradation of amino acids, purines and pyrimidines.
GLUCONEOGENESIS
Required f o r growth on noncarbohydrate carbon sources
Involves substrates closely related to the EM pathway and requires the reversal of this process.
general property of fungi.
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