Fermentation & Respiration

EXPLORE — forwards and backwards, one step at a time — glycolysis, alcoholic fermentation, the tricarboxylic acid cycle, and (in summary) respiratory-chain phosphorylation.

DISCOVER the names of enzymes, the names and structures of reactants and products, and a running account of net reaction (from glucose).

ENRICH biochemistry, biology, and food sciences.

This title is available only as software.

Menus

GLYCOLYSIS (a form of anaerobic fermentation) & ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION (begins with the same reactions as glycolysis)
- Hexokinase or Glucokinase Reaction
- Glucose Phosphate Isomerase Reaction
- 6-Phosphofructokinase Reaction
- Fructose Diphosphate Aldolase Reaction
- Triosephosphate Isomerase Reaction
- Glyceraldehydephosphate Dehydrogenase Reaction
- Phosphoglycerate Kinase Reaction
- Phosphoglyceromutase Reaction
- Enolase Reaction
- Pyruvate Kinase Reaction
- Selection of Next Reaction(s)
  - Final Reaction in Glycolysis
    - Lactate Dehydrogenase Reaction
  - Next Reactions in Alcoholic Fermentation
    - Pyruvate Decarboxylase Reaction
    - Alcohol Dehydrogenase Reaction
  - Preparatory Reaction for the TCA Cycle
    - Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Reaction
THE TRICARBOXYLIC ACID [TCA] CYCLE (with inputs from glycolysis)
- Citrate Synthase Reaction
- Aconitase Reaction (in two steps, with enzyme-bound intermediate)
- Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Reaction (in two steps, with enzyme-bound intermediate)
- Alpha-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex Reaction
- Succinyl-CoA Synthetase Reaction (with Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase side-reaction)
- Succinate Dehydrogenase Reaction
- Fumarase Reaction
- Malate Dehydrogenase Reaction
- Selection of Next Reaction(s)
  - Citrate Synthase Reaction (Another Repetition of the TCA Cycle)
  - First Reaction in Respiratory-Chain Phosphorylation
RESPIRATORY-CHAIN PHOSPHORYLATION (with inputs from glycolysis and TCA Cycle): Coupled to Mitochondrial Electron Transport
- Net Reactants
  - 1 Glucose
  - 6 Oxygen (gas)
  - 36 ADP
  - 36 Phosphate
- Net Products
  - 6 Carbon Dioxide
  - 42 Water
  - 36 ATP

Sample Material

Sample Screenshots: Hexokinase or Glucokinase Reaction
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