The reaction converting glycerol to glycerol-3-phosphate (energetically unfavorable) can be coupled with the conversion of ATP to ADP (energetically favorable): glycerol+HPO42−ATP+H2O⟶⟶glycerol-3-phosphate+H2OADP+HPO42−+H+ Part A What are the net products of the coupled reactions above?

The reaction of converting glycerol to glycerol-3-phosphate which makes is unfavorable and is coupled with the second reaction which involves conversion of ATP to ADP which is high energetically favorable.

Reaction 1: Glycerol + HPO₄²⁻ ⇒ Glycerol-3-phosphate + water

Reaction 2: ATP + H₂O ⇒ ADP + HPO₄²⁻ + H⁺

The coupled reaction of both the reactions become favorable. Thus, the overall coupled reaction is:

Glycerol + ATP ⇒ Glycerol-3-phosphate + ADP + H⁺

The net products are = glycerol-3-phosphate, ADP, H⁺

adioabiola adioabiola · Answer 2 · 2021-11-29T16:42:03+01:00

The net products of the coupled reactions as described are; glycerol-3-phosphate, ADP and H+.

According to the reaction;

According to the reaction;We are required to determine the net products of the coupled reactions above.

The reactions given is as follows;

glycerol + (HPO4)²− + ATP+H2O ⟶⟶ glycerol-3-phosphate+H2O ADP+(HPO4)²- + H+

Since, the (HPO4)²- cancels out on both sides of the equation; the net products of the coupled reactions above are; glycerol-3-phosphate, ADP and H+.