Biology 1002B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Thermodynamic System, Endergonic Reaction, Hemoglobin

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Cells as open systems & how they maintain low entropy. Living systems are thermodynamically open systems, exchanges energy & matter with surroundings to sustain life. Energy & matter are combined once food is ingested (for animals), by chemical bonds. Energy & matter are separate for photosynthetic organism; energy = photons, not matter. Living cells need energy to do cellular work , work of taking things that are disorganized and combine them into something with structure & function associated. Ex: protein synthesis: energy (cellular work) are needed to synthesize protein, aa"s combine to form structured protein. 1 atp makes 1 peptide bond. (and we have so many peptide bonds) Everything in our cells breakdown, proteins break down (everything in cell has half lives). Breaks down to be replaced, completes cycle of cell. Energy is con ned when it forms protein. When breaking down, energy spreads over every single amino acids. Protein = ordered; amino acids = disordered.

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