BLG 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Citric Acid Cycle, Photodissociation, Pyruvic Acid

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Essential nutrients: are those that must be supplied from the environment. Macronutrients: major elements in cell macromolecules: c,o,h,n,p,s, cations necessary for protein function such as mg2+, ca2+, fe2+, k+ Micronutrients: trace elements necessary for enzyme function needed in smaller amounts than macronutrients, co, cu, mn, zn. Autotrophs: fix co2 and assemble it into organic molecules using either light or energy from chemical reactions. Photoautotrophs: generate energy by photolysis of h2 and h2s and fix co2 into biomass. Chemolithoautotrophs: gain energy from oxidizing inorganic molecules such as fe, s, or. Heterotrophs: breakdown compounds produced by other organisms to gain energy and harvest carbon to build their own biomass. Photoheterotrophs: break down organic compounds using light. Chemoheterotrophs(or organotrophs): obtain energy and carbon from organic compounds. Prefixes litho- implies it uses inorganic compounds auto- implies that it uses co2. Heterotrophs gain energy from degrading complex organic compounds to smaller compounds.

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