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6. Bond formation reactions using energy from ATP
• Ligation, or joining of two substrates
• Require chemical energy (e.g. ATP)
Enzymes: ligases (synthetases)
BIOENERGETICS
Energy Flow
• What is Bioenergetics?
The study of energy in living systems (environments) and the organisms (plants
and animals) that utilize them
• Energy
• Required by all organisms
• May be Kinetic or Potential energy
• Types of energy
• Kinetic Energy is the Energy of Motion.
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