Formative Flashcards
Energetically unfavourable reactions can only proceed because they:
Are coupled to Catabolic reactions
What 3 things does a nucleotide contain?
Base, ribose sugar and phosphate
What is the dissociation constant for water?
1x10-14 mol/L
Amino acid sequence is described as the ________ structure of a protein?
Primary
An enzyme increases the rate of a spontaneous reaction by:
Decreasing the activation energy
Monomers of carbohydrates are linked together by:
Glycosidic bonds
Catabolism of 1 mol of glucose to lactate generates how many moles of ATP?
2
Ingesting alcohol reduced what electron carrier in the liver?
NAD+
What is the name of the molecule that transports electrons between complexes III and IV of the electron transport chain?
Cytochrome C
ATPase utilises what mechanism in order to generate ATP?
Binding-Change mechanism
What vitamins are derived from lipids?
A, D, E and K
Excess acetyl CoA from fatty acids gives rise to the formation of:
Ketones
What amino acid is central to nitrogen entering the body?
Glutamate
Which one of the following cycles is important in nitrogen metabolism?
Glucose-Alanine cycle
The resting membrane potential is directly generated by:
The permeability of the resting membrane to K+
