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Carbohydrate metabolism — denotes the various biochemical processes responsible for the formation, breakdown and interconversion of carbohydrates in living organisms.The most important carbohydrate is glucose, a simple sugar (monosaccharide) that is metabolized by nearly… … Wikipedia
carbohydrate — /kahr boh huy drayt, beuh /, n. any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the… … Universalium
Carbohydrate-binding module — CBM 1 three dimensional structures of three engineered cellulose binding domains of cellobiohydrolase i from trichoderma reesei, nmr, 18 structures Identifiers Symbol CBM 1 … Wikipedia
Carbohydrate — Carbohydrates (from hydrates of carbon ) or saccharides (Greek σάκχαρον meaning sugar ) are the most abundant of the four major classes of biomolecules, which also include proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. They fill numerous roles in living… … Wikipedia
Amino acid — This article is about the class of chemicals. For the structures and properties of the standard proteinogenic amino acids, see Proteinogenic amino acid. The generic structure of an alpha amino acid in its unionized form … Wikipedia
amino acid — Biochem. any of a class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, NH2, and one carboxyl group, COOH: the alpha amino acids, RCH(NH2)COOH, are the building blocks from which proteins are constructed. Cf. essential amino acid.… … Universalium
Carbohydrate — Glucide Les glucides sont une classe de molécules de la chimie organique, historiquement appelés hydrates de carambol. Leur formule chimique est basée sur le modèle Cn(H2O)p (d où l appellation historique). Cependant, ce modèle n est pas valable… … Wikipédia en Français
Low-carbohydrate diet — Low carbohydrate diets or low carb diets are dietary programs that restrict carbohydrate consumption usually for weight control or for the treatment of obesity. Foods high in digestible carbohydrates (e.g. bread, pasta) are limited or replaced… … Wikipedia
D-amino acid dehydrogenase — (EC 1.4.99.1) is a bacterial enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of D amino acids into their corresponding oxoacids. It contains both flavin and nonheme iron as cofactors.[1] The enzyme has a very broad specificity and can act on most D amino… … Wikipedia
Essential amino acid — An essential amino acid or indispensable amino acid is an amino acid that cannot be synthesized de novo by the organism (usually referring to humans), and therefore must be supplied in the diet. Contents 1 Essentiality vs. conditional… … Wikipedia
