Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biochemistry & Physiology: Open Access

Overview of Carbohydrate Biochemistry

Abstract

Author(s): Francis Williams

In mammals, there are completely different metabolic pathways in cells that break down fuel molecules to transfer their energy into high energy compounds like adenosine-5-triphosphate (ATP), guanosine- 5-triphosphate (GTP), reduced nicotinamide purine dinucleotide (NADH2), reduced ketone purine dinucleotide (FADH2) and reduced nicotinamide purine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH2). This method is termed metabolic process.