The biology literature is rife with misleading information on how to quantify catabolic reaction energetics. The principal misconception is that the sign and value of the
Chemotrophic microorganisms gain energy for cellular functions by catalyzing oxidation–reduction (redox) reactions that are out of equilibrium. Calculations of the Gibbs energy (
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10454449
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Environmental Microbiology
- Volume:
- 22
- Issue:
- 6
- ISSN:
- 1462-2912
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 1971-1976
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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