Ch.5 Microbial Metabolism

Question 1

Metabolism

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the buildup and breakdown of nutrients within a cell

Question 2

metabolism chemical reactions provide

Answer 2

energy and create substances that sustain life

Question 3

Catabolism

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breaks down complex molecules; provides energy and building blocks for anabolism; exergonic

Question 4

Anabolism

Answer 4

uses energy and building blocks to build complex molecules; endergonic

Question 5

Metabolic pathways

Answer 5

sequences of enzymatically catalyzed chemical reactions in a cell

Question 6

metabolic pathways are determined by

Answer 6

enzymes

Question 7

enzymes are

Answer 7

encoded genes

Question 8

Collision theory

Answer 8

states that chemical reactions occur when atoms, ions, and molecules collide

Question 9

Activation energy

Answer 9

the collision energy required for a chemical reaction to occur

Question 10

Reaction rate

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frequency of collisions containing enough energy to bring about a reaction

Question 11

reaction rate can be increased by

Answer 11

enzymes or by increasing temp., pressure, or concentration

Question 12

catalysts

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speed up chemical reactions without being altered

Question 13

enzymes

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are biological catalysts

Question 14

enzyme-susbstrate complex

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substrate the enzyme’s active site

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products

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released from the enzyme when substrate is transformed and rearranged

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Turnover number

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the number of substrate molecules an enzyme converts to a product per second

Question 17

Oxidoreductase

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oxidation-reduction reactions

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transferase

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transfer functional groups

Question 19

hydrolase

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hydrolisis

Question 20

lyase

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removal of atoms without hydrolysis

Question 21

isomerase

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rearrangement of atoms

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ligase

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joining of molecules; uses ATP

Question 23

Apoenzyme

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protein portion (inactive when alone)

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Cofactor

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nonprotein component

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coenzyme

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organic cofactor

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holoenzyme

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apoenzyme plus cofactor (whole, active enzyme form)

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Factors influencing enzyme activity

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-temp.
-pH
-substrate conc.
-inhibitors

Question 28

high temp. and extreme pH does what?

Answer 28

denature proteins

Question 29

Saturation

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-when the conc. of substrate is high.
-enzyme catalyzes at its maximum rate

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Competitive inhibitors

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fill the active site of an enzyme and compete with the substance

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noncompetitive inhibitors

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interact with another part of the enzyme (allosteric site) rather than the active site in a process called allosteric inhibition

Question 32

feedback inhibition

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end-product of a reaction allosterically inhibits enzymes from earlier in the pathway

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Ribozymes

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RNA that function as catalysts by binding to substrates and acting upon them
-not used up in the reaction
-frequently used in cells to cut and splice RNA
-also involved in protein synthesis in ribosomes

Question 34

Oxidation

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removal of electrons

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reduction

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gain of electrons

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redox reaction

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an oxidation reaction paired with a reduction reaction

Question 37

dehydrogenations

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biological oxidations

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ATP is generated by the

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phosphorylation of ADP with the input of energy

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ATP is generated when

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high-energy PO4- is added to ADP

Question 40

Chemiosmosis

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a mechanism that uses a proton gradient across a cytoplasmic membrane to generate ATP