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Unit 2: Chapter 7 Bacterial Metabolism Flashcards

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What is catabolism?

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provides energy and the building blocks (e.g amino acids)

Breaks things down

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Catabolic reactions are what type of reactions?

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exergoinc

Release energy

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What is anabolism?

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uses energy and building block to build large molcules

builds things up

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Anabolic reactions are what type of reactions?

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endergonic

Utilize energy

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An example of foods and them using canabolism and anabolism

Just a picture

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What is the collison theory?

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In order for a reaction to occur molecules have to collide and break in certian ways in order to break the bond

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7
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For the collison theory to occur, what do we need to happen?

3 things

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  1. Frequent collison
  2. Collison should be energetic
  3. Orientation of the collison
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8
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What is activation energy?

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The minimum energy required to start a chemical reaction

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9
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What helps lower the activation energy?

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Enzymes
Allow it so that the minimum energy needed for the reaction to take place is lowered

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What are enzymes made out of?

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Amino acids

They are proteins

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T or F: Enzymes are all the same shape

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False; Enzymes all have unique shapes

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What do enzymes have that help with binding substrates?

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Active sites

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What do the active sights help take care of in regards to the collison thoery?

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Frequent collison and orientation

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14
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Are enzymes highly specific?

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Yes; enzymes are highly specific in terms of what substrate they act upon

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Advantages of the enzymes and substrates tight bond

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It allows for it to bind tightly enough to where it puts stress on the bond and gives it that enegry

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16
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Many enzymes will end in _________

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-ase

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17
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What are cofactors and coenzymes?

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An additional non-protein molecule that is needed by many enzymes to help the reaction

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18
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What are coenzymes?

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organic molecules such as vitamins

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19
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What do coenzymes function as?

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They function as intremediate carriers of electrons or functional groups that are transferred during a chemical reaction

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20
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What are cofactors?

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inorganic substances such as metal ions

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21
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Enzyme Mechanism

Name 4 steps

Picture with the steps of a substrate binding to an enzyme

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22
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ATP

Just a picture

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23
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ATP and ADP are constantly being ________

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recycled

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24
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ATP is genereted by

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the phosphorylation of ADP

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25
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What occurs in substrate-level phosphorylation?

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An enzyme transfers a phosphate group from a substrate molecule to ADP which then forms ATP

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26
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What two metabolism cycles use substrate-level phosphorylation?

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glycolysis and citric acid cycle

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27
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T or F: a large amount of ATP is made via substrate-level phosphorylation

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False; small amounts of ATP are from in glycolysis and the citric acid cycle by substrate-level phosphorylation

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28
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What is oxidative phosphorylation?

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  • This makes the most ATP
  • Involved the electron transport chain (ETC) and oxidation-reduction of electron carriers of ETC
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29
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What does oxidative phosphorylation require?

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an adequate supply of terminal electron acceptor

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30
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Oxidation

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removal of electrons

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31
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Reduction

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gain of electrons

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32
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Redox reaction

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an oxidation reaction paired with reduction reaction

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33
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In biological systems, the elctrons are often associated with

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hydrogen atoms

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34
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Oxidation-Reduction

Just a picture to help

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35
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What are the cellular respiration steps?

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Glucose (c6h12o6) + Oxygen (o2) —-> Glycolysis —-> Krebs Cycle —-> Electron Transport Chain —-> Carbon Dioxide (co2) + Water (h2o) + ATP

Carbohydrate Catabolism

36
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Cellular Respiration Analogy

Just a picture

37
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Where does glycolysis occur?

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In the cytoplasm in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes

38
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Does glycolysis require oxygen?

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No; glycolysis is an anerobic process aka it does not require oxygen

39
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What are the 3 stages in glycolysis?

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  1. Activation stage or investment stage (reactions 1-3)
    - Enegry used in this stage
  2. Cleavage stage (reaction 4)
    - Splitting
  3. Harvest stage or return stage (reactions 6-11)
    - NADH is produced
    - ATP is produced
40
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Glycolysis Steps

Just a picture
Need to know whats in the picture

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Substrate: Glucose
Product: 2 pyruvate
ATP used: 2
ATP produced: 4
Net ATP: 2
NADH: 2
FADH: 0

41
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What is the intermediate step?

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When pyruvate (pyruvic acid) turns into acetyl-coA.

Substrate: 2 pyruvate
Products: 2 CO2 and 2 acetyl coA
ATP used: 0
ATP produced: 0
ATP Yeild: 0
NADH: 2
FADH: 0

42
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Where does the intermediate step occur in eukaryotes?

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in the matrix of the mitochondria

43
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Where does the intermediate step occur in prokaryotes?

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in the cytoplasm

44
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Where does the krebs cycle occur in eukaroytes?

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in the matrix of the mitochondria

45
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Where does the krebs cycle occur in prokaryotes?

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in the cytoplasm

46
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Krebs Steps
Need to know whats in the picture

Just a picture

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Substrate: 2 Acetyl coA
Product: 4 CO2
ATP used: 0
ATP produced: 2
ATP Yeild: 2
NADH: 6
FADH: 2

47
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The electron transport chain ins comprised of a series of multiprotein complexes called

A

electron carriers

48
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The carriers in the ETC alternate reduced and oxidized states as they ____ and ____ electrons

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accept and donate

49
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What happens to electrons as they are passed down the chain?

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they drop in energy

50
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What is the terminal electron accepter in the ETC?

51
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What does the terminal electron accepter (O2) form?

52
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What does the electron transfer in ETC cause proteins to do?

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It causes proteins to pump H+ from the mitochondrial matrix to the intermembrane space

53
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What happens when H+ moves back across the membrane?

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it passes through the protein complex, ATP synthase

54
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How does ATP synthase make ATP?

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It uses the exergonic flow of H+ to drive phosphorylation of ATP

55
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Where does the electron transport chain take place in eukaryotes?

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in the inner membrane of the mitochondria

56
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Where does the electron transport chain take place in prokaryotes?

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in the inner membrane

57
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What is chemiosmosis?

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The use of energy in a H+ gradient to drive cellular work

58
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What is the proton motive force?

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The H+ gradient

59
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Electron Transport Chain in picture form

Just a picture

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There is a higher concentration of protons on the outside of the cell

60
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How much ATP does one NADH make?

61
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How much ATP does 1 FADH make?

62
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Total number of ATP made broken down

Theoretically

63
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Why don’t we always make the full 38 ATP’s in cellular respiration?

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Because we have other processes going on. The proton motive force is also required to move flagella, maintain overall charge of cell, and help with nutrient uptake.

64
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Anaerobic Respiration

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No oxygen required

Some bacteria can use alternative terminal electron acceptors to complete respiration, instead of oxygen

65
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Because anaerobic respiration can’t pump as many protons out, what happens?

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It yields less energy than aerobic respiration

66
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T or F: anaerobes grow faster than aerobes

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False; anaerobes grow slower than aerobes

67
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Little chart

68
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What is fermentation?

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The incomplete oxidation of sugars in the absence of oxygen

69
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T or F; Fermentation uses krebs and the electron transport chain

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False; fermentation does not use either krebs or the electron transport chain

70
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What does fermentation use as the terminal electron acceptor?

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they do not have a terminal electron acceptor

71
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The essential function of the second stage of fermentation is to ensure a steady supply of

72
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What are the two types of fermentation?

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  1. Lactic acid fermentation which produces lactic acid
  2. Alcohol fermentation which produces ethanol + CO2
73
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Where does lactic acid fermentation occur?

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In the muscle

74
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Where does alcohol fermentation occur?

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in the cytosol of the cell

75
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Lactic Acid and Alcohol Fermentation

Just a picture

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Build up of NADH so need to regenerate NAD+ through oxidation

76
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Where is ATP synthase located?

A

in the inner membrane of the mitochondria

77
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The fate of pyruvate at the end of glycolysis depends on

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whether there is a terminal electron acceptor
1. Terminal electron acceptor? ETC
2. No terminal electron acceptor? Fermentation

78
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What is lithotrophy?

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An inorganic, reduced, molecule serves as the electron donor instead og an organic compound

79
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What are som examples of inorganic molecules?

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  • Ferrous Iron
  • Ammonium Ion
  • Hydrogen Gas
80
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Amphilibolic Pathways

A

These are pathways that can be used to build things up and break things down (catabolism and anabolism)

81
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Interrealtionship of catabolic pathways

Just a picture

82
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ATP is formed in what type of reactions?

Anabolic or catabolic?

83
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ADP is formed in what type of reactions?

Anabolic or catabolic?

84
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NAD+ —> NADH

Oxidized or reduced?

A

Reduced

gain electron (H)

85
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NADH —> NAD+

Oxidized or reduced?

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Oxidized

Lose electron (H)

86
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What is true in regards to the ETC and fermentation?

A

They both regenerate NAD+

87
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Can glycolysis and krebs proceed without NAD+?

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No; NAD+ must be present in order for glycolysis and krebs to proceed

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