cellular respiration (glycolysis, krebs) Flashcards
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sum total of all chemical reactions in living cells
Metabolism
degrade macromolecules and other
molecules to release energy
catabolic reactions
used to synthesize macromolecules for cell growth, repair, and reproduction
anabolic reactions
Can divide metabolism into 4 groups:
carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, nucleotides
pathways can take different forms: (3)
linear
cyclic
spiral
product of one reaction is substrate for another
e.g. glycolysis
linear
regeneration of intermediates
e.g. Krebs cycle
cyclic
same set of enzymes is used repeatedly
e.g. fatty acid synthesis, beta-
oxidation
spiral
each pathway may have branch points for ??? to enter or leave
metabolites
Reasons why metabolic reactions have many steps:
1) energy input and output can be controlled
2) enzymes can catalyze only a single step of a pathway
3) provides opportunities to establish control points, which are essential for cell function
occurs in discrete steps as it it transferred to acceptors a little at a time
energy transfer
Major Catabolic Pathways
begins with ??? of polymers (exogenous)
extracellular digestion
??? in mouth and intestine work on starch
amylase
??? starts in stomach and finished via ??? and ???
protein digestion;
pancreatic proteases and intestinal peptidases
triacylglycerols hydrolyzed to fatty acids by phospholipases
lipid digestion
absorption occurs in ???—> ???—> ???
intestine
blood
body
major catabolic pathways can also have ??? sources, such as glycogen and triacylglycerols
endogenous
catabolism yields 3 possible compounds:
1) acetyl CoA
2) nucleoside triphosphates
3) reduced coenzymes
major catabolic pathways starts with ??? (glucose catabolism), ???, ???, ???
glycolysis;
citric acid cycle;
polysaccharide mobilization;
oxidative phosphorylation
are metabolized for excretion, not energy production
nucleotides
There are several types of group transfer reactions that involve ATP:
1) phosphoryl group transfer
2) nucleotidyl-group transfer
3) thioesters
Another class of energy-rich molecules.
Energy can be donated in oxidation-reduction reactions
reduced coenzyme
§ Purpose: catabolism of glucose to provide ATPs and NADH molecules
§ Also provides building blocks for anabolic pathways.
glycolysis
glycolysis:
Electrons are transferred to oxidizing agents ??? or ???
NAD+ or FAD.