A | B |
alcoholic fermentation | process to convert pyruvic acid into ethyl alcohol |
fermentation | combination of glycolysis plus additional pathways |
lactic acid fermentation | enzyme converts pyruvic acid into another three-carbon compond, called latic acid |
anaerobic pathways | operate in the absence of oxygen |
pyruvic acid | a three carbon molecule that is the end product of glycolysis |
NAD | an organic molecule that accepts electrons during redox reactions |
kilocalorie | equals 1,000 calories |
glycolysis | a pathway in which glucose is oxidized to pyruvic acid |
cellular respiration | the process in which cells make ATP by breaking down organic compounds |
Acetyl coenzyme | compound that reacts with oxaloacetic acid |
citric acid | 6 carbon compound formed in Krebs cycle |
FAD | compouns that accepts electrons during redox reactions |
mitichondrial matrix | the space inside the inner membrane of mitiochondrion |
aerobic respiration | Cells make ATP Oxygen final electron acceptor |
electron transport chain | molecules that use some energy in electrons to pump protons across membrane |
Krebs cycle | series biochemical reactions/release carbon dioxide/ form ATP |
oxaloacetic acid | 4 carbon compound produce citric acid |