bio unit 3 cellular respiration and enzymes Flashcards
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biological catalysts
speed up biochemical reactions
what controls enzyme function?
environment, concentration of enzymes & substrates, cofactors & coenzymes
optimal state
favorite pH + temperature of an enzyme, works best here
cofactors
not organic
coenzymes
organic
feedback inhibition
when products of an enzyme’s reaction become an inhibitor
enzyme complex
2 or more enzymes that work together
function of enzyme complex
is switched on & off based on assembly of the parts/complex
definition cellular respiration
the process of breaking down glucose, which creates ATP as a byproduct, occurs in mitochondria
what goes into cellular respiration
glucose (C6H12O6), 6O2
what comes out of cellular respiration
6 CO2, 6 H2O, 38 ATP
ATP
adenine triphosphate, nucleic acid, adenine (N base), ribose (sugar), phosphates
ADP
occurs when ATP loses a phosphate
NAD/NADH
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, derived from Niacin, coenzyme
coenzyme of NAD
carries electrons as H+, binds to an H+, becomes NADH
FAD/FADH
flavin adenine dinucleotide, coenzyme (carries 2 electrons H2), derived from riboflann
riboflann
vitamin B3
order of 4 processes in cellular respiration
- glycolysis
- pyruvate oxidation
- Kreb’s Cycle / citric acid cycle
- electron transport chain
what goes into glycolysis
glucose, 2 NAD, 2 ATP
what comes out of glycolysis
pyruvic acid, 2 NADH (both acid and nad stay in system), 4 ATP
whats special about glycolysis
occurs in cytosol; only spot where energy goes in, is spent, and then made; very few outputs, all things in glycolysis stay in body
what goes in to pyruvate oxidation
2 pyruvic acid, NAD+
what comes out of pyruvate oxidation
2 acetyl coA, 2 CO2, 2 NADH
what goes in to Krebs Cycle
2 acetyl coA, 6NAD+, 2FAD+