| | 04-energyenzymes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) |
 | | In this way, the reactions are "coupled." The usual partner for coupling exergonic reactions is ADP (capturing energy as ATP); the usual partner for coupling endergonic reations is ATP (reforming ADP). |
 | | Yes, endergonic reactions have activation energy--by definition, there is a larger activation energy to overcome for a reaction proceeding in the endergonic direction than in the exergonic direction. |
 | | Heat speeds up a reaction by raising the energy level of the reactants (the molecules are moving faster), and results in a higher rate of collisions and collisions with more force, both of which increase the number of collisions that result in transferring enough energy to overcome the activation energy barrier. |
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