BSCI-1510 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Adenine, Cornmeal, Pellagra

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Metabolism is the sum total of chemical reactions in living organisms. Most reactions do one of three things: extract energy from environment, biosynthesis (reactions to make molecules) this involves thousands of reactions. most of them are in small number of sequences which we call pathways. Appropriate enzymes; because all these reaction all these happen together. the raw material for these reactions must be interchangeable. Variety of enzymes to deal with. fuel molecules into few major pathways. Most living things extract energy by oxidizing fuel molecules. Because of that, we need: provide reducing power for biosynthesis. Catabolism: breakdown of molecules. breaking bonds to extract energy. Anabolism: synthesis of molecules. making more bonds oxidation of fuel molecules is an example for catabolism. Most of metabolism is made of anabolism and catabolism together. Heterotrophs: organisms that get their carbon from organic molecules. Autotrophs: they make their own organic molecules. they make up from atmospheric carbon dioxide.

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