Ch 12 Flashcards
Antibiotics use anabolic/catabolic pathways
anabolic
catabolism produces ____
NADH
_____ is used as an e- donor for anabolism
NADPH
generation of precursor metabolites is a critical step in
anabolism
what is an inclusion in bacteria?
the closest thing they can get to an organelle
carboxylation, reduction, and regeneration are the 3 phases of the ___-____ cycle
calvin-benson
T/F: Transaminases transfer molecules to other carbon skeletons
true
nitrogen fixation is catalyzed by
nitrogenase
T/F: nitrogenase does not require much ATP
false
Adenine and Guanine are purines/pyrimidines
purines
Uracil, Thymine, and Cytosine are purines/pyrimidines
pyrimidines
purines/pyrimidines have one ring
pyrimidines
purines/pyrimidines have two rings
purines
nitrogenase base + pentose sugar
nucleoside
nucleoside + phosphate
nucleotide