Within Biological Systems,there Are Always Reactions That Seem to Occur

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Essay

Within biological systems,there are always reactions that seem to occur when thermodynamically they should not.An example is in the process of glycolysis,ΔG°' = 2183.6 kJ/mol.How is this possible,when cells are governed by the laws of thermodynamics?

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