Glycolosis Flashcards
1
Q
What is broken down during glycolosis and what does it turn in to?
A
Glucose is broken down to pyruvate
2
Q
Where does glycolosis occur?
A
Cytoplasm
3
Q
Why is phosphofruktokinase?
A
Enzyme that catalyses the irreversible transfer of a phosphate from ATP to fructose phosphate
4
Q
When is pku inhibited
A
When ATP and citrate levels are high in the cell, the cell no longer needs metabolic energy production to occur
5
Q
Where does the citric acid cycle occur?
A
The matrix in the mitochondria
6
Q
What is pyruvate broken down into in the citric acid cycle?
A
Acetyl
7
Q
What is phosphorylation
A
Addition of a phosphate to a substance
8
Q
Name two substrates for respiration and where they’re found
A
Starch- found in diet
Glycogen- found in liver&a muscles
9
Q
Name alternative respiratory substrates
A
Fats
Proteins
