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| process that requires oxygen |
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| a 3-carbon molecule‚ CH3COCOOH which results from the splitting of glucose in glycolysis |
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| (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate)that serves as an electron carrier. |
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| large protein that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP and a phosphate group together to produce ATP. |
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| Second stage of cellular respiration, in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions. |
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| A molecule of co enzyme A temporarily bonded to a 2-carbon (acetyl) group remaining from the break-down of pyruvic acid. |
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| (Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide)FAD‚ FADH are another electron carrier‚ similar to NAD+ which plays a role in the Krebs cycle. |
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| a storage polysaccharides found in the liver and muscles |
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| Electron transport chain(ETC) |
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| Uses the high-energy electrons from the Krebs cycle to convert ADP into ATP. |
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| An important intermediate in the citric Acid Cycle(Krebs cycle)which breaks down glucose into water and carbon dioxide when oxygen is present. |
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| (Adenosine triphosphate) An organic compound composed of adenosine and three phosphate groups. |
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| Only contain enough ATP for a few seconds of intense activity. After the ATP is nearly gone ATP is produced by lactic acid fermentation. If your using your muscles for longer than a couple of minutes than cellular respiration generates the rest of supply of ATP. |
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