Ch.5 Microbial Metabolism Flashcards

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Metabolism

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the buildup and breakdown of nutrients within a cell

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metabolism chemical reactions provide

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energy and create substances that sustain life

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Catabolism

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breaks down complex molecules; provides energy and building blocks for anabolism; exergonic

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Anabolism

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uses energy and building blocks to build complex molecules; endergonic

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Metabolic pathways

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sequences of enzymatically catalyzed chemical reactions in a cell

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metabolic pathways are determined by

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enzymes

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enzymes are

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encoded genes

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Collision theory

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states that chemical reactions occur when atoms, ions, and molecules collide

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Activation energy

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the collision energy required for a chemical reaction to occur

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Reaction rate

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frequency of collisions containing enough energy to bring about a reaction

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reaction rate can be increased by

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enzymes or by increasing temp., pressure, or concentration

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12
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catalysts

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speed up chemical reactions without being altered

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enzymes

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are biological catalysts

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enzyme-susbstrate complex

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substrate the enzyme’s active site

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products

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released from the enzyme when substrate is transformed and rearranged

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Turnover number

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the number of substrate molecules an enzyme converts to a product per second

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Oxidoreductase

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oxidation-reduction reactions

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transferase

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transfer functional groups

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hydrolase

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hydrolisis

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lyase

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removal of atoms without hydrolysis

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isomerase

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rearrangement of atoms

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ligase

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joining of molecules; uses ATP

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Apoenzyme

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protein portion (inactive when alone)

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Cofactor

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nonprotein component

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coenzyme
organic cofactor
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holoenzyme
apoenzyme plus cofactor (whole, active enzyme form)
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Factors influencing enzyme activity
-temp. -pH -substrate conc. -inhibitors
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high temp. and extreme pH does what?
denature proteins
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Saturation
-when the conc. of substrate is high. -enzyme catalyzes at its maximum rate
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Competitive inhibitors
fill the active site of an enzyme and compete with the substance
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noncompetitive inhibitors
interact with another part of the enzyme (allosteric site) rather than the active site in a process called allosteric inhibition
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feedback inhibition
end-product of a reaction allosterically inhibits enzymes from earlier in the pathway
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Ribozymes
RNA that function as catalysts by binding to substrates and acting upon them -not used up in the reaction -frequently used in cells to cut and splice RNA -also involved in protein synthesis in ribosomes
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Oxidation
removal of electrons
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reduction
gain of electrons
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redox reaction
an oxidation reaction paired with a reduction reaction
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dehydrogenations
biological oxidations
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ATP is generated by the
phosphorylation of ADP with the input of energy
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ATP is generated when
high-energy PO4- is added to ADP
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Chemiosmosis
a mechanism that uses a proton gradient across a cytoplasmic membrane to generate ATP
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