This table contains values of the standard transformed Gibbs energies of formation ∆fG´° for 130 biochemical reactants. Values of ∆fG´° are given at pH 7.0, the temperature 298.15 K, and the pressure 100 kPa for three ionic strengths: I = 0, I = 0.1 mol/L, and I = 0.25 mol/L. The table can be used for calculating apparent equilibrium constants K´ and standard apparent reduction potentials E´° for biochemical reactions. Such a listing is more compact than tabulating the actual apparent equilibrium constants or standard apparent reduction potentials, which would require a very large number of reactant–product combinations. In the table, all reactants are in aqueous solution unless indicated otherwise.
A biochemical reactant is a sum of species. For example, ATP consists of an equilibrium mixture of the aqueous species ATP4-, HATP3-, H2ATP2-, MgATP2-, etc. Similarly, phosphate refers to the equilibrium mixture of the aqueous species PO43-, HPO42-, H2PO4-, H3PO4, MgHPO4, etc. Biochemical reactions are written using biochemical reactants in terms of an apparent equilibrium constant K´, which is distinct from the standard equilibrium constant K. This subject is discussed in an IUPAC report (see Ref. 1).
The apparent equilibrium constant K´ and the standard transformed Gibbs energy change ∆rG´° for a biochemical reaction can be calculated from the ∆fG´° values by using the relationship
-RT ln K´ = ∆rG´° = Σν´i ∆fG´°
where the summation is over all of the biochemical reactants. The quantity ν'i is the stoichiometric number of reactant i (ν'i is positive for reactants on the right side of the equation and negative for reactants on the left side); R is the gas constant. As an example, the hydrolysis reaction of ATP is
ATP + H2O(l) = ADP + phosphate
At pH 7.00 and I = 0.25 M, ∆rG´° and K´ are calculated as follows:
∆rG´° = {-1424.70 - 1059.49 - (-2292.50 –155.66)}∙(kJ mol-1) = -36.03 kJ mol-1
K´ = exp[-(-36030 J mol-1)/{(8.3145 J mol-1 K-1)∙(298.15 K)} = 2.05∙106
An example involving a biochemical half-cell reaction is
acetaldehyde(aq) + 2 e- = ethanol(aq)
At 298.15 K, pH 7.00, and I = 0, the standard apparent reduction potential E´° can be calculated as follows
E´° = -(1/nF)·{∆fG´°(ethanol) - ∆fG´°(acetaldehyde)}
where n is the number of electrons in the half-cell reaction and F is the Faraday constant. Then,
E´° = [-1/(2·9.6485·104 C mol-1)]·(58.10·103 J mol-1 - 20.83·103 J mol-1) = -0.193 V
Column definitions for the table are as follows.
Column heading | Definition |
Name | Name of biochemical reactant; see discussion above; listed in alphabetical order |
Note | Common abbreviation or note about physical or oxidation state |
ΔfG′°(I=0) | Standard transformed Gibbs energy of formation, in units kJ mol-1, at pH 7.0, temperature 298.15 K, and pressure 100 kPa at ionic strength I = 0 |
ΔfG′°(I=0.1) | Standard transformed Gibbs energy of formation, in units kJ mol-1, at pH 7.0, temperature 298.15 K, and pressure 100 kPa at ionic strength I = 0.1 |
ΔfG′°(I=0.25) | Standard transformed Gibbs energy of formation, in units kJ mol-1, at pH 7.0, temperature 298.15 K, and pressure 100 kPa at ionic strength I = 0.25 |
Name | Note | Synonym | Mol. Form. | CAS Reg. No. | ΔfG´°(I=0)/kJ mol-1 | ΔfG´°(I=0.1)/kJ mol-1 | ΔfG´°(I=0.25)/kJ mol-1 | Structure |
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Acetaldehyde | Ethanal | C2H4O | 75-07-0 | 20.83 | 23.27 | 24.06 | ![]() | |
Acetate ion [CH3COO-] | C2H3O2 | 71-50-1 | -249.46 | -248.23 | -247.83 | |||
Acetone | 2-Propanone | C3H6O | 67-64-1 | 80.04 | 83.71 | 84.90 | ![]() | |
Acetyl coenzyme A | -60.49 | -58.65 | -58.06 | |||||
Acetylphosphate | -1109.34 | -1107.57 | -1107.02 | |||||
cis-Aconitate | -797.26 | -800.93 | -802.12 | |||||
Adenine | 1H-Purin-6-amine | C5H5N5 | 73-24-5 | 510.45 | 513.51 | 514.50 | ![]() | |
Adenosine | β-D-Ribofuranoside, adenine-9 | C10H13N5O4 | 58-61-7 | 324.93 | 332.89 | 335.46 | ![]() | |
Adenosine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate) | ADP | Adenosine diphosphate | C10H15N5O10P2 | 58-64-0 | -1428.93 | -1425.55 | -1424.70 | |
Adenosine 5'-monophosphate | AMP | 5'-Adenylic acid | C10H14N5O7P | 61-19-8 | -562.04 | -556.53 | -554.83 | ![]() |
Adenosine 5'-triphosphate | ATP | ATP | C10H16N5O13P3 | 56-65-5 | -2292.61 | -2292.16 | -2292.50 | ![]() |
D-Alanine | 2-Aminopropanoic acid, (R)- | C3H7NO2 | 338-69-2 | -91.31 | -87.02 | -85.64 | ![]() | |
Ammonia | R-717 | H3N | 7664-41-7 | 80.50 | 82.34 | 82.93 | ||
α-D-Arabinose | C5H10O5 | 31178-68-4 | -342.67 | -336.55 | -334.57 | ![]() | ||
L-Asparagine | α-Aminosuccinamic acid | C4H8N2O3 | 70-47-3 | -206.28 | -201.38 | -199.80 | ![]() | |
L-Aspartate | -456.14 | -453.08 | -452.09 | |||||
1,3-Biphosphoglycerate | -2202.06 | -2205.69 | -2207.30 | |||||
Butanoate | -72.94 | -69.26 | -68.08 | |||||
1-Butanol | Butyl alcohol | C4H10O | 71-36-3 | 227.72 | 233.84 | 235.82 | ![]() |