Chapter 10 Flashcards
What determines what happens to pyruvate?
the presence of oxygen
what is the matrix
the inner most part of the mitochondria. kind of watery and similar to the stroma
what are cristae
folds in the inner membrane of mitochondria that increase surface area
what is the terminal electron acceptor and what does it mean
Oxygen
it gives electrons a place to land and stay
what are porins
openings in the outer membrane of mitochondria
what in the intermembrane space
everything between the outer and inner membrane
effectively continuous with cytosol
which membrane of mitochondria contain more proteins
inner
where are the enzymes for the TCA cycle located
the matrix
What three things basically happen during the TCA cycle
metabolism of acetyl CoA,
complete oxidation of substrate,
energy conserved in the form of coenzymes
what are the electron carriers of the Krebs cycle
NADH and FADH2
what enzyme turns pyruvate into acetyl CoA
pyruvate dehydrogenase
what two things are created when pyruvate is oxidized into acetyl CoA
CO2 and NADH
Between TCA1 to TCA4 what things are created
2 NADH and 2 CO2 released
What happens in TCA5
ATP is formed
What happens with TCA6
FADH2 is formed
What happens with TCA8
NADH is formed and OAA is regenerated