Galactose Metabolism Galactose is a major dietary sugar for humans. The hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose (in milk) yields galactose
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Category: Biochemistry
Protein Databases- Types and Importance
Protein Databases- Types and Importance As biology has increasingly turned into a data-rich science, the need for storing and communicating large
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Omega oxidation (ω-oxidation) of fatty acid
Omega oxidation (ω-oxidation) of fatty acid Omega oxidation (ω-oxidation) is a process of fatty acid metabolism in some species of animals. It is an
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Lineweaver–Burk Plot
Lineweaver–Burk Plot Since, Vmax is achieved at infinite substrate concentration, it is impossible to estimate Vmax and hence Km from
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Ethanol Metabolism
Ethanol Metabolism Alcohol is metabolized by several processes or pathways. The most common of these pathways involves two enzymes—alcohol dehydrogenase
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Brain Lipid Extraction Protocol
Brain Lipid Extraction Protocol “Brain lipid extracts” refers to a lipid mixture extracted from the brain tissue of animals. It
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Glycogenolysis
Glycogenolysis Glycogen is the major storage form of carbohydrate in animals similar to starch in plants. It is a homopolymer
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De novo pyrimidine synthesis
De novo pyrimidine synthesis Biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides can occur by a de novo pathway or by the reutilization of preformed pyrimidine bases
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Alpha Oxidation
Alpha Oxidation Alpha – oxidation is defined as the oxidation of fatty acid (methyl group at beta carbon) with the
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Glycogenesis
Glycogenesis Glycogen is the major storage form of carbohydrate in animals similar to starch in plants. It is a homopolymer
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