basics of metabolism
The sum of all chemical reactions in the body.
What is metabolism?
The full name of ATP.
What is adenosine triphosphate?
The starting molecule for glycolysis.
What is glucose?
Another name for the Citric Acid Cycle.
What is the Krebs Cycle?
The main purpose of the electron transport chain.
What is to produce ATP?
Type of metabolic reaction that builds larger molecules.
What is anabolism?
ATP releases energy when this bond is broken.
What is the bond between the second and third phosphate?
The number of ATP molecules net produced from glycolysis.
What is two?
This molecule enters the cycle after glycolysis.
What is Acetyl CoA?
The final electron acceptor in the chain.
What is oxygen?
Type of metabolic reaction that breaks down molecules.
What is catabolism?
The process of adding a phosphate group to ADP.
What is phosphorylation?
The location in the cell where glycolysis occurs.
What is the cytoplasm?
The number of ATP molecules produced per turn of the cycle.
What is one?
The process that uses a gradient of protons to make ATP.
What is chemiosmosis?
Enzymes act as this to speed up chemical reactions.
What is a catalyst?
The number of phosphate groups in ATP.
What is three?
Glycolysis does not require this gas.
What is oxygen?
This gas is released as a waste product during the cycle.
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
The enzyme responsible for synthesizing ATP.
What is ATP synthase?
The organic molecules that assist enzymes (often vitamins).
What are coenzymes?
The organelle where most ATP is produced.
What is the mitochondrion?
The 3-carbon molecule produced at the end of glycolysis.
What is pyruvate (or pyruvic acid)?
High-energy electron carriers produced by the cycle.
What are NADH and FADH₂?
Approximate number of ATP molecules produced per glucose molecule.
What is 32?