introduction to metabolism

what are the five circulating fuels of metabolism
- glucose
- lactate
- amino acids
- free fatty acids
- ketone bodies
what are the key metabolic intermediates?
- glucose - 6- phosphate
- pyruvate
- acetyl CoA
what are the exceptions to metabolism
- anaerobic metabolism: why? no mitochondria, no ETC
- plants: uses photosynthesis
- skeletal muscles undergoing high intensity exercise
removal of which bonds in ATP does not release energy

alpha
which bond on ATP molecule produces the most energy

between gamma and beta
what is the bond between phosphates in ATP

phosphoanhydride bonds
what are the other high energy phosphate compounds besides ATP
- 1,3-BPG
- PEP
- phosphocreatinine
- Succinyl CoA
what is substrate level phosphorylation

substrate level phosphorylation involves phosphate transfer during enzymatic reactions of metabolic pathways
what is oxidative phosphorylation
- ATP is synthesized using energy produced by reduction of oxygen to water.
- "ETC"
- requires NADH and FADH2
what are the reducing electron carriers in metabolism
- NADH
- NADPH
- FADH2
what are the oxidizing electron carriers in metabolism
- NAD+
- NADP+
- FAD
is -G reaction proceeds
- spontaneously
- exergonic
+G reaction proceeds
- non-spontaneously
- endergonic
increase in concentration of AMP is what kind of signal to a cell
- low signal
- causes increase in metabolism
what is another name for myokinase

adenylate kinase

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