Biology 1002B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex, Acetyl-Coa, Oxidative Phosphorylation

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6. 1 - the chemical basis of cellular respiration. Cellular respiration = metabolic prices that breaks down food molecules, and uses the collected free energy to synthesize atp. Atp is the chemical energy used for anabolic reactions (uses energy to assemble simple substances into complex molecules) Oxygen is needed for cellular respiration, this oxygen is the major byproduct of photosynthesis. Life is drive by a cycle of electron ow that is reduced in photosynthesis and oxidized in cellular respiration. Cellular respiration take high energy glucose, and oxidize it into low energy, this electron is used to reduce o2, forming molecules such as co2 and h2o; consumes o2. H2o, and with a boost of light energy, the electrons are used to reduce co2 into high energy glucose, releasing o2 as by product. If a molecule contains an abundance of c-h bonds, it is a good source of chemical energy (ex: glucose and gasoline)

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