Biology 1002B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cytosol, Homeostasis, Pyruvic Acid

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Catabolism (cellular respiration): exergonic; energy releasing, free energy decreased/negative (energy rich molecules is converted into energy poor molecules) Anabolism (photosynthesis): endergonic; energy condensing, free energy increase/positive (energy poor molecules is converted into energy rich molecules) An exergonic pathway do not have to made up of all exergonic reactions, it can be consisting of both exergonic reactions and endergonic reactions, but the overall free energy decrease/negative, that"s why it is called an exergonic pathway. No need all chemical steps to have a negative free energy to be an exergonic pathway. All enzymes and organelles use/produce the same currency: atp; the universe currency for energy. Maxwell think that there is no single step of biochemical reaction that is endergonic to the extent of more than the negative 7. 3 kcal/mol of atp. Important point: every endergonic reaction in the living organisms requires energy coupling. Atp synthase is exactly similar to the chloroplast. Oxidative = oxidizing molecules (happens at complex 1 and 2)

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