Microbiology Chapter 5

Microbiology vocabulary

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Acetyl Coenzyme A
Contains a derivative of pantothenic acid
Activation Energy
Energy required to trigger a chemical reatction
Active site
Point on enzyme where substrate binds & reaction occurs
Aerobic respiration
The final electron acceptor is oxygen
Allosteric inhibition
Bonds to enzyme's allosteric site -when bound,alters acitve site so substrate cannot bind/controls chemical pathways
Amphibolic Pathways
Pathways in Krebs cycle which can operate in both anabolic & catabolic reactions
Anabolic reactions
Biosynthetic
Apoenzyme
Large protein portion
ATP
Adenosine Triphosphate Stores energy derived from catabolic reactions
Binding Inhibition
Bind metal ion cofactors preventing react. -irreversible,enzymes poisons(cyanide, fluoride)
Biochemical pathway
Sequence of enzymatically controlled reaction occurring in living cell
Biosynthesis
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Catabolic Reaction
Degradative
Catalysts
Substane that speeds up chemical reaction w/out being altered
Citric acid cycle
The Krebs Cycle also called tricarboxylic acid(TCA) cycle