Metabolism at a glance

Cover Page......Page 1
Metabolic Pathways - Part 1......Page 2
Metabolic Pathways - Part 2......Page 3
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Info......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 9
Preface......Page 10
01 Introduction to metabolic pathways......Page 11
02 Biosynthesis of ATP I: ATP, the molecule that powers metabolism......Page 13
03 Biosynthesis of ATP II: mitochondrial respiratory chain......Page 15
04 The oxidation of cytosolic NADH+H+: shuttles......Page 17
05 Metabolism of glucose to provide energy......Page 19
06 Metabolism of one molecule of glucose yields 31 (38) ATP......Page 21
07 Metabolism of glucose to glycogen......Page 23
08 Anaerobic metabolism of glucose and glycogen to yield energy as ATP......Page 25
09 2,3-Bisphosphoglycerate (2,3-BPG) and the red blood cell......Page 27
10 Metabolism of glucose to fat (triacylglycerol)......Page 29
11 Metabolism of glucose to fatty acids and triacylglycerol......Page 31
12 The pentose phosphate pathway and the production of NADPH+H+......Page 33
13 The pyruvate/malate cycle and the production of NADPH+H+......Page 35
14 Mammals cannot synthesize glucose from fatty acids......Page 37
15 Metabolism of triacylglycerol to provide energy as ATP......Page 39
16 The ornithine cycle for the production of urea: 'the urea cycle'......Page 41
17 Biosynthesis of the non-essential amino acids......Page 43
18 Catabolism of amino acids I......Page 45
19 Catabolism of amino acids II......Page 47
20 Metabolism of amino acids to glucose in starvation and immediately after refeeding......Page 49
21 Metabolism of protein to fat......Page 51
22 Disorders of amino acid metabolism......Page 53
23 Folate and the '1-carbon pool' I: Purine biosynthesis......Page 55
24 Folate and the '1-carbon pool' II: Pyrimidine biosynthesis......Page 57
25 Porphyrin metabolism, haem and the bile pigments......Page 59
26 Glycogen metabolism I......Page 61
27 Glycogen metabolism II......Page 63
28 Glycogen metabolism III: regulation of breakdown......Page 65
29 Glycogen metabolism IV: regulation of synthesis......Page 67
30 Regulation of glycolysis......Page 69
31 Regulation of Krebs cycle......Page 71
32 Regulation of gluconeogenesis......Page 73
33 Regulation of fatty acid oxidation I: mobilization......Page 75
34 Regulation of fatty acid oxidation II: the carnitine shuttle......Page 77
35 The ketone bodies......Page 79
36 Ketone body utilization......Page 81
37 beta-Oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids......Page 83
38 Peroxisomal beta-oxidation......Page 85
39 Elongation and desaturation of fatty acids......Page 87
40 Cholesterol, bile acids and the steroid hormones......Page 89
41 Metabolism of ethanol......Page 91
42 Sorbitol, galactitol, glucuronate and xylitol......Page 93
43 Fructose metabolism......Page 95
44 Biochemistry of sport and exercise......Page 97
45 Diabetes I: insulin-stimulated glycogen synthesis......Page 99
46 Diabetes II: metabolic changes in Type 1 diabetes......Page 101
47 Diabetes III: Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, MODY and pancreatic beta-cell metabolism......Page 103
48 Diabetes IV: Type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance in muscle and adipose tissue......Page 105
49 Diabetes V: Type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance in liver......Page 107
Index......Page 109
Metabolic Pathways - Part 3......Page 113
Metabolic Pathways - Part 4......Page 114
Back Page......Page 115