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Metabolism Flashcards

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Metabolism

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all of organ’s chemical reactions

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Metabolic Pathway

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begins with specific molecule and ends with product

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Anabolic Pathway

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consume energy to build complex molecules from simpler ones

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Ex of Anabolic Pathway

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synthesis of protein from amino acids

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Bioenergetics

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the study of how energy flows through living organisms.

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Energy

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capacity to cause change

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Thermodynamics

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the study of energy transformations

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Open System

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energy and matter can be transferred between the system and its surroundings (this is what organisms use)

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First Law of Thermodynamics

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Energy can be transferred and transformed, but it cannot be created or destroyed

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Entropy

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a measure of molecular disorder, or randomness ; also refers to energy loss in the form of heat!

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Second Law

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During every energy transfer or transformation, some energy is unusable and is often lost as heat or entropy

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Relation between Entropy in Surrounding and Organism

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Entropy (disorder) may decrease in a particular system, such as an organism, as long as the total entropy of the system and surroundings increases

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Exergonic Reaction

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proceed with net release of free energy and spontaneous

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Endergonic Reactions

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need extra energy so they are nonspontaneous

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Free Energy

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energy that can do work ; a measure of a system’s instability

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Delta G and spontaneous Processes

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DeltaG is negative for all spontaneous processes

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How do cells manage energy?

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Energy Coupling

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Energy Coupling

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the use of an exergonic process to drive an endergonic one (catabolic to anabolic) - utilizes by ATP

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ATP

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energy shuttle

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Catalyst

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speed up a reaction w/o being used

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How is more ATP made?

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by hydrolysis

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Sucrase

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breaks sucrose
- ase means enzymes

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How do catalysts make reactions quicker? *4

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  • orient substrates correctly
  • strain substrate bonds
  • provide a favorable environment
  • covalently bonds to a substrate
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Substrate

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  • reactant that an enzyme acts on
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Active Site

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The region on the enzyme where the substrate binds

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Induced Fit

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both the substrate and the active site of the enzyme change in conformation until the substrate is completely bound to the enzyme

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What factors influence enzyme acitivity?

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temperature and PH or chemicals

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Cofactors

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non-protein enzyme helpers
- can be inorganic

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Coenzymes

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  • organic co-factor
  • includes vitamins
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Competitive inhibitors

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bind to the active site
of an enzyme, competing with the substrate

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Noncompetitive Inhibitors

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bind to another part of an enzyme, causing the enzyme to change shape and making the active site less effective

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Examples of Inhibitors

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toxins, poisons, pesticides, and antibiotics

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Competitive vs Noncompetitive

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  • competitive binds to active site
  • in competitive, the issue can be fixed by adding more substrate, but not in noncompetitive.
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Energy *Source and stuff

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Energy flows into an ecosystem as sunlight and leaves as heat

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Aerobic Respiration

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  • consumes organic molecules and needs oxygen to yield ATP
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Fermentation

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a partial degradation of sugars that occurs without oxygen

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Redox Reactions

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Chemical reactions that transfer electrons between reactants are called oxidation-reduction reactions, or redox reactions

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Oxidation

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a substance loses electrons, or is oxidized

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Reduction

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a substance gains electrons, or is reduced (the amount of positive charge is reduced)

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Reducing Agent

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The electron donor

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Oxidizing Agent

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electron receptor

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Example of Redox Reaction

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An example is the reaction between methane and oxygen

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Glycolysis

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breaks down glucose into two molecules of pyruvate when oxygen is not present

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NAD+

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  • oxidizing agent during first step of cellular respiration (glycolysis)
  • charged carriers
  • electron acceptor
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What does glycolysis do to NAD+

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This process reduces the co-factor NAD+ to NADH

46
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​Oxidative phosphorylation

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accounts for most of the ATP synthesis

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What is ​Oxidative phosphorylation powered by?

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redox reactions

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Two Major Phases of Glycolysis

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Energy investment phase
Energy payoff phase

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Where does glycolysis occur?

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Reactants for Glycolysis

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Glucose and two ATP

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NET Products of Glycolysis

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2 pyruvates, 2 NADH, and 2 ATP

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Pyruvate Oxidation Location

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Mitochondria

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Pyruvate Oxidation *steps

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  1. The pyruvate molecule is oxidized, losing two electrons and a hydrogen molecule.
  2. The oxidation results in the creation of a NADH molecule and the loss of CO2.
  3. Pyruvate is made into acetyl coA
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What are products of pyruvate oxidation

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create acetyl CoA and NADHA (2)

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acetyl COA

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when pyruvate is converted into a two-carbon molecule bound to Coenzyme A, known as acetyl CoA in pyruvate oxidation

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Citric Cycle Location

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Mitochondria

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Citric Acid Cycle *2 Steps

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  1. Acetyl-CoA will first be bonded to a four carbon molecule called oxaloacetate which will create citric acid
  2. electrons and hydrogen ions are removed from the citric acid molecule and added to form NADH and FADH2
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Citric Acid Cycle Reactants

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acetyl CoA (usually done twice so double this)

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Citric Acid Cycle Products

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1 ATP, 3 NADH, and
1 FADH (this is usually done twice so double this: 6 NADH, 2 FADH2, 2 ATP)

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What do you do with NADH and FADH2 from the Citric Acid Cycle?

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these become electron carriers who donate electrons to the electron transport chain, which powers ATP synthesis via oxidative phosphorylation

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Where is the electron transport chain?

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inner membrane (cristae) of the mitochondrion

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Oxidative phosphorylation/ Electron Transport Chain *4 steps

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-step that generates most ATP

  1. The first step of the electron chain is when one of the electron carriers *NADH or FADH
    will release an electron.
  2. The electron will be taken by a different carrier that will move through three different membrane proton pump proteins which forms a gradient
  3. Protons flow back into the matrix through an enzyme called ATP synthase, making ATP.
  4. oxygen accepts electrons and takes up protons to form water.
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Function of Cytochromes

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Electrons are passed through a number of proteins including cytochromes (each with an iron atom)

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END PRODUCTS OF CELLUALR RESPRIATION

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6CO2, 6H2O and 38 ATP molecules *technically 32 since 4 are lost in heat

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Why do you need oxygen in the electron transport chain?

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unloads electron transport chain ; terminal electron receptor at the end of chain

66
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Two types of Fermentation

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  1. Alcohol Fermentation
  2. Lactic Acid Fermentation
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Lactic Acid Fermentation

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  • human muscles use this to generate ATP when oxygen is scarce
68
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Obligate anaerobes

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carry out fermentation or anaerobic respiration ; cannot survive without oxygen

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facultative anaerobes

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they can survive using either fermentation or cellular respiration

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