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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: metabolism, Thermodynamics defined as the study of the energy transformations that occur in a collection of matter, Exergonic Reactions work together during Energy Coupling, Induced Fit defined as a secure fit where chemical groups of the active site fit into positions that better enable the enzyme to catalyze the chemical reaction, Anabolic Pathways defined as process where energy is consumed to build complicated molecules from simpler ones, Bioenergetics defined as the study of how organisms manage their energy resources, Active Site defined as region on the enzyme designed specifically for the substrate, ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) makes certain molecules become Phosphorylated, Metabolic Pathways defined as the path a specific molecule follows in which it is altered through a series of defined steps to become a certain product, Free Energy defined as a measure of the portion of a system's energy that can perform work when temperature and pressure are uniform throughout the system, lowering the amount of energy needed to initially start a chemical reaction this amount of energy is defined as Activation Energy, Chemical Energy mostly comes from ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate), measure of disorder or randomness: The greater the disorder, the greater the entropy examples Low Entropy, Substrates aided by Cofactors, Kenitic Energy example is Heat, Noncompetitive Inhibitors defined as toxins or poisons that bind to enzymes and actually makes the enzyme change its shape which reneders the active site useless for substrates, Free Energy Can be measured in terms of stability Low Stability = Higher "G" value = Low Entropy = More Order/Less Disorder, Enzyme works by lowering the amount of energy needed to initially start a chemical reaction, Thermodynamics consists of 2 laws Second Law of Thermodynamics, High Stability = Lower "G" value = High Entropy = More Disorder/Less Order Term for maximum stability Equilibrium, Energy a form of this is Potential Energy