27.4 Anaerobic bacteria use the glycolysis reaction, CAH,Os(aq) + 2 CH2CH(OH)COOH(aq), as a source of en-...
27.4 Anaerobic bacteria use the glycolysis reaction, CAH,Os(aq) + 2 CH2CH(OH)COOH(aq), as a source of en- ergy. In the reaction, glucose, CoH12O6, is first converted to pyruvic acid, CH3COCOOH, which is then converted to lactic acid, CH2CH(OH)COOH, through the action of the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase. Use bond enthalpies and mean bond enthalpies to estimate (a) the enthalpy of formation and (b) the enthalpy of combustion of glucose. Ignore the contributions of enthalpies of fusion and vaporization.