Carbohydrates Metabolism Flashcards
The role of Carbohydrates on sustaining metabolism
Carbohydrates Metabolism
The biochemical process broken down to simple chemical units alongside metabolic needs
Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates
Bound inactivation of the acidic environment
Salivary A-amylase
Breaks down polysaccharide chains into shorter ones
Pancreatic A-amylase
Important disaccharide enzymes
Maltase, Sucrase, and Lactase
Folds of intestinal walls
Villi
Activation
Active Transport
Center
Glycolysis
The metabolic pathway by which glucose is converted into two molecules of pyruvate in a chemical energy form
Glycolysis
Doesn’t require molecular oxygen
Anaerobic Pathway
Does require molecular oxygen
Aerobic Pathway
Energy-consuming stage
Six-Carbon Stage of Glycolysis
Energy-generating stage
Three-Carbon Stage of Glycolysis
Breakdown of products from carbohydrate digestion
Entry of Galactose and Fructose into Glycolysis
Control mechanisms are named and associated
Regulation of Glycolysis
Inhibited by high ATP concentrations
Pyruvate
Under aerobic conditions, Pyruvate is oxidized to Acetyl CoA
Oxidation to Acetyl CoA
Biochemical process by which NADH is oxidized to NAD+ without oxygen
Fermentation Process
Enzymatic anaerobic reduction of Pyruvate to Lactate
Lactate Fermentation
Enzymatic anaerobic conversion of Pyruvate to Ethanol and Carbon Dioxide
Ethanol Fermentation
The usage of energy
ATP Production from the Complete Oxidation of Glucose
Assembly of energy
ATP Yield
The usage of Glycogen
Glycogen Synthesis and Degradation
The metabolic pathway by which glycogen is synthesized from glucose 6-phosphate
Glycogenesis