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Hemal Biochemistry
The biochemistry department of SYMC
1 Heme Synthesis
Sites:
Mitochondria and cytosol
Precursors:
Glycine, succinyl CoA, Fe2+
ferri
ion
COOH
H2C
CH2
CSCoA
O
CH2NH2
COOH
HSCoA + CO2
ALA synthase
(pyridoxal
phosphate)
In the mitochondria
H2C
CH2
C
CH2NH2
CH2
OH
CH2
HO
ALA
O
H dehydratase
2H2O
H2N
In the cytosol
N
H
CPG
In the cytosol
Deaminase
UPG
decarboxylase
Linear
tetrapyrrol
UPG
isomerase
UPG
CPG
Heme
CPG
oxidase
Protoporphyrinogen
Protoporphyrinogen
ferrochelatase
oxidase
Protoporphyrin
In the mitochondria
PBG
Heme
Gly
succinyl CoA
Linear
tetrapyrrol
Protoporphyrin
Protoporphyrinogen
CPG
UPG
2
Metabolism of Bile
Pigment and Jaundice
Formation of bilirubin
site
In the microsome and cytosol of
monokaryon- macrophage system of
the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.
process
H
N
NADP+ O
H
N
Fe2+
N
NADPH+H+
Fe3+ CO
heme oxygenase
H
N
biliverdin
NADPH+H+
biliverdin reductase
HOOC
NADP+
heme
O
Reduce reduction
P P
2O2
COOH
H
N
H
N
H
N
P P
bilirubin
H
N
property
hydrophobic
O
H
O
N
H
C
O
color
NH
O
H
O
C
HO
Transport of Bilirubin
Form of Transport
Bilirubin-albumin complex
Conjugation
bilirubin UDPGA
UDPglucuronyl
transferase
UDP
Bilirubin
monoglucuronide
UDPGA
UDPglucuronyl
transferase
UDP
Bilirubin
diglucuronide
H
N
H
N
H2C
H
OH
CH2
CO
CO
HO
COOH
O
H
H
H
CH2
OH
H
N
H
N
CH2
COOH
O
H
OH
OH
HO
Excretion
Conjugated bilirubin is secreted
into the bile and then excreted into the
intestine.
coliform
Free bilirubin
Glucuronic acid
Bilin
oxidized
reduced
bilinogen
monokaryon-macrophage cell
liver cell
blood
Hb
bilirubin
globin
heme
bilirubin-albumin
complex
cytosol
bilirubin-ligandin
complex
ligandin
NADPH+H+
2O2
Fe3+
UDPGA
NADP+
ER
H2O
+CO
biliverdin
UDP
bilirubin glucuronide
NADPH+H+
a large fraction
NADP+
bilirubin
bilinogen (a little)
a small
fraction
kidney
bilinogen
O2
urine
bilin
feces
bilinogen
O2
bilin
bilirubin
glucuronide
bilirubin
intestine
glucuronic
acid
conjugated
bilirubin
no
Slow and
indirect
Rapid and
direct
small
large
no
yes
yes
no
solubility in water
yes
Jaundice
Hemolytic (prehepatic) jaundice
Hepatocellular (hepatic) jaundice
Obstructive (posthepatic) jaundice
Hemolytic
jaundice
< 1mg/dl
> 1mg/dl
Hepatocellular
jaundice
Obstructive
jaundice
Serum bilirubin
total
direct
0~ 0.8mg/dl
indirect
<1
> 1mg/dl
> 1mg/dl
++
++
urobilinogen
A few
uncertainty
urobilin
A few
uncertainty
Color of feces
normal
dark
monokaryon-macrophage cell
liver cell
blood
Hb
bilirubin
globin
heme
bilirubin-albumin
complex
cytosol
bilirubin-ligandin
complex
ligandin
NADPH+H+
2O2
Fe3+
UDPGA
NADP+
ER
H2O
+CO
biliverdin
UDP
bilirubin glucuronide
NADPH+H+
a large fraction
NADP+
bilirubin
bilinogen (a little)
a small
fraction
kidney
bilinogen
O2
urine
bilin
feces
bilinogen
O2
bilin
bilirubin
glucuronide
bilirubin
intestine
glucuronic
acid