Biology 1002B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Carbon Fixation, Cellular Respiration, Atp Synthase
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Lecture 10: integrated metabolism: atp synthase is not a pore, it only lets protons through when adp and pi are around, measuring the change of oxygen (rate of respiration) Co2 and o2 production and consumption in respiration versus photosynthesis. How does one determine the rate of respiration: rate of respiration : rate at which mitochondria are releasing co2, 10 mirco mol co2 released / cell / min. Zero net gas exchange: the rate at which the mitochondria are releasing co2 and the calvin cycle is fixing co2 is exactly equal, a plant cannot grow under the light compensation point. When you add the substrate it changes to purple: enzyme kinetic curve: velocity vs [s] What explains the shape of velocity versus [s] curve for an enzyme. Definition of a competitive inhibitor: a competitive inhibitor competes for the active site, ex. C4 photosynthesis: oxygen can be a competitive inhibitor cause it competes with co2 to bind to rubisco.