Carbohydrate metabolism
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Carbohydrate metabolism denotes the various biochemical processes responsible for the formation, breakdown and interconversion of carbohydrates in living organisms. It includes:
- Carbon fixation, whereby CO2 is reduced to carbohydrate.
- Glycolysis - the breakdown of the glucose molecule in order to obtain ATP
- the Pentose phosphate pathway, which acts in the conversion of hexoses into pentoses and in NADPH regeneration.
- Glycogenesis - the conversion of excess glucose into glycogen in order to prevent excessive osmotic pressure buildup inside the cell
- Glycogenolysis - the breakdown of glycogen into glucose, in order to provide a steady level of glucose supply for glucose-dependent tissues.
- Gluconeogenesis - de novo synthesis of glucose molecules from simple organic compounds
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Cell metabolism/Metabolism | Catabolism | Anabolism | |
Protein | | Protein metabolism (Protein synthesis/Amino acid synthesis/Catabolism) |
Carbohydrate | | Carbohydrate metabolism (Anabolism/Catabolism) |
Lipid | | Lipid metabolism (Synthesis/Anabolism/Catabolism) |
Metabolic pathway | Metabolic network | |
Cellular respiration (Anaerobic/Aerobic) |