Unit 2 Flashcards
what does work do
work creates order. it lowers the entropy of the system
energy is always
converted when work is done. energy is degraded as heat in any reaction when work is done so it lowers the work potential
second law of thermodynamics
entropy is continuously increasing and energy transformations proceed spontaneously to convert matter from more/less stable to more/less stable forms.
positive Gibbs free energy
products have more free energy than reactants. this is endergonic
negative Gibbs free energy
products have lower free energy than reactants. this is spontaneous and exergonic
endergonic
this is anabolic (stores energy) and may not occur even when enzyme is present because the activation energy is so high
exergonic
is catabolic (releases energy) and may occur spontaneously. the negative delta g can be used to do work
metabolism
sum of catabolic and anabolic reactions
coupling
to accomplish anabolic reactions, you can pair them with an exergonic reaction such that the net delta g is negative
combustion vs aerobic respiration
different as the bonds are not broken by heat in combustion. it also is a generalized reaction, there are mayn intermediate steps.
why can’t you break down glucose all at once
beause then all the energy would release at once and when that happens, a lot of heat is released
oxidation
looses electrons and energy. can also transfer protins (H+)
reduction
gains electrons and energy
glycolysis takes place in
the cytoplasm
cleavage why
it becomes an acid here (before it was a sugar). it was also really unstable so it splits
substrate level phosphorylation
occurs in glycolysis times 2. yields 4 atp.
substrate level phosphorylation process
ATP is formed by transferring a phosphate group directly to ADP from an intermediate. during glycolysis, chemical bonds are shifted around to provide energy required to form ATP.
reduction of NAD+
(endergonic maybe) carries electrons around to donate hydrogen to other molecules
net yield of glycolysis
2 ATP, 2 NADH + H+, 2 pyruvate
glycolysis is limited by
glucose supply and availability of oxidized NAD+ carriers
What is NAD+
enzymes use NAD+ as a cofactor for oxidation reactions.
energy stored in NADH vs ATP
ATP: you can release it suddenly. it can’t be stored
NADH: this can store potential energy for longer periods of time than ATP
how does ATP drive an endergonic reaction?
enzymes that catalyze reactions have two binding sites: one for reactant and one for ATP. the ATP site splits the ATP molecule which releases energy allowing the endergonic reaction to occur.
ATP synthesis is a ___ reaction
endergonic reaction which requires energy from cellular exergonic reactions