Learning Strategies in Biochemistry:
Bioenergetics

Revised 2008/05/22

Essential Review: General Chemistry

Review the concept of free-energy change, especially as it relates to equilibrium constants and concentrations of solutes in chemical reactions.

Essential Memory Work

Memorize, and make sure you know how to use, these relationships and the terms they contain:

Here are a couple of handouts on free-energy calculations:

• Plugging the Right Numbers Into Energy Calculations
• Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Bioenergetics

Biochemistry Resources