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Energy/calorie value of fuels is calculated by ______.
Complete burning of that fuel (oxidation)
More reduced fuels means a higher or lower calorie/g?
Higher
What term describes the maximal amount of energy that can be obtained from a reaction at constant temperature and pressure (the usual conditions for chemical reactions in a cell)?
Gibbs free energy
What is the mathematical equation used to calculate Gibbs free energy?
free energy content of the final state minus the free energy content of the initial state (Gf-Gi=deltaG)
If concentration of A>B at equilibrium, conversion from A --> B unfavorable and Gibbs free energy is positive or negative?
Positive
If concentration of A B favorable and Gibbs free energy is positive or negative?
Negative
Thermodynamically unfavorable biosynthetic reactions can be made favorable by coupling reactions with...
Hydrolysis of high energy compounds (ATP)
The inner-mitochondrial membrane is ____________ to most ions and small molecules such as ATP, protons, etc. without carrier proteins.
Impermeable
The inner-mitochondrial membrane is impermeable to most ions and small molecules such as ATP, protons, etc. without ____________.
Carrier proteins
The inner-mitochondrial membrane contains components of _______________.
Oxidative phosphorylation
What is the process of coupling oxidation of reduced nucleotide coenzymes to synthesis of ATP?
Oxidative phosphorylation
What are the main coenzymes of oxidative phosphorylation?
NAD+, FAD, FMD
The oxidation of reduced nucleotides produces a large amount of free energy that can be conserved in ATP via the _____________.
ETC
The outer mitochondrial membrane is __________ to ions and many proteins.
Permeable
Where is the ETC located?
Inner mitochondrial membrane
In __________, NADH binds to FMN and reoxidizes to NAD+, transferring 2 electrons.
Complex I
Electrons are transferred via a series of iron-sulfur clusters and finally to __________.
Coenzyme Q10/ubiquinone
Electron flow changes the redox state of the protein, altering pKa values of ionizable side chains and causes how many hydrogen ions to be pumped out of the mitochondrial matrix?
4
How many electrons does ubiquinone (CoQ) accept?
2
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is caused by a single nucleotide change in the mitochondrial DNA mutating arginine to histidine in __________.
Complex I
____________ is a separate starting point and is not part of the NADH pathway.
Complex II
Ubiquinone transports electrons from complex I to ____________.
Complex III
In _________, cytochrome c is oxidized and conducts electrons through cytochrome's a and a3.
Complex III
Oxygen is reduced to water in a ___ electron transfer reaction. The ___ H+ are pumped across the membrane.
4
This series of hydrogen pump steps creates a gradient, the potential energy of this gradient is used by ___________.
ATP synthase
ATP syntahse is used to make ATP from _____ and _____.
ADP and Pi
Complex IV is important because failure to synthesize adequate amounts of ________________ and other enzymes can lead to problems
Cytochrome c oxidase
What are problems caused from a lack of cytochrome c oxidase?
Cardiomyopathy and Leigh's disease
Cyanide Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs when CN-/CO binds to _________, rendering it unfunctional.
Complex IV
In Cyanide Carbon monoxide poisoning, cells switch to _________, resulting in lactic acidosis and eventually death.
Anaerobic metabolism
Complex V uses the H+ gradient to power the ____________.
ATP synthase complex
Complex V/ATP synthase complex has what two components?
F0 and F1
F0 is referred to as the _________.
Motor
F1 is referred to as the ________.
Generator
What makes up the F1 complex?
3 subunits with 3 alpha-beta dimers and 1 gamma
The catalytic activity occurs on the ________ subunit.
Beta
Each turn of the ATP synthase complex produces how much ATP?
3
The complete loss of ATP synthase is not compatible with ______.
Life
Generally, oxidation and phosphorylation are __________.
Tightly coupled
The mitochondria can become partially ________.
Uncoupled ("leaky")
When the mitochondria becomes uncoupled, this means that oxidation proceeds without the production of what?
ATP
_____________ are endogenous and regulated by hormones
Protein uncouplers
Protein uncouplers release energy in the form of ______ instead of ATP.
Heat