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sum of all chemical processes carried out by a living organism
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metabolism
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oxidation
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loss of electrons
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reduction
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gain of electrons
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autotrophs
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self feeding; use CO2
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heterotrophs
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other feeding; ready made organic compounds
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photoautotrophs
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use light
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chemoautrophs
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use oxidation of inorganic substances
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all infectious microorganisms are
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heterotrophs
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glycolysis
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oxidation of glucose to pyruvate
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fermentation
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converts pyruvate to ethyl alcohol
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aerobic respiration
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oxidation of pyruvate to CO2 and H2O
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cofactor
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inorganic ion necessary for the function of an enzyme
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coenzyme
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a non-protien organic molecule bound or loosely associated wtih an enzyme
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competitive inhibition
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molecule binds to enzyme at active site
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non-competitive inhibitors
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bind at alleosteric sites and change the shape of the enzyme
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factors affecting enzyme reatction rates
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temperature, pH, concentration of substrate, products and enzymes
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4 important events of Glycolysis
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substrate phosphorylation
break 6 C molecule into 3 C molecule transfer 2e- to coenzyme NAD capture energy in ATP |
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step 1 of glycolysis
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phosphate group added to #6 Carbon to produce glucose 6-phosphate; enzyme used-hexokinase
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step 2 of glycolysis
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glucose 6-phosphate is rearranged to fructose 6-phosphate; enzyme-phosphoglucoisomerase
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step 3 of glycolysis
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phospate added to #1 carbon of fructose 6-phosphate to produce fructose 1,6-biphosphate; enzyme-phosofructokinase
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