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Microbial Growth Flashcards

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Metabolism

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Energy
• Exergonic vs. Endergonic
• Anabolism vs. Catabolism

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Catabolism

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large molecules are broken down into smaller ones, releasing energy

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Anabolism

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small molecules are assembled into larger ones, using energy

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Chemotrophs
Chemoautotophs

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Chemical
Inorganic
Hydrogen, sulfur, iron, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide-oxidizing bacteria

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Chemotrophs
Chemoheterotrophs

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Chemical
Organic Compounds
All animals, most fungi, protozoa, and bacteria

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Phototrophs
Photoautotrophs

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Light
Inorganic
All plants, algae, Cyanobacteria, and green and purple sulfur bacteria

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Phototrophs
Photohetertrophs

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Light
Organic compounds
Green and purple nonsulfur bacteria, heliobacteria

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Oxidation/Reduction reactions

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OIL RIG

Electron Carriers
• NAD+/NADH
• NADP+/NADPH
• FAD/FADH2

Adenosine triphosphate
• Energy currency

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9
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Enzymes

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• Act as catalysts
• Bind to substrates
• Lower activation energy

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Cofactors and Coenzymes

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Cofactors
• Inorganic ions
• Fe2+, Mg2+

Coenzymes
• Organic molecules
• Dietary vitamins

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Aponenzyme

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becomes active by binding of coenzyme or cofactor to enzyme.

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Holoenzyme

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is formed when associated cofactor or coenzyme binds to the enzyme’s active site.

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Enzyme
Competitive inhibitors

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• Bind to active site
• Must be equal to substrate concentration

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Enzyme
Noncompetitive inhibitor

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• aka: allosteric inhibitor
• Bind to allosteric site
• Change shape of active site

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15
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Feedback Inhibition

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Control mechanism
• Positive and Negative

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16
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Glycolysis

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Catabolism of Glucose
• Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway
• Substrate level phosphorylation

Net Gain
• Two ATP
• Two NADH
• Two pyruvate

Other pathways
•Entner-Doudoroff pathway
• Pentose phosphate pathway

17
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Transition Reaction

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• Pyruvate -> Acetyl group
• Catalyzed by pyruvate dehydrogenase

18
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The Krebs Cycle

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AKA: The Citric Acid Cycle
• Closed pathway

Net output per turn
• Two CO2
• Three NADH
• One FADH
• One ATP

Two turns per Glucose

19
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Electron Transport System

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Oxidative phosphorylation
• Majority of ATP production

Location
• Cell membrane of prokaryotes
• Mitochondrial membrane of eukaryotes

Aerobic & Anaerobic

20
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Chemiosmosis

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• Flow of hydrogen lons
• ATP synthase

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