Metabolism and Bioenergetics Flashcards
Organisms that obtain almost all their metabolic building materials and free energy from the inorganic compounds CO2, N2, H2, and S2. (Can Not Have (2 much Sun)
Chemoautotrophs
Chemoautotroph building materials
CO2, N2, H2, and S2
Organisms that obtain almost all their metabolic building materials and free energy CO2, H2O, Nitrogen, and sunlight
Photoautotrophs
Obtain all their building materials and free energy from organic compounds produced by chemo- or photoautotrophs.
Heterotrophs
Group of soluble proteins that combine with and transport fat or other lipids in the blood plasma.
Lipoproteins
Tissue consisting of cells that are specialized for the storage of triacylglycerols.
Adipose Tissue
2 mechanisms for breaking down proteins
1) Lysosome
2) Proteasome
End product of metabolism
Intermediates or Metabolites
Pathway that degrades the monosaccharide glucose
Glycolysis
Reduction of O2 to H2O in order to facilitate the re-oxidation of NADH and QH2 and the associated production of ATP
Oxidative Phosphorylation
A set of 8 enzymatic reactions, arranged in a cycle, in which energy in the form of ATP, NADH, and QH2 is recovered from the oxidation of the acetyl group of acetyl-CoA to CO2.
Citric Acid Cycle
term for amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids that the body can’t make on its own
Essential
diverse group of compounds that are required in small amounts for normal health
Vitamins
3 compounds that can release a large amount of energy from hydrolysis
ATP, NDP, acetyl-cOA
76-residue protein that must tag a protein before it can enter a proteasome
Ubiquitin
