Lecture 10: Key Summary Points

Question 1

Name all of the complex from the transport chain

Answer 1

Complex I,II,III,IV

Question 2

What is Q?

Answer 2

a mobile electron carrier

Question 3

What is the order of the NADH complex? How many protons does it pump?

Answer 3

NADH → I → Q → III → Cyt c→ IV

10 total 10H+

Question 4

What is the order of the FADH2 complex? How many protons does it pump?

Answer 4

FADH2 → II → Q→ III→ Cyt c→ IV

6 total H+

Question 5

What are the two mobile electron carriers in the electron transport chain?

Answer 5

Q and Cyt c

Question 6

ATP synthase is driven by a three word phrase

Answer 6

proton motive force

Question 7

What does the “rotating mushroom” consist of?

Answer 7

Three alpha, three beta, and a gamma subunit

Question 8

Which is the part that rotates?

Answer 8

gamma

Question 9

Indicate the two carbon in the fatty acid below that will become C=C during the third cycle of beta-oxidation

Answer 9

Refer to lecture 10 @ 45:36

Question 10

If I drink only protein shakes for a week, and I lose 15 pounds, this is because I produce a large quantity of which metabolite that assemble all the NH3+ groups of protein?

Answer 10

Urea