Metabolism Overview Flashcards
Which vitamins have roles in coenzymes?
Coenzyme A
ATP is referred to as the energy currency of cells because ______.
The hydrolysis of ATP is a reaction with a significantly negative ΔG.
Unfavorable processes can be coupled to the hydrolysis of ATP to ADP + Pi.
More Enzymes couple ATP hydrolysis than any other reaction or process.
What do the metabolic pathways have to do with life?
Everything. (Dynamic, coordinated network of chemical reactions, avoid equilibrium).
The anabolic pathways that use energy and building blocks to make and do things. TF
True.
How can an enzyme make an unfavorable reaction take place spontaneously?
Couple unfavorable reactions with favorable reactions
The dinucleotides NAD and FAD are used in what kind of energy-related reactions?
Electron Carriers
What compound describes the “central compound of energy metabolism”?
A thioester
The use of metabolism to provide energy for doing unfavorable things. TF
True
The catabolic pathways that liberate energy and also provide building blocks. TF
True
We avoid equilibrium of the overall reaction of energy metabolism by ________.
Using a product of favorable reactions for unfavorable reactions.
Metabolism involves the catabolic degradation of complex dietary compounds. TF
True
Some metabolism is about the materials in our diet that we build ourselves from. TF
True: anabolism
