• 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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    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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  • 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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    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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