Exam 15: Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design

Draw the resonance structures of orthophosphate,and explain why these structures are not significant in ATP.

What vitamin is used to make the electron carrier NADH?

_____________ is the first stage of human catabolism and involves the degradation of macromolecules in food into smaller units.

Which of the following is a 2-electron oxidizing agent used in catabolic pathways?

Which of the following molecules has a higher phosphoryl-transfer potential than ATP?

Which coenzymes contain adenosine phosphate units?

_____________ reactions rearrange particular atoms within a molecule while conserving the empirical formula.

Which of the following is the electron donor used for reductive biosynthesis?

What type of organism uses energy from sunlight and converts it to chemical energy?

In the second stage of catabolism,numerous small molecules are converted into _________________,a central molecule in metabolism.

ATP-generating (catabolic)pathways are inhibited by a ________ (high,low)energy charge.

Which of the following is an example of an oxidation reaction?

In vertebrate muscle,_________________ serves as a reservoir of high-potential phosphoryl groups that can be readily transferred to ADP to regenerate ATP.

Why is ATP frequently bound to magnesium or manganese ions?

A thermodynamically unfavorable reaction can be driven by a thermodynamically favorable reaction to which it is ________________.

Draw the structure of ATP and identify the phosphoanhydride bond(s).

What is oxidative phosphorylation?

What type of pathway can be either anabolic or catabolic depending on the energy conditions of the cell?

If many compounds are common to both anabolic and catabolic paths,how can metabolism be controlled?

How are metabolic processes unified? How can you use this to help learn and understand biochemistry?