Cellular Respiration Flashcards
What kind of process is cellular respiration?
Exergonic
What kind of process is photosynthesis?
Endergonic
Aerobic Respiration
consumes oxygen as a reactant
Anaerobic respiration
replaces oxygen with another inorganic molecule
General formula of cellular respiration
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
Oxidation
The loss of electrons
Reduction
The gain of electrons
Reducing agent
Electron donor
Oxidizing agent
Electron acceptor
Electron carrier used in cellular respiration
NAD+, NADH
Dehydrogenases
- Enzymes that transfer 2 electrons and a proton from an organic compound to NAD+
- This produces NADH
Substrate-level phosphorylation
- Process by which a phosphate is attached to an organic molecule is passed onto another molecule without the use of an electron transport chain
- Formation of ATP
Glycolysis
- Breakdown of glucose into 2 pyruvate molecules
- Takes place in the cytoplasm (no oxygen)
Two major phases of glycolysis
- Energy investment phase
- Energy payoff phase
Glycolysis general formula
Glucose + 2NAD+ + 2ADP + 2phosphates -> 2ATP + 2NADH + 2H+ +2H2O + 2pyruvate
Pyruvate oxidation
- Begin with pyruvate (3 carbons) which undergoes changes to become acetyl (2 carbons)
1. Decarboxylation (-CO2)
2. Oxidation by NAD+
3. Co-enzyme A attaches to acetyl
Pyruvate oxidation formula per 1 pyruvate
pyruvate + NAD+ + CoA -> NADH + H+ + CO2 + acetyl-CoA
Pyruvate oxidation formula per glucose
2pyruvate + 2NAD+ + 2CoA -> 2NADH + 2H+ + 2CO2 + 2acetyl-CoA
What step does the kerb’s cycle start and end with?
oxaloacetate
Kreb’s Cycle
- Oxaloacetate (4 carbons) attaches to acetyl (2 carbons) this triggers the beginning of the Kreb’s Cycle
- 2 cycles per glucose
- By the end of the cycle all carbons from glucose are oxidized and have been removed as CO2
Kreb’s cycle formula per acetyl-CoA
acetyl-CoA + 3NAD+ + FAD + ADP + phosphate + H2O -> ATP + FADH2 +3NADH + H+ + 2CO2 + CoA
Kreb’s cycle formula per glucose
2acetyl-CoA + 6NAD+ +2FAD +2ADP + 2phosphate + 2H2O -> 2ATP + 2FADH2 + 6NADH + 2H+ + 4CO2 + 2CoA
Oxidative phosphorylation
The synthesis of ATP through the energy released by the transfer of electrons using an electron transport chain and chemiosmosis
Electron Transport Chain
- Involves several membrane bound proteins and active molecules
- Pumps 3H+’s per NADH
- Pumps 2H+’s per FADH2