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Energetics of 1,3-bisphophoglycerate hydrolysis(Integrates with Chapter 3.) The standard f...

Energetics of 1,3-bisphophoglycerate hydrolysis

(Integrates with Chapter 3.) The standard free energy change (ΔG°’) for hydrolysis of 1,3- bisphosphoglycerate (1,3-BPG) to 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PG) and Pi is -49.6 kJ/mol:

1,3-BPG + H2O → 3-PG + Pi

The standard free energy change (ΔG°’) for ATP hydrolysis is -30.5 kJ/mol:

ATP + H2O→ADP + Pi

a. What is the standard free energy change for the phosphoglycerate kinase reaction:

ADP + 1,3-BPG→ATP + 3-PG


b. What is the equilibrium constant for this reaction?


c. If the steady-state concentrations of [1,3-BPG] and [3-PG] in an erythrocyte are 1 µM and 129 µM, respectively, what will be the ratio of [ATP]/[ADP], assuming the phosphoglycerate kinase reaction is at equilibrium?

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