BSC 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Chemical Polarity, Cellular Respiration, Atp Hydrolysis
21 Sep 2016
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Describe the difference between anabolic and catabolic metabolism. The role of atp in the pathway in relation to free energy. Recognize and define oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions and how they relate to energy within the cell. Accurately describe the glycolytic pathway and the importance of specific enzymes and substrates at each step and their role in atp production. Know the net equation for glycolysis reactants and products. Metabolism the collection of biochemical reactions that occur within a cell. Metabolic pathways sequences of chemical reactions: each reaction in the sequence is catalyzed by a specific enzyme, pathways are usually confined to specific locations, pathways convert substrates into end products via a series of metabolic intermediates. Catabolic pathways: break down complex substrates into simpler end products. Anabolic pathways: synthesize complex end products from simpler substrates: require energy, use atp and nadph from catabolic pathways. Important concept: both processes break existing and form new covalent bonds.
