Applications of thermodynamics in biotechnology
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Thermodynamics is a crucial part of biotechnology and biological sciences. Thermodynamic principles are applied in Bioenergetics. Thermodynamics helps biologists to evaluate which biochemical reaction is feasible and what is the concerned energy (or ATP) consumption. It encompasses all the metabolic activities, cellular respiration, growth and development processes, memberane transport systems, enzymatic reactions and much more.
It can be used to state wheather this reaction would occur or not, and if not then why not. For biotechnological aspect this would help how to transform the biological process so that a non-spontaneous reaction becomes spontaneous.
It helps the scientist to evaluate how a slectively permeable biomemberane shows its selctivity. Similarly, how enzymes acts as a biological catalysts.
To sum up, thermodynamics in biotechnology, tell us would the biochemical reaction occur or not and if not then what could be done to make it spontaneous (Remember Gibbs free energy and ΔG = ΔH - TΔS)
It can be used to state wheather this reaction would occur or not, and if not then why not. For biotechnological aspect this would help how to transform the biological process so that a non-spontaneous reaction becomes spontaneous.
It helps the scientist to evaluate how a slectively permeable biomemberane shows its selctivity. Similarly, how enzymes acts as a biological catalysts.
To sum up, thermodynamics in biotechnology, tell us would the biochemical reaction occur or not and if not then what could be done to make it spontaneous (Remember Gibbs free energy and ΔG = ΔH - TΔS)
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