Bioenergetics- The degradation of fuel resulting in the production of heat and chemical energy, which is either used instantaneously or stored in a usable form.
GENERAL PROCESS
Fats
Carbohydrates ATP
Proteins
(energy yielding metabolic pathways)
In a general sense, bioenergetics deal with the formation of ATP and the use of its energy for physiological processes.
ATP is a universal energy donor (recognized by all cells). It can donate energy to processes that require it, and ATP can accept energy from molecules which contain an amt. In excess of its own (more later)
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