Recent study, published in Journal Science discovered that sleeping is actually good for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological diseases. Researchers from University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) found that waste… Read more »
Glycogen is synthesized as energy storage in liver during well fed state. Glycogenesis occurs in cytosol. It synthesizes the glycogen from α-D-glucose. Glycogenesis goes through the following phases: 1. Synthesis… Read more »
Pentose phosphate pathway (Figure 1) is also called hexose monophosphate shunt (HMP shunt). It occurs in cytosol. It is an alternative metabolism pathway of glucose. Pentose phosphate pathway neither produces nor… Read more »
Gluconeogenesis plays an important role in supplying glucose from the conversion of non carbohydrate compounds such as lactate, pyruvate, glycerol, glucogenic amino acids etc in prolonged fasting or starvation. Liver glycogen… Read more »
Glycolysis (Figure 1) is a process to breakdown of glucose to simpler molecules by releasing energy in every cell. Intermediate products formed for other metabolic pathways. Glycolysis occur inside cytoplasm. Pyruvate… Read more »
Enzymes are protein catalyst that increase the rate of reaction without changing itself in the end of the process. Classification of Enzymes Enzymes are classified according to International Union of… Read more »
Condom is one of the common prevention methods against sexual transmitted infection and HIV infection. Studies suggests that male circumcision decreases the sexual transmitted infection such as Herpes Simplex Virus… Read more »
Beta vulgaris, is commonly called beet (in English), 甜菜根(in Chinese) and Kamus (in Malay) is a deep red colour vegetable. The beetroot can… Read more »
is a cardiovascular disease where the arteries are hardened by the accumulation of fatty deposits. The accumulation of fatty deposits increase the resistance of blood flow. Inflammation occur where the… Read more »
Carbohydrates are the most abundant organic in nature. The general formula is (CH2O)2. Carbohydrates provides wide range of functions such as energy providing, energy storage and form plasma membrane components…. Read more »