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Work
Done
Radiant energy in the
Envir.
Photosynthetic
cells Chemical Heterotrophic
energy cells
Fuel, ATP
Molcules,
O2
TRANSPORT
Bio WORK
Respiration synthesis
Mechanical
work
CO2
H2O ADP + Pi
The surroundings
Entrophy may increase,
Stay constant or decrease
THE SYSTEM
FREE ENERGY
ALWAYS DECREASES
ENTROPHY MAY INCREASE,
STAY CONSTANT OR
DECREASE
B
C
• The first law of thermodynamics :
energy can be neither created nor destroyed
the total energy of the universe is constant
Phosphoenol pyruvate
Creatine phosphate
Acetyl phosphate
Hydrolisis of ATP to ADP and ADP to AMP
Hydrolysis of phosphoenol pyruvate
COMPOUNDS G Direction of
Kcal/mole phosphate group
transfer
PEP -14.8
1,3-DIPHOSPHO -11.8
GLYCERATE
PHOSPHO -10.3
CREATINE
ACETYL PHOSPHATE -10.1
ATP -7.3
G-1-P -5.0
F-6-P -3.8
G-6-P -3.3
3-PHOSPHO -2.4
GLYCERATE
GLYCERALDEHIDE-3-P -2.2
10 ACP
ATP/A D P
8
G-1-P
6 F-6-P
4 G -6-P
3-PG
2
G LY- 3 - P
0
0 5 10 15
• X-P + ADP X + ATP
• ATP + Y ADP + Y-P
• X-P denotes a high energy phosphate donor molecule
• Y is a phosphate acceptor
• ATP is the common intermediate
• NAD - Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide is non-protein
component of certain enzymes and is called the cofactor.
• If the cofactor is organic, then it is called a coenzyme.
• Coenzymes are relatively small molecules compared to the
protein part of the enzyme.
• Many of the coenzymes are derived from vitamins.
• The coenzymes make up a part of the active site, since
without the coenzyme, the enzyme will not function.
Nicotinamide is from the niacin vitamin.
The NAD+ coenzyme is involved with many types of
oxidation reactions where alcohols are converted to
ketones or aldehydes.
It is also involved in the first enzyme complex 1 of the
electron transport chain.
Role of NAD+:
• To initiate the electron transport chain by the reaction with an
organic metabolite (intermediate in metabolic reactions).
• This is an oxidation reaction where 2 hydrogen atoms (or 2
hydrogen ions and 2 electrons) are removed from the organic
metabolite.
• The organic metabolites are usually from the citric acid cycle
and the oxidation of fatty.
• The reaction can be represented simply where M = any metabolite
• MH2 + NAD+ NADH + H+ + M: + energy
• One hydrogen is removed with 2 electrons as a hydride
ion (H-) while the other is removed as the positive ion
(H+).
• Usually the metabolite is some type of alcohol which
is oxidized to a ketone.
• FAD is similar to NAD+ in that it contains a vitamin-
riboflavin, adenine, ribose, and phosphates.
• As shown it is the diphosphate, but is also used as
the monophosphate (FMN).
• In the form of FMN it is involved in the first enzyme
complex 1 of the electron transport chain.
• A FMN (flavin adenine mononucleotide) as an
oxidizing agent is used to react with NADH for the
second step in the electron transport chain.
The simplified reaction is: