BIOL 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Lyase, Isomerase, Elimination Reaction
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Other than glucose, lactose and fructose can also enter the glycolysis pathway (converted). Note: glycerol 3-phosphate (end product of prep phase) is an electron donor in the etc. Identifying the oxidation state of carbon in a biomolecule. General rules: electronegative atoms take an unequal share of the electrons, carbon atoms share electrons equally, carbon atoms take electrons from hydrogens. To identify redox reactions, look for changes in the oxidation state of all of the c atoms in the molecule. Often, oxidation occurs due to the loss of hydrogen, hence these enzymes are called dehydrogenases . Recall: in prep phase , glucose is trapped , destabilized , and cleaved into two interconvertible 3c molecules. Dhap produced in glyco-4 can also feed into the etc to help produce atp if necessary. The breakdown of glucose (6c) into two molecules of pyruvates (3c) occurs in 10 steps . For each glucose split in phase i, phase ii must run twice !
