Chapter 4 Flashcards
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Metabolism
All the physical chemical reactions that produce and use energy
Enzymes
Protein that catalyzes and regulates the rate of metabolic reaction
Catalyze
Speed up rate of chemical reaction
Enzymes usually end in suffix…
-ase
Activation energy
The amount of energy that reactants in a chemical reaction must absorb before the reaction can start
Reactions can happen because of…
Induced fit
Substrate
The substance upon which an enzyme reacts
Enzymes bind to ___
Substrates
Active site
Substrate-binding region of an enzyme
Induced fit
A change in shape of the active site of an enzyme so that it binds tightly to a substrate
Metabolic rate
Measure of an individual’s energy use
Basal metabolic rate
Resting energy use of an awake, alert person
Enzymes are proteins that ____, or speed up, chemical reactions.
Catalyze
Enzymes only catalyze one reaction, a property called _________.
Specificity
To catalyze a reaction, the enzyme binds its _________ and bends it slightly, placing stress on chemical bonds.
Substrate
Enzyme-catalyzed reactions are prevented from occurring at a rapid rate at all times by the presence of a(n) _________ energy barrier.
Activation
The _________ metabolic rate is the energy use of a resting wakeful person.
Basal
Aside from diet and exercise, ____ can play a role in the amount of body fat a person has by coding how fast or slow their metabolic enzymes work.
Muscle
Cellular respiration
Metabolic reactions occurring in cells that result in the oxidation of macromolecules to produce ATP
Energy is stored in the….
Electrons of chemical bonds
When bonds are broken in the cellular respiration….
ATP is produced
ATP
A nucleotide composed of adenine, the sugar ribose, and three phosphate groups that can be hydrolyzed to release energy. For of energy that cells can use.
Phosphate groups in ATP are ____ charged and ____ each other.
Negatively, repel
Phosphorylation
To introduce a phosphoryl group into an organic compound