Chapter 7 Flashcards
Enthalpy
Total Potential Energy
Entrophy
The measure of the disorder or randomness of energy
1st Law of Thermodynamics
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
Energy can be transferred or converted from one form to another, including conversions between matter and energy
2nd Law of Thermodynamics
When energy is converted from one form to another, some usable energy (energy available to do work) is converted into heat that disperses into the surroundings
Enzyme
Increase speed of a chemical reaction without being consumed by the reaction
Endergonic
A reaction in which there is a gain of free energy; Positive
Exergonic
Releases energy and is a downhill reaction from higher to lower free energy; Negative; a certain about of activation energy required to initiate every reaction
Redox
Substance gains electrons; transfer of a hydrogen atom
Oxidation
Substance looses electrons
Electron Carriers
NAD, FAD and Cytochromes
Metabolic Pathway
The product of one enzyme-controlled reaction serves as substrate for the next in series of reactions
Allosteric Inhibitors
Keep the enzyme in its inactive shape
Metabolism
All chemical reactions taking place in an organism
Anabolism
Pathways in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler substances
Catabolism
Pathways in which larger molecules are broken down into smaller ones
Enthalpy
Total potential energy
Allosteric Activators
Result in a functional active site
Catabolism
Releases energy by splitting complex molecules into smaller components
Anabolism
Synthesis of complex molecules from simpler building blocks
Aerobic Cellular Respiration
Catabolic processes convert energy in chemical bonds of nutrients to chemical energy stored in ATP
Anarobic Respiration
Does not require oxygen
Fermentation
Does not require oxygen, does not require ETC