AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

ENZYMES AND METABOLISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is an exergonic reaction?
A
Hydrolysis of ATP
B
Phosphorylation of ADP
C
Carbon fixation and reduction in the Calvin cycle
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -ATP hydrolysis is an exergonic process. It produces ADP (Adenosine diphosphate), Pi (inorganic phosphate) and energy.

Detailed explanation-2: -When a phosphate group is broken off the tail of an ATP molecule (by hydrolysis) the molecule becomes ADP (adenosine diphosphate). That hydrolysis is an exergonic reaction and it yields energy.

Detailed explanation-3: -ATP hydrolysis is the catabolic reaction process by which chemical energy that has been stored in the high-energy phosphoanhydride bonds in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is released after splitting these bonds, for example in muscles, by producing work in the form of mechanical energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -ATP Hydrolysis and Synthesis The phosphorylation (or condensation of phosphate groups onto AMP) is an endergonic process. By contrast, the hydrolysis of one or two phosphate groups from ATP, a process called dephosphorylation, is exergonic.

Detailed explanation-5: -The hydrolysis of ATP into ADP and inorganic phosphate is an exergonic reaction because there is a negative change in free energy between products and reactants.

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