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CellularMetabolism
Question | Answer |
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Glycolysis | Glucose to Pyruvate |
Glycogenesis | Glucose to Glycogen (Making Glycogen) |
Gluconeogenesis | Making Glucose from carbohydrates, lactic acid, glycerol, or some amino acids. Requires: bread, guns, dynamite, DNA. No fat kids! |
Glycogenolysis | Glycogen to Glucose (Killing Glycogen) |
Lipolysis | Fat to pyruvate or acetyl CoA (Killing Lipids) |
Lipogenesis | Acetyl CoA to glycerol or fatty acids (Making Lipids) |
Coenzymes | Accepting H atoms (becoming reduced) from NADH and FADH2 [Acts as an H+ pump] |
Cytochromes | Carries electrons (becomes reduced) [Acts as an H+ pump] |
Flavin Mononucleotide (FMN) | Receives 2 H atoms from NADH Releases 2 H+ and transfers 2 e- to Co Q |
Coenzyme Q | Receives 2 H atoms from FADH2. Releases 2 H+ and transfers 2 e- to cytochromes as well as the 2 e- from FMN (4 e- total) |
Chemiosmosis | Kinetic energy of H+ filtering down its gradient phosphorylates ADP (~6 H+ produces ~3 ATP) |