Thermodynamics and Metabolism. Metabolism = Catabolism + Anabolism Catabolic reactions are energy yielding breakdown of more-complex molecules into.
A Tour of the Cell, cont… Last Time: The Nucleus and the Endomembrane System Today: Other Organelles and the Cytoskeleton.
Bioenergetics – our cells’ ability to release the energy in glucose, starch, and fat We do this by chemical reactions catalyzed by enzymes Exergonic.
Amino Acid Metabolism. Essential Amino Acids Essential amino acids must be consumed in the diet. Mammalian cells lack enzymes to synthesize their carbon.