BIOL 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Exergonic Reaction, Activation Energy, Endergonic Reaction

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Allows for the identification of unknown bacteria. The molecular interactions inside a body: anabolism: start with monomers to build up a polymer. Generally requires energy: endergonic: catabolism: breakdown of polymers into monomers. Enzymes can be used over and over again: therefore, there are stored in very small concentrations. Enzymes are highly specific to the reaction they catalyze. Enzymes increase the probability that a reaction will happen. Enzymes make reactions happen faster by performing a series of reactions to meet the activation energy for a given reaction: these are alternative pathways that make reactions more likely to occur. Enzymes work together to form a series of pathways (with other enzymes) to perform a chain reaction until the product is formed. Adenosine triphosphate (atp) is the energy currency. Atp is formed via etc: glucose is broken down into electrons and protons; eventually it is turned into atp.

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