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THERMODYNAMICS Flashcards

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It is the study of energy changes and transfer and utilization of energy

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Thermodynamics

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Other term for bionergetics

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Thermodynamics

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Free energy is discovered by

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Willard gibbs

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Other names for free energy

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Gibbs energy

Useful energy

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4
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Tells you the direction of the reaction

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Free energy

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Direction of reaction. Free energy

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Exergonic
Equilibrium
Endergonic

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Will occur spontaneously

No need to add energy

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Forward reaction – EXERGONIC
‘G < 0
NEGATIVE

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7
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No reaction in the envt

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Equilibrium

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8
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Non spontaneous

Needs an energy source to start

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ENDERGONIC
G > 0
POSITIVE

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9
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Energy is not created nor destroyed
It is only transformed to another type
Or transported to other region

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Law of conservation of energy

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10
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Law: randomness or disorderness of an envt

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Entropy

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Entropy: Measures heat contents of products and reactants

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Enthalpy

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12
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Entropy: Heat release

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Exothermic

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13
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Combination of degradation and synthesis

Break down or build up

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Metabolism

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14
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Series of chemical reaction

OLIGH

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Oxidation-reduction
Ligation
Isomerization
Group transfer
Hydrolysis
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15
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Series of chemical reactions
Step by step of chemical reactions
SUM of all biochemical rxn, but not at the same time

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Metabolic pathway

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Metabolic pathway occurs in the

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3 types of reactions in metabolic pathway

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Catabolism
Anabolism
Amphibolic

18
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Breaking down large molecules

It provided energy or atp

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Catabolism

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Use of small molecules to build large ones

Requires energy

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Can see both anabolism and catabolism

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Amphibolic

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Structural basis of high phosphoryl transfer potential

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Above atp

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High energy phosphate

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Below atp

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Low energy phosphate

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High energy compounds

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Thioester compounds

25
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Stored energy

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Phosphagens

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Stored form of atps

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Creatine phosphate

Arginine phosphate

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Stored form of atp in VERTEBRATE

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Creatine phosphate

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Stored form of atp in INVERTEBRATE

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Arginine phosphate

29
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2 phases of ATP Generation

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Oxidation of fuel

Oxidative phosphorylation

30
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Atp gen phase: breakdown of biomolecules

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Oxidation of fuel

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Atp gen phase: where actual atp is synthesized

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Oxidative phosphorylation

32
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When biomolecules undergo oxidation fuel it is converted into

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Acetyl coA

33
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Acetyl coA enters _ to form ATP

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Krebs cycle

34
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It is a nucleotide bec it has a base, ribose and phosphate

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