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Hi, my name is glucose. After a series of metabolic processes and refining, what do I become? The answer has phosphorus in it.

animefreak-tv posted over a year ago

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ThePrincesTale said:

ERMAGERD YESSSS, bring on the biochemistry.

I'd hazard a guess at "adenosine triphosphate (ATP)? Not that glucose directly becomes this, but the energy used in breaking its bonds is certainly essential to the process. Cellular respiration be super-complicated.

Am I right? Do I get a gold star?? *biology fangirling*

ERMAGERD YESSSS, bring on the biochemistry.

I'd hazard a guess at "adenosine tri[i]phosphate[/i] (ATP)? Not that glucose directly becomes this, but the energy used in breaking its bonds is certainly essential to the process. Cellular respiration be super-complicated.

Am I right? Do I get a gold star?? *biology fangirling*

posted over a year ago

Haha yes. You're right. I know it doesn't directly become ATP like that, but glucose is essential to the process, since the energy from glucose is refined into the body's prime energy souce or unit. I always like reading about kreb's cycle, the electron transport chain and electrolysis. Metabolism is interesting huh. Learning about catalysts, enzymes, active sites and other stuff about metabolism was also very interesting.

animefreak-tv posted over a year ago

Edited to add some pictures from my uni notes, showing how complicated it is. Probably stained with my tears from when I was trying to learn it. That's only half of it, lol- it doesn't show the oxidation step in between glycolysis and the Krebs Cycle that gets acetyl-CoA from pyruvate, or the ETC at the end. Which is a pity, because the ETC is frickin amazing. Probably my favourite bit of the whole thing- fun to read about indeed :) Enzymes are also great!

ThePrincesTale posted over a year ago

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Oh yeah I just made another question thing about trees haha.

animefreak-tv posted over a year ago

8theGreat said:

This has to be the nerdiest thing I've ever seen on Fanpop.

I love it.

posted over a year ago

voted!

poulamikundu posted over a year ago

Riku114 said:

XD There is technically a lot of things you can say it becomes but yeah. Princess Tale is right. ATP.

So much in produced through the Krebs Cycle and all. And theoretically if you want to put the idea of Anaerobic stuff (#APBioStudentTermsHere) then there are even more things XD

But generally speaking.... ATP.

posted over a year ago

Fellow bio student :') You're right, glucose is cray, there's all the anaerobic products too. At that's not even mentioning all the anabolic reactions, liking making into glycogen for storage, or into fats via fatty acid synthesis. Metabolic pathways are truly awesome <3

ThePrincesTale posted over a year ago

Yes, yes and yes. Biology for teh win! :D

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