Cellular Respiration Flashcards
Cellular Respiration
Catabolic pathway that breaks down energy rich compounds to produce ATP
Steps in Metabolic Pathway
Glycolysis - cytoplasm/cytosol
Pyruvate Oxidation - mitochondrial matrix
Citric Acid Cycle - mitochondrial matrix
ETC and chemiosmosis (oxidative Phosphorylation) - inner mitochondria membrane
Glycolysis
oxidation of one 6-carbon glucose molecule - two 3-carbon pyruvate molecules
Soluble enzymes involved
2 phases of glycolysis
Initial phrase investment
energy payoff phrase
ETC - complex I
NADH dehydrogenase
ETC - complex II
FADH2 (succinate) dehydrogenase
ETC - complex III
cytochrome complex
ETC - complex IV
cytochrome oxidase
What is all the reactants and products doubled by in the citric acid cycle (net equation)?
2
What is completely oxidized (CO2)
Glucose, electron carriers NADH and FADH2 reach ETC
Chemiosmosis
process which ATP is synthesized using the energy of an electrochemical gradient and thee ATP synthase enzyme
Ubiquinone
also picks up H+ as it accepts electrons from complex]x I and II
Proton gradient
a difference in proton concentration across memebrance
electrical potential
An electric potential is the amount of work needed to move a unit of charge from a reference point to a specific point inside the field without producing an acceleration.
2 principle components of ATP synthase
Basal portion: intergal membrane proteins
- forms a channel for H+ ions pass freely via. proton motive force
head portion: extends into matrix
Uncoupling ETC and chemiosmosis
released as thermal energy
H+ rush back over membrane through uncoupling proteins
Example of ETC and chemiosmosis uncoupling
- Inner mitochondria membrane of brown adipose fat tissue
- protein channels take H+ back into matrix realizing thermal energy