Bioenergetics Flashcards

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1
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ATP/ ADP are what type of molecule

A

Phosphoric Acid Anhydrates

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2
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Three stages of extraction of energy from foodstuffs

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Catabolism of macromolecule→Acetyl CoA→ Citric Acid Cycle

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3
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Less chemical energy= ____stable

A

More

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4
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Standard free energy change (Temp, Pressure, Concentration

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25º C, 1 atm, 1 M

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5
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Gibbs free energy equation

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ΔGº = ΔHº-TΔSº

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6
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List order of Standard Free Energies of Hydrolysis of Phosphorylated Compounds

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  1. Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)
  2. 1,3-Bisphophoglycerate
  3. Phosphocreatine
  4. ADP
  5. Acetyl-CoA
  6. ATP
  7. Glucose 3- phosphate
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7
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Creatine Phosphate has why type of high energy bond?

A

Guanidinium Phosphates

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8
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Enzymes speed up reactions by lowering____

A

The activation energy

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9
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Is ATP or ADP more stable?

A

ADP

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10
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Creatine phosphate is used as _____donor. It remains around___mM in muscle.

A

Phosphoryl; 30

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11
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Second Law of thermodynamics

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Systems tend toward disorder

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12
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1,3 bisphosphoglycerate is what type of bond

A

Acyl Phosphate (Phospho-carboxy anhydride)

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13
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Mass action

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Push towards equilibruim, as result of the addition or removal of particaipant in the equilibruim

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14
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Range for “mass action” effects

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+3 and -3 kcal/mol

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15
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Activated carriers

A

molecules that can be split (C→ A + B) to release free energy but only if there is an excess of C relative to its equilibrium concnetration.

Key examples are ATP, GTP, NADH, FADH , and NADPH.

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16
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Ways of Regulating Metabolic Processes

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Amount of enzymes, Catalytic activity of enzymes, Post-translational modification, Compartmentalization

17
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Energy Charge

A

Measure of all energy in a cell

18
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Catabolism

A

Break down of macromolecules

19
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Examples of Phosphoric acid Anhydrides

A

ATP/ADP

20
Q

Draw ATP structure

A

ATP

21
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Define and distinguish ΔGº and ΔG. Equation

A

ΔGº = for unmixed reactants and products @ equilibrium

ΔG= for mixed reactants and products at equilibruim

22
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Anabolism

A

Build up of macromolecules

23
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Metabolism

A

Maintains balance

24
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Acetyl CoA has what type of high energy bonds

A

Thioester

25
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G in relation to Keq

A

G<0; Keq>1

G>0; Keq<1

26
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The chemical energy of a compound is affected by __, ___, and __.

A

Bond strain, resonance forms, and steric effects

27
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Phosphoenolpyruvate is what type of bond?

A

Enol Phosphate