Micro Vocab Chap 5

The sum of all the chemical reactions that occur in a living cell

all decomposition reactions in a living organism; the breakdown down of complex organic compunds into simpler ones

all synthesis reactions in a living organism; the building of complex organic molecules from simpler ones.

a nonprotein substance that is associated with and that activates an enzume - assist enzymes in accepting atoms or donating atoms

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; a coenzyme that functions in the removal and transfer of hydrogen ions and electrons from substrate molecule

Flavin adenine dinucleotide; a coenzyme that functions in the removal and transfer of hydrogen ions and electrons from substrate molecules

the removal of electrons form a molecule

the addition of electrons to a molecule

a coupled reaction in which one substance is oxidized and the other is reduced.

the additon of a phosphate group to an organic molecule

the synthesis of ATP by direct transfer of a high-energy phosphate group from an intermediate metabolic compound to ADP

the synthesis of ATP coupled with electron transport and a mechanism that uses a proton gradient across a cytoplasmic membrane to generate ATP

a series of compounds that transfer electrons from one compound to another, generating ATP by oxidative phosphorylation

the main pathway for the oxidation of glucose to pyruvic acid

respiration in which the final electron acceptor in the electron transpport chain is molecular oxygen (O2)

respiration in which the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain is an inorganic molecule other than molecular oxygen (O2)

a pathway that converts two-carbon compounds to CO2 transferring electrons to NAD+ and other electron carriers

the enzymatic degradation of carbohydrates in which the final electron acceptor is an organic molecule, ATP is sythesized by substrate-level phosphorylation and O2 is not required