PAPER 1 > ENERGY FOR EXERCISE Flashcards
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE
a high energy compound which is the only immediately available source of energy for muscular contraction
ATPASE
an enzyme which catalyses the breakdown of ATP
EXOTHERMIC REACTION
a reaction that releases energy
ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE
a compound formed by the removal of phosphate bond from ATP
ENDOTHERMIC REACTION
a chemical reaction which absorbs energy
CREATINE KINASE
an enzyme which catalyses the break down of phosphocreatine
COUPLED REACTION
where the products of one reaction are used in another reaction and they usually work together and at the same time
3 ENERGY SYSTEMS
> ATP/PC system
glycolytic / lactic acid system
aerobic system
PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE (PFK)
an enzyme which catalyses the breakdown of glucose (glycolysis)
FULL NAME OF PFK ENZYME
phosphofructokinase
phospho - fructo - kinase
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
the partial breakdown of glucose into pyvurick acid
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (LDH)
an enzyme which catalyses the conversion of pyvurick acid to lactic acid
FULL NAME OF LDH ENZYME
lactate dehydrogenase
lactate de - hydro - genase
ATP/PC SYSTEM : TYPE OF REACTION
anaerobic
ATP/PC SYSTEM : SITE
sarcoplasm of cell
ATP/PC SYSTEM : FOOD FUEL
phosphocreatine
ATP/PC SYSTEM : ENZYME
creatine kinase
ATP/PC SYSTEM : ATP YIELD
1:1
1 mole of PC : 1 mole of ATP
ATP/PC SYSTEM : STAGES
> PC - P + C + energy (exo)
> energy + P + ADP - ATP (endo)
ATP/PC SYSTEM : BY PRODUCTS
none
ATP/PC SYSTEM : INTENSITY
very high intensity
ATP/PC SYSTEM : DURATION
2 - 10 seconds
ATP/PC SYSTEM STRENGTHS
> no delay for oxygen
PC readily available in the muscle cell
simple and rapid breakdown of PC and resynthesise of ATP
ATP/PC SYSTEM WEAKNESSES
> low ATP yield
small PC stores
both lead to rapid fatigue after 8 - 10 seconds
GLYCOLYTIC SYSTEM : STAGES
> anaerobic glycolysis : glycogen/glucose - pyvurick acid + energy
lactate pathway : pyvurick acid - lactic acid = energy + 2P + 2ADP - 2ATP (endo)
GLYCOLYTIC SYSTEM : BY PRODUCTS
lactic acid
GLYCOLYTIC SYSTEM : INTENSITY
high intensity
GLYCOLYTIC SYSTEM : DURATION
up to 3 minutes