Chapter 7, 8- Energy and Metabolism Flashcards
Catabolism
Breakdown
Releases energy
Anabolism
Builds up
Stores energy
ATP stands for what?
Adenosine triphosphate
What is ATP?
Short term storage of chemical energy
Process of oxidation of glucose?
Waste products= CO2 and water
55% to ATP
45% to waste (metabolic heat)
ReDox Reactions
Oxidation includes what?
Loss of electrons and/ or H+
Gain of oxygen
ReDox Reactions
Reduction (opposite of oxidation) includes what?
Gain of electrons and/ or H+
Loss of oxygen
ReDox Reactions
What is true about reduction?
Reactions are always coupled
Respiration is what?
An ATP- generating process in which molecules are oxidized and the final electron acceptor is:
Oxygen=
Inorganic ion=
Organic molecule=
Respiration
In ATP, oxygen equals what?
Aerobic respiration
Respiration
In ATP, inorganic ion is what?
Anaerobic respiration
Respiration
In ATP, organic molecule equals what?
Fermentation
Phosphorylation
Addition of high- energy phosphates
Phosphorylation
Two types?
Substrate- level
Oxidative
Phosphorylation
What is oxidative phosphorylation?
Transfer of high energy electrons from organic molecules through the electron transport chain to produce ATP by chemiosmosis.
Photophosphorylation is what?
Production of ATP from the energy of light
Catabolism
Phosphorylation is what?
Addition of high energy phosphate group to a chemical compound
Phosphorylation 1
Most compounds are phosphorylated (energized or activated) just before what?
Cleavage reactions
Phosphorylation
Substrate level phosphorylation is what?
Transfer of high energy energy phosphate from substrate directly to ADP to produce ATP
Catabolism: Overview
Glucose= how many carbons?
6 carbons
Catabolism: Overview
“PGAL (2x3 carbons” Which step in the sequence is this?
2nd
Catabolism: Overview
“Pyruvate (pyruvic acid, 2x3 carbons)”
Which step in the sequence is this?
3rd
Catabolism: Overview
Glucose
PGAL
Pyruvate
Which process is this?
Glycolysis in cytoplasm
Catabolism: Overview
“Acetyl CoA (2x2 carbons)”
Which step in the sequence is this?
4th
Catabolism: Overview
Pyruvate (pyruvic acid, 2x3 carbons) Acetyl CoA (2x2 carbons)
Which process is this?
Pyruvate Conversation (mitochondria)
Where Does the Food Go?
What is the sequence that goes along with this slide?
Glucose PGAL Pyruvate Acetyl CoA Kreb’s Cycle
What are the enzymes that break down proteins?
Proteases
Peptidases
Where Does the Food Go?
Where do amino acids go?
Pyruvate
Acetyl CoA
Kreb’s Cycle
Where Does the Food Go?
Carbohydrates get broken into monosaccharides which get broken into what?
Glucose
Where Does the Food Go?
Fats get broken down into glycerol and what?
Fatty acids