respiration Flashcards
state the two types of anaerobic resp.
- alcoholic fermentation
- lactate fermentation
what are the two main similiarities between the two types of anaerobic resp. ?
- occur in cytoplasm
- start at glycolysis
what occurs during lactate fermentation ?
pyruvate is converted to lactate (lactic acid) using H+ from NADH
how is lactate removed from the body?
the liver converts it back into glucose by gluconeogenesis
what occurs during alcoholic fermentation ?
- CO2 removed from pyruvate to form ethanal
- NADH transfers H+ to ethanal forming ethanol
what are the four stages in aerobic respiration ?
glycolysis, link reaction, Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation
where does aerobic resp occur ?
glycolysis - cytoplasm
other 3 - mitochondria
what occurs during glycolysis ?
one molecule of glucose (6C) is split into two pyruvate molecules (3C)
does glycolysis require oxygen ?
no
what are the two parts of glycolysis ?
phosphorylation and oxidation
describe phosphorylation in glycolysis
- glucose phosphorylated with 2 phosphates (from 2 ATP) to form hexose bisphosphate
- then split into two molecules of triose phosphate
describe the oxidation in glycolysis
- triose phosphate oxidised (loses hydrogen) to form 2 pyruvate molecules
- 2 NAD form 2 reduced NADH
- 4 ATP produced (net gain of 2)
what occurs during link reaction ?
- pyruvate is decarboxylated (CO2 formed)
- pyruvate loses hydrogen (goes to NAD) to form acetate
- acetate combines w/ coenzyme A
- forms acetyl coA
how many link reactions occur each glucose ?
two
how many krebs cycles occur each glucose ?
two
state the steps involved with Krebs cycle in order
acetyl group 2C from acetyl CoA + oxaloacetate - citrate 6C - 5 carbon compound - 4 carbon compound
what is substrate level phosphorylation ?
when phosphate group directly transferred to another molecule