What is the ΔG◦’ of ATP hydrolysis according to these data and is the overall reaction spontaneous? What is the value of the equilibrium constant for the overall reaction at 25.0 °C. If the concentration of ATP at equilibrium is 20.0 mM and the concentration of ADP at equilibrium is 50 nM. What is the concentration the phosphate group (in mM) at equilibrium?

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In the hydrolysis of ATP to ADP and Pi, the equilibrium concentration of ATP is too small to be measured accurately. A better way of determining K’eq, and hence ΔG◦’ of this reaction, is to break it up into two steps whose values of ΔG◦’ can be accurately determined. This has been done using the following pair of reactions (the first being catalyzed by glutamine synthetase):

 

(1) ATP + glutamate + NH3 ⇌ ADP + Pi + glutamine + H+        ΔG1◦’= -16.3 kJ/mol

 

(2) glutamate + NH3 ⇌ glutamine + H2O + H+                            ΔG2◦’= 14.2 kJ/mol

 

  1. What is the ΔG◦’ of ATP hydrolysis according to these data and is the overall reaction spontaneous?
  2. What is the value of the equilibrium constant for the overall reaction at 25.0 °C.
  3. If the concentration of ATP at equilibrium is 20.0 mM and the concentration of ADP at equilibrium is 50 nM. What is the concentration the phosphate group (in mM) at equilibrium? 
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