Oxidation-reduction reactions - A chemical process where electrons are transferred between reactants, causing one atom to increase its oxidation number (oxidized) while another atom decreases its oxidation number (reduced) during the reaction, Vitamins - A group of substances that are needed for normal cell function, growth, and development, Coenzymes - A biological molecule that enhances the catalytic function of an enzyme, Cofactors - A non-protein chemical compound or metallic ion that is required for an enzyme's role as a catalyst, Enzyme inhibition - A molecule that binds to an enzyme and blocks its activity., Active site - A region especially of a biologically active protein (as an enzyme) where catalytic activity takes place and whose shape permits the binding only of a specific reactant molecule, Induced fit model - Proposes that the shape (conformation) of the active site within enzymes is malleable and can be induced to fit the substrate through a variety of mechanisms, Ribozymes - Catalytically active RNA molecules or RNA–protein complexes, in which solely the RNA provides catalytic activity, Energy of activation - The minimum amount of energy that must be available to reactants for a chemical reaction to occur, Enzyme - A biological catalyst that is usually a protein but could be RNA, Metabolic pathway - A series of connected chemical reactions that feed one another, Adenosine diphosphate - A molecule that is involved in transferring and providing cells with energy., Adenosine triphosphate - The source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level, Coupled reactions - A set of chemical reactions where an energetically favorable reaction drives an energetically unfavorable one, Endergonic reactions - A chemical reaction in which the standard change in free energy is positive, and an additional driving force is needed to perform this reaction, Exergonic reactions - A chemical reaction where the change in the free energy is negative., Free energy - The maximum amount of work that the system can perform in a process at constant temperature,, Products - The species formed from chemical reactions., Anabolism - A biochemical process in metabolism where the simple molecules combine to generate complex molecules, Reactants - A substance or compound added to a system to cause a chemical reaction, Catabolism - The break down of complex molecules, Metabolism - The chemical reactions in the body's cells that change food into energy, Entropy - A scientific concept that is most commonly associated with a state of disorder, randomness, or uncertainty, Laws of thermodynamics - The law states that if two bodies are each in thermal equilibrium with a third body, they must also be in equilibrium with each other., Kinetic energy (mechanical energy) - The energy an object possesses due to its motion, Potential energy (chemical energy) - The stored energy held within the chemical bonds of atoms and molecules, which can be released during a chemical reaction, Energy - Is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light,

Ch.6 Metabolism Vocabulary Pre-AP IS

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