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Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy

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5724765281Fermentation-catabolic process that partially degrades sugars w/o oxygen -regenerates NAD+ by transferring electron from NADH to pyruvate -use glycolysis to oxidize glucose and other organic fuels to pyruvate-net production of 2 ATP w/ substrate level phosphorylation -NAD+ is oxidizing agent that accepts electrons from food in glycolysis -final electron acceptor is organic molecule0
5724765282Aerobic Respiration-oxygen consumed as reactant along w/ organic fuel -use glycolysis to oxidize glucose and other organic fuels to pyruvate-net production of 2 ATP w/ substrate level phosphorylation -citric acid cycle-oxidation of pyruvate bigger ATP pay off releases carbon dioxide - electron transport system - uses a chemiosmotic gradient to produce ATP via oxidative phosphorylation -final electron acceptor is oxygen1
5724765283Anaerobic Respiration-process of using substances other than oxygen as reactants to harvest chemical energy w/o oxygen -use electron transport chain but don't use oxygen as final electron acceptor2
5724765284Cellular Repsiration-C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy (ATP + heat)3
5724765285Redox Reactionsreactions w/ electron transfer and energy movement4
5724765286Oxidationloss of electrons from one substance5
5724765287Reductionaddition of electrons to another substance6
5724765288Reducing Agentelectron donor7
5724765289Oxidizing Agentelectron acceptor8
5724765290NAD+-coenzyme electron acceptor -oxidizing agent in respiration9
5724765291Glycolysis-begins degradation process by breaking glucose into 2 pyruvate molecules +2 ATP w/ substrate-level phosphorylation10
5724765292Citric Acid Cycle-completes breakdown of glucose by oxidizing pyruvate to CO2 -CO2 produced represents fragments of oxidized organic molecules -takes place in mitochondrial matrix (eukaryotic) /cytosol (prokaryotic) +2 w/ substrate-level phosphorylation11
5724765293Acetyl CoAjunction between glycolysis and citric acid cycle 1. pyruvate's carboxyl group (-COO-) removed and given of as molecule of CO2 2. remaining 2-carbon fragment oxidized -> acetate. enzyme transfers extracted electrons to NAD+, storing energy in form of NADH 3. coenzyme A attached to acetate by unstable bond that makes acetyl group very reactive -> acetyl CoA has high potential energy-reaction to yield lower energy products is highly exergonic12
5724765294Oxidative Phosphorylation-mode of ATP synthesis powered by redox reactions in electron transport chain-energy released at each step of chain stored in form for mitochondria -uses a chemiosmotic gradient -90% of ATP generated +32-34 ATP by oxidative phosphorylation13
5724765295Electron Transport Chainbreaks fall of electrons to oxygen in energy releasing steps -consists of molecules (proteins) in inner membrane (eukaryote)/plasma membrane (prokaryote)14
5724765297ATP Synthase-enzyme in inner membrane of mitochondrion that makes ATP from ADP and inorganic protein -ion pump running in reverse -uses energy of existing ion gradient to power ATP synthesis15
5724765298Chemiosmosis-process in which energy stored as H+ gradient across membrane used to drive cellular work like ATP synthesis -protons move one by one to binding sites of ATP synthase -> spins in way to catalyze production of ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphatwe16
5724765299Substrate-Level Phosphorylationmode of ATP synthesis when enzyme transfers phosphate group from substrate molecule to ADP, rather than adding inorganic phosphate to ADP17
5724765301Alcohol Fermentation-pyruvate converted to ethanol 1. CO2 released from pyruvate-converted to 2-carbon acetaldehyde 2. acetaldehyde reduced by NADH to ethanol-regenerates supply of NAD+ for glycolysis18
5724765302Lactic Acid Fermentation-pyruvate reduced directly by NADH -> form lactate w/ no release of CO2 -sugar catabolism for ATP production outpaces muscle's supply of oxygen -> cells switch from aerobic respiration to fermentation19
5724765303Obligate Anaerobesorganisms that only carry out fermentation or anaerobic respiration-cannot survive in presence of oxygen20
5724765304Facultative Anaerobes-make enough ATP to survive using fermentation or respiration -pyruvate -> 2 alternative catabolic rates -aerobic conditions: pyruvate -> acetyl CoA-oxidation continues in Krebs Cycle -anaerobic conditions: pyruvate diverted from Krebs Cycle-serves as electron acceptor to recycle NAD+ - has to consume sugar at faster rate21

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