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Calculate the change in G value for the reactions: (include change in Energy in the answer).

(a) Phosphocreatine + ATP --> creatine + ATP

(b) ATP + fructose --> ADP + fructose 6-phosphate

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Solution includes list of Standard Free Energies of Hydrolysis of Some Phosphorylated Compounds and Acetyl-CoA (a Thioester).

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a) Phosphocreatine + H2O --> Creatine + Pi

deltaG = - 43 KJ/mol

ADP + Pi --> ATP + ...

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