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Biology
Undergraduate 3
11/09/2013

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Term
aerobic bacteria that do carbon fixation
Definition
Usually obligate aerobes
Calvin(-Benson-Bassham) cycle
Term
Archaea + “anaerobic” bacteria
that do C fixation
Definition
Usually obligate anaerobes
Reductive/Reverse TCA cycle
Acetyl-CoA pathway
Term
Archaea + some facultative anaerobic bacteria
that do C fixation
Definition
3-Hydroxypropionate cycle
Term
Calvin cycle rxn-
Definition
6 CO2 + 12 NADPH + 12 H+ + 18 ATP → C6H12O6 + 12 NADP+ + 12 H+ + 18 ADP + 18 Pi
Term
Calvin cycle is very -- intensive and is found in -
Definition
energy
Chloroplasts
Anabaena spiroides (G-)
Prochlorococcus marinus (G-)
No archae
Term
C fixation other than calvin-
Definition
reductive/ reverse tca cycle
acetyal coA pathway
3 Hydroxypropionate cycle
Term
Reductive/Reverse Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) cycle
similar to-
Definition
Similar to (not exact) backwards TCA cycle
Original carbon fixation cycle
Term
Reductive/Reverse Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) cycle
substrates/products
Definition
Substrates: CO2, ATP
Products: Acetyl-CoA, ADP +Pi
Term
Reductive/Reverse Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) cycle
microbes=
Definition
Some archaea/anaerobic bacteria
Chlorobium (G-)
Term
Acetyl-CoA pathway
substrates/products
Definition
Substrates: CO2, H2, ATP
Products: Acetyl-CoA, ADP+Pi
Term
Acetyl-CoA pathway
microbes-
Definition
Some archae/ anaerobic bacteria
Methanogens
Methane would be a product (not important)
Some clostridia(G+)
Typically obligate anaerobes
Term
3-Hydroxypropionate cycle
substrates/products
Definition
Substrates: HCO3-, NADPH, ATP
Products: Glyoxylate (-> pyruvate)
Term
3-Hydroxypropionate cycle
microbes
Definition
Some archae
Facultative anaerobic bacteria
Chloroflexus (G-)
Term
in 3HP -- is combined with -- to produce -- which is immediately processed to -- for --
Definition
Inorganic bicarbonate is combined with both NADPH and ATP and produces glyoxylate which is the direct product but is immediately converted to pyruvate. Pyruvate is processed further for biosynthetic purposes.
Term
Nitrogen fixation converts
Definition
Conversion of N2 to NH4+ /NH3
Term
Nitrogen fixation microbes
Definition
Anabaena spiroides
rhizobia
clostridia (NOT prefrengins!)
pseudomonis
Term
Nitrogenase enzyme rxn-
Definition
N2 + 8 H+ + 8 e- + 16 ATP → 2 NH3 + H2 + 16 ADP + 16 Pi
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