Thursday, March 1, 2012

Find an interesting biochemistry website and put its link in this entry, and describe what is found there.

   The website I came across was Metabolic Pathways of Biochemistry which is a informational site that is as an online reference for metabolism to many major biological pathways, primarily focused on human pathways. It shows carbohydrate, lipid, amino acid, & energy metabolism types. It also lists the free energy change for each step in the form of ΔG (kJ/mol). From glycolysis to oxidative phosphorylation, its all there and its also in 3D models! The particular pathway that grabbed my attention is the Citric Acid, tricarboxylic acid  (TCA) cycle, or Kreb's cycle depending on who you ask. This is a vital component for all all aerobic organisms to generate energy. This site is a wonderful online tool to quickly put forth the pathway to many of today's understood pathways for metabolism.