Intestinal epithelial cells pump glucose into the cell against its concentration gradient using the Na -glucose symporter. If the sodium ion concentration outside the cell is 139 mM, and inside the cell is 19.0 mM, and the cell potential is -52.0 MV, calculate the maximum energy available for pumping a mole of glucose into the cell. Assume the temperature is 37oC.

Atp is is our little "pocket" of energy. of course, if you have too little, then it means you have too little energy, and you'll pass out. the way to not have enough, is to have no energy sources (glucose, fats, proteins). you can't have too many atp molecules. cycles like the krebs cycle produce it, but if you have too much of any substrate (or too little for that matter), the cycle stops and atp is no longer made (it stops until substrate levels are such that the process can go on). in any case, this is unlikely since atp is constantly hydrolyzed and remade, even while you're asleep. you won't have too much. if you have zero, you are dead or dying.