Glucose-Alanine Cycle
Glucose-Alanine Cycle Introduction: There is a continuous transport of amino acids from muscle to liver, which predominantly occurs during starvation. Alanine dominates among the transported […]
Metabolism
URONIC ACID PATHWAY (Glucuronic pathway)
URONIC ACID PATHWAY (Glucuronic pathway) This is an alternative oxidative pathway for glucose and is also known as the glucuronic pathway. Concerned with the synthesis […]
Glycolysis: Introduction, Features, Reactions, Energy yield, Regulation, Lactic acidosis
Glycolysis Carbohydrates are the major source of energy for living cells. The major function of carbohydrates in metabolism is as a fuel to be oxidized […]
Metabolism of Fructose (Fructolysis)
Metabolism of Fructose (Fructolysis) Dietary Sources of Fructose: The major dietary source of fructose is the disaccharide sucrose (cane sugar), and highfructose corn syrups (HFCS) […]
Cori Cycle/lactic acid cycle/glucose lactate cycle(Gluconeogenesis from Lactate)
Cori Cycle (Gluconeogenesis from Lactate) Also known as lactic acid cycle or glucose lactate cycle. The cycle involving the synthesis of glucose in liver from […]
Rapoport Leubering Cycle or Shunt (Synthesis of 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate)
Rapoport Leubering Cycle or Shunt (Synthesis of 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate) This is a supplementary pathway to glycolysis which is operative in the erythrocytes of man and other […]