BIO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide, Acetyl-Coa, Citric Acid Cycle

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Cells require a continuous supply of energy for all its metabolic reactions to stay alive. Most cellular energy is stored in the chemical bonds of molecules such as adenosine triphosphate (atp) Cells are relatively efficient (40%) at capturing chemical energy during glucose breakdown when oxygen is available (60% is lost as heat) Photosynthesis is the ultimate source of cellular energy. Photosynthetic organisms capture the energy of sunlight and store it in the form of glucose. Nearly all organisms use glycolysis and cellular respiration to break down sugar molecules to capture energy as atp. All cells can use glucose as a source of energy. Plants convert glucose to sucrose or starch for storage. These storage molecules are converted to glucose to produce atp. In humans, energy is stored as long chains of glucose, called glycogen, or as fat. During glycolysis and cellular respiration, energy is captured in atp. 02 must be available for cellular respiration but not for glycolysis.

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