Biochemistry Lecture 2
Bioenergetics “The study of energy transductions in living cells” Biological processes obey the laws of thermodynamics, i.e.: –Energy isn’t created or destroyed –Entropy of the system always increases Cell Reactants Products
Thermodynamics
Free Energy in Bioenergetics At equilibrium, ΔG = 0 and Q becomes K eq or Structural differences between products and reactants Concentration differences between products and reactants
Organic Chemistry, revisited
ATP Hydrolysis
Coupled Reactions (and why we need them)
+++RC O OHHOR'RC O O 16.7 kJ/molH 2 O
RC O OH+10.5 kJ/molOPOPOPO O O O O O O Ad RC O O O O OPOPOPO O O O O + +
RC O O O O OP O O O OP kJ/mol HOR' RC O O
RC O O HO RC O OH+ATP +AMP +PP kJ/mol +
Phosphate and ATP
Oxidation and Reduction
Electron Carriers