Learning AIM E - Energy Flashcards
What is ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE ?
a high-energy compound which is the only immediately available SOURCE OF ENERGY for MUSCULAR CONTRACTION
What at ATPase ?
an ENZYME which catalyses the BREAKDOWN of ATP
What is an EXOTHERMIC REACTION ?
a reaction that releases energy
What is ADENSONE DIPHOSPHATE ?
a compound formed by the REMOVAL of a PHOSPHATE BOND from ATP
What is an ENDOTHERMIC REACTION ?
a chemical reaction which absorbs energy
What is CREATINE KINASE ?
an enzyme which catalyses the BREAKDOWN of PHOSPHOCREATINE
What is a COUPLED REACTION ?
where the products of one reaction are used in another reaction
What are the 3 energy systems ?
- ATP-PC system
- glycolytic system
- aerobic system
What is PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE (PFK)
an ENZYME which catalyses the BREAKDOWN of GLUCOSE (glycolysis)
What is the full name of the enzyme PFK ?
PHOSPHO - FRUCTO - KINASE
What is ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS ?
the partial breakdown of glucose into PYRUVIC ACID
What is LACTATE DEHYGROGENASE (LDH) ?
an ENZYME which catalyses the CONVERSION of PYRUVIC ACID into LACTIC ACID
What is the full name of the enzyme LDH ?
LACTATE DE - HYDRO - GENASE
ATP-PC SYSTEM : TYPE OF REACTION
anaerobic
ATP-PC SYSTEM : SITE
sarcoplasm