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High Energy Compounds

The document discusses high-energy compounds, which are substances that liberate at least 7 Cal/mol of free energy at pH 7 during hydrolysis. High-energy compounds liberate more energy than ATP during hydrolysis. Most high-energy compounds contain phosphate groups, with the exception of acetyl CoA, and are therefore called high-energy phosphate compounds. There are five main groups of high-energy compounds: pyrophosphates like ATP, acyl phosphates like 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate, enol phosphates like phosphoenolpyruvate, thioesters like acetyl CoA, and phosphagens like phosphocreatine. High-energy compounds possess high-energy bonds, mostly

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High Energy Compounds

The document discusses high-energy compounds, which are substances that liberate at least 7 Cal/mol of free energy at pH 7 during hydrolysis. High-energy compounds liberate more energy than ATP during hydrolysis. Most high-energy compounds contain phosphate groups, with the exception of acetyl CoA, and are therefore called high-energy phosphate compounds. There are five main groups of high-energy compounds: pyrophosphates like ATP, acyl phosphates like 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate, enol phosphates like phosphoenolpyruvate, thioesters like acetyl CoA, and phosphagens like phosphocreatine. High-energy compounds possess high-energy bonds, mostly

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High Energy Compounds

The term high-energy compounds or energy rich compounds are usually applied to
substances which possess sufficient free energy to liberate at least 7 Cal/mol at pH 7. Certain other
compounds which liberate less than 7.O Cal/mol (lower than ATP hydrolysis to ADP + Pi) are
referred to as low energy compounds.
All the high-energy compounds-when hydrolysed, liberate more energy than that of ATP.
These include phosphor enol pyruvate, 1, 3- bisphospho glycerate, phosphocreatine etc. Most of
the high energy compounds contain phosphate group (exception acetyl CoA) hence they are called
high energy phosphate compounds.
Classification of high energy compounds
There are at least 5 groups of high-energy compounds.
1. Pyrophosphates. eg. ATP.
2. Acyl phosphates. eg. 1 ,3-bisphosphoglycerate.
3. Enol phosphates eg. Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)
4. Thioesters e.g. acetyl CoA.
5. Phosphagens e.g. phosphocreatine
High-energy bonds: The high-energy compounds possess acid anhydride bonds (mostly phosphor
anhydride bonds) which are formed by the condensation of two acidic groups or related
compounds. These bonds are referred to as high energy bonds, since the free energy is liberated
when these bonds are hydrolysed.

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