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Finals: Human Metabolism and Metabolic Pathways Flashcards

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1
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Study of chemical processes in living things

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biochemistry

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Looking at biological processes through a chemical lens

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biochemistry

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Focuses on the structure, properties, functions, and changes associated with biomolecules

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Biochemistry

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Biomolecules are ____, _____molecules with biological function linked with their structure

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large, discrete

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Biomolecules are divided into large classes:

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  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Lipids
  3. Proteins
  4. Nucleic Acids
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the sum total of all biochemical reactions that take place in an organism

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metabolism

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small molecules are converted to larger molecules; consumes energy in the process

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anabolism

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large molecules are converted to smaller molecules; releases energy in the process

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catabolism

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series of biochemical reactions that
converts starting materials into products

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metabolic pathway

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*Major metabolic pathways for all life is ____

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similar

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It generates a final product

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Linear pathways

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regenerate the first reactant

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cyclic pathways

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do not possess a nucleus

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Prokaryotic cells

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possess a nucleus where DNA is stored

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Eukaryotic cells

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cell boundary

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Plasma membrane

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water-based internal environment of eukaryotic cells

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Cytoplasm

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17
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generates energy for the cell in the form of ATP

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Mitochondria

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contains hydrolytic enzymes for degradation of large molecules

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Lysosomes

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contains DNA

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Nucleus

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site of protein synthesis

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Ribosomes

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produces cellular/biochemical energy through oxidative phosphorylation (cellular respiration)

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mitochondrion

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Transport proteins are found in facilitating the transport of molecules into and out of the membrane

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Outer membrane

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50% lipids, 50% proteins

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Outer membrane

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polypeptide

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lipids

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carbohyhdrates

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polysaccharides

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20% lipids, 80% proteins

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Inner membrane

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Site of the Electron Transport Chain (ETC) and ATP synthesis; ATP synthase complexes and other catalytic proteins are found in the inner membrane

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Inner membrane

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Folded in several sites called cristae to increase surface area

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Inner membrane

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Site of Citric Acid Cycle and beta-Oxidation of fatty acids

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Matrix

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What is needed to run the human body is obtained from food via a multistep process involving several different catabolic pathways

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Energy

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Four general steps in the biochemical energy production process

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  1. Digestion
  2. Acetyl group formation
  3. Citric Acid Cycle
  4. Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation
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Stage 1: Begins in mouth (saliva contains starch-digesting
enzymes), continues in the stomach (gastric juices), and is completed in small intestine

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Digestion

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Results in small molecules that can cross intestinal membrane into the blood stream

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digestion

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End products which are absorbed and transported to blood cells:

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  1. Glucose and monosaccharides from carbohydrates
  2. Amino acids from proteins
  3. Fatty acids and glycerol from fats and oils
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The small molecules from Stage 1 are further ___

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oxidized

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End-product of these oxidations is acetyl CoA

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Acetyl Group Formation

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This stage involves numerous reactions which occur both in the cytosol as well as the mitochondria of the cells

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Acetyl Group Formation

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Takes place inside the mitochondria

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Citric Acid Cycle

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Acetyl group is oxidized to produce CO2 and energy

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Citric Acid Cycle

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Some energy produced in this stage is lost in the form of heat

  • Most energy is trapped in reduced coenzymes NADH and FADH2
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Citric Acid Cycle

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The carbon dioxide we exhale comes primarily from this stage

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Citric Acid Cycle

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*Takes place in mitochondria

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Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation

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NADH and FADH2 are oxidized to release H ions and electrons
* Needed for the production of ATP, primary energy carrier in metabolic pathways
\

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Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation

44
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O2 inhaled is converted into H2O in this stage

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Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation

45
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The mitochondrion (plural: mitochondria) produces cellular/biochemical energy through:

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oxidative phosphorylation

46
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cellular respiration

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oxidative phosphorylation

47
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where oxidative phosphorylation takes place in a suite of membrane protein complexes that create the electrochemical gradient across the inner membrane, or use it for ATP synthesis

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inner membrane

48
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saliva contains

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starch-digesting
enzymes

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