Bioenergetics is the study of energy flow through living systems. Energy is required by all organisms and can be in kinetic or potential forms. Kinetic energy is energy of motion like heat or light, while potential energy is stored energy like in chemical bonds. Metabolism is the sum of all chemical reactions in cells and manages energy and material resources. Catabolic pathways release energy through exergonic reactions like cellular respiration. Anabolic pathways use this energy in endergonic reactions like photosynthesis to build molecules. ATP couples exergonic and endergonic reactions by transferring a phosphate during its hydrolysis and reformation. This allows cells to do work like transport or muscle contraction.
7. Endergonic Reactions
Chemical reaction that requires
a net input of energy.
Absorbs free energy and stores
it
Photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H2O C6H12O6 + 6O2
SUN
photons
Light
Energy
(glucose)
8. Exergonic Reactions
Chemical reactions that
releases energy
Cellular Respiration
C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O+ ATP
(glucose)
Energy
10. What is Metabolism?
The sum total
of the chemical
activities of all
cells.
Managing the
material and
energy
resources of
the cell
11. Two Types of Metabolism
Catabolic
Pathways
Anabolic
Pathways
12. Catabolic Pathway
Metabolic reactions which release
energy (exergonic) by breaking down
complex molecules in simpler
compounds
Hydrolysis = add a water molecule to
break apart chemical bonds
Cellular Respiration
C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O +
ATP
(glucose)
energy
13. Anabolic Pathway
Metabolic reactions, which consume
energy (endergonic), to build
complicated molecules from simpler
compounds.
Dehydration synthesis = removal of a water
molecule to bond compounds together
Photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H2O C6H12O6 + 6O2
Sun
light
energy
(glucose)
14. Energy Coupling
The transfer of energy from
catabolism to anabolism
Energy from exergonic reactions drive
endergonic reactions and vice versa
EX. Photosynthesis cellular respiration
cycle
16. 1st Law of Thermodynamics
Energy can be transferred and
transformed, but it cannot be
created or destroyed.
Also known as the law of
Conservation of Energy.
17. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
Each energy transfer or
transformation increases the
entropy of the universe.
Entropy = a measure of disorder or randomness
HEAT is energy in its most random state.
18. Summary
The quantity of energy in the
universe is constant, but its quality is
not.
19. Free Energy
The portion of a system's energy
that can perform work.
G = H - TS
G = free energy of a system
H = total energy of a system
T = temperature in oK
S = entropy of a system
20. Free Energy of a System
If the system has:
more free energy
it is less stable
It has greater work capacity
Metabolic equilibrium = zero free energy so it can do no
work DEAD CELL
Metabolic disequilibrium = produces free energy to do
work
More unstable produces more free energy
EX. Greater concentration/ temperature differences
22. Spontaneous Process
If the system is unstable, it has a
greater tendency to change
spontaneously to a more stable state.
This change provides free energy for
work.
23. Chemical Reactions
Are the source of energy for living systems.
Are based on free energy changes.
Exergonic: chemical reactions with a net
release of free energy.
Endergonic: chemical reactions that
absorb free energy from the
surroundings.
Reaction Types
25. 3 main kinds of cellular work
Mechanical - muscle contractions
Transport - pumping across
membranes
Chemical - making polymers
All cellular work is
powered by
ATP
26. Cell Energy
Couples an exergonic process to drive
an endergonic one.
ATP is used to couple the reactions
together.
28. ATP
Components:
1. Adenine: nitrogenous base
2. Ribose: five carbon sugar
3.Phosphate group: chain of 3
ribose
adenine
P P P
phosphate group
29. Adenosine Triphosphate
Three phosphate groups-
(two with high energy
bonds
Last phosphate group
(PO4) contains the MOST
energy
All three phosphate groups
are negatively charged
(repel each other making
it very unstable)
30. Breaking the Bonds of ATP
Occurs continually in cells
Enzyme ATP-ase can
weaken & break last PO4
bond releasing energy &
free PO4
Phosphorylated = a
phosphate group
attaches to other
molecules making them
more unstable and more
reactive (energy boost to
do work)
31. How does ATP work ?
Organisms use enzymes to
break down energy-rich
glucose to release its
potential energy
This energy is trapped and
stored in the form of
adenosine triphosphate(ATP)
32. How Much ATP Do Cells Use?
It is estimated
that each cell
will generate
and consume
approximately
10,000,000
molecules of
ATP per second
33. Coupled Reaction - ATP
The exergonic
hydrolysis of ATP
is coupled with
the endergonic
dehydration
process by
transferring a
phosphate group
to another
molecule.
H2O
H2O
34. Hydrolysis of ATP
ATP + H2O ADP + P
(exergonic)
Hydrolysis
(add water)
P P P
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
P P P
+
Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
38. ATP in Cells
A cell's ATP content is recycled
every minute.
Humans use close to their body
weight in ATP daily.
No ATP production equals quick
death.
40. FAD
It derived from riboflavin, vitamin B2
They have function in oxidation and reduction
reactions
FAD is act as coenzyme for various enzymes like 留-
ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, succinate
dehydrogenase, xanthine dehydrogenase, acyl co
dehydrogenase .
It exist in three different redox states, which are,
1. Quinone (FAD) - fully oxidized form
2.Semiquinone (FADH) -half reduced form
3.Hydroquinone (FADH2) - fully reduced form
41. STRUCTUREOFFAD
Flavin adenine dinucleotide consists of two main portions
An adenine nucleotide (adenosine monophosphate)
A flavin mononucleotide It is bridged together
through their phosphate groups.
Riboflavin is formed by a carbon-nitrogen (C-N)
bond between a isoalloxa zine and a ribitol.
44. FAD can be reduced to FADH2 through
by the addition of two H+ and two e-.
46. Basic Physical and Chemical Properties
Based on the oxidation state, flavins take specific
colors when in aqueous solution.
FAD (fully oxidized) is yellow,
FADH(half reduced) is either blue or red based on
the pH,
FADH2 the fully reduced form is colorless
48. Biosynthesis of FAD
FAD plays a major role as an enzyme cofactor
originating from riboflavin.
Bacteria, fungi and plants can produce riboflavin,
but other eukaryotes, such as humans, have lost the
ability to make it.
Humans must obtain riboflavin, also known as
vitamin B2, from dietary sources.
Riboflavin is generally absorbed in the small
intestine and then transported to cells via carrier
proteins.
49. FAD is synthesized in the cytosol and
mitochondria and potentially transported
where needed.
Step 1
Riboflavin kinase (EC 2.7.1.26) adds a
phosphate group to riboflavin to produce
flavin mononucleotide.
Step 2
FAD synthetase attaches an adenine
nucleotide; both steps require ATP .
51. BiologicalFunctions andImportance
Catalyze difficult redox reactions such as
dehydrogenation of a C-C bond to an alkene
FAD has a more positive reduction potential
than NAD+ and is a very strong oxidizing agent.
FAD plays a major role as an enzyme cofactor
FAD-dependent proteins function in a large variety
of metabolic pathways
Electron transport, role in production of ATP
The reduced coenzyme FADH2 contributes to
oxidative phosphorylation in the mitochondria.
FADH2 is reoxidized to FAD, which makes it
possible to produce 1.5 equivalents of ATP.
52. DNA repair
nucleotide biosynthesis
FAD-dependent enzymes that regulate metabolism are
glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (triglyceride synthesis)
and xanthine oxidase involved in purine nucleotide catabolism
beta-oxidation of fatty acids
Redox flavoproteins that non-covalently bind to FAD
like Acetyl-CoA-dehydrogenases which are involved in beta-
oxidation of fatty acids
amino acid catabolism
catabolism of amino acids like leucine (isovaleryl-
CoA dehydrogenase), isoleucine, (short/branched-chain acyl-
CoA dehydrogenase), valine (isobutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase),
and lysine
Synthesis of other cofactors such as CoA, CoQ
and heme groups.
54. 54
Flavin mononucleotide (FMN), or riboflavin-5-phosphate, is a
biomolecule produced from riboflavin (vitamin B2) by the
enzyme riboflavin kinase and functions as the prosthetic
group of various oxidoreductases, including NADH
dehydrogenase, as well as cofactor in biological blue-light photo
receptors.
During the catalytic cycle, a reversible inter-conversion of the
oxidized (FMN), semiquinone (FMNH), and reduced (FMNH2)
forms occurs in the various oxidoreductases. FMN is a
stronger oxidizing agent than NAD and is particularly useful
because it can take part in both one- and two-electron
transfers.
It is the principal form in which riboflavin is found in cells and
tissues. It requires more energy to produce, but is more
soluble than riboflavin.
Flavin mononucleotide (FMN)