In the first section of this page, you will write a daily summary of that day's class.  For example in  your chapter 2 blog, your first entry should be titled 9/3/10.  You should then write a one or two paragraph summary of that day's lecture, outlining the major points.  In the second section, you are required to add two items (link to a website, video, animation, student-created slide show, student-created PowerPoint presentation) and one journal article pertaining to a topic in this chapter.  A one-paragraph summary must accompany each item describing the main idea and how it applies to the lecture topic.  Please see the PBWorks help guide for assistance embedding video and other items directly in the page.  I will also produce a how-to video on using tables to wrap text around items and other useful tips.  Please see the syllabus for organization and grading details.

A.  Daily Blog

10/20/10

In class on Wednesday, we discussed cellular respiration.  Cells use substrate-lever phosphorylation and chemiosmosis to create ATP.  Energy starts from nutrients, then electrons, then gradients, and last is ATP.  In glucose, energy is stored in the carbon-hydrogen bonds.  Glucose releases 686 kcals/mol when broken down.  Last, we covered the glycolysis.  I learned that glycolysis can occur with or without oxygen.  We also covered the three steps of glycolysis. 

10/22/10

In class on Friday, we discussed the citric acid cycle.  The citric acid cycle releases 2 carbon dioxide molecules, 1 ATP, 3 NADH, and 1 FADH2 molecules, for every pyruvate molecule.  This number is doubled because two pyruvate molecules are produced from glycolysis.  

10/27/10

On class on Wednesday, we discussed oxidative phosphorylation and the electron transport chain.  The electron transport chain creates an H+ gradient which is used to power ATP synthase.  This enzyme creates 28-34 ATP molecules.  Oxidative phosphorylation transfers the electrons from NADH and FADH2 to create ATP.  The electrons are transferred down the electron transport chain.

10/29/10

On class on Friday, we discussed anaerobic respiration.  We talked about fermentation and went over the steps in anaerobic respiration.  

11/3/10

We reviewed during class. 

11/5/10

I took a test during class.  I did above the class average =) !

B.  Useful Materials

This video goes over the citric acid cycle. 

A very simple video that goes over glycolysis. 

Physical interactions between tricarboxylic acid cycle enzymes in Bacillus subtilis: Evidence for a metabolon.

This is an article about protein to protein interactions.  This article also talks about the enzymes involved in the citric acid cycle in protein to protein interactions.