Calculate the amount of energy a cell could get from methanogenesis (using H2 as an electron donor and CO2 as an acceptor to make CH4) compared to NADH oxidation using oxygen as an electron acceptor. (Remember, the energy values shown in the table will have the opposite +/- sign for the reverse reaction) a) Which one gives more energy? b) How much more?

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Calculate the amount of energy a cell could get from methanogenesis (using H2 as an electron donor and COas an acceptor to make CH4) compared to NADH oxidation using oxygen as an electron acceptor. (Remember, the energy values shown in the table will have the opposite +/- sign for the reverse reaction)

a) Which one gives more energy?

b) How much more?                       

TABLE 14.1
"Electron Tower" of Standard Reduction Potentials
Electron acceptor
Electron donor
E (mV)ª
AGº' (kJ)
CO2 + 4H* + 4e-
[CH,O] glucose + H2O
-430
+166
2H* + 2e-
H2
-420
+81
NAD* + 2H* + 2e-
NADH + H*
-320
+62
S° + H* + 2e-
HS-
-280
+27
CO2 + 2H* + 3H, + 2e-
So- + 10H* + 8e-
CH4 + 2H,0
-240
+46
H2S + 4H20
-220
+170
FAD + 2H* + 2e-
FADH2
-220b
+42
FMN + 2H* +2e-
-190
FMNH2
Menaquinol
+37
Menaquinone + 2H* + 2e¯
-74
+14
Fumarate + 2H* + 2e-
Succinate
+33
-6
Fe3+ + e
Fe2+ (at pH 7)
+200
-19
Ubiquinone + 2H* + 2e¯
Ubiquinol
+110
-21
NO3 + 2H* + 2e-
NO,- + 8H* + 6e-
MnO2 + 4H* + 2e-
NO2¯ + H2O
NH,* + 2H,0
Mn2+ + 2H2O
+420
-81
+440
-255
+460
-89
NO,+ 6H* + 5e-
Fe3+ + e-
+740
-357
½N2 + 3H,0
Fe2* (at pH 2)
+770
-74
%0, + 2H* + 2e-
H,0
+820
-158
↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 14.1 "Electron Tower" of Standard Reduction Potentials Electron acceptor Electron donor E (mV)ª AGº' (kJ) CO2 + 4H* + 4e- [CH,O] glucose + H2O -430 +166 2H* + 2e- H2 -420 +81 NAD* + 2H* + 2e- NADH + H* -320 +62 S° + H* + 2e- HS- -280 +27 CO2 + 2H* + 3H, + 2e- So- + 10H* + 8e- CH4 + 2H,0 -240 +46 H2S + 4H20 -220 +170 FAD + 2H* + 2e- FADH2 -220b +42 FMN + 2H* +2e- -190 FMNH2 Menaquinol +37 Menaquinone + 2H* + 2e¯ -74 +14 Fumarate + 2H* + 2e- Succinate +33 -6 Fe3+ + e Fe2+ (at pH 7) +200 -19 Ubiquinone + 2H* + 2e¯ Ubiquinol +110 -21 NO3 + 2H* + 2e- NO,- + 8H* + 6e- MnO2 + 4H* + 2e- NO2¯ + H2O NH,* + 2H,0 Mn2+ + 2H2O +420 -81 +440 -255 +460 -89 NO,+ 6H* + 5e- Fe3+ + e- +740 -357 ½N2 + 3H,0 Fe2* (at pH 2) +770 -74 %0, + 2H* + 2e- H,0 +820 -158 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑
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