6.1 The metabolic map: an overview of the complexity of metabolism6.4 The relationship of free energy to stability, spontaneous change, equilibrium, and work6.5 How a free-energy gradient keeps metabolism away from equilibrium: a hydraulic analogy6.6 ATP6.7 Energy coupling by phosphate transfer6.8 The ATP cycle6.9 An energy profile of a reaction6.10 Enzymes lower the barrier of activation energy6.12 The catalytic cycle of an enzyme6.13 Environmental factors affecting enzymes6.14 Enzyme inhibition6.15 Allosteric regulation6.16 Feedback inhibition6.17 Cooperativity

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