Endergonic reactions require energy and include anabolic reactions and the contraction of muscle.
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Metabolism is the total of all catabolic, exergonic, anabolic, endergonic reactions.
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Nevertheless, endergonic reactions are quite common in nature, especially in biochemistry and physiology.
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Examples of endergonic reactions in cells include protein synthesis, and the nerve conduction and muscle contraction.
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The concentration of the products of the endergonic reaction thus always remains low, so the reaction can proceed.
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In exergonic reactions the ? " G " is negative and in endergonic reactions the ?G is positive:
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Energy is required for glycogenesis, and the blood does not deliver energy, just the ingredients for endergonic reactions.
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Reagents can be " pulled " through an endergonic reaction, if the reaction products are cleared rapidly by a subsequent exergonic reaction.
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In exergonic reactions the ? " G " is negative and in endergonic reactions the ? " G " is positive:
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If the products are higher in chemical energy than the reactants then the reaction will require energy to be performed and is therefore an endergonic reaction.