Metabolism/Enzymes

Question 1

3 types of work cells must do

Answer 1

Chemical, Transport, mechanical

Question 2

Why are nucleic acid triphosphates good energy carriers?

Answer 2

Phosphoanhydride bond is high energy because there is repulsion due to the negative charges on the oxygens and the products are more soluble.

Question 3

2 Types of short term energy carrying molecules

Answer 3

Nucleic acid triphosphates and reduced Coenzymes

Question 4

What do you call the ability of a phosphorylated compound to transfer it’s phosphate group

Answer 4

phosphoryl group transfer potential

Question 5

Definition of metabolism

Answer 5

sum of cellular reactions releasing or utilizing energy

Question 6

the sum of the 2 redox half reactions is?

Answer 6

the conjugate redox pair

Question 7

2 types of cofactors

Answer 7

prosthetic groups and coenzymes

Question 8

name for the flow of material through a metabolic pathway?

Answer 8

Flux

Question 9

3 Ways to regulate a metabolic pathway?

Answer 9

Metabolic channeling, direct regulation of an enzyme, Enzyme synthesis