| A | B |
|---|
| chemiosmosis | when a H+ ion gradient across a membrane is used to drive endergonic processes |
| beta-oxidation | breakdown of fats into acetyl-CoA in the mitochondrion |
| citric acid cycle | another name for the Krebs or TCA cycle |
| electron transport chain | a series of electron acceptors that move e- from high energy to low energy states |
| fat | triglyceride |
| NAD+, FAD+ | oxidized coenzymes |
| NADH, FADH2 | reduced coenzymes |
| fermentation | anaerobic process of converting pyruvate to lactate using NADH in animals |
| glycogen | sugar storage molecule in animals |
| glycolysis | anaerobic breakdown of sugars to pyruvate in cytoplasm, producing ATP |
| glucose | preferred source of energy in animals |
| isomerase | a enzyme that changes position of bonds without changing formula |
| kinase | enzyme that phosphorylates molecules |
| mutase | enzyme that moves chemical groups within a molecule |
| matrix | site of TCA cycle in mitochondrion |
| cristae | site of oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondrion |
| starch | sugar storage polymer in plants |
| synthase | an enzyme that bonds two molecules together |
| synthetase | an enzyme that splits molecules apart |
| brown fat | adipose with high content of mitochondria |
| oxidative phosphorylation | aerobic production of ATP using electron transport and chemiosmotic coupling |
