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| the sum of all chemical and physical changes that occur in body tissues |
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| the process of making new molecules from smaller ones |
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| the breakdown or degradation of larger molecules to smaller molecules |
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| ATP, standing for adenosine triphosphate, is a compound of energy that is released during reactions |
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| When does ATP provide energy? |
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| When bonds between phosphate groups break |
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| What can happen to glucose after it is phosphorylated? |
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It can be stored as glycogen
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oxidized for immediate energy |
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| What happens during glycolysis? |
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| Glucose is converted to pyruvate |
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| Net production of glycolysis |
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2 pyruvate molecules
2 ATP
2 NADH & H+ |
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| What happens to the 2 hydrogen atoms released during glycolysis? |
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| They are picked up by the coenzyme NAD |
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What does NAD turn into when it picks up 2 hydrogen atoms?
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| What is the anaerobic result of glycolysis? |
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| How does glycolysis continue through lactic acid? |
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| The production of lactate allows the regeneration of NAD+ |
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| What is the aerobic result of glycolysis? |
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| Can acetyl CoA metabolize into glucose? |
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| What are the results of the TCA cycle? |
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| Carbon dioxide, ATP, NADH and FADH |
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| Can fatty acids be converted to glucose? |
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| What molecule is common to carb, lipid, protein and alcohol metabolism? |
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| Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) |
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| Why can't glucose be formed from fatty acids? |
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| There is no metabolic pathway to convert actyl CoA into pyruvate for glocose synthesis |
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| What molecule is require for Acetyl CoA to proceed into the TCA cyle? |
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