Focus of lesson: Remembering intermediates and enzymes in the glycolysis pathway.
Uses mnemonic phrases to aid memory.
Mnemonics for Glycolysis Intermediates
Mnemonic Phrase 1:
"Goodness gracious, Father Franklin did go by picking pumpkins to prepare pies."
Alternative: "Goodness gracious, Father Franklin didn't go buy perfect pumpkins to prepare pies."
Explanation:
Goodness: Glucose
Gracious: Glucose 6-phosphate
Father: Fructose 6-phosphate
Franklin: Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate
Didn't: Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Go: Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
Buy: 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate
Perfect: 3-phosphoglycerate
Pumpkins: 2-phosphoglycerate
Prepare: Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)
Pies: Pyruvate
Mnemonics for Glycolysis Enzymes
Mnemonic Phrase 2:
"Hungry Peter Pan and the Growling Pink Panther Eat Pies."
Explanation:
Hungry: Hexokinase
Peter: Phosphoglucomutase
Pan: Phosphofructokinase 1 (PFK1)
And: Aldolase
The: Triose phosphate isomerase
Growling: GAPDH
Pink: Phosphoglycerate kinase
Panther: Phosphoglycerate mutase
Eat: Enolase
Pies: Pyruvate kinase
Additional Tips
Enzyme Order Tip: Remember that the second word in each enzyme, kinase and mutase, follows alphabetical order (K before M), so phosphoglycerate kinase comes before phosphoglycerate mutase.
Conclusion
This lesson provides mnemonic aids for remembering glycolysis intermediates and enzymes.
For detailed glycolysis pathway, refer to the full lesson.
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