Chapter 5 - Cellular Respiration Flashcards
monosaccharide
single carbohydrate molecule (simple sugar)
disaccharide
two monosaccharides bonded together
oligosaccharide
a few monosaccharides bonded together
polysaccharide
many monosaccharides bonded together
glycosidic linkage
- bond between two sugar molecules
- covalent bond formed in a dehydration rxn
glycogen
- energy storage in animals
- made up of many glucose
hydrolysis of polysaccharides into monosaccharides is ____
favored thermodynamically
maltase
catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose into two glucose
rumen
bacteria required to digest cellulose
lactase
digests lactose
lactose malabsorbers
people who lack lactase
glucose is ____ oxidized to release energy
oxidized
when glucose is oxidized, _____ are ____
high energy electron carriers; reduced
NADH & FADH2
- accept high energy electrons during redox reactions
- oxidized later to deliver electrons in the trnasport chain
- enzymatic cofactors
oxidiation of NADH & FADH2 generates a ____
proton gradient
when glucose is oxidized, it produces ___ & ___
CO2; ATP
glycolysis
- first step in metabolism; occurs in the cytosol
- glucose is oxidized (split in half) to 2 pyruvate molecules by means of phosphorylation
glycolysis requires
2NAD+, 2ATP, enzymes
glycolysis yields a net
2 pyruvate, 2ATP, 2NADH, 2 water, & 2 H+
hexokinase
catalyzes first step in glycolysis
phosphofructokinase (PFK)
- catalyzes thrid step of glycolysis
- transfers a phosphate group from ATP
- irreversible step
- allosterically regulated by ATP
aerobic conditions
- oxygen present
- pyruvate oxidized normally
anaerobic conditions
- no oxygen present
- pyruvate is reduced to lactate to produce NAD+ in order to continue glycolysis
PDC
- pyruvate transported to the mitochondrial matrix to be completely oxidized to CO2
- pyruvate turns into a 2 carbon molecule (activated acetyl unit) to enter the kreb’s cycle