Organismos vivos: pilas voltaicas vivientes Una discusión sobre la evolución conceptual de la bioquímica
Organismos vivos: pilas voltaicas vivientes Una discusión sobre la evolución conceptual de la bioquímica
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Organisms can be classified as phototroph, chemorganotroph and chemolithotroph, according to the waythey obtain energy Oxygen or any other molecule can be used as electron acceptor as long as it exhibits thesame function. In spite of the metabolic differences, these organisms are governed by a basic physical principle:substrates are used to generate a flow of electrons thermodynamically favorable, where the produced energycan be used for multiple functions. In this sense, it can be said that organisms are true voltaic batteries. Thistype of assumptions have made a considerable advance in the biochemical conceptual structure. However,the educational system has not change at the same time. The present discussion demonstrates the importanceof re-writing biochemistry text books in order to capture the new perceptions that emerge from the discoveriesof new types of life considered unimaginable until recently.
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- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22490/24629448.356
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