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Corresponding Pathways of Catabolism and Anabolism Differ in Important Ways... 

FIGURE 18.7 Parallel pathways of catabolism and anabolism must differ in at least one metabolic step in order that they can be regulated independently. Shown here are two possible arrangements of opposing catabolic and anabolic sequences between A and P. 

Whereas catabolism is fundamentally an oxidative process, anabolism is, by its contrasting nature, reductive. The biosynthesis of the complex constituents of the cell begins at the level of intermediates derived from the degradative pathways of catabolism or, less commonly, biosynthesis begins with oxidized substances available in the inanimate environment, such as carbon dioxide. When the hydrocarbon chains of fatty acids are assembled from acetyl-CoA units, activated hydrogens are needed to reduce the carbonyl (C=0) carbon of acetyl-CoA into a —CHg— at every other position along the chain. When glucose is... 

What are the features that generally distinguish pathways of catabolism from pathways of anabolism ... 

Metabolism involves a bewildering array of chemical reactions, many of them organized as complex cycles which may appear difficult to understand. Yet, there is logic and orderliness. With few exceptions, metabolic pathways can be regarded as sequences of the reactions considered in Chapters 12-16 (and summarized in the table inside the back cover) which are organized to accomplish specific chemical goals. In this chapter we will examine the chemical logic of the major pathways of catabolism of foods and of cell constituents as well as some reactions of biosynthesis (anabolism). A few of the sequences have already been discussed briefly in Chapter 10. 

In addition to the obvious difference in the direction of their metabolic goals, anabolism and catabolism differ in other significant ways. For example, the various degradative pathways of catabolism are convergent. That is, many hundreds of different proteins, polysaccharides and lipids are broken down into relatively few catabolic end products. The hundreds of anabolic pathways, however, are divergent. That is, the cell uses relatively few biosynthetic precursor molecules to synthesize a vast number of different proteins, polysaccharides and lipids. 

Metabolism is the sum total of all the enzyme-catalyzed reactions in a living organism. Many of these reactions are organized into pathways. There are two major types of biochemical pathways anabolic and catabolic. 

Oxidative pathways are catabolic that is, they break molecules down. In contrast, anabolic pathways build molecules up from component pieces. 

What is metabolism The reactions of the biomolecules in the cell constitute metabolism. The breakdown of larger molecules to smaller ones is called catabolism. The reaction of small molecules to produce larger and more complex molecules is called anabolism. Catabolism and anabolism are separate pathways, not the reverse of each other. Metabolism is the biochemical basis of all life processes. 

M.c. are anabolic, catabolic or amphibolic The Calvin cycle (see) is an anabolic (synthetic) cycle. A truly catabolic cycle, which does not supply intermediates for biosynthesis, probably does not exist. The THcar-boxylic acid cycle (see) is an important central metabolic pathway, serving both the terminal oxidation of substrates and the provision of intermediates for biosynthesis (e.g. biosynthesis of porphyrins and certain amino acids) it is therefore an amphibolic M.c. Similarly, the Pentose phosphate cycle (see) has a catabol-... 

The energy that your body needs to maintain its temperature and drive its biochemical reactions is provided througji catabolic processes, or cellular respiration. Rgure 3.4 illustrates the relationship between the pathways of catabolism and anabolism. Catabolism is the part of metabolism in which complex compounds break down into simpler ones and is accompanied by the release of energy. First, enzymes break down the complex compounds in food—carbohydrates, fats, and proteins—into simpler molecules, releasing the energy stored in their carbon-carbon bonds. 

The many reactions that go on in the cells of living organisms are collectively called metabolism. The pathways that break down larger molecules into smaller ones are called catabolism, and the pathways that synthesize larger biomolecules from smaller ones are known as anabolism. Catabolic reaction pathways are usually exergonic and release energy, while anabolic pathways are... 

Furthermore, for each reaction the reaction center was specified, information was given on whether the reaction is reversible or irreversible, and catabolic or anabolic. Finally, it was specified whether a reaction is part of a general pathway or occurs only in unicellular organisms, in higher plants, or in animals (Figure 10.3-21). 

Metabolism Consists of Catabolism (Degradative Pathways) and Anabolism (Biosynthetic Pathways)... 

Interestingly, anabolism and catabolism occur simultaneously in the cell. The conflicting demands of concomitant catabolism and anabolism are managed by cells in two ways. First, the cell maintains tight and separate regulation of both catabolism and anabolism, so that metabolic needs are served in an immediate and orderly fashion. Second, competing metabolic pathways are often... 

Certain of the central pathways of intermediary metabolism, such as the citric acid cycle, and many metabolites of other pathways have dual purposes—they serve in both catabolism and anabolism. This dual nature is reflected in the designation of such pathways as amphibolic rather than solely catabolic or anabolic. In any event, in contrast to catabolism—which converges to the common intermediate, acetyl-CoA—the pathways of anabolism diverge from a small group of simple metabolic intermediates to yield a spectacular variety of cellular constituents. 

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