Bioenergetics Flashcards
1
Q
Measure of change in heat content of the reactants and products
Measured in joules
A
Change in enthalpy
2
Q
Measure of the change in randomness or disorder of the reactants and products.
Measure in joules and kelvin
A
Change in entropy
3
Q
Energy available to do work
Predicts the direction in which a reaction will spontaneously proceed
A
Change in free energy
4
Q
Acts as the energy currency of the cell, transferring free energy derived from substances of higher energy potential to those of lower energy potential.
A
Adenosine triphosphate
5
Q
Done through coupling reactions where a phosphate group is transferred to ADP from another substance with higher free energy.
A
Substrate level phosphorylation
6
Q
The transfer and utilization of energy in biologic systems
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