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Monosaccharides on Hydrolysis | Biochemistry

In this article we will discuss about the substances that liberate one or more monosaccharides on hydrolysis. The Oligo- and Polysaccharides: Holosides therefore consist exclusively of monosaccharides. Depending on the number of molecules of monosaccharides liberated during hydrolysis there are disaccharides, trisaccharides, etc. We will study particularly two groups of compounds: the disaccharides and the polysaccharides. 1. Disaccharides: There are [...]

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Pentose Phosphates Cycle (With Diagram) | Carbohydrates

In this article we will discuss about the pentose phosphates cycle, explained with the help of suitable diagrams. This series of reactions enables the cells to metabolize glucose-6-℗ without using the glycolytic pathways; it is therefore also called "hexosemonophosphate shunt", or "phosphogluconate pathway" (after the name of one of the inter­mediates of the cycle), or "Dickens-Horecker pathway" (in view of [...]

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8 Main Glycolytic Reactions | Carbohydrates | Biochemistry

The following points highlight the eight main glycolytic reactions. The reactions are: 1. Phosphohexose Isomerase 2. Phosphofructokinase 3. Aldolase or Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase 4. Glyceraldehyde-3-℗ Dehydrogenase 5. 3-Phosphoglycerate Kinase 6. Phosphoglycerate Mutase 7. Enolase 8. Pyruvate Kinase. Reaction # 1. Phosphohexose Isomerase: This enzyme isomerizes glucose-6-℗ (resulting, via glucose-1-℗, from phos-phorolysis of the reserve glycogen or from the phosphorylation of glucose [...]

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