1. Most reduced structure has most energy. Oxidation harvests the energy.

2. Fatty acid has lots of calories; glucose has less - already more oxidized.

3. A regular compound energetically

4. Chemiosmotic separation of protons provides the energy for oxidative phosphorylation.

5. Catabolism of polymer to simple unit of acetyl~CoA then complete oxidation and oxidative phosphorylation.

6. Energy charge = [ATP] + 0.5 [ADP]/[ATP] + [ADP] + [AMP]
How much is “charged” in the ATP form.

7. ATP

8. Chemical Sense in Metabolism
Lecture 25
Chemical Sense in Metabolism
Chemical sense is important. Biochemicals follow the laws of chemistry.