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Energy and Metabolism - Fundametnals of Biology - Lecture Notes, Study notes of Biology

These are the important lecture notes of Biology. Key important points are: Energy and Metabolism, Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy, Laws of Thermodynamics, Redox Reactions, Thermal Energy, Energy Conversion, Radiant Energy, Energy of Chemical Reactions

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SUMMARY
What is energy?
What is the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy?
Laws of Thermodynamics
Energy and Metabolism
Redox reactions
Enzymes
Energy
Energy is the capacity to do work
Heat energy
Thermal energy flows from higher temperature to lower temperature.
Thermal energy causes particles to be in constant motion.
Heat energy cannot do cell work.
Energy: Potential and Kinetic
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
Energy Conversion
All forms of energy can be changed into other forms of energy.
Example: photosynthesis converts radiant energy to chemical energy.
Closed and Open Systems
Closed system
No energy exchange with surroundings ex. battery driven motor
Open systems
Living organisms
Exchange energy with surroundings
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Chapter 7 EEnneerrggyy AAnndd MMeettaabboolliissmm SUMMARY

 What is energy?

 What is the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy?

 Laws of Thermodynamics

 Energy and Metabolism

 Redox reactions

 Enzymes

Energy

 Energy is the capacity to do work

 Heat energy

 Thermal energy flows from higher temperature to lower temperature.

 Thermal energy causes particles to be in constant motion.

 Heat energy cannot do cell work.

Energy: Potential and Kinetic

 Potential energy

 Kinetic energy

Energy Conversion

 All forms of energy can be changed into other forms of energy.

 Example: photosynthesis converts radiant energy to chemical energy.

Closed and Open Systems

 Closed system

 No energy exchange with surroundings – ex. battery driven motor

 Open systems

 Living organisms

 Exchange energy with surroundings

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The First Law of Thermodynamics

 Energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be transferred and changed in form.

 Plants convert light energy into chemical energy stored in carbohydrates,

proteins and lipids.

 Animals eat plants and convert the chemical energy in carbohydrates, etc. into

ATP.

The Second Law of Thermodynamics

 Disorder (entropy) in the universe, a closed system, is continuously increasing.

 No energy transfer is 100% efficient.

 When energy is transferred to another form, some dissipates as heat. Heat

causes random motion of particles that contributes to entropy.

 Reminder: heat energy cannot be used by cells for work.

 Entropy is energy that causes disorder and cannot be used to do work.

 Enthalpy is the potential energy in a system – example chemical bonds of a

molecule.

 Free energy is available to do work.

Energy of Chemical Reactions

 All chemical reactions involve changes in free energy.

 Exergonic reactions

 Endergonic reactions

Energy and Metabolism

 Sum of all the chemical reactions in the cell or organism.

 Catabolism

 Decomposition of large complex molecules into smaller, simpler molecules;

exergonic reaction.

 Anabolism

 Synthesis of complex molecules from simpler molecules; endergonic

reaction.

ATP

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 Most are proteins although there are some RNAs that have enzyme activity =

ribozymes.

 Enzymes are specific for one or a few similar substances.

 Active site –

 **Lock and key analogy.

Enzyme-Substrate Complex

 Reactants bind to enzyme’s active site forming enzyme–substrate complex.

 The shapes of enzyme and substrate change and stresses chemical bonds.

 How do they work?

 *Create a site where reactants can come together = active site.

 When reactants bind their chemical bonds are stressed and more easily broken.

 *The weakening of the bonds lowers the Activation Energy = energy required to

start the chemical reaction.

Activation Energy

 Enzymes lower activation energy (EA), the energy used to start a reaction.

How are Enzymes Regulated

 Most enzymes are proteins and are subject to denaturation.

 What denatures proteins?

Each enzyme has an optimal pH and temperature.

 Because they participate in chemical reactions they are also regulated by:

Enzyme and Substrate Concentration Feedback Inhibition

 An increase in product concentration causes the reaction to slow down.

 End product inhibits earlier reaction in metabolic pathway.

Allosteric Enzymes

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 Allosteric regulators

 bind to allosteric sites (noncatalytic sites).

 change enzyme’s activity usually by changing the shape of the active site.

Inhibition

 Reversible inhibition

 competitive (inhibitor competes with substrate for active site).

 noncompetitive (inhibitor binds at a different site).

 Irreversible inhibition

 inhibitor combines with enzyme and permanently inactivates it. Example:

heavy metal poisoning.