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Explore the laws of thermodynamics on biological processes, structural and concentration differences between reactants and products, equilibrium dynamics, and the role of ATP, oxidation, and reduction in bioenergetics.
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Biochemistry Lecture 2
Bioenergetics • “The study of energy transductions in living cells” • Biological processes obey the laws of thermodynamics, i.e.: • Energy isn’t created or destroyed • Entropy of the system always increases Cell Products Reactants
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Structural differences between products and reactants Concentration differences between products and reactants At equilibrium, ΔG = 0 and Q becomes Keq or Free Energy in Bioenergetics