Basics of Bioenergetics: Medical Chemistry
Basics of Bioenergetics: Medical Chemistry
Basics of Bioenergetics: Medical Chemistry
Medical Chemistry
Definitions
Thermodynamics studies
transformations of …
Internal energy, U
Enthalpy, H
Entropy, S
Gibbs energy, G
Internal energy, U
Internal energy is the sum of the kinetic
energy of … and potential energy of …
Internal energy, U
Internal energy excludes ….
H = U + pV
Enthalpy cannot be …,
but its change ΔH can be …
Enthalpy, H
ΔH is … of a reaction.
ΔH < 0: heat is released,
the reaction is …
Q = ΔU + A
Q is …;
ΔU is …;
A is …
First Law of
Thermodynamics
Definition 4:
The perpetuum motion machines of the
first kind are …
No Energy = No Work
Entropy, S
Definition 1:
Entropy is the measure of …
Entropy, S
Definition 2:
Entropy is the energy that cannot be …
Entropy, S
Definition 3:
Entropy is the … energy
Entropy, S
Entropy increases from … to … to …
G = H – TS
H is …
T is
… S
is …
Gibbs energy change, ΔG
ΔG = ΔH - TΔS
ΔG is the only criterion of spontaneous
processes
ΔG < 0: the process is spontaneous
(exergonic)
ΔG > 0: the process is not spontaneous
(endergonic)
ΔG = 0: the process is in equilibrium
Endergonic and exergonic
processes in the
organism
Exergonic processes:
glycolysis, fatty acid oxidation, ATP
hydrolysis
Endergonic processes:
synthesis of glucose, fatty acids,
proteins, ATP
Exergonic and endergonic processes are
conjugated, i.e. …