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Holoenzyme
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an enzyme with it's apoenzyme and cofactors. Also known as a conjugated enzyme.
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Substrate
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Name given to the compound in which an enzyme will act on.
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Denaturation
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Proteins losing their 3D structure as a consequence of changes in the environmental conditions such as excessive heat or salt
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Protein Folding
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Determines the 3D shape in enzymes needed for substrate specificity
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Endergonic Reactions
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Reactions that consume energy
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Fermentation
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The incomplete breakdown of glucose in the absence of oxygen that yields only a small amount of ATP and produces a variety of byproducts
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ATP contains how many phosphate groups?
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3
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Anabolism
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The cellular process of taking monomers of compounds and producing polymers
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Gluconeogenesis
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manufacture of sugars from the incomplete oxidation of carbohydrates during glycolysis
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Substrate Level Phosphorylation
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Phosphate groups are transferred from 1 molecule to AMP or ADP to form ATP
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Oxidative Phosphorylation
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An electron transport system and chemiosmosis are used to produce ATP in nonphotosynthetic microorganisms
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ATP synthase
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Enzyme in the mitochondrial cristae that harnesses the flux of hydrogen ions across the membrane during oxidative phosphorylation
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Beta Oxidation
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Is a metabolic pathway in which fatty acids are metabolized
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Transamination
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Reactions that involve the transfer of amino group from an amino acid to a carbohydrate
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Coenzyme
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A complex organic molecule, often derived from vitamins, that acts in conjunction with an enzyme
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