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Module 5 Microbial Metabolism (PPT) Flashcards

1
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bacterial products examples (commercially or medically important)

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i.e. Lactococcus and Lactobacillus, Streptococcus mutans

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microorganisms that are important in laboratory (identification of microorganisms) (3)

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(i.e. E. coli, Klebsiella, and Enterobacter)

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  1. oxidative ; exergonic (releases energy); breaking down
  2. reductive ; endergonic; building up
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  1. Catabolism
  2. Anabolism
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Energy Source: Sunlight
Carbon Source: Carbon dioxide

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Photoautotroph

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Energy Source: Sunlight
Carbon Source: Organic compounds

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Photoheterotroph

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Energy Source: Inorganic chemicals
Carbon Source: Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen Source: Inorganic

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Chemolithoautotroph

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Energy Source: Organic compounds
Carbon Source: Organic compounds
Nitrogen Source: Organic or Inorganic

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Chemoorganoheterotroph

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Energy Source: Sunlight
Carbon Source: Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen Source: Inorganic
Hydrogen Source: H2S or H2

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Bacteria

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Energy Source: Sunlight
Carbon Source: Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen Source: Inorganic
Hydrogen Source: Photolysis of H20

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Cyanobacteria

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Energy Source: Sunlight
Carbon Source: Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen Source: Inorganic
Hydrogen Source: Organic compounds

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Photoorganotrophic Bacteria

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  • “sugar splitting”
  • occurs in cytosol of bacteria
  • converts glucose (6-C) to pyruvate (3-C)
  • can occur in the absence of oxygen
  • enzyme-mediated
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Glycolysis

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Glycolysis order (11)

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  1. Glucose
  2. Glucose 6-phosphate
  3. Fructose 6-phosphate
  4. Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate
  5. (optional) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
  6. Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
  7. 1,3-Bisphosphate glycerate
  8. 3-Phosphoglycerate
  9. 2-Phosphoglycerate
  10. Phosphoenolpyruvate
  11. pyruvate
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10 enzymes in glycosis

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  1. Hexokinase
  2. Phosphoglucoisomerase
  3. Phosphofructokinase
  4. Aldolase
  5. Triose Phosphate isomerase
  6. Glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase
  7. Phosphoglycerokinase
  8. Phosphoglyceromutase
  9. Enolase
  10. Pyruvate kinase
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Glycolysis gross energy yield and net energy yield

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  • gross energy yield = 4 ATP + 2 NADH
  • net energy yield = 2 ATP + 2 NADH
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  • phosphogluconate pathway or hexose monophosphate shunt
  • other metabolic pathway used by cells to break down glucose
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Pentose Phosphate Pathway

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  • generates NADPH, ribose 5-phosphate, and erythrose 4-phosphate
    (intermediates)
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Pentose Phosphate Pathway

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Pentose Phosphate Pathway (6)

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  1. Glucose
  2. Glucose 6-P
  3. 6-Phosphogluconate
  4. Ribulose 5-P
  5. Ribose 5-P -> nucleotide synthesis (opt)
  6. Erythrose 4-P / Xylulose 5-P / Sedoheptulose 7-P
  7. Fructose 6-P / Glyceraldehyde 3-P
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aerobic (O2-requiring) breakdown of nutrients with accompanying synthesis
of ATP

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Aerobic Respiration

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Aerobic Respiration comprises three stages in the metabolic breakdown of glucose

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❑ transition step/conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA
❑ Krebs cycle / citric acid cycle
❑ oxidative phosphorylation: electron transport chain and chemiosmosis

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Aerobic Respiration takes place in the

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cytoplasm

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  • pyruvate converted to acetyl coenzyme A
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Transition Step

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Transition Step

  • removal of carboxyl group from pyruvate and given off as ________
  • 2-C compound is oxidized, ______ is reduced to _______
  • _________ joins the 2-C compound forming acetyl-coenzyme A (acetyl CoA)
A
  • CO2
  • NAD+ -> NADH
    *coenzyme A
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Transition Step energy yield (per glucose):

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2 NADH

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  • named after Hans Krebs
  • also known as citric acid cycle or tricarboxylic acid cycle
  • yields more energy than glycolysis
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Krebs Cycle

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Krebs Cycle (8)

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  1. Acetyl-CoA (release CoA) + Oxaloacetae
  2. Citrate
  3. Isocitrate: (NADH, H+, CO2)
  4. α-ketoglurate: (ATP, NADH, H+ , CO2)
  5. succinyl CoA
  6. succinate: (FADH2)
  7. fumarate
  8. Malate: (NADH, H+)
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Krebs Cycle energy yield (per glucose)

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2 ATP + 6 NADH + 2 FADH2

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  • final stage of cellular respiration
  • “big energy payoff” stage
  • uses electron transport chain and chemiosmosis
  • located in the cell membrane
A

Oxidative Phosphorylation

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membrane-embedded electron carriers that pass electrons sequentially from one to another

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electron transport chain

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29
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movement of ions (H+) down their electrochemical gradient that generates ATP

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chemiosmosis

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30
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Electron carriers (4)

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  • I – flavoprotein (flavin monunucleotide)
  • II – Fe-S protein
  • Quinone (Q)- non-protein mobile carrier ; aka CoQ
  • Cytochrome (C) – mobile carrier; Q to oxygen
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– enzyme that makes ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate
- uses energy of ion gradient top power ATP synthesis

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ATP synthase

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Prokaryotes have varied types and arrangement of electron transport chain components which could provide a mechanism to distinguish certain types of
bacteria for example

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cytochrome production of Pseudomonas and Campylobacter

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33
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Detects the presence of an enzyme “oxidase” produced by certain bacteria which will reduce the dye – tetramethyl-p-phenylene diamine dihydrochloride.

is used to identify bacteria that produce cytochrome c oxidase, an enzyme of the bacterial electron transport chain

Positive test is indicated by the development of a purple colour.

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OXIDASE TEST

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Oxidase positive (3) PURPLE COLOR

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Pseudomonas, Vibrio, Neisseria

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Oxidase negative (2)

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– Salmonella, Shigella

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Energy Conversion
* 1 NADH
* 1 FADH2

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  • 1 NADH = 3 ATP
  • 1 FADH2 = 2 ATP
37
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  • oxygen is not the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain
  • anaerobic or facultative bacteria
  • less amount of energy is released in the reduction of inorganic chemicals
    other than molecular oxygen
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Anaerobic Respiration

38
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t or f

aerobic respiration less efficient form of energy transformation than anaerobic Respiration

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F

Anaerobic Respiration is less efficient form of energy transformation than aerobic respiration

39
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Anaerobic Respiration examples

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  • Nitrate reduction E.coli (FAD, FeS, Q, cyt b, Mo) ETC
  • sulfate reduction
  • carbon dioxide reduction
40
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Nitrate reduction ex

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E.coli (FAD, FeS, Q, cyt b, Mo) ETC

41
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sulfate reduction ex

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(i.e. Desulfovibro)

42
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carbon dioxide reduction ex

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(i.e. Methanobacterium and Methanococcus)

43
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  • makes a few ATP molecules
  • Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation are shut down
  • organic molecule accepts the electrons (not O2)
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Fermentation

44
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Fermentation example

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E. coli (use any of the three ATP generating options), LAB (obligate fermenters), obligate anaerobes

45
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Fermentation

  • Lactic acid
  • Ethanol
A
  • Lactic acid : animals
  • Ethanol: Yeast
46
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Terminal Electron Acceptor of:

-lactic acid
-ethanol
-2,3-butanediol

A
  • pyruvate
  • acetaldehyde
  • acetoin
47
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lactic acid fermentation products

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Cheese, yogurt, pickles, cured sausages
Causes tooth decay, spoilage of some food

48
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Ethanol and CO2 fermentation products

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wine, beer, spirits, bread
(Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Zymomonas)

49
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Example of Products/Importance

  • Butyric acid fermentation
  • Propionic acid fermentation
A

Clostridium
Swiss cheese (Propionibacterium)

50
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Lactic acid, succinic acid, ethanol, acetic acid, carbon dioxide, gases fermentation

Differentiate members of Enterobacteriaceae

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Mixed Acids fermentation

51
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IMViC test / MR/VP test

  • used to identify bacterial species, especially coliforms
A

methyl red test:
- (+) red: E.coli
- (-) yellow/orange: Klebsiella

Voges-Proskauer test
- (+) pink: Klebsiella
- (-) no pink: E.coli

52
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streptococcus, lactobacillus, bacillus end products of fermentation

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lactic acid

53
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Saccharomyces fermentation product

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ethanol and co2

54
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propionibacterium fermentation product

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propionic acid, acetic acid, CO2, and H2

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Clostridium fermentation product

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Butyric acid, butanol, acetone, isopropyl alcohol, and CO2

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Escherichia and Salmonella fermentation product

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Ethanol, lactic acid, succinic acid, acetic acid, CO2 and H2

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Enterobacter fermentation product

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Ethanol, lactic acid, formic acid, butanediol, acetoin, CO2, and H2

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process by which light energy is converted to chemical energy

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photosynthesis

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photosynthesis takes place in

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cell membrane

60
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  • contains chlorophyll or chlorophyll-like pigments
  • thylakoid membranes (cyanobacteria)
  • chlorosomes (green bacteria)
  • extensive cell membrane invaginations (purple bacteria)

FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS

A

cell membrane

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intermediary product and major end product of photosynthesis

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ATP (intermediary product) and glucose (major end-product)

62
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prokaryotes that undergoes photosynthesis

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green sulfur bacteria, purple sulfur bacteria, cyanobacteria

63
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prokaryotes that undergoes photosynthesis

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diatoms, dinoflagellates, algae

64
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T OR F

photosynthesis occurs in the same manner as eukaryotic microorganisms and green plants

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T

65
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Mg-containing green pigment that absorbs light energy

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chlorophyll a

66
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light-receiving systems

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photosystems I and II

67
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chlorophylls of purple and green photosynthetic bacteria

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bacteriochlorophylls

68
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accessory pigments of photosynthetic prokaryotes and eukaryotes

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carotenoids

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accessory pigments of cyanobacteria
and red algae

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phycobilins

70
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can be found on photosystems (3)

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  • chlorophylls and accessory pigments
  • reaction center pigments
  • antennae pigments –
71
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electron donors in photosynthetic process

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reaction center pigments

72
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– “funnel”, make up antenna complex

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antennae pigments

73
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  • photophosphorylation – light is involved in ATP formation
  • energy-fixing reactions
  • oxygenic – produces oxygen in photosynthesis
A

light-dependent reaction

74
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reaction center of the two photosystems

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II - P680
I - P700

75
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The three products of the light reaction of photosynthesis are

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ATP, NADPH, and O2

76
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Phases of Light independent reaction (Calvin Cycle) (3)

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  1. Carbon Fixation
  2. Reduction
  3. Regeneration of the CO2 acceptor
77
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catalyzes a reaction between CO2 and RuBP, which forms a six-carbon compound that is immediately converted into two three-carbon compounds.

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RuBisCo

78
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CO2 acceptor in calvin cycle

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RuBP (Ribulose bisphosphate)

79
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a sugar output in calvin cycle

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G3P (Glyceraldehyde-2-phosphate)

80
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  • bacteriochlorophylls – chlorophyll-like pigments
  • do not use water as source of hydrogen ions
  • fatty acids and other organic or inorganic substances are used as source of H+ ions
  • no oxygen is liberated
  • anoxygenic

WHAT PROKARYOTE?

A

green sulfur bacteria and purple sulfur bacteria

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bacteriorhodopsin pigment

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archaea (extreme halophiles)

82
Q

Oxygenic photosynthesis and
pigments (chlorophyll a) as in algae
and plants produces

A

formaldehyde (CH2O)

83
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T OR F

All other photosynthetic bacteria (e.g. green sulfurbacteria) have bacterial chlorophyll and anoxic photosynthesis

A

T

84
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primary light harvesting pigment (oxygenic and anoxygenic)

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chlorophyll a - oxygenic
bacteriochlorophylls - anoxygenic

85
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phycobilins can be found on

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cyanobacteria

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