The primary breakdown of glucose-6-phosphate is the formation of pyruvate through glycolysis. The pyruvate enters the Krebs cycle to form ATP, the energy currency for the cell. Glucose-6-phosphate...
Category: Biochemistry
During fasting, vigorous exercise, and hypoglycemic conditions, the body requires high glucose. Gluconeogenesis converts non-carbohydrate molecules like glycerol, pyruvate, lactate, glucogenic amino...
Glycogen, an energy reservoir in animals, is a highly branched molecule or polysaccharide. It is present in the liver and skeletal muscles. When there is lack of glucose in blood, glycogen serves as...
Glycogens are animals' energy reserves and are highly branched glucose polymers. They are similar to starch, which is present as an energy reservoir in plant cells. The liver contains a high...
Enzymes are biological catalysts with extraordinary catalytic power. They are central to every biochemical process. We know living systems derive energy from the surroundings through...
An enzyme, DNA polymerase, catalyzes the synthesis of new DNA molecules from deoxyribonucleotides (the building blocks of DNA). It is crucial in living organisms' DNA replication, repair, and...