Biology 1002B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Electron Acceptor, Coenzyme Q10, Endergonic Reaction

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Cellular respiration is a collection of metabolic reactions within cells that breaks down food molecules (e. g. , carbohydrates, fats, proteins) and uses the liberated free energy to synthesize. The ultimate source of the energy-rich compounds is photosynthesis. Light energy is used to extract electrons from water; the electrons then combine with hydrogen to reduce carbon dioxide into glucose. A byproduct of photosynthesis is oxygen, a molecule needed for the most common type of cellular respiration. Outcomes location, products, distribution in nature and purpose of pathways such as glycolysis, ca cycle, respiratory electron transport etc. Nadh, fadh2 , o2 atp , h2o * Glycolysis enzyme-catalyzed reactions that lead to the oxidation of the six-carbon sugar glucose (via phosphorylation), producing two molecules of the three-carbon compound pyruvate. The potential energy released in the oxidation leads to the synthesis of both nadh and atp. Pyruvate oxidation: pyruvate is oxidized to an acetyl group, which is carried to the citric acid cycle by coa.

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