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metabolism of microorganisms
ONU med micro r-anderson
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
09/21/2011

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bacteria carbon source
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organic molecules - small metabolic breakdown products of macromolecules
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bacteria energy source
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organic molecules
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type of enzymes used to get macromolecules...
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exoenzymes
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small metabolites transported inside cell via...
Definition
permeases
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gylcolysis
Definition
splits glucose (6c) into two pyruvate (3c)
universal energy-yielding pathway
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atp produced by glycolysis
Definition
2 atp per glucose
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pathways for regenerating NADH
Definition
fermentation and respiration
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fermentation characteristics
Definition
No O2 utilized, no ATP made
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respiration characteristics
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O2 can be utilized, ATP made
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2 types of fermentation
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lactic acid and ethanol
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parts of respiration
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kreb's cycle and electron transport chain
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kreb's cycle steps
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pyruvate oxidized to CO2
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kreb's cycle products
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2 atp 8 nadh and 2fadh2
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electron transport chain
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harvests energy stored in nadh and fadh2
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allosteric enzyme inhibitor
Definition
binds to allosteric site of enzyme and changes shape of active site, preventing the enzyme from working
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feedback inhibition enzyme regulation
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multistep enzyme action stopped by end product binding to allosteric site of first enzyme and preventing the whole series of enzymes
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transcriptional control of gene expression
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if a gene is not needed, transcription is blocked, if a gene product is required, transcription block is inhibited
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example of transcriptional control of gene expression
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gene expression of lac operon in E. coli
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lac operon components
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regulatory gene and structural genes
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regulatory gene function
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codes for repressor protein
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operon def
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multiple genes that are all coded and synthesized together
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structural genes code for...
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proteins that are enzymes
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lac operon enzymes do what?
Definition
transport lactose into the cell, break down lactose to simple sugars, and allow lactose to be used as carbon and energy source
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order of genes in lac operon
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regulator gene, promoter, operator, structural genes
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regulatory gene - always on or always off?
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always on
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lac operon expression when no lactose present
Definition
represor binds to operator and prevents rna polymerase binding to promoter
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lac operon when lactose is present
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lactose binds to repressor protein and doesnt allow it to bind to operator. Rna polymerase can bind to promoter and enzymes are made
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enzymes made by lac operon
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beta-galactosidase and lac permease
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beta-galactosidase function
Definition
lactose-->glucose+galactose
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lac permease function
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bring lactose inside cell
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types of repressor-controlled operons
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degradation enzymes and synthetic enzymes
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degradation enzymes
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metabolite causes gene expression
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synthetic enzymes
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matabolite prevents gene expression
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Bacteria gene default status and regulation
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gene default: on; regulation: repression to block transcription
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eukaryotic gene default and regulation
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gene default: of; regulation: make activators to turn on transcription
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