Microbial Metabolism

Metabolism

Microbial Metabolism

  • ATP is the most important high-energy phosphate compound and its phospho- anhydride bo...}

Cyclic and Noncyclic photophosphorylation and mechanism of ATP synthesis

Metabolism

Cyclic and Noncyclic photophosphorylation and mechanism of ATP synthesis

  • The chemical reactions that lead to the synthesis of ATP are now well understood. But how t...}

Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis

Metabolism

Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis

  • The prime function of liver glycogen is to maintain the blood glucose level, particularly b...}

Electron transport chain

Metabolism

Electron transport chain

  • Oxidative phosphorylation begins with the entry of electrons into respiratory chain.Most of...}

Glycolysis

Metabolism

Glycolysis

  • The most common pathway of glucose catabolism is Embedded-Mayer Hoff pathway of glycolysis(...}

Hexose monophosphate pathway

Metabolism

Hexose monophosphate pathway

  • The sequence of the reaction of HMP pathway is divided into two phase i.e oxidative and non...}

Glyoxylate cycle and Entner-doudoroff pathway

Metabolism

Glyoxylate cycle and Entner-doudoroff pathway

  • If the Entner-Doudoroff pathway degrades glucose to pyruvate in this way, it yields 1ATP, 1...}

Introduction to metabolism

Metabolism

Introduction to metabolism

  • Conversion of complex molecules into their building blocks: polysaccharides are broken down...}

Types  of fermentation

Metabolism

Types of fermentation

  • Acetate is the end product of many fermentation for only s few most such as chemo aceti...}

TCA cycle

Metabolism

TCA cycle

  •  Pyruvic acid, the end product of glycolysis does not enter the citric acid cycle.
Energy yields in aerobic respiration

Metabolism

Energy yields in aerobic respiration

  • Many heterotrophic microorganisms can be degraded exogenous proteins, using the products as...}