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Lecture #7 Introduction to Metabolism & Enzymes
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Energy the capacity to cause change the ability to do work Kinetic Energy Thermal energy Potential Energy
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Thermodynamics The study of energy transformations that occur Law #1 – Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transferred and transformed
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Chemical Potential Energy A + B ↔ C + D The potential energy available for release in a chemical reaction Potential energy - stored energy that can be used to transfer energy from one system to another
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G and G Gibbs free energy - the energy portion of a system available to do work – when temperature and pressure are constant G – the change in free energy that happens when a system changes G = G end – G start
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What G means …. A + B ↔ C + D if G is negative – the ending free energy is lower than the starting free energy therefore, there has been a release of energy – energy must have been transferred or transformed – spontaneous reaction If G is positive – the ending free energy is higher than the starting free energy Energy is absorbed by the system - non- spontaneous reaction
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Exergonic reaction »energy is released »the G value is less than 0 (negative) »spontaneous »the G value represents the theoretical maximum amount of work (quantity of energy that can be transferred to another system) Endergonic reaction »energy is absorbed and stored »the G value is grater than 0 (positive) »non-spontaneous »the G value represents the amount of energy required to drive the reaction
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Respiration/Photosynthesis C 6 H 12 O 6 + O 2 ↔ 6CO 2 + 6H 2 O forward reaction: G = -686 kcal/mol reverse reaction: G = 686 kcal/mol
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Equilibrium balance when a chemical reaction proceeds at the same rate as its reverse reaction, with no change in the amount of each compound lowest possible free energy (G) value a system in balance cannot spontaneously change Must push the system away from the balance
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Equilibrium in Metabolism? C 6 H 12 O 6 + O 2 → 6CO 2 + 6H 2 O CO 2 O2O2 C 6 H 12 O 6 CO 2 O2O2 C 6 H 12 O 6 C 6 H 12 O 6 + O 2 → 6CO 2 + 6H 2 O
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ATP ADP P PiPi G=-7.3 kcal/mol
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Ca 2+ -ATPase – skeletal muscle CYTOPLASM ER LUMEN Ca 2+ ATP Ca 2+ P
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Enzymes a protein catalyst catalyst – speeds up a chemical reaction
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E + S ↔ ES ↔ E + P
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Continued tomorrow and in today’s lab session……..
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