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| a complex process in which cells make adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by breaking down organic compounds such as glucose |
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| three carbon compound that organic compounds such as glucose are converted into during glycolysis |
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| a high energy electron carrier molecule |
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| a term to describe processes like glycolysis that do not require oxygen |
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| a process of breaking down pyruvic acid in the presence of oxygen using NADH to make ATP |
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| an anaerobic process that breaks down glucose into pyruvic acid making ATP |
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| this is a low energy molecule that accepts electrons to become NADH |
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| process by which pyruvic acid is broken down in the abscence of oxygen (anaerobic conditions) |
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| pathway in which NAD+ is regenerated and lactic acid is given as a by product |
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| this is a pathway in which NAD+ is regenerated and ethyl alcohol is given off as a by product |
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| a unit of measure when dealing with energy, is equal to 1,000 calories |
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| the space in between the folds of the inner membrane of the mitochondria |
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| the molecule that pyruvic acid is converted into before entering the Krebs Cycle |
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| a biochemical pathway that breaks down acetyl CoA, producing CO2, hydrogen atoms, and ATP |
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| a four carbon compound that acetyl CoA combines with to start the Krebs Cycle |
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| the six carbon compound formed when acetyl CoA combines with oxaloacetic acid during the Krebs Cycle |
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| this is a molecule similar to NAD+ that accepts electrons |
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