Look up exergonic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An exergonic process is one which there is a positive flow of energy from the system to the surroundings...
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In chemical thermodynamics, an exergonic reaction is a chemical reaction where the change in the free energy is negative (there is a net release of free...
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spontaneous process at a certain temperature, the products have a lower Gibbs free energy G = H – TS than the reactants (an exergonic process), even if...
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Endergonic reaction (category Thermodynamic processes)
they are either pulled or pushed by an exergonic (stability increasing, negative change in free energy) process. Of course, in all cases the net reaction...
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Differential scanning calorimetry Endergonic Endergonic reaction Exergonic Exergonic reaction Endothermic reaction "Gate for the Greek language" on-line...
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The flow of electrons through the electron transport chain is an exergonic process. The energy from the redox reactions creates an electrochemical proton...
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Exothermic reactions usually release heat. The term is often confused with exergonic reaction, which IUPAC defines as "... a reaction for which the overall...
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This is reflected in a negative ΔG, and the reaction is called an exergonic process.[citation needed] If two chemical reactions are coupled, then an otherwise...
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acidosis. Hydrolysis of the terminal phosphoanhydridic bond is a highly exergonic process. The amount of released energy depends on the conditions in a particular...
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Nitrogen cycle (section Processes)
conjugated base: NH+4 + NO−2 → N2 + 2 H2O (ΔG° = −357 kJ⋅mol−1). This an exergonic process (here also an exothermic reaction) releasing energy, as indicated...
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exergonic and endergonic reactions, see the separate articles: Endergonic reaction Exergonic reaction Exergonic process Endergonic Exothermic process...
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oxidative phosphorylation, which makes tunneling of the cation an exergonic process. Normal, mild calcium influx from cytosol into the mitochondrial matrix...
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and hydrogen (protons), is an exergonic process – it releases energy, whereas the synthesis of ATP is an endergonic process, which requires an input of...
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oligosaccharide and polysaccharide. dispersive replication dissimilatory process Any exergonic process of microbial catabolism by which redox-active chemical species...
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Water–gas shift reaction (redirect from Gas shift process)
WGSR is exergonic, with the following thermodynamic parameters at room temperature (298 K) In aqueous solution, the reaction is less exergonic. In the...
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mechanism proceeds as a concerted, but asynchronous step and is an exergonic process. The mechanism for this transformation is formally a Claisen rearrangement...
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Thermochemistry (section Processes)
the concepts of exothermic and endothermic reactions are generalized to exergonic reactions and endergonic reactions. Thermochemistry rests on two generalizations...
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Phillips catalyst (category Industrial processes)
industrially by the polymerization of ethylene: n C2H4 → (C2H4)n Although exergonic (i.e., thermodynamically favorable), the reaction requires catalysts....
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solvation energy is positive, then the solvation process is endergonic; otherwise, it is exergonic. For instance, water warms when treated with CaCl2...
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characteristics of a chemical reaction, such as whether the reaction is exergonic or endergonic. Additionally, the properties of a product can make it easier...
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To drive the reaction forward, the reaction is coupled to a strongly exergonic hydrolysis reaction: the enzyme inorganic pyrophosphatase cleaves the...
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dehydrating them. As a consequence, the hydrolysis of these bonds is exergonic under physiological conditions, releasing Gibbs free energy.[citation...
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less energy than the reactants. A reaction is said to be exothermic or exergonic if the final state is lower on the energy scale than the initial state;...
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[citation needed] The negative ΔG indicates that the reaction is exothermic (exergonic) and can occur spontaneously. The potential of NADH and FADH2 is converted...
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3]-sigmatropic rearrangement to give a γ,δ-unsaturated carbonyl, driven by exergonically favored carbonyl CO bond formation with Δ(ΔfH) ca. −25 kcal/mol (−100 kJ/mol)...
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which is particularly reactive. Hydrolysis of the thioester bond is exergonic (−31.5 kJ/mol). CoA is acetylated to acetyl-CoA by the breakdown of carbohydrates...
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the organism for other purposes, such as breaking chemical bonds. An exergonic reaction is a spontaneous chemical reaction that releases energy. It is...
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catalyst, and a suitable dye (sensitizer, or fluorophor). This creates an exergonic reaction. The chemicals inside the plastic tube are a mixture of the dye...
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is coupled to the hydrolysis of ATP or GTP, effectively making the process exergonic. For example, the pathway leading from pyruvate to glucose-6-phosphate...
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while the formation of proteins from amino acids is an anabolic process. Exergonic reactions are energy-releasing reactions and are generally catabolic...
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