BIOCHEM PART 1- metabolism

Collection of reactions responsible for the generation of ENERGY for the cell, and USE this energy and small organic precursor molecules to make more complicated molecules for the cell

synthesis of new or more complicated molecules from SIMPLE precursors

collection of reactions responsible for the BREAKDOWN of energy-yielding molecule

Endergonic is a an ATP ________

Exergonic is an ATP ________

BOTH Catabolic and Anabolic

• Example: KREB’S CYCLE

Ion of Hydrogen that has 2 electrons

Ion of Hydrogen that has 1 electron and 1 proton

Ion of Hydrogen that ONLY has 1 proton

Key carrier of an activated CHEMICAL GROUPS (in a chain of phosphoanhydride linkages)

A nucleotide is composed of what?

TRUE OR FALSE

When the phosphoanhydride linkages are hydrolyzed, free energy is released

Free energy is equivalent to what Kj/mol?

Co-factors in enzymatic reactions (small organic molecules)

Carrier of activated ACYL groups

Vitamin precursor of co-enzyme A

TRUE OR FALSE

Co-enzyme A also carries Mercaptoethylamine (-SH group)

In Co-enzyme A, it transfers 2-carbon _______ groups in fuel oxidation

In Co-enzyme A, it carries longer alkyl chain building block for ____

Nicotinamides and Flavins are part of what?

Precursor of Nicotinamide

Niacin comes from?

Nicotinamides can carry______ e-

Nicotinamides can also transfer ____ electrons at a time

Nicotinamide can accept a ____ ion (H ion with 2 e-)

important in oxidation of fuel molecules

important in biosynthesis of certain compounds (fatty acids)

Vitamin precursor of Flavins

Flavins can carry ___ electrons and ___ protons

Flavins can transfer ___ e at a time

In Electron Transport Chain; one unit of NADH has ____ ATPs

In Electron Transport Chain; one unit of FADH2 has ____ ATPs

Transfers acetyl group to oxaloacetate to form citrate