Energy and Glycolysis

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thermodynamics

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the study of energy transformations

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1st law of thermodynamics

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energy can be transferred and or transformed, but it cannot be created or destroyed (principle of conservation of energy)

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exergonic

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proceeds with a net release of free energy and is spontaneous; G is negative (reactants > products)

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entropy

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measure of disorder, or randomness

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2nd law of thermodynamics

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every energy transfer or transformation increases the entropy of the universe

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endergonic

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absorbs free energy from its surroundings and is non spontaneous; G is positive (reactants<products)

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energy coupling

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use of exergonic process to drive an endergonic one -> mediated by ATP

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three types of cell work

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chemical, transport, mechanical

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ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

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composed of ribose, adenine and three phosphate groups
- bonds can be broken by hydrolysis (energy released with bonds broken)
- chemical change to lower free energy state
- ATP + H2O -> ADP + Pi
- ATP cycle: catabolism and anabolism

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ATP drives endergonic reactions by…

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phosphorylation: transferring a P group to some other molecule
- recipient is the phosphorylated intermediate
- leads to a change in a protein’s shape and often its ability to bind to another molecule
- renewable resource by addition of a phosphate group to ADP

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catalyst

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a chemical agent that speeds up a reaction with out being consumed by the reaction

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an enzyme

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a catalytic protein

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activation energy (Ea)

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the initial energy needed to start a chemical reaction

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catalysis

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speeds up reactions by lowering the Ea barrier

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enzyme’s substrate

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the reactant that an enzyme acts on

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enzyme-substrate complex

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enzyme binds to substrate

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active site

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region on enzyme where substrate binds

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induced fit

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enzyme change shape due to chemical interactions with the substrate

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the active site can lower the Ea barrier by…

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• orienting substrates correctly
• straining substrate bonds
• providing a favorable microenvironment
• covalently bonding to the substrate

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enzyme saturation increase =

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increased reaction speed = increased substrate concentration

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photosynthesis generates

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O2 and organic molecules, used as fuel for cellular respiration
- cell uses chemical energy stored in organic molecules to regenerate ATP

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catabolic pathways yield energy by…

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oxidizing organic fuels

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aerobic respiration

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consumes organic molecules and O2 and yields lots of ATP (occurs without O2)

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cellular respiration

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includes both aerobic and anaerobic processes
- requires fuel and oxygen

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fermentation

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a partial degradation of sugars that occurs without O2

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redox reactions

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chemical reactions that transfer electrons between reactants

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oxidation

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loses electrons

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reduction

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gains electrons

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reducing agent

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electron donor

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oxidizing agent

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electron acceptor

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potential energy stored…

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in chemical bonds of sugar, protein and fat molecules
- breaks bonds to make ATP

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NAD+ and NADH

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the NAD+ picks up an electron from glucose, at which point it becomes NADH. Then NADH, along with another molecule flavin adenine dinucleotide (FADH2) will ultimately transport the electrons to the mitochondria

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electron transport chain

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electrons passed to increasingly electronegative carrier molecules -series of redox reactions
- electron transfer to oxygen = regenerates ATP

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stages of cellular respiration

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glycolysis, citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation

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glycolysis

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breaks down glucose into 2 molecules of pyruvate in cytosol
- can occur with or without O2

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pyruvate oxidative and citric acid cycle

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complete breakdown of glucose in mitochondrial matrix

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oxidative phosphorylation

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inner membrane of mitochondria and accounts for most of ATP synthesis (90%)

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substrate-level phosphorylation

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small amount of ATP formed in glycolysis and the citric acid cycle

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glycolysis breaks down glucose into 2 pyruvate, has 2 major phases:

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• energy investment phase (-2)
• energy payoff phase (+4)

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net yield of glycolysis

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2 ATP and 2 NADH per glucose molecule

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before the citric acid cycle can begin, pyruvate must be converted…

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to acetyl CoA