Chapter 4, Problem 58TQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

The reason behind the difference between the free energy of the hydrolysis for acetic anhydride and that of the conversion of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) to ADP (adenosine diphosphate).

Introduction:

The phosphoryl group transfer potential of a compound can be defined as the measure of the strength of attachment of a group to a molecule. It usually refers to the differences in the standard free energies of the molecule with and without the group. The compounds are categorized as high-energy if they have free energy more than 25 kJ/mol (kilojoule per mole).