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What is the function of the cell membrane?
Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis?
What is the function of the mitochondria?
What is the function of the lysosomes?
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What is the function of the nucleus?
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What is the function of the cell membrane?
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What is the function of the nucleolus?
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What is the function of the lysosomes?
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What is the function of the Golgi bodies?
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What is the function of the mitochondria?
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What are enzymes?
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What is the difference between catabolic and anabolic pathways?
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What is feedback inhibition?
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What is the purpose of balancing catabolic and anabolic pathways?
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How do enzymes increase reaction rates?
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What is the function of metabolic pathways?
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What is the role of feedback inhibition in controlling metabolic pathways?
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Study Notes
Cell Metabolism: Enzymes, Metabolic Pathways, and Chemical Reactions
- Biochemical reactions within cells are necessary for daily operations.
- Enzymes are protein catalysts that speed up reactions by facilitating molecular rearrangements.
- Enzymes change shape when binding with substrate molecules, increasing reaction rates.
- Enzymes can bring substrates into close proximity or act as an on/off switch.
- Metabolic pathways involve multiple steps where the product of one reaction becomes the substrate for the next.
- Enzymes involved in a metabolic pathway can be physically connected, allowing for efficient channeling of products.
- Catabolic pathways break down complex organic molecules via the release of energy.
- Anabolic pathways synthesize new macromolecules and require energy input.
- Cells balance catabolic and anabolic pathways to control levels of critical metabolites and ensure sufficient energy.
- Cells monitor the needs and surpluses of all metabolic pathways and can up- or down-regulate pathways accordingly.
- Cells use feedback inhibition, where the product of a metabolic pathway inhibits its own synthesis, to control metabolic pathways.
- Changes in concentrations of key metabolites in the cell can trigger up- or down-regulation of metabolic pathways.
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