chapter 8 Flashcards
exam 1
metabolism
all chemical reactions that occur within a cell
2 parts of metabolsim
catabolism
anabolism
catabolism
breaking down of larger molecules into smaller molecules
release energy
EXERGONIC
anabolism
building up smaller molecules into larger molecules
requires energy
ENDERGONIC
exergonic reaction
release of energy during a reaction
endergonic reaction
requires energy during a reaction
oxidation
donor will lose electrons leaving them oxidized
increase negative charge
reduction
acceptor will gain electrons
make it more positive charge
redox reactions
oxidation and reduction occur in tandem
most common energy carries
NADH
FADH2
mobile electron carriers
molecules that bind to and shuttle high energy electrons between compounds in pathways
what vitamin groups are usual electron carriers
vitamin b groups
NADH
reduction
gaining electrons
NAD+
oxidation
loss of electrons
FAD
lose electrons
oxidation
FADH2
gain electrons reduced
phosphorylation
is the process of adding a phosphate group
is phosphorylation endergonic or exergonic
endergonic reaction : require energy
dephosphorylation
removal of a phosphate group
is dephosphorylation endergonic or exergonic
exergonic reaction : release energy
are phosphate groups positively or negatively charged
negatively charged
what kind of bond is between phosphate groups
high energy bond
highly unstable bc like charges repel
name for smaller molecule from catabolic reactions
catabolites
main difference between cofactor and coenzyme
conenzyme : organic molecules
cofactor : inorganic molecules