BIOC 2580 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fritz Albert Lipmann, Atp Hydrolysis, Joule

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O: was discovered by fritz lipmann (also discovere. Atp ~ adenosine triphosphate ~ cellular energy currency . = base (adenine) + sugar (ribose) + 3 phosphate groups (a, b, gamma) *assume 50% efficiency of converting food energy into atp. Lifetime of atp molecule is secs to minutes. - 70kg person uses about 40kg of atp during a restful day. Atp not a store of chemical energy, is a link btw catabolism &anabolism. Then use available free energy to synthesize atp from adp. Atp then donates its energy to endergonic processes that require energy. Atp turns over very rapidly in cell ~ broken down and synthesized very fast. *anabolism = synthesis of metabolic intermediates and macromolecules. Free energy change for hydrolysis of atp is large and negative. G = free energy released by hydrolysis = depends on nature of bond being hydrolyzed. Chemical reasons for large g associated with hydrolysis of atp adp + pi.

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