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| The sum total of all biochemical reactions that take place in an organism. |
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| The breakdown of nutrients to provide energy. |
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| They synthesis of biomolecules from simpler compounds. |
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| Oxidation-reduction reactions |
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| Transfer of electrons from one substance to another |
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| a substance that gives up electrons to other substances. |
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| A substance that accepts electrons from other substances. |
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| An equation that shows either the oxidative or the reductive part of an oxidation-reduction reaction. |
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| A nonprotein substance that takes part in an enzymatic reaction and is regenerated at the end of the reaction. |
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| A reaction depends only on the initial and final states of the system under consideration, not on the path of between the those states. |
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| The process by which an exergonic reaction provides energy for an endergonic one. |
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| The beginning of a multistep process in which a substrate is converted to a more reactive compound. |
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| The standard set of conditions used for comparisons of chemical reactions. |
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| What kind of reaction is catabolism? |
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| Oxidation; where there is a loss of electrons. |
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| What kind of reaction is anabolism? |
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| reduction; the gain of electrons |
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| electron acceptor ite the... |
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| enzymes that catalyze biochemical redox reactions by transfering electrons. |
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| Enzymes that catalyze biochemical redox reactions by transfering hydrogen atoms. |
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AH2 + B -> A + BH2
1)Name the reducing agent and the oxidizing reagent.
2)Which is the electron donor and which is the electron acceptor? |
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AH2= reducing agent [electron donor]
B= oxidizing reagent [electron acceptor] |
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| What 3 pairs of coenzymes are most common in Redox reactions in biochemistry? |
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1)NAD+, NADH
2)NADP+, NADPH
3)FAD, FADH2 |
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