NTDT200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Acetyl-Coa, Adenosine Triphosphate, Citric Acid Cycle
25 Jan 2017
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Photosynthesis process by which green plants use sun"s energy to make carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water. Fuel compounds that cells can use for energy (main ones = glucose, fatty acids, amino acids) Metabolism all chemical reactions that go on in living cells; body releases energy, water and carbon dioxide (and other waste products) Energy metabolism all reactions by which the body obtains and expends the energy from food. Anabolism small molecules are put together to build larger ones; require energy (condensation) Catabolism large molecules break down to smaller ones; release energy (hydrolysis) Atp (adenosine triphosphate) compound of adenine, ribose & 3 phosphate groups; bonds b/w phosphate groups are hydrolyzed and release energy that powers all activities of living cells. Coupled reactions pairs of chemical reactions - some of energy released from breakdown of 1 compound is used to create bond in formation of another compound.
