BIO 311C Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Endergonic Reaction, Exergonic Reaction, Chemiosmosis

13 views1 pages
16 Oct 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor

Document Summary

Originally, energy comes from light and heat: plants use this light energy to make food. Cellular respiration: exergonic reaction that breaks down glucose, couple glycolysis with an endergonic process that makes atp, transfer of electrons in cellular respiration releases pe in organic molecules (this is used to make atp) A molecule that is most highly reduced is one that has the most electrons. Nad+ is an electron shuttle: nad+ takes 1 h+ and 2 electrons, thus reducing to nadh and increasing its energy. The other proton is released: catalyzed by enzyme dehydrogenase. Cellular respiration steps: glycolysis: glucose is oxidized making two pyruvates (3 carbon molecules). In the first 5 steps phosphates are attached to glucose to make it more unstable and reactive (investment stage: pyruvate oxidation: one carbon molecule per pyruvate is released as carbon dioxide. Each pyruvate molecule is oxidized and united with coenzyme. Pyruvate is pumped into the mitochondria with active transport.

Get access

Grade+
$40 USD/m
Billed monthly
Grade+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
10 Verified Answers
Class+
$30 USD/m
Billed monthly
Class+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
7 Verified Answers

Related textbook solutions

Related Documents

Related Questions