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metabolism
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all chemical reactions and physical workings of a cell
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two types of chemical reactions
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anabolism and catabolism
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anabolism
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biosynthesis; process that forms larger macromolecules from smaller molecules
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catabolism
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degradative; breaks the bonds of larger molecules forming smaller ones
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enzymes
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biological catalyst that increase the rate of a chemical recatio by lowering the energy of activation
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simple enzymes
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consist of a protein alone
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conjugated enzymes or holoezymes
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contain protein and nonprotein molcules
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apoenzyme
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protein portion
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cofactors
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nonprotein portion
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cofactors include:
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metallic objects (iron and copper) magnesium. all are ions
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coenzymes
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organic molecules such as vitamins
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active site or catalytic site
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site for substrate binding
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inducded fit
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a temp. enzyme substarte union occurs when substrate moves into active site
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competitive inhibtion
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substance that resembles normal substate competes with substrate for active site
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noncompetitive inhibition
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enzymes are regulated by the binding of molecules other than on the substrate on the active site
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feedback inhibition
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concentration of product at the end of a pathway blocks the action of a key enzyme
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feedback repression
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inhibits at the genetic level by controlling synthesis of key enzymes
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enzyme induction
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enzymes are made only when suitabe substrates are present
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synthesis or condensation reactions
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anabloic reactions to form covalent bonds between smaller substartes, require ATP, release one molecule of water for each bone formed
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hydrolysis reactions
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catabolic reactions that break down substrates into small molecules; requires the input of water to break bonds
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endergonic reactions
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comsume energy
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exergonic reactions
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release energy
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redox reactions
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always occur in pairs with an electron donor and electron accceptor
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redox reactions
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released energy can be captured to phosphorlyate ADP
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oxidation
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release of electrons
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reduction
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gaining electrons
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coupled oxidation and reduction
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the donor is oxidized the acceptor is reduced
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electron and proton carriers
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accept and release electrons and hydrogen to faciliate the transfer of redox energy
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eletron and proton carriers are mostly what:
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coenzymes: NAD, FAD, NAD, coenzyme A
often involves hydrogen |
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ATP consist of what:
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adenine, ribose, 3 phosphate groups
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how does ATP make energy
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Removal of terminal phosphate
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AMP=
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adenosine monophosphate
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ADP=
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adenosine diphosphate
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phosphorlation is?
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the transfer of a phosphate
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ATP can be formed by three different mechanisms:
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substate level phosphorylation, oxidative phosphorlylation, photophosphorylation
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substrate-level phosphorylation
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transfer of phosphate group from a phosphorylated compound (substrate) directly to ADP
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oxidative phosphorylation
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series of redox reactisn occuring during respiratory pathway
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photophysphorylation
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ATP is formed utilizaing the energy of sunlight
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Bioenergetics?
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study of the mechnisms of cellular energy relase and use
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primary catabolism of fuels is through what 3 pathways:
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glycolysis, kreb's cycle, electron transport
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aerobic respiration
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glycolysis, the TCA cycle, respiratory chain
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anaerobic respiratoin
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glycolsis, TCA cycle, molecule oxygen is not final electron acceptor
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glycolysis
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process happens in the absence of oxygen
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glycolisys breaks down:
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breaks down glucose to pyruvate
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how many molcules of pyruvic acid from one molecule of glucose
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2 pyruvate are formed
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NAD is necessary for____________ and ATP is required to __________
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glycolysis, start
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NAD is oxidized into what
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NADH
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how many ATP are produced from ATP (net)
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2, 2 in 4 out thus net gain of 2 ATP
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What are the two steps of Aerobic respiration
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Krebs cycle, electron transport chain
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What happens in the Krebs Cycle
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pyruvate is degraded to CO2, during this process NADH and FADH2 are released
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NADH and FADH2 enter the ________
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electron transport chain
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electron transport chain
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flow of elctrons is higly energetic and yields ATPs, at its end oxygen is the acceptor (last step of areobic respiration
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pyruvate is modified and sent to what after glycolysis
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Krebs cycle
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Where is the electron transport chain located in eukaryotes, prokaryotes
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mitochondria, cell membrane.
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The terminal step
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oxygen accepts 2 electrons from ETA and then picks up 2 hydrogen ions from solution to form water.
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anearobic respiration
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utilizes oxygen containing ions.
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glucose is phosphoralted by the means of an ATP acting with what enzyme?
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hexokinase
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what is the product of the 1st phosphorylation of glucose
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glucose-6-phosphate
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glucose-6-phosphate is convereted to what isomer and by what enzyme
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fructose 6 phosphate by phosphoglucoisomerase
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the second phosphorylation of fructose-6-phosphate makes what
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fructose 1,6 diphosphate
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fructose 1, 6 diphosphate is split into what during glycolysis
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G3p
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G3p loses a Hydrogen to NAD to become what
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it gains a phosphate
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Glycolsis yields how many net ATP
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2, and a 2 NADH
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what enzyme takes the last phoshate off during glycolysis
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pryuvate kinase
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krebs cycle requires two steps
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pyruvate is modifed to enter krebs
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Where do FADH and NADH from krebs cycle go
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to Electron transport chain
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What is the final electron acceptor in th ETC
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Oxygen
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what do eletrons do in anaerobic respiration?
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Jump from one elctron to another.
Anaerobic respiration gain ATP but not as much ~20. |
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Fermentation is what?
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an incomplte oxidation of glucose or other carbs
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how much ATP is yielded by fermentation
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2 from glycolysis. they use organic compounds as terminal electron acceptors
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Give some ex. of fermentation
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production of ethyl alchol by yeas, butanol by yeasts.
formation of acid and gas by the actio nof varoius bacter on pyruvic acid |
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is fermentation faster or slower than reg. metabolism
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faster in glycolsys than those whom do respriation. Speed up glycolysis therefore yeild more ATP
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give some examples of fermenatation
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lactic acid.
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facilitate
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can live with our without
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amphibolic
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the property of a sytem to intergrate catabolic and anabolic pathways
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what are metabolites
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catabolic pathways that contain molecular intermediates
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pyruvic acid can be converted into amino acids by what
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animation
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anmin acids can be convered to energy by what
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deanimation
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