Biochemistry Topics, Energy Generating Processes
Last Updated: October 22, 2025 Introduction to Oxidative Phosphorylation The large quantity of NADH that results from cytosolic glycolysis and the NADH and FADH2 that results from mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and the TCA...
Biochemistry Topics, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Energy Generating Processes
Last Updated: October 15, 2025 Introduction to Pyruvate Metabolism and the TCA Cycle The bulk of the ATP used by all cells (except mature red blood cells), to maintain homeostasis, is produced by the re-oxidation of the reduced electron carriers, NADH and FADH2,...
Biochemistry Topics, Carbohydrate Metabolism
Last Updated: October 15, 2025 Introduction to Gluconeogenesis Gluconeogenesis is the biosynthesis of new glucose, (i.e. not glucose from glycogen). This process is frequently referred to as endogenous glucose production (EGP). The production of glucose from other...
Biochemistry Topics, Carbohydrate Metabolism
Last Updated: December 11, 2025 Introduction Glycolysis represents one of the most important metabolic processes in the human body. Glycolysis is the pathway by which the carbohydrate, glucose, is oxidized for the production of ATP energy. All cell have the capacity...
