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Compare and contrast substrate-level phosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation.
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Types of Phosphorylation
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Kinases catalyze which type of phosphorylation reaction?
A
Substrate-level phosphorylation
B
Oxidative phosphorylation
C
Photophosphorylation
D
Protein phosphorylation
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Understand that kinases are enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a phosphate group from a high-energy molecule, such as ATP, to a specific substrate.
Recognize that phosphorylation is a process where a phosphate group is added to a molecule, often a protein, which can alter the protein's function and activity.
Identify the different types of phosphorylation: substrate-level phosphorylation, oxidative phosphorylation, photophosphorylation, and protein phosphorylation.
Note that substrate-level phosphorylation occurs in metabolic pathways like glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation occurs in the mitochondria during cellular respiration, and photophosphorylation occurs in the chloroplasts during photosynthesis.
Conclude that protein phosphorylation is the specific type of phosphorylation catalyzed by kinases, where a phosphate group is added to a protein, typically on serine, threonine, or tyrosine residues.
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