Lecture 2A: Nutrient Uptake: Nutrients needed by the Cell Flashcards

1
Q

Where do cells obtain organic carbon?

A

breakdown of polymeric substances (catabolism) or from the direct uptake of their monomeric constituents.

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2
Q

Synthesizing monomeric molecules

A

Anabolism

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3
Q

Carbon source

A

Carbon dioxide

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4
Q

Energy source

A

Light through the process of cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation

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5
Q

Some microbes are ________ and can synthesize their own organic compounds from carbon dioxide (CO2).

A

Autotrophs

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6
Q

Bulk of nitrogen available in nature is as _______, _______, or _______ ____.

A

Ammonia (NH3), Nitrate (NO3-) or nitrogen gas (N2)

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7
Q

Humans or animals cannot use the nitrogen in air. We are dependent on the ability of _____ ________ organisms to fix the nitrogen and convert it to be assimilable.

A

Nitrogen-fixing

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8
Q

Virtually all microorganism can use ____ as nitrogen source and many can also use NO3

A

NH3 or Ammonia

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9
Q

Primarily micronutrient because of role in cellular respiration

A

iron (Fe)

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10
Q

In some aerobic respirers, they use iron in _______ ______ ____.

A

electron transport chain

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11
Q

Iron is very important in bacteria, especially in bacteria that we call __________.

A

Siderophores

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12
Q

In siderophores, iron is important to maintain __________.

A

Cytochromes

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13
Q

Serves as enzyme co-factors

A

Trace metals

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14
Q

Serves as co-enzymes

A

Vitamins

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15
Q

Typically organic rather than metallic, such as vitamins, amino acids, purines and pyrimidines

A

Growth factors

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16
Q

Trace Elements

A
  • Boron (B)
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Iron
  • Manganese
  • Molybdenum
  • Nickel
  • Selenium
  • Tungsten
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc
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17
Q

Autoinducer for quorum sensing in bacteria; also found in some polyketide antibiotics

18
Q

Vitamin B12; transcarboxylase (only in propionic acid bacteria).

A

Cobalt (Co)

19
Q

In respiration. cytochrome c oxidase; in photosynthesis, plastocyanin, some superoxide dismutases

A

Copper (Cu)

20
Q

Cytochromes; catalases; peroxidases; iron-sulfur proteins; oxygenases; all nitrogenases

21
Q

activator of many enzymes; component of certain superoxide dismutases and of the water-splitting enzyme in oxygenic phototrophs (photosystem II)

A

Manganese (Mn)

22
Q

Certain flavin-containing enzymes; some nitrogenases, nitrate reductases, sulfide oxydases, DMSO-TMAO reductases; some formate dehydrogenases

A

Molybdenum (Mo)

23
Q

Most hydrogenases; coenzyme F430 of methanogens; carbon monoxide dehydrogenase; urease

A

Nickel (Ni)

24
Q

Formate dehydrogenase; some hydrogenases; the amino acid selenocysteine

A

Selenium (Se)

25
Q

Some formate dehydrogenases; oxotransferases of hyperthermophiles

A

Tungsten (W)

27
Q

Vanadium nitrogenase; bromoperoxidase

A

Vanadium (V)

28
Q

Carbonic anhydrase; nucleic acid polymerases; many DNA-binding proteins

29
Q

Growth factors

A
  • PABA (p-aminobenzoic acid)
  • Folic acid
  • Biotin
  • B12 (cobalamin)
  • B1 (Thiamine)
  • B6 (Pyroxidal)
  • Nicotinic acid (Niacin)
  • Riboflavin
  • Pantothenic acid
  • Lipoic acid
  • Vitamin K
  • Coenzymes M and B
  • F420 and F430
30
Q

Precursor of folic acid

A

PABA (p-aminobenzoic acid)

31
Q

One-carbon metabolism; methyl transfers

A

Folic acid

32
Q

fatty acid biosynthesis; some CO2 fixation reactions

33
Q

One-carbon metabolism; synthesis of deoxyribose

A

B12 (Cobalamin)

34
Q

Decarboxylation reactions

A

B1 (Thiamine)

35
Q

amino acid/keto acid transformations

A

B6 (Pyroxidal)

36
Q

Precursor of NAD+

A

Nicotinic acid (Niacin)

37
Q

Precursor of FMN, FAD

A

Riboflavin

38
Q

Precursor of coenzyme A

A

Pantothenic acid

39
Q

Decarboxylation of pyruvate and a-ketoglutarate

A

Lipoic acid

40
Q

electron transport

41
Q

Methanogenesis

A
  • Coenzymes M and B
  • F420 and F430