Metabolism

1. Biochemistry Lecture
GBSN (Unit 3)
Metabolism
by,
Miss Areesha Ahmad
Lecturer

4. Metabolism

15. • A metabolite is a substance that is created or used when the body breaks down food, drugs,
chemicals, or its own tissue.
• Metabolites are usually small molecules that act as intermediates or end products of
metabolism

16. Endothermic means absorbing heat from its surroundings
Exothermic means a process or reaction that releases energy usually in the form of heat

17. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) is a biological carrier of electrons that functions
as a coenzyme in all living organisms

18. (Pyruvic acid)
(Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)
NADH is a coenzyme found in all living cells

23. Ketones are a type of chemical that your liver produces
when it breaks down fats. Your body uses ketones for
energy typically during fasting, long periods of exercise, or
when you don't have as many carbohydrates

24. Assignment