6.3.1: Prelude to Carbohydrate Metabolism

Carbohydrate Pathways/Cycles/Processes/Reactions:

Glycogenesis

-glycogen synthesis

Glycogenolysis

-glycogen breakdown

Gluconeogenesis

-synthesis of glucose from a non-carbohydrate source

Glycolysis

-breakdown of glucose to pyruvate

Transition Reaction

-conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA

Citric Acid (Tricarboxylic acid (TCA), Kreb's) Cycle

-acetyl-CoA combines with oxaloacetate to form citrate; ATP, NADH, and FADH₂ are produced in the cycle

Electron Transport Chain

-oxidative phosphorylation, producing ATP from NADH and FADH₂

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