Question

The reaction converting glycerol to glycerol-3-phosphate (energetically unfavorable) can be coupled with the conversion of ATP to ADP (energetically favorable): glycerol+HPO42−ATP+H2O⟶⟶glycerol-3-phosphate+H2OADP+HPO42−+H+ Part A What are the net products of the coupled reactions above?

Answer 1

Answer:

glycerol-3-phosphate, ADP, H⁺

Explanation:

The reaction of converting glycerol to glycerol-3-phosphate which makes is unfavorable and is coupled with the second reaction which involves conversion of ATP to ADP which is high energetically favorable.

Reaction 1:  Glycerol + HPO₄²⁻ ⇒ Glycerol-3-phosphate + water

Reaction 2:             ATP  + H₂O ⇒ ADP + HPO₄²⁻ + H⁺

The coupled reaction of both the reactions become favorable. Thus, the overall coupled reaction is:

Glycerol + ATP ⇒ Glycerol-3-phosphate + ADP + H⁺

The net products are = glycerol-3-phosphate, ADP, H⁺