Concepts discussed in this module include:
ATP as the "energy currency" of the cell
oxidizing and reducing agents in cells, and how they are "recycled"
glycolysis
Krebs cycle
the respiratory chain
oxidative phosphorylation vs. substrate phosphorylation
chemiosmotic theory
alcoholic fermentation and lactic acid fermentation
connection of the respiratory pathways with other metabolic pathways in the cell
feedback regulation in energy producing pathways
The following topics about photosynthesis will be covered:
energy releasing pathways in photosynthesis
review of the basic physics of light and color
photosynthetic pigments
"light reactions"
cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation
ATP formation in the chloroplast
Calvin-Benson cycle
C4 plants
photorespiration
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