Author: Nibwene

THIS IS A STORY ABOUT CELL RESPIRATION IN ANIMALS (PART OF A CLASS ASSIGNMENT). IB Biology but still enjoyable

Once upon a time, in the land of Cytoplasm there lived a king named King Glucose V. This was the period of Glycolysis and it was full of conflict. The three main wars were Phosphorylation, Lysis and Oxidation. During Phosphorylation, 2 ATP guards of the king were given one phosphate servant because they are very unstable. King Glucose V was stripped of his king title and made a Hexose biphosphate. He was very angry so he started a war against his parliament. This war was called Lysis. During Lysis, Hexose biphosphate was killed and his two sons, Triose phosphate 1&2 were made temporary leaders up to the crowning of a new king. Both Triose phosphates wanted to be king so they fought another war. This was the last war of the Glycolysis period. It was known as Oxidation. Triose phosphates were killed by oxidation. A new ATP army of 4 major sections was formed and Electron carriers led by 2 Prime Ministers named NADH+H+ were chosen from NAD through reduction to be part of the new parliament. Some of the ATP sections were also chosen by reduction. At the end of Glycolysis, Two pyruvate kings were elected to rule Cytoplasm in coalition.

Glucose + 2ATP —> 2pyruvates + 4ATP + 2(NADH+H+)

The end of Glycolysis marked the end of a long period of Anaerobic respiration. Later on Cytoplasm faced hunger and the Pyruvate Kings moved the kingdoms to a new country called Matrix in the land of Mitochondria where it was believed that Aerobic respiration always took place. This way they were sure to increase their army of ATP. In Matrix, there were three eras before the formation of the larger 32ATP army.

Before the formation of 32ATP army, there were three other wars. They all occurred during Aerobic respiration. The first war was The Link reaction also known today as Decarboxylation. During Decarboxylation or The Link Reaction, an enzyme representative from the Enzyme council Of The Empire of Organism, COENZYME A went to the Kingdom of Matrix. He was sent there by the Enzyme Council to conduct peace talks with the Kingdom. The Pyruvate Kings held CO2 captive since the period of Glycolysis and according to the law of the Empire, he was to be released during his 3rd life.

The entire kingdom feared the presence of an enzyme in the kingdom. They knew enzymes had the power to make and destroy things, even their kings. When COENZYME A asked the Pyruvate kings for CO2, they refused therefore defying the law of the Empire of Organism. Because of this, COENZYME A destroyed the pyruvate kings and CO2 was released. COENZYME A became the supreme temporary ruler of Matrix as Acetyl CoA. He took with almost two thirds of the dead Pyruvate kings’ wealth. The pyruvate kings were no more and The Link Reaction was complete.

After many years, the people of Matrix grew angry because of enslavement by Acetyl CoA. They held secret meetings each midnight to figure out how to conduct a revolution. Acetyl CoA was now a brutal ruler who nobody liked. His wife and kids fled away by exocytosis and he was excommunicated from the Enzyme Council Of the Empire. An Acceptor was needed to overthrow Acetyl CoA. However, for almost 43 years no one in the kingdom was ready to be an acceptor. One day, a young woman called C4, went to the secret meetings during midnight and volunteered to be the Acceptor. C4 had lived a hard life because of Acetyl CoA. Her father was taken from her on her 10th birthday to work for the king and they never met again. Her mother had nothing because women were not allowed to work. Sometimes she went to bed without food and longed for her father to come back. On her mother’s deathbed, she promised to do anything for the kingdom including sacrificing her life.

On the day of the revolution, C4 attacked Acetyl CoA with the help of her fellow peasants. This was followed by a series of attacks involving other patriots like C6 and C5. Finally, C4 was killed by Oxidation. More NAD+ ministers were made prime ministers with the title NADH+H+, county leaders FAD+ were also reduced to FADH2 and ADP was reduced to 2ATP. This was the end of the Krebs Cycle.
After the Krebs Cycle, electrons were transported through the Cristae region by mobile proteins and the 32ATP army  was finally made.