Endergonic (from the prefix endo-, derived from the Greek word ἔνδον
endon, "within", and the Greek word ἔργον
ergon, "
work") means "absorbing energy in the form of work." Endergonic reactions are not spontaneous. By thermodynamic standards, positive work, a form of
energy, is defined as moving from the (the external region) to the
system (the internal region). Thus, an endergonic process, as contrasted with an
exergonic process, is one where the system
absorbs energy from the surroundings. As a result, during an endergonic process, energy is
put into the system, if the transformation occurs at constant pressure and temperature,
∆G > 0. An
endergonic reaction is a
chemical reaction that absorbs energy in the form of work. A good example of a net endergonic process is
photosynthesis.Photosythesis is a build-up or anabolic process that forms orgainic substances from inorgainic materials with the help of light energy . It is, therefore,an Endergonic process Also, in
metabolism, an endergonic process is
anabolic, meaning, that energy is stored. In metabolism, catabolic and anabolic processes are coupled by adenosine triphosphate (
ATP).