In this article we will discuss about the Metabolic Reaction and Importance of Glucuronic Acid. Metabolic Reactions of Glucuronic Acid: 1. Glucose-6-phosphate is converted to glucose-1-phosphate by phosphoglucomutase. The product then reacts with UTP to form UDPG by the help of the enzyme UDPG pyrophosphorylase. 2. UDPG is oxidized to uridine di-phospho-glucuronic acid by UDPG dehydrogenase in presence of NAD+. [...]
The below mentioned article provides a short note on the Oxidation of Fatty Acids. Introduction to Oxidation of Fatty Acids: Fatty acids are oxidized by β-, α- and ω-oxidation. Quantitatively, β-oxidation is the most important pathway. The term β-oxidation means the oxidation takes place in the β-carbon of the fatty acid with the removal of 2 carbon atoms at a [...]
The following points highlight the fourteen main processes to transport lipids in human. 1. The major plasma lipids do not circulate in the free form, rather free fatty acids (FFA) are bound to albumin, whereas cholesterol, triglycerides and phospholipids are transported in the form of lipoprotein complexes. The density of these lipoproteins is inversely proportional to their lipid content. 2. [...]