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Cell Biology 1

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Resolution

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the ability to observe two adjacent objects as distinct from one another

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Contrast

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how different one structure looks from another

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Transmission Electron Microscopy

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protein of interest is labeled with antibodies which are attached to gold particle - a beam of electrons is show through the sample

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Scanning Electron Microscopy

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sample is coated with a heavy metal - surface is scanned and a 3D image is made

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Subcellular Fractionation - contents can be analyzed via

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western blotting or immunoprecipitation

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Point of Western Blot

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Detection of a specific protein

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Point of Immunoprecipitation

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Allows for isolation of a protein in a mixture

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Process of Western Blot

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Separate cellular contents via centrifugation or chromatography. Put everything in a gel and do electrophoresis with a membrane on top. The proteins will transfer to the membrane. The membrane is washed/incubated with antibodies that specifically bind to the proteins of interest. Wash off the excess antibodies and develop the film. The thickness of the band tells how high the concentration of proteins is in the sample.

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Organelles of Prokaryotes

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Ribosomes, cytoplasm, pili/flagella, glycocalyx, cell wall, plasma membrane, and nucleoid

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Ribosome

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polypeptide synthesis

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Cytoplasm

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site of metabolism

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Pili

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allow bacteria to attach to surfaces and each other

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Flagella

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allow bacteria to move

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Glycocalyx

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outer gelatinous covering

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Cell wall

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support and protection

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Plasma membrane

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encloses cytoplasm, controls movement of substances into and out of cell

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Nucleoid

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site where DNA is found

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Nucleus

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most genetic material is expressed and organized here (eukaryotes)

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Nuclear envelope

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double membrane enclosing nucleus

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Nucleolus

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site of ribosome subunit assembly

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Chromatin

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complex of protein and DNA

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Lysosome

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site of macromolecule degradation

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Site of cell signaling

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plasma membrane

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Cytosol

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site of metabolic pathways

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Golgi

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modification, sorting, and secretion of lipids and proteins

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Peroxisome

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hydrogen peroxide and other toxins are broken down by these

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Cytoskeleton

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protein filaments that provide shape and aid in movement

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Smooth ER

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detoxification, lipid synthesis

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Rough ER

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protein sorting and secretion

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Centrosome

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site where microtubules grow and centrioles are found

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Nuclear pore

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passageway for molecules in and out of the nucleus

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Proteome

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entire set of proteins expressed by a cell, tissue, or organism

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Three types of protein filaments that make up the cytoskeleton

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Microtubules, Intermediate filaments, actin filaments

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Microtubules

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long and hollow, dynamic instability

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Intermediate filaments

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medium in size, twisted and ropelike in structure

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Actin filaments

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long and thin fibers

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Three parts of motor proteins

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Head, hinge, and tail

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Three types of motor protein movement

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Motor protein moves, filament moves, filament bends

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Motor protein moves

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walks from - to + and the tail carries the cargo

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Filament moves

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to left (toward -) and motor proteins are fixed

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Filament bends

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via actions of motor proteins

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Flagella

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long and occur singularly or in pairs, 9 + 2 array

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Cilia

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short and cover part of or the entire cell, 9 + 2 array

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Endomembrane system

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network of membranes that enclose the nucleus, ER, Golgi, lysosomes, vacuoles, and plasma membrane

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How does the endomembrane system pass materials?

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membranes are connected directly or via vesicles

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Secretory pathway

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cargo is moved from ER lumen to vesicles, then travels through the Golgi (cis-medial-trans), then leaves Golgi to plasma membrane to be released from the cell

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Pulse-chase proves

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secretory pathway

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Central vacuoles

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in plants for storage

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Contractile vacuoles

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in protists to expel excess water

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Phagocytic vacuoles

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in protists and WBC for degradation

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Semiautonomous organelles are

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mitochondria and chloroplasts

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How do semiautonomous organelles reproduce?

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bindary fission

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How did semiautonomous organelles show up?

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endosymbiosis

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Fluid mosaic model shows

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a membrane composed of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates

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How does the length of phospholipid tails affect fluidity?

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Shorter tails are less likely to interact and make the membrane more fluid

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How do double bonds affect fluidity?

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They create kinks in the tails and phospholipids can’t pack as tightly, leading to more fluidity

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How does cholesterol affect fluidity?

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It stabilizes the membrane, which makes it less fluid

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Lipids are synthesized by which organelles and systems?

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Cytosol and endomembrane system

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What is glycosylation?

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the attachment of a carbohydrate to a protein or lipid

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Glycosylation plays a role in

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cell surface recognition

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N-linked glycosylation

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attachment of a carbohydrate to the N of asparagine side chain - this is initiated in ER

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O-linked glycosylation

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addition of sugars to O atom of serine or threoline - occurs only in Golgi

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Types of passive transport

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simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion

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Simple diffusion

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no transport proteins or energy is needed

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Facilitated diffusion

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transport proteins are needed but energy is not

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Active transport requires

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energy as it works against a gradient

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Rate of diffusion of different substances

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ions, charged polar molecules, large < polar organic molecules < gasses, small/uncharged

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Isotonic

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water and solute concentrations are equal on two sides of a membrane

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Hypertonic

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the side of the membrane in which the

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Osmosis

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movement of water

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Crenation

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cell shrinks in a hypertonic solution because water is leaving

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Osmotic lysis

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cell swells and bursts in hypotonic solution

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Channels

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form open passageways for direct diffusion across a membrane

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Transporters

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result in a conformational change to move across a membrane

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Types of transporters

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uniporter, symporter, antiporter

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Primary active transport

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needs an input of energy and is energetically unfavorable

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Secondary active transport

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uses a pre-existing gradient to move substances

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Na/K - ATPase

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transports sodium and potassium against gradients using energy from ATP hydroylsis

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Electrogenic pump

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exports 1 net positive charge

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Exocytosis

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materials in the cell are packaged into vesicles and excreted into the extracellular membrane

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Endocytosis

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plasma membrane invaginates to form a vesicle that brings stuff into the cell

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Three types of endocytosis

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receptor-mediated, pinocytosis, and phagocytosis

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Pinocytosis

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extracellular fluid is taken into the cell

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Phagocytosis

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a large thing is engulfed by the cell

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When G is negative

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the reaction is exergonic and spontaneous

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When G is negative

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the reaction is exergonic and spontaneous

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Ribozyme

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RNA molecule with catalytic properties

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How do enzymes help lower the activation energy/overcome it?

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Position reactants together to facilitate bonding, change the local environment

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Competitive inhibitors

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bind to the active site and inhibit the ability of the substrate to bind, increases KM

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Noncompetitive inhibitors

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bind to allosteric site, cause conformational change that inhibits the active site, brings Vmax down

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Some other potential requirements of enzymes

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prosthetic groups, cofactors, and coenzymes

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Catabolic pathway

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breaks molecules down, exergonic, and recycles cellular building blocks

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How is ATP produced?

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catabolic pathway

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Anabolic pathway

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molecules are synthesized, endergonic

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ATP can be made via two ways

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substrate-level phosphorylation and chemiosmosis

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Substrate-level phosphorylation

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an enzyme transfers phosphate from a molecule to ATP

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Chemiosmosis

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energy stored in an ion electrochemical gradient is used to make ATP from ADP and inorganic P

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NADH is

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a chemical intermediate

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How is NADH made?

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when electrons are removed from organic molecules

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Oxidation of NADH results in

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energy used to make ATP

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Molecules that receive electrons from oxidized NADH

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become energized and can participate in reactions woohoo

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Proteasome

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breaks down proteins using proteases which cleave bonds between amino acids

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Ubiquitin

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tags a target protein to proteasome which breaks it down

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