BIOL2000 Lecture 11: Lecture 11-Energy and Enzymes

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Chemical rxns: endergonic (absorbs) and exergonic (releases) reactions (free energy in the form of heat) Energy in a chemical rxn: kinetic energy. Further electron is from the nucleus, the higher the potential energy: free energy. Amount of energy available to do work. Conservation of energy: energy is neither created nor released, it simply changes form. Reactions occur spontaneously: lower potential energy and higher entropy (products compared to reactants) Exergonic: drop in potential energy from reactants to products (unequal electronegativities, high to low (pe)=spontaneous reaction. Enzymes: needed for spontaneous (-deltag) or non spontaneous (+delta g) reactions, protein catalysts. Catalysis: fundamental protein function, bring reactants or substrates together, catalysts/enzymes. Even is delta g is (-), rxn will occur very slowly if the activation energy is high. Steps of enzyme action: initiation: reactants are correctly oriented as they bind to the active site, transition state facilitation: interactions between substrate and active site, termination: reaction products are erased f.

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