Biochemistry Topics, Lipid Metabolism
Last Updated: March 10, 2025 Introduction to Lipid Synthesis Pathways All cells possess the capacity to synthesize fatty acids and phospholipids as a means to ensure continuous integrity of existing membranes as well as in the synthesis of new membranes. However, the...
Biochemistry Topics, Carbohydrate Metabolism
Last Updated: August 6, 2025 Introduction to Fructose The major natural sources of fructose in the human diet are fruits, honey, and sucrose (a disaccharide of glucose and fructose). Under normal dietary intake the majority of the ingested fructose is metabolized by...
Biochemistry Topics, Carbohydrate Metabolism
Last Updated: July 29, 2025 Digestion of Dietary Carbohydrates Dietary carbohydrate, from which humans gain energy, enters the body in complex forms, such as disaccharides and the polymers starch (amylose and amylopectin) and glycogen. The polymer cellulose is also...
