quiz 11 Flashcards
Adenosine triphosphate
- ATP
- compound used by cells to store and release energy
- most important molecule produced and consumed during glycolysis
ATP converted to ADP
when this happens, energy has been released
Catabolism
- during complex processes such as glycolysis, the ___ is often coupled with the synthesis of another or anabolism
- digestion is a form of this
Extraction
bodies have developed intricate energy ___ processes for fats, proteins, and carbohydrates
Glucose
further broken down through a complex process metabolic pathway where it ultimately releases energy to power our bodily functions and to maintain our body temperature
Glycolysis
the conversion of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid
Krebs cycle
- citric acid cycle
- conversion of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid
Metabolic
glucose is further broken down through complex ___ pathway where it ultimately release energy to power our bodily functions and to maintain our body temperature
Nucleic acid
most famously forms into DNA and RNA
Nucleobases
- also called heterocyclic amines
- purines: adenine and guanine
- pyrimidines: cytosine, thymine, and uracil
- the sequencing of ___ in our DNA and RNA is what makes up our unique genetic code
Nucleophiles
during embalming, the amine nitrogens in adenine and cytosine serve as ___ to react with electrophilic aldehydes
Protein
RNA (through a process called translation) is the machine responsible for the synthesis of each and every protein in our body
Scientist responsible for DNA
James Watson
Sequencing
the ___ of the nucleobases in our DNA and RNA is what makes up our unique genetic code
Transcription
DNA generates RAN via this process
