THE breakdown of the carbohydrates found in the body, namely, glycogen and glucose, resulting in their final oxidation into carbon dioxide and water and the liberation of the energy stored in ...

anabolic – this type of pathway requires energy and is used to ... An example of an anabolic reaction is the synthesis of glycogen from glucose. An example of a catabolic reaction is the process ...

Enzymes control metabolic pathways. The enzymes change the substrate ... An example of an anabolic reaction is photosynthesis, where plants make glucose molecules from different raw materials.

Diabetes affects an estimated 415 million people worldwide, with around 90% of cases being type 2 diabetes (T2D). This ...

The team’s work has made three significant contributions to uncovering this mystery. They studied the breakdown pathway of a sulfosugar called sulfoquinovose. This pathway is similar to how regular ...