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Chapter 6: Bio 201
Energy and Enzymes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metabolic Pathway | Chemical Reactions that occur in cells/organisms create these. Shows a series of linked/coupled pathways. |
| Anabolic Metabolism | Small molecules assembled into larger ones. Needs energy. (Synthesis) |
| Catabolic Metabolism | Large Molecules broken down into small ones. Energy released (degradation) |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| ADP | Adenosine Diphosphate |
| Entropy | Energy cannot be changed from one form to another without a loss of energy |
| Activation Energy (Ea) | The energy input required to turn reactants into products |
| Enzymes | Protein-based molecules used by cells to input activation energy (Ea) for energy conservation. |
| Feedback Inhibition | When a product is abundant, it can compete with substrate for an active site. In a chain of enzymes, an enzyme from the final phase can "shut down" the 1st enzyme. |
| Enzyme Inhibition | when an enzyme is prevented from working with its respective substrate. Less product is made. Two types: Competitive and Noncompetitive. |
| Competitive Inhibition | Inhibitor molecule gets in the way of the substrate. |
| Noncompetitive Inhibition | Inhibitor molecule attaches to the regulatory site which changes the shape of the active site. No binding - enzyme changes shape. |
| Enzyme Denaturation | Env. changes causes the enzymes to change shapes and reduces production. |
| Enzyme Specificity | Enzymes can only bind to substrate based on the shape of the active site. |
| Enzyme Substrate Complex | What it is called when the substrate binds the enzyme at the active site. |
| Induced Fit | Mechanism of internal bonds created in protein folding by which the enzyme fits in with its substrate and is held in place while it is metabolized. |
| Cellular Respiration | Occurs when the cell processes food, the 3rd phosphate is added to the ADP to make it ATP. Energy is released. |
| Oxidation Reduction | The movement of hydrogen with its 1 electron. OIL RIG |
| OIL RIG (ReDox) | Oxidation Is Loss (electrons) Reduction Is Gain (electrons) - reduction in charge |
| Exergonic | Spontaneous reaction that release energy. Negative Delta G because the reactants have more free energy than the products. |
| Endergonic | These are reaction that require an energy input. They are Positive Delta G because it requires energy from other sources. |