| Term | Definition |
|---|
| MATRIX | space between folds of inner mitochondrial membrane |
| GLYCOGENOLYSIS | breakdown of glycogen into glucose when sugar is low |
| ANABOLIC REACTION | process of building larger molecules from smaller ones |
| GLYCOGENESIS | formation of glycogen from abundant glucose |
| CELLULAR RESPIRATION | food broken down within cells for energy |
| METABOLISM | all the chemical reactions necessary to sustain life |
| CATABOLIC REACTION | breakdown of big molecules into smaller ones |
| REDOX REACTIONS | reactions with gain/loss of electrons |
| AMINO ACIDS | building blocks of proteins |
| PYRUVIC ACID | 3-carbon product of glycolysis |
| KREBS CYCLE | ferris-wheel-like series of rxns that completes glucose oxidation |
| CITRIC ACID CYCLE | another name for Krebs Cycle |
| SUBSTRATE-LEVEL PHOSPHORYLATION | adding phosphate from substrate to ADP to make ATP |
| ATP SYNTHASE | enzyme with rotor, knob, and rod; makes ATP |
| ANAEROBIC REACTIONS | reactions that do NOT require O2 |
| LIPOLYSIS | breakdown of lipids to fatty acids and glycerol |
| LIPOGENESIS | formation of lipids from acetyl CoA & glyceraldehyde phosphate |
| BETA OXIDATION | conversion of fatty acids to acetyl CoA |
| GLYCOLOSIS | conversion of glucose to pyruvic acid |
| GLUCONEOGENESIS | formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate precursors |
| ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN | energy yielding reaction |
| TRANSAMINATION | transfer of amine group |
| OXIDATIVE DEAMINATION | removal of an amine group |
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