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Published in final edited form as: Neurochem Int. 2007 Oct 2;52(4-5):809–825. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2007.09.015

Table 1.

Process Equations

Chemical Reaction Equation
cGS 1 cATP + 1 cGlu + 1 cNH4+ → 1 cGln + 1 cH+ + 1 cADP + 1 cPi
cPAG* 1 cGln + 1 dH2O → 1 cGlu + 1 cNH4+
cN 1 cNH4+ → 1 cH+ + 1 dNH3
cLDH 1 cLac + 1 cNAD+ → 1 cH+ + 1 cPyrv + 1 cNADH
cME 1 cMalate + 1 cNAD+ → 1 cPyrv + 1 dCO2 + 1 cNADH
cBCAT 1 cGlu + 1 cBCKA → 1 cBCAA + 1 cOG
cALAT 1 cGlu + 1 cPyrv → 1 cAla + 1 cOG
mGDH 1 mGlu + 1 mNAD+ + 1 dH2O → 1 mH+ + 1 mOG + 1 mNADH + 1 mNH4+
mN 1 mNH4+ → 1 mH+ + 1 dNH3
mPDH 1 CoA + 1 mNAD+ + 1 mPyrv → 1 dCO2 + 1 mActCoA + 1 mNADH
mCS 1 mActCoA + 1 mOAA + 1 dH2O → 1 mCit + 1 mH+ + 1 CoA
mAH 1 mCit → 1 mIsocit
mIDH 1 mIsocit + 1 mNAD+ → 1 dCO2 + 1 mNADH + 1 mOG
mOGDH 1 mOG + 1 CoA + 1 mNAD+ → 1 dCO2 + 1 mNADH + 1 mSucCoA
mSCS 1 mPi + 1 mSucCoA + 1 mGDP → 1 mGTP + 1 mSuc + 1 CoA
mSDH 1 mSuc + 1 FAD+ → 1 FADH2 + 1 mFum
mFH 1 mFum + 1 dH2O → 1 mMalate
mMDH 1 mMalate + 1 mNAD+ → 1 mH+ + 1 mNADH + 1 mOAA
mNDK 1 mGTP + 1 mADP → 1 mATP + 1 mGDP
Transport Mechanism Equation
pmGLAST(Glu) 1 cK+ + 1 xH+ + 1 xGlu + 3 xNa+ → 1 cGlu + 1 cH+ + 3 cNa+ + 1 xK+
pmSNAT3 (Gln) 1 cGln + 1 cNa+ + 1 xH+ → 1 cH+ + 1 xGln + 1 xNa+
pmSNAT 1(Gln) 1 cGIn + 1 cNa+ → 1 xGln + 1 xNa+
pmGLUT(Gluc) 1 xGluc → 1 cGluc
pmSBAT1(BCAA) 1 cBCAA + 1 cNa+ → 1 xBCAA + 1 xNa+
pmMCT(BCKA) 1 cH+ + 1 cBCKA → 1 xH+ + 1 xBCKA
pmSNAT1(Ala) 1 cAla + 1 cNa+ → 1 xAla + 1 xNa+
pmMCT(Lac) 1 cH+ + 1 cLac → 1 xH+ + 1 xLac
pmNaCT(OG) 4 cNa+ + 1 cOG → 1 xOG + 4 xNa+
pmNaCT(Mal) 1 cMalate + 4 cNa+ → 1 xMalate + 4 xNa+
pmNaCT(Cit) 1 cCit + 4 cNa+ → 1 xCit + 4 xNa+
pmNHE 1 cH+ 1 xNa+ → 1 cNa+ + 1 xH+
pmKCNK 1 cK+ → 1 xK+
mmGC 1 cH+ + 1 cGlu → 1 mH+ + 1 mGlu
mmMCT(Pyr) 1 cH+ + 1 cPyrv → 1 mH+ + 1 mPyrv
mmPiC 1 cH+ + 1 cPi → 1 MH+ + 1 mPi
mmAAC 1 mATP + 1 cADP → 1 cATP + 1 mADP
mmOGC 1 cMalate + 1 mOG → 1 cOG + 1 mMalate
mmCIC 1 cMalate + 1 mCit + 1 mH+ → 1 cCit + 1 cH+ + 1 mMalate
mmDIC 1 cMalate + 1 mPi → 1 mMalate + 1 cPi
Composite Process Equation
cG 1 cGluc + 2 cADP + 2 cNAD+ + 2 cPi → 2 cATP + 2 cH+ + 2 cPyrv + 2 cNADH + 2 dH2O
MAS 2 cH+ + 1 cNADH + 1 mNAD+ → 2 mH+ + 1 mNADH + 1 cNAD+
ET1 1 dO2 + 11 mH+ + 1 mNADH → 10 cH+ + 1 dH2O + 1 mNAD+
ET2 1 dO2 + 1 FADH2 + 6 mH+ → 6 cH+ + 1 dH2O + 1 FAD+
mmATPase 4 cH+ + 1 mPi + 1 mADP → 1 mATP + 3 mH+ + 1 dH2O
pmNaKATPase 1 cATP + 3 cNa+ + 1 dH2O + 2 xK+ → 1 cH+ + 2 cK+ + 1 cADP + 1 cPi + 3 xNa+
pmExoATPase 2 cATP + 1 cGlu + 2 dH2O → 1 cH+ + 1 xH+ + 2 cADP + 2 cPi + 1 xGlu
cATPase 1 cATP + 1 dH2O → 1 cH+ + 1 cADP + 1 cPi

Prefixes: cytosolic (c), mitochondrial (m), extracellular (x), diffusible (d) plasma membrane (pm), and mitochondrial membrane (mm).

*

PAG, bound to the outer side of the inner mitochondrial membrane, is treated here as a cytosolic enzyme because it converts glutamine to glutamate outside of the mitochondria.