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02/24/2011

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NAD+
Definition
a molecule made during the later steps in fermintation
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pyruvic acid
Definition
a molecule made during glycolysis that is used later in fermintation
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oxaloatic acid
Definition
a 4 carbon compound which combines with acetyl CoA
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aerobic respiration
Definition
the process of cells producing ATP by breaking down organic compounds
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electron transport chain
Definition
the passing of electrons along proteins of the mitochondria to generate ATP
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mitochondrial matrix
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the space inside the inner membrane of a mitochondrion
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fermentation
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the process used by cells to convert pyruvicacid into ethel alcohol
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anaerobic pathway
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fermintation pathways that occur in the absence of oxygen
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Krebs cycle
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another name for the citric acid cycle that breaks down acetyl CoA into CO2, H and ATP
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FAD
Definition
flavin adenune dinucleotide
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FAD
Definition
flavin adenune dinucleotide
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citric acid
Definition
a 6-carbon compound
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cytosol
Definition
the gel like liquid outside the mitochondria
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alchoholic fermintation
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process of cpnverting pyruvic acid into ethel alchohol or lactic acid in the absence of pxygen in the cytosol of a cell
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lactic acid fermentation
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the converstion of pyruvic acid to lactic acid
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