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Chapter 2: Microbial Metabolism Flashcards

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metabolism

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sum of all chemical reactions in an organism

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catabolism

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provides energy and building blocks for anabolism

polymers to monomers

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anabolism (lysis)

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uses energy and building blocks to build large molecules (synthesis)
monomers to polymers

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metabolic pathway

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sequence of enzymatically catalyzed chemical reactions in a cell

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metabolic pathway sequence prevents

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overproduction

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equation for ATP

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ADP + P(i)= ATP

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collision theory

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chemical reactions occur when atoms collide

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activation energy

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minimum energy needed to disrupt electronic configuration and allow reaction to occur

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what do enzymes do to activation energy

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decrease it, thus increasing reaction rate

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reaction rate

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frequency of collisions with enough energy for a reaction

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reaction rate can be increased by

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enzyme, increase in temp or pressure

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enzymes

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biological catalysts, protein, specific to a certain substance, not used in a reaction

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components of enzymes

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apoenzymes, cofactor, holoenzymes

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apoenzymes

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inactive enzymes

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holoenzymes

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active enzymes

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coenzymes

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NAD+ (vitamin B-12), NADP+, FAD

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17
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how can enzymes be denatured

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temperature or pH

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what influences enzyme activity

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substrate concentration

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competitive inhibitors

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inhibitor fits into active site and directly blocks substrate from binding

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noncompetitive inhibitors

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inhibitor fits into allosteric site - changes shape of active site indirectly preventing substrate from binding

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feedback inhibition

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controls amount of substrate produced by a cell, usually allosteric inhibition
final product serves as noncompetitive inhibitor

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confirmational change

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changing shape of protein

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redox reaciton

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oxidation, reduction

LEO says GER

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biological oxidations are often

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dehydrogenations

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ATP

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adenosine triphosphate

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adenosine

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adenine and ribose

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phosphorylation

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adding phosphate to ADP to make ATP

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substrate level phosphorylation

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transfer of high energy PO4- to ADP (free floating enzyme in cytosol)

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oxidative phosphorylation

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transfer of electrons from one compound to another to generate ATP by chemiosmosis

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photosynthesis reduction equation

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H2O + CO2 -> C6H12O6 + O2 + H2O

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chemosynthesis equation

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H2S + CO2 -> C6H12O6 + S

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3 steps of aerobic respiration

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glycolysis
kreb’s cycle
oxidative phosphorylation

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glycolysis

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multistep breakdown of glucose into pyruvate generates net 2 ATP and 2 NADH

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glycolysis occurs where

35
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glycolysis is oldest pathway because

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doesn’t need O2
every lifeform uses it
occurs in cytoplasm

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alternate pathways

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pentose phosphate and entner-doudoroff

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pentose phosphate

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yields net gains of only 1 ATP for each glucose

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entner-doudoroff

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yields 2 NADPH and 1 ATP

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kreb’s cycle

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oxidation of acetyl CoA

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kreb’s cycle occurs in

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mitochondrial matrix

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transition step generates

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acetyl CoA from pyruvate (decomposition)

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krebs cycle produces

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2 ATP and 3 NADH and precursor metabolites

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electron transport chain occurs in

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cristae of mitochondria

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ETC formed by

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series of cytochromes (electron carriers)

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redox reactions in ETC

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electron carriers from glycolysis and krebs cycle transfer their electrons to ETC

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pmf

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proton motive force

47
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in chemiosmosis, pmf generates

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energy via oxidative phosphorylation

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main purpose of krebs cycle is to

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harvest hydrogen to be used in ETC

49
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three ways of disrupting ATP synthesis

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block cytochrome
knock out ATPase
make phosphobilipid layer leaky

50
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final electron acceptor in anaerobic respiration

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inorganic molecule NO3-, SO4-2

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practical uses of fermentation

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spoilage of food, alcohol or acidic dairy production, industrial processes

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amylase

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digests carbohydrates

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cellulase

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digests cellulose (only bacteria and fungi have this enzyme)

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protein digested by

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extracellular proteases into amino acids

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how to break down amino acids into organic acids

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deamination
decarboxylation
dehydrogenation
desulfurylation

56
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chemoheterotroph

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use same organic compound as energy source and carbon source

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