Minimum entropy production in photosynthesis

Andriesse, C. D.; Hollestelle, Marieke J

doi:10.1016/s0301-4622(01)00146-6

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“…The Prigogine's principle of minimum entropy production is better known and much more often discussed in scientific papers dealing with thermodynamics and even with possible biological applications [19]. Although both principles seek the extremum of the same function, the entropy production, they do not oppose each other since they are derived under entirely different constraints and have vastly different validity regions [11].…”

Section: Prigogine's Principle and Biological Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enzyme kinetics and the maximum entropy production principle

Dobovišek

Županović

Brumen

et al. 2011

Biophysical Chemistry

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A general proof is derived that entropy production can be maximized with respect to rate constants in any enzymatic transition. This result is used to test the assumption that biological evolution of enzyme is accompanied with an increase of entropy production in its internal transitions and that such increase can serve to quantify the progress of enzyme evolution. The state of maximum entropy production would correspond to fully evolved enzyme. As an example the internal transition EP ES ↔ in a generalized reversible Michaelis-Menten three state scheme is analyzed. A good agreement is found among experimentally determined values of the forward rate constant in internal transitions EP ES → for three types of β -Lactamase enzymes and their optimal values predicted by the maximum entropy production principle, which agrees with earlier observations that β -Lactamase enzymes are nearly fully evolved. The optimization of rate constants as the consequence of basic physical principle, which is the subject of this paper, is completely different concept from a) net metabolic flux maximization or b) entropy production minimization (in the static head state), both also proposed to be tightly connected to biological evolution..

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Section: Prigogine's Principle and Biological Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enzyme kinetics and the maximum entropy production principle

Dobovišek

Županović

Brumen

et al. 2011

Biophysical Chemistry

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“…Several authors [2] assert that superior plants need 60 photons to synthesize one glucose molecule. Then for each glucose mol synthesized, the Sun losses energy given by: (10) , 60…”

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“…In this section we will present a brief analysis of some photosynthetical reactions within the context of finite-time thermodynamics [2], [5][6][7][8], [10]. In particular, we will use the so-called ecological criterion [10].…”

Section: Comparison Of the Photosynthesis Ecological Functionsmentioning

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“…Photosynthesis is a process where energy-rich organic molecules emerge from simple, energy-poor molecules absorbing solar photons [2]. This photochemical reaction occurs in the photosynthetic reaction center, which is a very complicated molecular complex [3].…”

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“…This model is based on a non-equilibrium thermodynamics approach provided by Meszena and Westerhoff [6]. In the treatment of photosynthesis several design principles for biological systems have been used, such as maximum efficiency [7] & [8], minimum entropy production [2] and maximum entropy production [5]. Recently Lavergne [9] has disscused a photochemical energy transducer as a model for photosynthesis within a second law analysis.…”

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Abstract:In this paper we present a comparative study of nine photosynthetic pathways by means of their thermodynamic performance. The comparison is made by using the thermal efficiency of light-to-chemical energy conversion and the so-called ecological criterion arising from finite-time thermodynamics. The application of both criteria leads to photosynthesis made by metaphytes and non sulfur purple bacteria as those of best thermodynamic performance. In spite of the simplicity of our thermodynamic approach some insights over the low overall efficiency of photosynthesis is suggested.

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The Rate of Energy Dissipation Determines Probabilities of Non‐equilibrium Assemblies

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2013

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Jenseits des thermodynamischen Gleichgewichts kann das Ergebnis einer Selbstorganisation nicht nur von der Energie, sondern auch von der Geschwindigkeit der Energiedissipation abhängen. Solche Prozesse können zu Strukturen mit geringer wie mit hoher Dissipation führen. Letztere sind aus thermodynamischer Sicht weniger günstig, und ihre Bildungswahrscheinlichkeit sinkt exponentiell mit zunehmender Dissipationsgeschwindigkeit. Quantifiziert wird dies durch eine Art Boltzmann‐Gleichung für Nichtgleichgewichtssysteme.

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Minimum entropy production in photosynthesis

Cited by 24 publications

References 8 publications

Enzyme kinetics and the maximum entropy production principle

Enzyme kinetics and the maximum entropy production principle

A Simple Thermodynamic Analysis of Photosynthesis

The Rate of Energy Dissipation Determines Probabilities of Non‐equilibrium Assemblies

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