Apidays New York 2024 - Scaling API-first by Ian Reasor and Radu Cotescu, Adobe
Section 2-4, Enzymes
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2. What do you know about… Energy? The first law of thermodynamics? The second law of thermodynamics? Endergonic & Exergonic Reactions? Enzymes
3. Energy is.. The capacity to perform work Kinetic Energy: actually doing work Heat: energy associated with movement of molecules Potential Energy: capacity to perform work
4. Thermodynamics Study of energy transformation 1st law: conservation of matter 2nd law: energy conversions reduce the order of the universe (aka: increase disorder [entropy]).