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Unit III: Metabolism and Bioenergetics

Lecture 8 - Carbohydrate Metabolism

Carbohydrate metabolism, both catabolism and anabolism, form the central core for all of metabolism; the degradation and synthesis of most of the other biological molecules feed into, and out of, this central core of reactions. For this reason, we will place a major emphasis on studying these core reactions. These are grouped into several series, or pathways of reactions, including glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, the pentose phosphate pathway, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain along with oxidative phosphorylation.

  • Lecture Overheads
  • Reading: Moran et al. Chapters 11: Glycolysis
  • Reading: Moran et al. Chapters 12: Gluconeogenesis, The Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Glycogen Metabolism
  • Reading: Moran et al. Chapters 13: The Citric Acid Cycle
  • Reading: Moran et al. Chapters 14: Electron Transport and ATP Synthesis
  • Supplemental Questions
  • Learning Aids
  • Molecular Models

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