Fun Fact:ATP is the currency of energy in biological systems. ATP stores energy, while ADP releases energy.
Hurry! We need more ATP!
Yeah! Let's do it!
What is Cellular Respiration?
Cellular RespirationGlucose + Oxygen ---> Carbon Dioxide + Water + ATPC6H12O6 + 6 O2 ---> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + ATP
Cellular respiration is how we derive energy from glucose. It produces the energy necessary to produce ATP.
Glucose
Fun Fact: ATP powers musclecontractions in your body, which is why when exercising, the making of ATP must start quickly!
Energy
1. Glycolysis
6 carbon chainC-C-C-C-C-C
Cytoplasm
Fun Fact: Glycolysis means the "splitting of sugar."
occurs in the cytosol 2 pyruvate decarboxylates and latches onto coenzyme A (CoA) reduces 2 NAD+ to 2 NADHThis forms Acetyl-CoA
(2) 3 carbon moleculesC-C-C C-C-C(or 2 pyruvate)
2. Krebs Cycle
also known as the citric acid cycle or the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle)occurs in the mitochondrial matrix of eukaryotes and cytoplasm in prokaryotes
Process for each Acetyl-CoA entering:Decarboxylates 2 CO2 ---> oxaloacetic acid ---> citric acid3 NAD+ ---> 3 NADH1 FAD ---> 1 FADH2
Fun Fact: The Krebs Cycle is aerobic, meaning that it requires oxygen to process.
Matrix of mitochondria
Electron Carriers
Electron carriers are molecules that transport electrons and temporarily store energy.
Similar to a bus that allows passengers (electrons) on or off (bind or release electrons), NAD+ and FAD are empty carriers. They are missing two high-energy electrons. Meanwhile, NADH and FADH2 are full carriers that carry two high-energy electrons.
FAD
NAD+
empty to full
FADH2
NADH
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