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Converts Glucose-6-Phosphate to Ribulose-5-Phosphate
Generates NADPH
Reduces Glutathione
Prevents Oxidative Damage
Non-Oxidative Phase (Reversible)
Ribulose-5-Phosphate to Ribose-5-Phosphate
Nucleotide Synthesis
2 mins
Glycogen Metabolism
Glycogenesis
Glucose to UDP-Glucose
Chain Elongation
UDP-Glucose to Glycogen
Glycogenin
Glycogen Synthase
Branching Enzyme
Glycogenolysis
Glycogen to Glucose
Glycogen Phosphorylase + Vitamin B6 Cofactor
Limit Dextrin
Debranching Enzyme
4 mins
Galactose Metabolism
Galactose Breakdown
Lactase
Converts Lactose to Galactose
Galactokinase
Converts Galactose to Galactose-1-Phosphate
Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyltransferase (GALT)
Converts Galactose-1-Phosphate to Glucose-1-Phosphate + UDP-Galactose
Glucose-1-Phosphate Enters Glycolysis
Galactose Synthesis
Produced from Glycerol in Lactating Breast Tissue
3 mins
Cholesterol Synthesis
Pathway
Acetyl-CoA
Acetoacetyl-CoA
Cytosolic HMG-CoA Synthase
HMG-CoA
HMG-CoA Reductase
Mevalonate
Cholesterol
2 mins
Lipogenesis
Fatty Acid Synthesis
Acetyl-CoA
Citrate Shuttle to Cytoplasm
Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase
Biotin Cofactor
Malonyl-CoA
Fatty Acid Synthase
Triglyceride Synthesis
Glycerol
Glycerol-3-Phosphate Acyltransferase
Triglycerides
2 mins
Lipolysis
Triglyceride Breakdown
Triglycerides
Hormone Sensitive Lipase
Glycerol
Fatty Acids
Fatty Acid Transport
Long-chain Fatty Acids
Carnitine Shuttle
Medium-chain and Short-chain Fatty Acids Diffuse Freely
Fatty Acid Breakdown
Beta Oxidation
Acetyl-CoA if Even Number of Carbon Atoms
Propionyl-CoA if Odd Number of Carbon Atoms
Propionyl-CoA Carboxylase
Biotin Cofactor
Methylmalonyl-CoA
Methylmalonyl-CoA Mutase
Vitamin B12 Cofactor
Succinyl-CoA
5 mins
Ketogenesis and Ketogenolysis
Ketogenesis
2 Acetyl-CoA
Thiolase
Acetoacetyl-CoA
Mitochondrial HMG-CoA Synthase
HMG-CoA
HMG-CoA Lyase
Ketone Bodies
Acetoacetate
Beta Hydroxybutyrate
Acetone
Ketogenolysis
Succinyl-CoA and Acetoacetate
Acetoacetyl-CoA
Thiolase
2 Acetyl-CoA
4 mins
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