bioenergetics -- general principles biological entities obey the laws of thermodynamics....
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Bioenergetics -- General Principles
• Biological entities obey the laws of thermodynamics.
• Accordingly, they can be viewed as systems that use energy transformations to perform various types of work
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Gibbs Free Energy
Useful for predicting whether or not a process is spontaneous.
Total Energy Change = Macroscopic + Microscopic
Total -- in constant temp/pressure, measured with E (enthalpy)
Macroscopic -- energy associated with change in the macroscopic state of matter
Microscopic -- change in entropy of system
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How do energy transformation processes work?Proteins as coupling agents -- devices that link spontaneous and non-spontaneous processes.
A mechanical example (and model):
Energy Transformations and Coupling Agents
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Coupling
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In the previous example, if we considered the energy available on the right lever arm as the energy used to move the load on the left, thenthe efficiency of this process was:
In this case, 50% of theavailable energy wasconserved and the restwas lost.
The Concept of Efficiency
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Free Energy Equations
Free Energy ( ) = Energy available for work, i.e., the work done in going to equilibrium
General Form:
= # units involved * a measure of useful energy (work) per unit
Simple diffusion as an example:
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… or, restated:
Free Energy in a Diffusion Gradient
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Free Energy and Electrical Charge
z = charges per particle
F = Faraday’s constant -- the amount of charge in coulombs in one mol of electrons
E -- electrical potential in joules/coulomb
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We can write a description of this reaction at any moment in timeas the reaction quotient (QR) or mass-action ratio (q)
Free Energy from Chemical Reactions
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Since, by definition, a system at equilibrium can do no work, then any system displaced from equilibrium can do work in either theforward or reverse direction (depending on the direction of displacement from equilibrium.) Thus:
ContinuedAt equilibrium we say that:
or:
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Chemical Free Energy Plot
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Absolute Value of ΔG
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Review Questions
What are diffusive, electrical and chemical work?
How could diffusing ions be used to drive some other process?
What would be examples of the coupler?
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ATP Free Energy Problem
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Another Round of Review Questions
1. Why do cells maintain concentrations of the members of the ATP system so far from equilibrium?
2. What does being an open system have to do with your answer to question #1?
3. Can individual reactions in an otherwise open, dynamic system come to Keq?