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Ch. 8: Microbial Metabolism Flashcards

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metabolism

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used to describe all of the chemical reactions inside a cell

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the 2 metabolic pathways

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  • anabolic
  • catabolic
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anabolism

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refers to endergonic reactions (require energy) involved in biosynthesis, converting simple molecular building blocks into more complex molecules

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catabolism

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refers to exergonic reactions (spontaneous & release energy) that break down complex molecules into simpler ones

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chemotroph classifications

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  • chemoautotrophs
  • chemoheterotrophs
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phototroph classifications

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  • photoautotrophs
  • photoheterotrophs
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autotrophs

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organisms that convert inorganic CO2 to organic carbon compounds

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heterotrophs

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rely on more complex organic compounds as nutrients that are initially provided by autotrophs

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phototrophs

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get energy from light for electron transfer

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chemotrophs

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obtain energy for electron transfer by breaking chemical bonds

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the 2 types of chemotrophs

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  • organotrophs
  • lithotroph
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organotroph

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chemotrophs that obtain energy from organic compounds
- example: humans, fungi

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lithotroph

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chemotrophs that get energy from inorganic compounds
- unique to micro world

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chemoautotrophs

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  • energy source: chemical
  • carbon source: inorganic
  • examples: hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, iron, & carbon monoxide-oxidizing bacteria
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chemoheterotrophs

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  • energy source: chemical
  • carbon source: organic compounds
  • examples: all animals, most fungi, protozoa, bacteria
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photoautotrophs

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  • energy source: light
  • carbon source: inorganic
    _ examples: all plants, algae, cyanobacteria, green & purple sulfur bacteria
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photoheterotrophs

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  • energy source: light
  • carbon source: organic compounds
  • examples: green & purple nonsulfur bacteria, heliobacteria
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oxidation reactions

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reactions that remove electrons from donor molecules, leaving them oxidized

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reduction reactions

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reactions that add electrons to acceptor molecules, leaving them reduced

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redox reactions

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oxidation & reduction occur together, name for the pair of reactions

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electron carriers

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molecules that bind to & shuttle high energy electrons between compound pathways

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nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)

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nicotine adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP)

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flavine adenine dinucleotide (FAD)

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NAD+/NADH

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ATP

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energy currency of cell, used to fulfil any energy need of the cell

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ADP

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formed when 2nd phosphate added to AMP

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high-energy phosphate bonds

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bonds between phosphate groups

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dephosphorylation

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loss of a phosphate group; energy released to drive endergonic reactions

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catalyst

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a substance that helps speed up a chemical reaction

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enzymes

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proteins that serve as catalysts for biochemical reactions inside cells

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activation energy

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energy needed to form or break chemical bonds & convert reactants to products

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substrates

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chemical reactants to which an enzyme binds

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active site

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location within the enzyme where the substrate binds

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induced fit

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active site modification in presence of substrate along with simultaneous formation of the transition state

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2 types of helper molecules

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  • cofactors
  • coenzymes
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cofactors

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inorganic ions such as iron & magnesium that help stabilize enzyme conformation & function

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coenzymes

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organic helper molecules that are required for enzyme action

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apoenzyme

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an enzyme lacking a necessary cofactor or coenzyme & is active

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competitive inhibitor

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molecule similar to a substrate; can compete with substrate for binding to the active site by blocking the substrate from binding

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noncompetitive (allosteric) inhibitor

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bind to enzyme at allosteric site; location other than active site

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conformational change

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reduces affinity of enzyme for substrate

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feedback inhibition

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involves use of a pathway product to regulate its own further production

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glycolysis

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most common pathway for the catabolism of glucose producing energy, reduced electron carriers, & precursor molecules for cellular metabolism

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Krebs Cycle

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occurs in cytoplasm of prokaryotes (mitochondrial matrix of eukaryotes)

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oxidative phosphorylation

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electron transport system (ETS)

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last component involved in process of cellular respiration that comprises series of membrane associated protein complexes & associated mobile accessing electron carriers

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aerobic respiration

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final electron acceptor in ETS is an oxygen molecules (O2) that becomes reduced to water

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anaerobic respiration

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serves as possible alternative to aerobic respiration & uses an inorganic molecule other than oxygen as final electron acceptor

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4 classes of electron carriers

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  • cytochromes
  • flavoproteins
  • iron sulfur proteins
  • quinones
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proton motive force

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chemiosmosis

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flow of hydrogen ions across membrane

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ATP synthase

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membrane bound enzyme complex

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2 types of fermentation

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  • lactic acid
  • alcohol
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lactic acid fermentation

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fermentation by some bacteria like those in yogurt other sourced products

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homolactic fermentation

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when lactic acid is the only fermentation product

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heterolactic fermentation

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produces mixture of lactic acid, ethanol, and/or acetic acid & CO2

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alcohol fermentation

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produces ethanol

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photosynthesis

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biochemical process by which phototrophic organisms convert solar energy into chemical energy

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light dependent reactions

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energy from sunlight is absorbed by pigment molecules in photosynthetic membranes & converted to stored chemical energy

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light independent reactions

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chemical energy produced by light dependent reactions is used to drive the assembly of sugar molecules using CO2

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chloroplasts

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where photosynthesis takes place in eukaryotes

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thylakoids

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stacked disk shaped photosynthetic structures

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granum

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stack of thylakoids

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stroma

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space surrounding granum

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photosynthetic pigment

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embedded in thylakoid membrane

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photosystems

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photosynthetic pigments within the photosynthetic membranes, comprised of light harvesting complex

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light harvesting complex

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consists of multiple proteins & associated pigments that each may absorb light energy & become excited

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reaction center

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contains pigment molecule that can undergo oxidation upon excitation, where an electron is given up; light energy then converted to excited electron

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photophosporylation

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example of oxidative phosphorylation; used to generate ATP by chemiosmosis

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noncyclic photophosphorylation

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cyclic photophosphorylation

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if cells need ATP greater than need for NADPH, may bypass production of reducing power with this

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calvin benson cycle

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biochemical pathway used for fixation of CO2

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3 stages of calvin benson cycle

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fixation, reduction, regeneration

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RuBisCO

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enzyme said to be most plentiful enzyme on earth, composing 30%-50% of total soluble protein in plant chloroplasts

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