BSC 2010C Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide, Endergonic Reaction, Anabolism

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Metabolism: an emergent property of life that arises from orderly interactions between molecules (totality of an orga(cid:374)is(cid:373)"s chemical reactions) Metabolic pathway: begins with a specific molecule, which is then altered in a series of defined steps, resulting in a certain product: each step of the pathway is catalyzed by a specific enzyme: Energy: the capacity to cause change (does work) Kinetic energy: energy of motion: forms, light energy, heat energy (movement of molecules) Chemical energy: a term used by biologists to refer to the potential energy available for release in a chemical reaction. Free energy: the portion of a syste(cid:373)"s e(cid:374)erg(cid:455) that (cid:272)a(cid:374) perfor(cid:373) (cid:449)ork (cid:449)he(cid:374) te(cid:373)perature a(cid:374)d pressure are uniform throughout the system, as in a living cell: (cid:455)(cid:373)(cid:271)olized as (cid:448)aria(cid:271)le (cid:862)g(cid:863) Non-spontaneous reaction: free energy increases; g is positive. Spontaneous reaction: free energy decreases; g is negative. Exergonic reaction: a net release of free energy: g decrease, spontaneous reaction (it is energetically favorable, does not occur rapidly)

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