Metabolism Flashcards
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energy required to initiate of chemical reaction
activation energy
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a molecule that combines with inorganic phosphate to form ATP
adenosine diphosphate
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High energy phosphate compound
adenosine triphosphate
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in presence of oxygen
aerobic
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without oxygen
anaerobic
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enzyme capable of breaking down ATP to ADP
ATPase
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metabolic pathway involving muscle stores of ATP
ATP-PC system
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breakdown of free fatty acids to form acetyl-CoA
beta oxidation
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chemical processes involved wit the production of ATP
bioenergetics
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the lipid-bilayer envelope that encloses celss
cell membrane
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mechanism to explain the aerobic formation of ATP
chemiosmotic hypothesis
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linking of energy-liberating chemical reactions to “drive” energy requiring reactions
coupled reactions
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contents of the cell surroundig the nucleus
cytoplasm
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series of cytochromes in hte mitchondria that are responsible for oxidative phosphorylation
electron transport train
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energy-requiring reactions
endergonic reactions
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proteins that lower the energy of activation
enzymes
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chemical reactions that release energy
exergonic reactions
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electron carrier in bioenergetics
flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
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simple sugar transported via the blood and metabolized t tissue
glucose
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glucose polymer synthesized in cells as a means of storing carbohydrate
glycogen