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Microbial Metabolism

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Energy-yielding series of reactions   CATABOLISM  
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Means "whole enzyme"   HOLOENZYME  
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A nonprotein component of an active enzyme   COENZYME  
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A measure of the rate of activity of an enzyme   TURNOVER NUMBER  
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A protein portion of an enzyme, inactive without a cofactor   APOENZYME  
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A group of enzymes that function as electron carriers in respiration and photosynthesis   CYTOCHROMES  
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A mechanism by which fatty acids are degraded   BETA OXIDATION  
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Both the carbon source and energy source are usually the same organic compound   CHEMOHETEROTROPH  
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Photosynthetic, but uses organic material rather than carbon dioxide as a carbon source   PHOTOHETEROTROPH  
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The photosynthetic purple nonsulfur bacteria would be classified in this nutritional group   PHOTOHETEROTROPH  
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Photosynthetic bacteria that use carbon dioxide as a carbon source   PHOTOAUTOTROPH  
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Changes the shape of the active site of an enzyme   NONCOMPETITIVE INHIBITOR  
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Very similar in shape or chemisty to the normal enzyme substrate.   COMPETITIVE INHIBITOR  
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Hexose monophosphate shunt   PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY  
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The final electron acceptor is oxygen   AEROBIC RESPIRATION  
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Produces important intermediates that act as precursors in the synthesis of nucleic acids and so on.   PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY  
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Bacteria use oxygen substitutes such as nitrates   ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION  
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Pyruvic acid accepts electrons and is turned into various end products, such as lactic acid or ethanol   FERMENTATION  
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Glucose to pyruvic acid.   GLYCOLYSIS  
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Electrons are removed from an organic compound and are transferred by an electron transport chain to oxygen   OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION  
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An electron is liberated from chlorophyll and passes down an electron transport chain   PHOTOPHOSPHORYLATION  
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A dehydrogenase coenzyme derived from nicotinic acid (niacin)   NAD+  
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A dehydrogenase coenzyme derived from riboflavin   FMN  
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In chemiosmosis, protons can diffuse across a membrane only through special channels that contain this enzyme   ATP synthase  
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Pyruvic acid loses carbon dioxide to form an acetyl group   DECARBOXYLATION  
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Glycolysis   EMBDEN-MEYERHOF  
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A photosynthetic organism that does not produce oxygen   ANOXYGENIC  
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Removal of electrons   OXIDATION  
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Uses an inorganic source of energy such as ammonia or elemental sulfur   CHEMOAUTOTROPHIC  
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A chemoheterotroph that lives on dead organic matter is called a _____________   SAPROPHYTE  
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When an enzyme's active site is occupied at all times by substrate or product molecules, it is called ____________   SATURATED  
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Cyanide is an example of a general type of inhibitor called ___________   NONCOMPETITIVE  
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Sulfa drugs are an example of a type of inhibitor called _____________.   COMPETITIVE  
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In ________________ phosphorylation, no oxygen or other inorganic final electron acceptor is required.   SUBSTRATE-LEVEL  
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Cyanobacteria produce __________ gas, just as do higher plants.   OXYGEN  
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The amount of ATP yield from aerobic respiration by a prokaryote is _______________.   38  
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The amount of ATP yield from glycolysis is ________________.   2  
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The removal of NH2 from an amino acid is called _____________.   DEAMINATION  
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The removal of -COOH from an amino acid is called ____________.   DECARBOXYLATION  
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The substance acted upon by an enzyme is called the _____________.   SUBSTRATE  
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Coenzyme A is a derivative of the B vitamin ________________ acid.   PANTOTHENIC  
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A sequence of enzymatically catalyzed chemical reactions in a cell is called a ________________ pathway.   METABOLIC  
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Glucose is usually broken down to pyruvic acid by ____________.   GLYCOLYSIS  
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In aerobic respiration, pyruvic acid is converted to acetyl ___________; this product can then enter the Kreb's cycle.   CoA  
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DNA and RNA are made up of repeating units called ____________.   NUCLEOTIDES  
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Why are catabolic and anabolic reactions referred to as coupled reactions?   Because catabolic reactions furnish the energy necessary to drive anabolic reactions.  
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Explain how competitive and noncompetitive enzyme inhibitors work.   Competitive bind to and fill the active site of an enzyme. May or may not be reversible. Noncompetitive interact with some other part of the enzyme, results in a change in the active site of the enzyme. This prevents binding so the reaction cannot occur  
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How does the ultimate fate of electrons liberated differ in cyclic and noncyclic photophosphorylation?   Cyclic; electrons liberated from chlorophyll pass through the electron chain and return to the chlorophyll, Noncyclic; electrons pass through to the electron acceptor, NADP+, then replaced in chlorophyll from the splitting of water.  
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What are the key features of the pentose phosphate pathway?   Provides a means for the breakdown of pentose sugars, Produces intermediates that are precursors in the synthesis of nucleic acids, some amino acids, glucose from CO2 in photosynthesis.  
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