carbohydrate metabolism glycolysis and the TCA Flashcards
what is an anabolic pathway
pathway concerned with the synthesis of cellular components
makes bonds
what is a catabolic pathway
pathway that is involved with the degradation of cellular components
exergonic process which breaks bonds
increases entropy
what is oxidation
loss of electrons
gain of oxygen
loss of hydrogen
what is reduction
gain of electrons
loss of oxygen
gain of hydrogen
where are the acid anhydride bonds located in ATP
they are located between the phosphate-oxygen-phosphate in the triphosphate molecule of ATP
where are the phosphate ester bonds located in the ATP molecule
between the ribose oxygen and the phosphate of the triphosphate group
why is ATP the currency of energy
due to its unstable energy rich nature of the acid anhydride bond
why are the acid anhydride bonds full of energy
due to the charge repulsion because of the adjacent phosphate groups
and because of the resonance of phosphate ions
which molecules have energy
sugar
starch
protein
what is oxidation according to biochemical definitions
we can remove an electron and protons(H+ ions)
what is TCA
tricarboxylic acid cycle/krebs cycle/citric acid cycle
what is the most common fuel in mammals
glucose
what is the only fuel the brain uses
glucose
describe the structure of glucose
it is a 6 carbon sugar that has a tendency to remain in ring formation
what occurs in glycolysis
glucose broken into 2 molecules of pyruvate
what products are produced when glucose is fermented
ethanol
C02
lactate
what products are produced when we have complete oxidation of glucose
6h20 and 2c02
what are microbes called when they can survive in no oxygen
facultative anaerobes
what do animals display
anerobiosis
what is anaerobiosis
tolerate small amounts of anaerobic activity
where does glycolysis occur
in the cytosol
what are the two phases of glycolysis
the investment phase and the return phase
what occurs in the investment phase of glycolysis
we use 2 molecules of ATP to produce fructose 1,6 bisphosphate
what occurs in the return phase of glycolysis
we get some ATP BACK and pyruvate is produced