BIOL213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Cellular Respiration, Endergonic Reaction, Membrane Potential

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Lecture 19 Bioenergetics and Metabolism
Bioenergetics:
The study of how living systems make use of free energy> the study of energy
transformations in living systems.
It looks at how organisms gain energy, channel energy and use energy.
Metabolism:
The overall network of enzyme catalysed pathways.
Metabolism encompasses:
-catabolism: breakdown of complete molecules to yield
simpler molecules and energy. Most of these reactions are exergonic - generally
energy
-anabolic pathways: generates complex molecules from simpler precursors. Most
of these reactions are endergonic - require energy to proceed.
Catabolic and anabolic reactions occur at the same time.
Link between bioenergetics and metabolism:
-Energy is harnessed from a variety of metabolic pathways, like cellular
respiration, glycolysis and photosynthesis.
-This harnessed energy is often stored in chemical bonds and higher energy
compounds such as ATP and NADH. It is then used by enzymes to make and
break chemical bonds.
Free Energy:
Free energy is a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical
system to do work. The amount of free energy is the amount of work that can be
done.
Gibbs free energy value determines whether a reaction will occur.
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Bioenergetics: the study of how living systems make use of free energy > the study of energy transformations in living systems. It looks at how organisms gain energy, channel energy and use energy. Metabolism: the overall network of enzyme catalysed pathways, metabolism encompasses: Catabolism: breakdown of complete molecules to yield simpler molecules and energy. Most of these reactions are exergonic - generally energy. Anabolic pathways: generates complex molecules from simpler precursors. Most of these reactions are endergonic - require energy to proceed: catabolic and anabolic reactions occur at the same time, link between bioenergetics and metabolism: Energy is harnessed from a variety of metabolic pathways, like cellular respiration, glycolysis and photosynthesis. This harnessed energy is often stored in chemical bonds and higher energy compounds such as atp and nadh. It is then used by enzymes to make and break chemical bonds. Free energy: free energy is a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work.

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