Lecture 4 Metabolism Flashcards
1
Q
What’s a biproduct of growing salmonella?
A
Hydrogen sulfide
2
Q
What is another word for Catabolism?
A
Glycolysis
3
Q
What’s the equation for aerobic metabolism?
A
C6H12O6 + 6O2-> 6CO2 + 6H2O
4
Q
What is glucose converted into during glycolysis?
A
Pyruvate
5
Q
What is the free energy from metabolism used for?
A
The free energy is large and negative which is then used to drive the synthesis of ATP and hence the storage of the energy in a biologically useable form
6
Q
From 1 mole of glucose how many moles of ATP is produced in aerobic respiration?
A
38 moles of ATP
7
Q
From 1 mole of glucose how many moles of ATP is produced during anaerobic respiration
A
2 ATP
