LG 5-7 Flashcards
The importance of transfer of electrons
- fuel cell functions
- allows the cell to transfer and use energy in an incremental fashion in small packages
REMEMBER
REMOVAL of an electron results in a DECREASE in POTENTIAL ENERGY
the energy currency of a cell
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
REMEMBER
Excess free energy = increase heat in cell (will damage & destroy cell)
it is released when ATP is broken down, usually by the removal of terminal phosphate group
energy
-It is composed of an adenine molecule bound to a ribose molecule and to a single phosphate group
- Located at the heart of ATP
Molecule of adenosine monophosphate (AMP)
a five carbon sugar found in RNA
Ribose
one of the nucleotides in RNA
Adenine
addition of a second phosphate group to this core molecule results in what?
Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
the addition of third phosphate group results in what?
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Three phosphate groups
closest to furthers from ribose sugar:
- Alpha
- Beta
- Gamma
The process of breaking complex macromolecules apart
Hydrolysis
it is produced through the hydrolysis of ATP
- it is reversible
adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
Equation for the formation of ADP
ATP + H2o → ADP + PI + Free energy
Equation for the formation of ATP
ADP + PI + Free energy → ATP + H2o
Where does the energy came from?
metabolism of glucose
REMEMBER
ATP is SUBSTRATES
ADP is PRODUCT
The addition of phosphate (-p)
Phosphorylation
The two mechanism during the breakdown of glucose
- Substrate-level phosphorylation
- Oxidative phosphorylation
The very direct method of phosphorylation
substrate-level phosphorylation
this process takes place in:
- Mitochondria of Eukaryotic
- Plasma membrane of prokaryotic
Chemiosmosis
A process of ATP production in cellular metabolism
- used to generate 90% of ATP
- method use to harness the energy of sunlight
Chemiosmosis