BIOCHEMISTRY

Pentose Phosphate Pathway -This pathway produces ribose, forms glucose, and it also generates NADPH. -Two Major Phases: 1.Oxidative Phase:-Generates NADPH...

Carbohydrate Metabolism Glycolysis Defined as the Sequence of Reactions Converting Glucose to Pyruvate or Lactate, and the Production of ATP....

Fate of the Carbon Skeleton of Amino Acids Amino acids play a critical role not only in protein synthesis but...

Transamination 🦨The transfer of an amino (NH₂) group from an amino acid to a keto acid is known as transamination....

Urea Cycle 🪶The urea cycle eliminates nitrogenous waste, primarily ammonia, produced during protein metabolism. 🪶The liver synthesizes urea 80-90% then...

Biosynthesis of Palmitic Acid Major Components and Sites of Fatty Acid Synthesis:- 1.Lipids as Stored Energy: Lipids, which are considered...

Beta Oxidation Overview of Beta Oxidation:- 🦨Definition: Beta oxidation is a metabolic process during which fatty acid molecules are broken...

Use of Reducing Equivalents and Co-factors : Reducing Equivalents: In biochemistry, the term “reducing equivalent” refers to any chemical species...

Intermediary Metabolism and Regulatory Metabolism Intermediary metabolism Refers to the sum of all chemical transformations that occur in a cell...