Bioenergetics Flashcards
The sum of all chemical reactions involved in maintaining the dynamic state of a cell or organism
Metabolism
Series of biochemical reactions
Pathway
The process of breaking down large nutrient molecules into smaller molecules with the concurrent production of energy
Catabolism
Sum of catabolism and anabolism
Metabolism
Process of synthesizing larger molecules from smaller ones
Anabolism
Where replication takes place
Nucleus
Remove damaged cellular components and some unwanted foreign materials
Lysosomes
oxidative process that releases energy
exothermic
reduction process that requires energy
endothermic
the loss of electrons
oxidation
the substance that
gains the electrons is called?
oxidizing agent
the substance that
loses the electrons is called?
reducing agent
agents for the transfer of electrons in biological oxidation-reduction reactions
FAD/FADH2
the gain of electrons
reduction
Carbon in most reduced form
alkane
agents for the transfer of electrons in biological oxidation-reduction reactions
NAD+/NADH
Carbon in most oxidized form
CO2 (final product of
catabolism)
agents for the storage and transfer of phosphate groups.
AMP, ADP, and ATP
An agent for the transfer of acetyl groups
Coenzyme A; abbreviated CoA or CoA-SH
most important compound involved in the
transfer of phosphate groups
ATP
ATP contains what bonds?
- 2 phosphoric anhydride bonds
- 1 phosphoric ester bond
a common currency for the storage and transfer of energy
ATP
T or F: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a biological oxidizing agent
True
T or F: Hydrolysis of a phosphoric anhydride liberates less energy than the hydrolysis of a phosphoric ester
False - more energy
a universal carrier of phosphate groups
ATP
Succinate to Fumarate
FAD to FADH2
Malate to Oxaloacetate
NADH+ to NADH w/ H+
inhibited by ATP, and NADH; also product
inhibition by citrate
Citrate synthase
activated by ADP and NAD+, inhibited by ATP and NADH
Isocitrate dehydrogenase
inhibited by ATP and NADH; activated by ADP and NAD+
a-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
Oxidative phosphorylation is carried out by four closely related multi-subunit membrane-bound complexes and two electron carriers
- coenzyme Q
- cytochrome c
What complex transforms NADH to NAD+, thus releasing 2 moles of H+
Complex I
What complex transforms CoQH2 to COQ, thus releasing 2 moles of H+ (in addition to reduction of 2 moles of cytochrome c)
Complex III
What complex transforms FADH to FAD
Complex II
What complex transforms oxygen air and protons into water
Complex IV
This complex is also known as cytochrome oxidase
Complex IV
Who proposed the chemiosmotic theory?
Peter Mitchell
T or F: There is a higher concentration of H+ in the intermembrane space than inside
the mitochondria
True